New satellite dataset sheds light on Earth's plant growth
Gross Primary Production (GPP), the process through which plants convert carbon dioxide and sunlight into glucose and oxygen, is the Earth's largest carbon flux. Accurate quantification of GPP is crucial for understanding carbon budgets and their implications on climate change
Safety First!
Safety is important, no matter where you're viewing the eclipse. NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station show off their eclipse glasses, which allow safe viewing of the Sun during a solar eclipse.
Merging Fields, Mathematicians Go the Distance on Old Problem
The change of plans came on a road trip. On a beautiful day last April, the mathematicians Rachel Greenfeld and Sarah Peluse set out from their home institution, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, heading to Rochester,
Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6: Leaks, news, rumored pricing, release window, and more
Samsung played a key role in making foldable smartphones go mainstream. Since the original Samsung Galaxy Fold's debut, the company has been making some of the best foldables around. However, the company's pace of innovation has slowed down in recent
Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2.1 delivers another massive round of bug fixes
It's been nearly a month since Android 14 QPR3 Beta 2 rolled out, and one look at that changelog told you everything you needed to know about the rocky start facing June's upcoming Feature Drop. Google had some serious bugs
The Truth vs. Alex Jones: How the DSHEA of 1994 gave conspiracy mongers the means to fund their empires
As the HBO documentary The Truth vs. Alex Jones shows, Alex Jones promoted the conspiracy theory that the Sandy Hook massacre was a hoax to sell his supplement line. It's a model that many Internet conspiracy theorists use, like Mike
Stocking-Repairing Beetle
The "Aprilscherz" (April Fool) of an unnamed German magazine, as reported in Life (Apr 4, 1938):
Shakira's sons hated 'Barbie' because it was ‘emasculating,' she says
Shakira graces the cover of Allure magazine and holds nothing back when asked about her thoughts on “Barbie,” the Greta Gerwig-directed blockbuster that topped the 2023 box office with $1.4 billion worldwide and earned eight Oscar nominations, including best picture.
K.C. Chiefs' Rashee Rice reportedly sought after speeding luxury cars cause crash
Dallas police are reportedly looking to speak with Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice after two luxury cars were involved in a high-speed crash and the occupants of the vehicles walked away from the scene.
AI companies are courting Hollywood: Do they come in peace?
Artificial intelligence is coming to Hollywood—but is Hollywood ready for it? OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is meeting with entertainment industry players, including executives at talent agencies and film studios, to demonstrate and explain its latest technology, Sora, which conjures
What is Volt Typhoon? Cybersecurity expert explains the Chinese hackers targeting US critical infrastructure
Volt Typhoon is a Chinese state-sponsored hacker group. The United States government and its primary global intelligence partners, known as the Five Eyes, issued a warning on March 19, 2024, about the group's activity targeting critical infrastructure.
Researchers set new efficiency record for stable binary organic solar cells
A research group led by Prof. Ge Ziyi from the Ningbo Institute of Materials Technology and Engineering (NIMTE) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has developed two self-assembled molecules (SAMs) with large dipole moments and employed them as hole-transporting layers
Scientists develop high-boost and high-efficiency DC power converter
A new electrical power converter design achieves a much higher efficiency at lower cost and maintenance than before. The direct current voltage boost converter developed by Kobe University is poised to be a significant contribution to the further development of