Handwashing: Cool Water as Effective as Hot for Removing Germs
We all know that washing our hands can keep us from spreading germs and getting sick. But a new Rutgers-New Brunswick study found that cool
A Recipe For Concrete That Can Withstand Road Salt Deterioration
Road salt, used in copious helpings each winter to protect them from ice and preserve safe driving conditions, is slowly degrading the concrete they’re made
Ancient flowering plants may have used dinosaurs to spread their seeds
Scientists thought angiosperms didn’t use animals to spread seeds until after the Age of Dinosaurs. Fossilized fruits from these plants challenge this idea.
We’ve had fire for longer than we thought
Archaeologists have unearthed new evidence that indicates hominids used fire up to 1.79 million years ago.
‘Packed to the brim!’ Trump claims ‘fantastic’ turnout to his Great American State Fair
Tweety McTreason claimed a “fantastic” turnout at the kickoff rally for the Great American State Fair on the National Mall Wednesday night, a figure that
Markwayne Mullin mocked as he struggles to control temper: ‘Too emotional for this job’
The internet was in a frenzy on Thursday after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin lost his temper — while holding a pink stress ball —
Researchers cast new doubt on Microsoft’s quantum computing advance
Microsoft’s controversial claim that its Majorana chip program will make possible a scalable quantum computer by 2029 has been thrown into new doubt by a
Apple raises hardware prices; AI gets the blame
Apple’s threatened product pricing hike arrived Thursday with steep increases landing across all its products (except the iPhone) — and rapidly accelerating RAM prices are to
Some of the last surviving Neanderthals were remarkably diverse — suggesting inbreeding didn’t doom them
Some of the last surviving Neanderthals displayed greater genetic diversity than scientists previously thought, a new study of ancient DNA reveals, challenging the idea that
‘This is the next jump in technology’: World’s first sub-1nm chip keeps Moore’s Law alive a little longer
For the first time, scientists can develop computer chips with transistors smaller than 1 nanometer. The new “NanoStack” architecture that has made this possible could
60 million stars: Euclid space telescope snaps the most detailed photo of the Milky Way ever taken
A deep-space telescope on a grand mission to make the largest-ever 3D map of the universe just peered into the star-filled heart of the Milky
Apple Raises Prices on Macs and iPads Amid the A.I. Boom
The tech giant cited the soaring costs of memory and storage chips as it increased prices more than $200 on some devices.
Chinese A.I. Models Gain Ground on Anthropic and OpenAI
Silicon Valley engineers recently flocked to new technology from a Chinese company, Z.ai, that is almost as good as its American competitors but much cheaper.
France warns even young people’s health at risk as Europe’s heatwave shifts east
Temperatures in Germany could hit 40C in some areas while French officials say deaths linked to the heat are being seen among young people.