Astronomy
The Interior of Mars has Finally been Revealed Thanks to Hundreds of Quakes
NASA’s Insight has spent several years on Mars with (almost literally) ears cut off the ground. Its sophisticated seismometer has been used by Marscakes to…
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Environmental Science
The Amazon Rainforest is Broken, with Parts Now Emitting more CO2 than it Absorbs
The Amazon rainforest is falling into a dangerous tightrope. According to a major new study published in the journal Nature, deforestation and climate change seem…
Astronomy
Star Formation in Nearby Galaxies Resembles a Fireworks Display in New Images
To understand the process of their formation, astronomers have combined images from three of the world’s greatest telescopes. The images they create will be the…
Astronomy
Space Tourism: Rockets Emit 100 Times More CO₂ per Passenger than Flights – Imagine a whole Industry
The commercial race to get tourists into space is hot between Sir Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group, and Jeff Bezos, former chief executive of…
Physics
Brilliant Colors are Displayed on the New Electronic Paper
Imagine sitting outside in the sun, reading on a digital screen as thin as paper, but with the same image quality as if you were…
Physics
In a Quantum Electronic Device, Scientists Take Snapshots of Ultrafast Switching
Scientists demonstrated a novel method of observing atoms as they move in a tiny quantum electronic switch. They discovered a new material state along the…
Technology
Scientists Developed a New Type of Memory that Increasingly Sophisticated Field of AI
Memory is also known as primary storage, primary memory, main storage, internal storage, main memory, and RAM (Random Access Memory); in computer circles, all of…
Technology
Google and YouTube have Added New Child Safety Features
Google announced a slew of online safety measures for kids, including a private setting for teen-uploaded videos and a safeguard for ads shown to users…
Technology
To Stimulate Songwriting, Researchers Build Real-time Lyric Generation Technology
Waterloo researchers’ technology can help musicians find inspiration and new creative directions for their songwriting. Members of the University’s Natural Language Processing Lab developed LyricJam,…
Astronomy
Hubble is Back to doing Science Following a Month of Efforts to Fix it
All the scientific instruments of the Hubble Space Telescope are back online. After an experienced worrying month of trying to get the Veteran Observatory working…
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