Open Data at the ATLAS Experiment. Credit: ATLAS Collaboration/CERN The ATLAS Experiment at CERN has made two years of scientific data available to the public for research purposes. The data include recordings of proton-proton collisions from the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at a collision energy of 13 TeV. This is the first time ATLAS has … Read more
Launched in 2018 by crypto company Circle, USDC is now the world’s second-largest stablecoin, with over $30 billion worth of tokens in circulation. Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrency firm Circle reported Monday that it has now registered as an electronic money institution (EMI) in France, a key license for the company to become a compliant … Read more
Launched in 2018 by crypto company Circle, USDC is now the world’s second-largest stablecoin, with over $30 billion worth of tokens in circulation. Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrency firm Circle reported Monday that it has now registered as an electronic money institution (EMI) in France, a key license for the company to become a compliant … Read more
Prehistoric humans hunt a woolly mammoth. Mounting evidence suggests that this species, and at least 46 other megaherbivores, were driven to extinction by humans. Credit: Engraving by Ernest Grise, photographed by William Henry Jackson. Getty’s Open Content Program The debate has raged for decades: was it humans or climate change that caused many species of … Read more
Phenotypic changes and physiological responses of S. caninervis plants during DR process. Credit: The innovation (2024). DOI: 10.1016/j.xinn.2024.100657 The desert moss Syntrichia caninervis is a promising candidate for colonization on Mars thanks to its extreme ability to endure harsh conditions that are lethal to most life forms. The moss is known for its ability to … Read more
In this artist’s impression, the galactic disk warp “dances gracefully” under the torsion of the dark matter halo. Credit: Hou Kaiyuan and Dong Zhanxun of the School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University An international team has developed a “motion-picture” method to measure the precession rate of the Milky Way’s disk curvature. Using a sample … Read more
All products and promotions are independently selected by our experts. To help us provide free, unbiased advice, we earn an affiliate commission if you make a purchase. Click here to learn more After an unexpected delay, it’s time to update your Windows 11 PC. The operating system’s latest update, codenamed KB5039302, was withdrawn within hours … Read more
Birdwing butterflies of the Troides haliphron species group, with females (right) being noticeably more diverse than males (left). Credit: Natural History Museum. 2024. Birdwing butterflies (from collection specimens). Licensed under CC-BY-4.0. Groundbreaking AI research on butterflies has explored the understudied evolution of females and adds to the debate among evolution’s founding fathers. The University of … Read more
Lithouva – the earliest fossil grape from the Western Hemisphere, ~60 million years old from Colombia. Top image shows fossil accompanied by CT scan reconstruction. Bottom image shows artist’s reconstruction. Credit: Fabiany Herrera, art by Pollyanna von Knorring. If you’ve ever consumed raisins or enjoyed a glass of wine, you may have partly to thank … Read more
Artist’s impression of decorated, custom-made clothing in the Upper Paleolithic. Credit: Mariana Ariza A team of researchers led by an archaeologist from the University of Sydney is the first to suggest that eye needles are a new technological innovation used to decorate clothing for social and cultural purposes. This marks the major shift from clothing … Read more