Passkeys are the best part of iOS 17, and they are only going to get better
The next iteration of Apple’s iOS platform is only a month or so away, and that means that the rollout of public betas is in …
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Martian days are growing shorter, but we don’t know why
New data gathered from NASA’s Insight Lander has revealed that Martian days are getting shorter every year. While the length of days is only getting …
I can’t stop playing with this AI app that writes poetry based on your iPhone photos
AI is really intriguing, and while we’ve seen it turn text prompts into art – like Midjourney – a new camera app from artist Damjanski …
India’s Chandrayaan-3 captures breathtaking video of Moon as it prepares for landing
While preparing for Chandrayaan-3’s landing on the Moon, the Indian spacecraft captured a beautiful video of the Moon as it completed its first orbital insertion …
MIT researchers turned concrete into an energy-storing supercapacitor with one cheap additive
What if you could turn concrete into a viable and effective energy storage option? While that might seem a bit out-of-this-world, that’s exactly what MIT …
Russia hopes to pull off a successful lunar landing for the first time in 50 years
Russia has had a very difficult time landing on other planets and cosmic bodies. While Roscosmos (Russia’s space agency) has seen success in the part …
OpenAI’s web scraping GPTBot is under attack – here’s why
There is already a ton of controversy surrounding AI, especially with the use of ChatGPT in papers, articles, and elsewhere. However, OpenAI (the company that …
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth
Now that it’s over and all the numbers have been tallied up, July will go on record as the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, …
NASA accidentally killed the only life discovered on Mars, theory suggests
For the past few decades, the hunt for signs of alien life on Mars has been one of NASA’s biggest endeavors, leading to the creation …
Voyager 2 signal reestablished after NASA ‘shouted’ into the cosmos
After nearly 46 years in space, NASA lost communications with Voyager 2 last month, leading to a few weeks of silence from the aged interstellar …
Terrifying ‘deep learning attack’ can steal your passwords by listening to you type
According to a new study, you may soon have to protect your passwords by changing how you type. This study has revealed that deep learning …
This is our first clue that ChatGPT GPT-5 might be released soon
OpenAI appears to be gearing up for GPT-5, or at the very least, making sure nobody can steal the name out from under the company. …
‘Magnecko’ robot is like a giant mechanical spider crossed with a gecko
Engineers at Switzerland’s ETH Zurich research institute have created an intriguing and impressive little robot that they call the Magnecko. The robot is inspired by …
Scientists revived a worm that was frozen in permafrost for 46,000 years
The Siberian permafrost continues to illicit new mysteries for scientists to dig into, especially as it begins to thaw more and more. The latest discovery …
Photographer captures rainbow contrails that look like something from an alien world
A photographer has captured some stunning photographs of rainbow contrails. These strange ice clouds form when water vapor generated by airplane engines condenses and freezes …
Scientists say textbooks are wrong about how life began on Earth
Finding the origin of life on Earth has been a goal for scientists for decades. However, like anything, it’s always based on theories and possible …
Forests in the US will stop absorbing carbon within 50 years, USDA report warns
The carbon-absorbing powers of our forests will soon be overwhelmed, a new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says. The report claims that forests …
Revolutionary new panels generate electricity from falling rain
Researchers may have devised a revolutionary new way to replace solar panels altogether. Instead, we could one day see rooftops adorned with rain panels that …
This is your only chance to see a rare blue supermoon for the next 9 years
August has already seen one full moon, but the month will also play audience to one of the rarest full moon events, a blue supermoon. …
The first images from the ESA’s Euclid telescope are here
The European Space Agency (ESA) recently launched the Euclid, a deep space telescope set to hunt for dark matter in our universe. The telescope launched …
See the night sky ‘bleed’ after a SpaceX rocket blasts through the atmosphere
Last week, SpaceX made headlines again after a Falcon 9 rocket blasted a hole through the atmosphere, leaving a trail of reddish, pink trail of …
Houston, we have a problem: NASA loses contact with Voyager 2
Voyager 2 is roughly 12,400,000,000 miles from Earth and has been operating for over 45 years, according to NASA’s mission report. While the spacecraft recently …
Major breakthrough could increase lithium-ion battery life by 44%
Engineers at Rice University may have found a way to make lithium-ion batteries even more efficient. According to reports, the researchers have developed a scalable …
New self-healing solar panel could be game-changing for satellites
A team working at the University of Syndey in Australia has created next-gen self-healing solar panels that could revolutionize their usage in space-based operations. The …
How an observatory will help us understand Einstein’s wildest theory
It’s been three years since the Laser Interferometric Gavitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) went down for some major upgrades. Now, LIGO is finally up and running again, …
Watch SpaceX attempt a record-breaking Falcon Heavy launch tonight
This evening, SpaceX will attempt a record-breaking Falcon Heavy launch as it attempts to lift the heaviest payload ever destined for geostationary orbit. The rocket …
Room-temperature, ambient pressure superconductor could be one of the most important discoveries of our time
Scientists in South Korea have begun developing a room-temperature, ambient-pressure superconductor, if new claims are to be believed. The claim is published in a paper …
Santa Cruz wildlife officials are on the hunt for an otter outlaw
A sea otter in Santa Cruz has wildlife officials scurrying to catch it after a series of thefts and aggressive behavior at a popular surf …
New AI chip that uses human brain tissue just got military funding
The human brain is a marvelous thing. Not only have science experiments proven that human brain cells can learn faster than AI, but some scientists …
Astronomers discover rare two-faced white dwarf star
A white dwarf star has caught the attention of astronomers, not only because of the intrigue surrounding these tightly wound stars, but also because it …
