Aww, it has a life partner! Better Off Alone The James Webb Space Telescope has once again captured imagery of the furthest star ever detected — and revealed that it may not be alone. In a press release, NASA noted that the Webb has revealed in even greater detail than ever, the incredible, ancient star Earendel,… Continue reading Webb Telescope Makes Surprising Finding About the Most Distant Star Ever Seen
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Scientists Build Drone That Seeks Air Currents Like a Bird, Flying With Almost No Power
Propellers? They’re overrated. Powerless Flight To engineer an efficiently flying drone, what better inspiration than birds? In keeping with that spirit, researchers in the Netherlands say that by mimicking the techniques of nature’s flying creatures, they’ve designed a winged drone that can soar near effortlessly compared to its peers, almost never requiring powered flight to stay… Continue reading Scientists Build Drone That Seeks Air Currents Like a Bird, Flying With Almost No Power
Italian Scientists Research Whether Eating Pizza Carries Health Benefits
Image by Yana Iskayeva Eating pizza most certainly carries psychological benefits as a comfort food, but a new study out of Italy suggests that it might help with rheumatoid arthritis, too. Published in the journal Nutrients, the study — conducted by researchers from several Italian cities as well as Providence, Rhode Island, which purports to have… Continue reading Italian Scientists Research Whether Eating Pizza Carries Health Benefits
Driverless Cars are Biased Against Dark-Skinned People and Kids, Scientists Say
This is bad. Racist Cars Driverless cars have been stealing headlines by causing traffic jams, getting stuck in cement, and getting pulled over by very confused police. But according to a recent study, these basic technological failures hardly scratch the surface of more insidious problems that may lurk within autonomous vehicles’ underlying tech. According to the… Continue reading Driverless Cars are Biased Against Dark-Skinned People and Kids, Scientists Say
Spotify Annoyed by People Uploading Hours of White Noise
People are listening to 3 million hours of white noise a day. Sssshhhh A peculiar type of podcast has found a huge footing on Spotify, amounting to what the platform says totals tens of millions of dollars in lost profit: entire episodes of white noise, seemingly aimed at listeners who are asleep. Some podcasters are… Continue reading Spotify Annoyed by People Uploading Hours of White Noise
Haven’t Caught the Perseids Yet? This Amazing Live Stream Lets You Watch Them in Real Time
Breathtaking. Volcano Views The Perseids — an annual meteor shower that’s widely considered to be the most spectacular of them all — are in full swing. But if you haven’t been able to catch the sight for yourself yet, don’t worry: an incredible free live stream will let you watch the spectacular star show in… Continue reading Haven’t Caught the Perseids Yet? This Amazing Live Stream Lets You Watch Them in Real Time
200 Ships Are Stuck in the Panama Canal
“If we don’t adapt, we are going to die.” Back It Up Remember the chaos that ensued in 2021, when a cargo ship got stuck, blocking passage through the Suez Canal? Now, a massive flotilla of ships is currently stuck in the world’s worst traffic jam at the Panama Canal — and the end of this… Continue reading 200 Ships Are Stuck in the Panama Canal
Scientist Predicts Brutal “Population Correction”
We may be in for a rude awakening. Pop Smoke Though the planet’s population is starting to slowly level off, it’s still growing at an appreciable pace and experts anticipate it won’t peak until north of 10 billion. That huge mass of people could lead to an imminent “population correction,” as population ecologist William Rees… Continue reading Scientist Predicts Brutal “Population Correction”
Microsoft Deletes Bizarre AI-Generated Travel Guide That Recommended Visiting Food Bank With an “Empty Stomach”
“This article has been removed and we are investigating how it made it through our review process.” Local Attractions Against all common sense and good taste, a now-removed AI-generated travel article published by Microsoft recommended that tourists headed to Ottawa, Canada should visit a food bank — a place that feeds the needy — in… Continue reading Microsoft Deletes Bizarre AI-Generated Travel Guide That Recommended Visiting Food Bank With an “Empty Stomach”
Scientists Just Made Intriguing Progress Toward Regenerating Human Teeth
Image by Getty / Futurism An international, multidisciplinary team of researchers has taken a fascinating step toward a possible future in which we could regenerate human teeth with the use of stem cells. As detailed in a new paper published in the journal Developmental Cell, the researchers created organoids, which are three-dimensional scaffolds of stem cells… Continue reading Scientists Just Made Intriguing Progress Toward Regenerating Human Teeth