Brian Handwerk Science Correspondent Life is short, the old saying goes, but in the world of animals, we humans are pretty fortunate: Our species is quite long-lived. With 122 being the oldest documented age, humans can enjoy decades more life than most fish, birds and mammals—including our primate relatives. But we’re not alone in experiencing […]
Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA) has proved itself to be one of the early winners in the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution, increasing earnings in the triple digits in recent quarters and pledging to keep innovating to supercharge growth. Stock performance has followed, with the shares soaring nearly 190% this year for the best performance in the Dow […]
AFP In the latest sign of a dramatic deterioration in relations, Niger’s military rulers appear increasingly determined to drive France out of any significant sector in their economy – and particularly uranium mining. This week the French state nuclear company Orano announced that the junta – which deposed France’s ally, President Mohamed Bazoum, in a […]
3D representation of the three samples analyzed by CTS. Credit: Farnell Barqué et al., 2024. Hailstones are formed during thunderstorms, when raindrops are propelled into very cold parts of a cloud, where they freeze. Once the particles are heavy enough, gravity pulls them back towards Earth. As they plummet, they grow into hailstones, which can […]
Stellantis CEO Carlos Tavares, pictured in January 2023, was made chief executive when PSA and Fiat-Chrysler merged to form the new group (Robyn BECK) Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares on Sunday resigned “with immediate effect”, the auto giant announced, signalling differences over how to confront the group’s profit slump. The Italian-US-French company, whose brands include […]
Space robot. This dextrous machine is the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) payload, a pioneering robot designed to inspect and repair satellites in geosynchronous orbit around Earth. Satellites in geosynchronous orbit, about 36,000 kilometres above Earth, are crucial for military, government and commercial communications, as well as Earth-observing science. There is currently no way […]
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Off the coast of Blekinge, in southern Sweden, at a depth of around 50–60 meters, the bottom sediment has scars that are tens of kilometers long and appear to have been caused by a huge submarine landslide. However, what caused this landslide and exactly when it may have occurred are unknown. […]
On her album folklore, Taylor Swift insists that “the greatest films of all time were never made.” But that can’t possibly be true now that Christmas in the Spotlight, Lifetime’s blatant attempt to capitalize on Swift’s romance with NFL tight-end Travis Kelce, has debuted. The made-for-TV movie premiered on Saturday, just a week before Hallmark […]
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified key protein patterns in the blood that could improve how doctors diagnose and monitor giant cell arteritis, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in blood vessels. The condition often affects arteries in the head and can lead to vision loss or stroke if untreated. The new research, led by […]
The future of human space exploration took a bold step forward at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston on Nov. 15, 2024, as Texas A&M University leaders’ broke ground for the Texas A&M University Space Institute. Texas state officials, NASA leaders, and distinguished guests participated in the ceremony, held near the future development site of […]
