It’s been over seven years since the Nintendo Switch was released on March 3, 2017. Since then, the Nintendo Switch has sold over 141 million units worldwide, establishing itself as the third best-selling console after the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS. … Read more
During an earnings call for Electronic Arts, CEO Andrew Wilson said the new Battlefield entry will be “another great live service” – and gamers have let out collective groans on social media. On a live service, new content is released regularly after launch, with premium content usually only accessible through a higher subscription level or … Read more
A Samsung S24 Ultra smartphone at a Samsung Unveiled event in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA … [+] Thursday, January 11, 2024. Samsung Electronics Co. is turning to artificial intelligence features to innovate its flagship Galaxy smartphones, betting the technology can give it an advantage over Apple Inc.’s iPhone. Photographer: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg © 2024 Bloomberg … Read more
Boeing’s Starliner capsule atop an Atlas V rocket is seen at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 41 on May 7, a day after the mission to the International Space Station was scrapped due to a problem with a pressure control valve. John Raoux/AP hide caption change caption John Raoux/AP Boeing’s Starliner capsule … Read more
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. The idea of unexpectedly coming face to face with a spider-like creature is enough to horrify any arachnophobe, let alone encountering one with large, spiky legs. But that’s exactly what roamed what is currently northeastern … Read more
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s science newsletter Wonder Theory. To receive it in your inbox, Register for free here. CNN — Dinosaur means ‘terrible lizard’. The idea that the prehistoric creatures were scaly, sluggish reptiles with sprawling postures that dragged their tails through tropical swamps is deeply imprinted in the … Read more
NASA is preparing to launch its latest climate science mission, the Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-Infrared Experiment (PREFIRE), which aims to capture brand new data on how heat is lost from Earth’s polar regions to space . PREFIRE consists of a pair of cubesats launched separately into near-polar orbits. The first, “Ready, Aim, PREFIRE,” … Read more
Space enthusiasts will know: it’s easy to get caught up in a wealth of fascinating developments, from missions to the lunar surface to new discoveries in exoplanet science. But what really excites me as an astronomer right now is a largely overlooked development here on Earth that could have profound implications for how we explore … Read more
An artist’s impression of VFTS 243 in the Tarantula Nebula. Credit: ESO/L. Calcada. eso.org/public/images/eso2210a/ This week we reported on the birth of black holes, the dubious claims of a vegan dog study, and a technique to observe entanglement without breaking quantum coherence. Neutrino predict-ino When a large star burns up its core, it explodes in … Read more
This article was reviewed according to Science fact checked trusted source proofread OK! by Chris Packham, Phys.org An artist’s impression of VFTS 243 in the Tarantula Nebula. Credit: ESO/L. Calcada. eso.org/public/images/eso2210a/ × close to An artist’s impression of VFTS 243 in the Tarantula Nebula. Credit: ESO/L. Calcada. eso.org/public/images/eso2210a/ This week we reported on the birth … Read more