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Gemini South telescope catches a one-winged butterfly
This ethereal image, captured from Chile by the international Gemini Observatory, a program of NSF’s NOIRLab, looks as delicate as…
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Australia’s planned anti-trolling law may silence political critics
A law intended to tackle anonymous trolls on social media is unlikely to stop online bullying, but it could allow…
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Gigabyte confirms 12GB RTX 3080, 16GB 3070Ti, and RX 6500 XT through Eurasian regulatory filing
Something to look forward to: Gigabyte submitted a list of new graphics card models to the EEC this week, confirming…
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Physicists have coaxed ultracold atoms into an elusive form of quantum matter
An elusive form of matter called a quantum spin liquid isn’t a liquid, and it doesn’t spin — but it…
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How to block someone on everything
If there’s someone you really don’t want to be in contact with ever again, whether that’s an ex-colleague or an…
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Omicron variant may make Christmas party infection risk much higher
By Michael Le Page Omicron may spread much more easily at social functions than other variants Shutterstock Should you go…
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Here’s How to Get a Gaming Laptop for Only $680 Right Now | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. One of the best gaming laptop…
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Storing information in DNA: Improving DNA storage with nanoscale electrode wells
DNA data storage requires higher synthesis throughput than is possible with current techniques. (A to D) Overview of the DNA…
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Antarctica Eclipsed: Moon Blots Out the Sun in Stunning Space Photo of the Total Solar Eclipse
By Sara E. Pratt, NASA Earth Observatory December 7, 2021 December 4, 2021 The only total solar eclipse of 2021…
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Thousands of turtles lay eggs on Nicaraguan coast
An olive ridley turtle arrives to lay her eggs at the beach in La Flor Wildlife Refugee in San Juan…
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Planetary Defense: NASA’s Next-Generation Asteroid Impact Monitoring System Goes Online
This diagram shows the orbits of 2,200 potentially hazardous objects as calculated by JPL’s Center for Near Earth Object Studies…
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Invasive grasses are spreading, which may increase wildfire risk
No one likes a cheater, especially one that prospers as easily as the grass Bromus tectorum does in the American…
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China’s Yutu 2 Rover will investigate a ‘mysterious hut’ on the moon
China’s Yutu 2 Rover, which was crossing a crater on the far side of the moon, spied a mysterious, cube-like…
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Galaxy Discovered With No Trace of Dark Matter
Dark matter concept art. An international team of astronomers led by researchers from the Netherlands has found no trace…
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Visualising cell structures in three dimensions in mere minutes
Human lung epithelium cell 24 hours after SARS-CoV-2 viral infection. Hijacked cellular organelles are labeled with an asterisk. Credit: Venera…
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Covid-19 news: Australia plans to vaccinate five to 11-year-olds
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu and…
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Toshiba Brings 120Hz To Fire TVs With New Flagship M-Series | Digital Trends
Toshiba has announced the first smart TV based on Amazon’s Fire TV software that has a native 120Hz LCD panel.…
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Microsoft finally caves and makes it easier for users to switch default browsers in Windows 11
In a nutshell: If you have been frustrated by Windows 11’s nastiness regarding setting browser defaults (or have avoided upgrading…
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COVID Breakthrough: New Potent Antiviral Against SARS-CoV-2, RSV and Other Respiratory RNA Viruses
Center for Translational Antiviral Research Reports Novel Drug Class with Activity Against SARS-CoV-2 The COVID-19 pandemic and resurgence of infections…
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Alibaba overhauls e-commerce businesses, appoints new CFO as it faces headwinds on multiple fronts
Alibaba will form two new units to house its main domestic and international e-commerce businesses. The company announced deputy CFO,…
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Arctic may switch from snow to rain-dominated as early as 2060
Parts of the Arctic are now predicted to be rain-dominated as early as 2060, two decades faster than previously expected…
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Diablo II: Resurrected gets support for Nvidia DLSS, but there are some kinks to iron out
In brief: A remastered version of Blizzard’s classic action role-playing game, Diablo II, landed this past September for PlayStation 4,…
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A Vortex in a Nanometric Teacup: Researchers Generate a Vortex Beam of Atoms and Molecules
Artist’s rendering of a vortex beam. Weizmann Institute of Science researchers generate, for the first time, a vortex beam of…
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Hubble Space Telescope Captures a Sparkling Spiral Galaxy | Digital Trends
This week’s image from the Hubble Space Telescope shows a picture-perfect galaxy, known somewhat unimaginatively as Mrk 1337. It is…
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Experts say reports of an American truck driver shortage are overblown
The supply-chain crisis has become synonymous with a shortage of truck drivers. Eight experts told Insider the shortage is not…
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For better sleep, borrow the bedtime routine of a toddler
Before you turn to books, blogs, sleep-coaches, apps, or one of many products in search of a more satisfying slumber,…
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Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī
Persian mathematician Muḥammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī, sometimes known as the father of algebra, was one of the most influential thinkers…
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Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized COVID-19 restrictions saying ‘not a single school has closed because of cancer’
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized COVID-19 restrictions and said that no schools were closed because of cancer. Many Twitter users…
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Game bits: PS anniversary, Paper Mario heading to Switch Online, and GTA Trilogy physical copies get delayed
Recap: The original PlayStation console launched in Japan on December 3, 1994, exactly 27 years ago today, and forever changed…
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New species of armoured dinosaur had a tail shaped like a fern frond
Stegouros elengassen, unearthed in Chile, had a strange flattened tail that looked like a fern frond – a feature never…
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The US Biofuel Mandate Helps Farmers, but Harms the Environment
Surplus corn piled outside a farmer’s co-op storage facility in Paoli, Colorado. If you’ve pumped gas at a U.S. service…
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Windows 11 vs. Windows 10: Should You Upgrade? | Digital Trends
Windows 11 marks a big departure from Windows 10 in terms of design, but the two operating systems are very…
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EXPLAINER: Stuck jet stream, La Nina causing weird weather
Kenneth Warner races into the water to help rescue the driver of a car that went into the flooded Nooksack…
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Is our solar system a cosmic oddity? Evidence from exoplanets says yes
When we started finding planetary systems around other stars we thought many of them would be like ours. We’ve now…
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Google’s first smartwatch may be coming in 2022
Something to look forward to: Google’s hardware team has been expanding its reach steadily over the past several years. It’s…
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Hubble Space Telescope’s View of Planetary Nebula Reveals Complex Structure
By NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center December 4, 2021 Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 6891. Credit: NASA, ESA, A.…
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Frontier Airlines CEO Barry Biffle says travelers are not panicking over the Omicron variant as sales remain strong
The CEO of Frontier Airlines says travelers are not panicked by the Omicron variant, Fox reported. Barry Biffle’s comments came…
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Rethinking psychedelics and mental health
The psychedelic drug LSD has had a long, flamboyant history, including its promotion by former Harvard psychologist Timothy Leary in…
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What Is a Smart TV? | Digital Trends
Not sure what a Smart TV is? These days, it’s harder to buy a TV without smart features than one…
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How to Pin a Message in Discord | Digital Trends
Whether you’re new to Discord or have been using the platform for some time, it’s always good to learn new…
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Brain Drain: Scientists Solve Puzzling Mystery of Why Neurons Consume So Much Energy Even When at Rest
Pound for pound, the brain consumes vastly more energy than other organs, and, puzzlingly, it remains a fuel-guzzler even…
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Potential new gene editing tools uncovered
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Few developments have rocked the biotechnology world or generated as much buzz as the discovery of…
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This 30-pound eagle would take down 400-pound prey and dig through their organs
The biggest known eagle in history just got a bit more metal, thanks to new research. Modern species eat their…
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Hubble takes amazing photos of the Prawn Nebula and a newborn star
By Gege Li Photograph Hubble Space Telescope These two spectacular images are some of the most recent shots of our…
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Researchers Uncover the Mechanism of Ion Transport in Aqueous Li-Ion Batteries
The water molecules that form H-bonding with other water molecules have fast rotational dynamics. The fast rotational properties of water…
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Gene-editing used to create single sex mice litters
The black coat of the mouse refers to the genetically modified cells, the white is the non-modified cells. The researchers…
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Covid-19 news: Omicron linked to sharp rise in cases in South Africa
By Michael Le Page, Clare Wilson, Jessica Hamzelou, Sam Wong, Graham Lawton, Adam Vaughan, Conrad Quilty-Harper, Jason Arunn Murugesu and…
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Astronomers Observe a New Type of Binary Star – “Exciting, Missing Evolutionary Link”
Credit: M.Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian Researchers have predicted the new class of star’s existence for 50 years…
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Physicists exploit space and time symmetries to control quantum materials
Quantum transport in a chain of resonators obeying space reflection and time reversal symmetries. Credit: Vasil Saroka Physicists from Exeter…
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Why Spotify’s music recommendations always seem so spot on
It’s that time of the year again. On the first day of December, everyone unwraps their “Wrapped” lists from music…
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