Apple’s new AI features may not be the only factor driving iPhone upgrades. Deals offered by the major U.S. cell phone carriers play a hand in device sales, as well. AT & T, Verizon and T-Mobile have announced their respective offers for customers who want to trade in their current phones for the new iPhone … Read more
Credit: Frontiers of Agricultural Science and Engineering (2024). DOI: 10.15302/J-FASE-2024558 As global climate warming becomes increasingly severe, scientists are delving deeper into greenhouse gas emissions across various industries. Recently, a study from Duke Kunshan University and Yangzhou University on the changes in China’s agricultural carbon emissions during the COVID-19 pandemic has garnered widespread attention. A … Read more
We recently reported that Lucid is going to start aiming downmarket with a lineup of cheaper vehicles, and just a few days later we’re getting our first real look at what one of those cars will look like. Lucid posted a teaser image of its upcoming midsize crossover, giving us a pretty good look at … Read more
Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Land was once set aside as Native American reservations because it was undesirable and low in resources, but now interested Native Americans may have economic leverage in the growing industry of clean energy. A team of researchers led by UW–Madison professors Dominic Parker and Sarah Johnston quantified the economic potential of … Read more
A northern resident orca initiates a dive while wearing a Dtag temporarily stuck to its back by neoprene suction cups. The waterproof tag contains two underwater microphones, pressure and temperature sensors, triaxial accelerometers and magnetometers to help researchers understand how orcas move through the water and interact with their environment. Image taken under NOAA permit. … Read more
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain The evolution of bones in primates’ knees could have implications for how humans evolved to walk upright, a new study has found. Researchers from King’s College London analyzed the presence of the lateral fabella, a bone in the knee the size of a sesame seed, in 93 different species of primates. … Read more
A wastepicker walks past on a pile of garbage at a landfill in Depok on the outskirts of Jakarta, Indonesia, May 10, 2024. Credit: AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana, File The amount and proportion of the powerful heat-trapping gas methane that humans spew into the atmosphere is rising, helping to turbocharge climate change, a new study finds. … Read more
Stand With Crypto’s bus tour through five battleground states kicked off last week in Phoenix and Las Vegas. Logan Dobson/Stand With Crypto Alliance A big purple bus adorned with “AMERICA ❤️ CRYPTO” started making its way across five swing states last week, on a mission to get out the vote ahead of the presidential election. … Read more
Sony is releasing its upgraded PlayStation 5 Pro console on Nov. 7, 2024. Sony Sony on Tuesday announced the PlayStation 5 Pro, an upgraded version of its gaming console that will launch on Nov. 7 for $700. The arrival of Sony’s refreshed PS5 console comes amid a global decline in console sales. In August, Sony … Read more
An example of a track’s trajectory over Milan and how upwind and downwind distances are defined. Credit: Earth’s Future (2024). DOI: 10.1029/2024EF004505 Summer storms are generally more frequent, intense and concentrated over cities than over rural areas, according to new, detailed observations of eight cities and their surroundings. The results could change how city planners … Read more
