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Bottling the World’s Coldest Plasma to Unlock the Secrets of Fusion Power
Rice University graduate student Grant Gorman at work in Rice’s Ultracold Atoms and Plasmas Lab. Photo by Jeff Fitlow/Rice University…
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How studying ecology could prevent another pandemic
From left to right: Joy Christopher, Paige Miller, John Drake, Eric Marty are among the disease detectives at UGA’s Center…
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The best real estate crowdfunding investment platforms
Personal Finance Insider writes about products, strategies, and tips to help you make smart decisions with your money. We may…
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‘Gory Details’ dives into the morbid, the taboo — and our minds
Gory DetailsErika EngelhauptNational Geographic, $26 We tend to turn away, physically or metaphorically, from things we find unsavory: leggy insects,…
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Best cheap iPhone 12 Deals for March 2021 | Digital Trends
It’s never too early to start looking for smartphone deals on the latest iPhones. With four iPhone 12 models to…
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An ancient dog fossil helps trace humans’ path into the Americas
An ancient bone from a dog, discovered in a cave in southeast Alaska, hints at when and how humans entered…
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With MOXIE, Perseverance will try to make air on Mars
It might not look like much, but future generations of this box could be the key to bringing astronauts home…
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Bill Gates reveals why he prefers Android over iOS
What just happened? Android or iOS? It’s an argument that’s been raging for years. Former Microsoft boss Bill Gates knows…
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Fuel for Earliest Life Forms: Organic Molecules Discovered in 3.5 Billion-Year-Old Rocks
By University of Cologne March 1, 2021 3.5 billion-year-old barite (bottom) with fossilized microbial mat (top). This barite is part…
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Microplastic sizes in Hudson-Raritan Estuary and coastal ocean revealed
Microplastics on a beach. Credit: NOAA Rutgers scientists for the first time have pinpointed the sizes of microplastics from a…
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Best Cheap Pressure Cooker Deals for March 2021 | Digital Trends
Digital Trends may earn a commission when you buy through links on our site. Are you shopping for pressure cooker…
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Argentine titanosaur may be oldest yet: study
Image of the Titanosaur, Patagotitan, skeleton cast on display at the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL. Credit: Zissoudisctrucker…
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Here are the false and misleading claims Donald Trump made in his CPAC speech
Trump spoke at CPAC on Sunday in his first major speech since leaving the White House last month. The former…
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Why COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Methods Fall Short + 3 Ways to Improve Them
Several proposals have emerged on how to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine, but they fall short in ensuring that the vaccine…
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Radio Garden and Window Swap recapture the small joys of travel
Over the last year, the internet, in its uniquely hollow way, has often had to satisfy essential human needs –…
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A new approach for handling insulin could revolutionize diabetes treatment for millions of people
For people living with diabetes in the developing world, a lack of electricity can hamper access to insulin. But a…
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Using Vibrating Molecules to Investigate the Wave Properties of Matter
HD+ molecular ions (yellow and red dot pairs) in an ion trap (grey) are irradiated by a laser wave (red).…
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COVID-19: Ozone Proved to Be Highly Efficient in Effective in Disinfecting Coronavirus
Dr. Ines Zucker. Credit: Tel Aviv University Studies have shown that SARS-CoV-2 remains active on aerosols and surfaces for between…
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Researchers Develop Speedier Network Analysis to Boost Recommendation Algorithms and Internet Search
MIT researchers developed software to more efficiently run graph applications on a range of computing hardware, including both CPUs and…
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Fish Poop Helps Remove 1.65 Billion Tons of Carbon From the Atmosphere Each Year
Fish fecal pellets collected from the Santa Barbara Channel off California. Credit: Grace Saba New research has shown that carbon…
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‘I am not starting a new party’: In CPAC speech, Trump says he is committed to the GOP
Former President Trump shut down the rumors of possibly creating a new political party. “We have the Republican Party,” he…
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Four Futuristic Space Technology Concepts Selected by NASA for Further Research and Development
This illustration shows a conceptual lunar railway system called FLOAT (Flexible Levitation on a Track) that has been selected for…
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Meatpacker JBS will provide COVID-19 vaccines to 8,500 workers in eight states
Meatpacker JBS will provide COVID-19 vaccines to 8,500 workers across its facilities in eight states, the company said on Sunday. …
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Obstructive Sleep Apnea Is Common in People With Cognitive Impairment – It Is Treatable
Treatable sleep disorder common in people with thinking and memory problems. Obstructive sleep apnea is when breathing is repeatedly interrupted…
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Scientists Uncover the Key to Proper Muscle Growth
Immunofluorescence analysis of a group of proliferating stem cells associated with a muscle fiber (grey). The stem cells produce Dll1…
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Could Supermassive Black Holes Be Formed From Dark Matter? | Digital Trends
Artist’s impression of a spiral galaxy embedded in a larger distribution of invisible dark matter, known as a dark matter…
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Can You Stream Netflix in 4K with 5G? | Digital Trends
Now that 5G network coverage is spreading across the U.S. at a rapid rate, it’s time to start talking about…
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Artificial Intelligence Powers a Disease-Sniffing Device That Rivals a Dog’s Nose
By David L. Chandler, Massachusetts Institute of Technology February 28, 2021 Andreas Mershin visits with one of the trained disease-sniffing…
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Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings
In this image taken from NASA video, NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, top, and Victor Glover work outside the International Space…
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The Bidens, in a rare gesture, immediately greeted the White House residence staff upon entering the building on Inauguration Day, staffer says
The Bidens immediately greeted the White House staff upon entering the building on Inauguration Day. “Usually we meet them in…
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What is Windows Polaris? Microsoft’s Defunct UI Explained | Digital Trends
Microsoft’s approach to a user interface really hasn’t changed structurally since Windows 95 — it’s just gotten prettier and more…
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Intel’s unreleased i7-11700K is being sold and shipped in Germany
WTF?! German retailer Mindfactory listed the unreleased and unannounced Intel Core i7-11700K for over a day, until they were sold…
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GOP Rep. Gosar skipped the House stimulus bill vote to attend a white nationalist event in Florida
Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona skipped Friday’s stimulus vote to attend the AFPAC committee. The conference is a white nationalist…
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How to run Android apps and games on your computer
Why switch devices when you can have it all on your laptop? (Samsung Memory/Unsplash/) If there are Android games and…
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5G Home Internet: Carriers, Coverage, and Plans | Digital Trends
Carriers are fully in the swing of deploying their 5G networks, with AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile all having now rolled…
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Arlo Essential Wireless Video Doorbell Review: Huge Decision | Digital Trends
Arlo Essential Video Doorbell Wire-Free “A great software experience is dragged down by cheap-looking hardware that doesn’t match the price.”…
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Pioneering prehistoric landscape reconstruction reveals early dinosaurs lived on tropical islands
3-D model used to generate maps of the palaeo-island chain. Showing the palaeozoic strata surface in green relative to the…
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Measuring the Expansion of the Universe: Surprising Discrepancies Hint at Inconsistency in the Composition of the Universe
The universe’s expansion over time. Credit: NASA/WMAP Science Team/ Art by Dana Berry Ever since the astronomer Edwin Hubble demonstrated…
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Ancient Egyptian manual reveals new details about mummification
The papyrus contains new evidence of the procedure for embalming the deceased’s face, where the face is covered with a…
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Gorgeous image of Venus snapped by the Parker Solar Probe | Digital Trends
When flying past Venus in July 2020, Parker Solar Probe’s WISPR instrument, short for Wide-field Imager for Parker Solar Probe,…
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VC investors are making big moves into Nigeria. Here’s why the African giant could be the next fintech frontier.
VC investors like Ribbit Capital and Target Global have made inroads into the Nigerian fintech market. The rapidly growing country…
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NASA Renames Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary Jackson | Digital Trends
Bryan Jackson, grandson of Mary W. Jackson, left, and Raymond Lewis, son-in-law of Mary W. Jackson, right, unveil the Mary…
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New Catalyst Promises Lighter, Cheaper, Higher-Capacity, Next-Generation Rechargeable Batteries
Lithium-ion batteries are currently widely used in electronics but lithium-sulfur batteries could replace them in the near future as lighter,…
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Retroviruses are re-writing the koala genome and causing cancer
Koala in the Wild. Credit: A. Gillett The koala retrovirus (KoRV) is a virus which, like other retroviruses such as…
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Turning New Discoveries About the Trillions of Microbes in Our Bodies Into Treatments for a Range of Diseases
A diverse group of MIT researchers is working to turn new discoveries about the trillions of microbes in the human…
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The game-changing covid-19 treatments that helped slash the death rate
Faced with an unknown disease, doctors had to update best practices faster than ever before. Here’s what we now know…
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New Data on COVID-19 Patients With Diabetes: 20% Die Within 28 Days of Hospital Admission
Updated results from the CORONADO study, analyzing the outcomes of patients with diabetes admitted to hospital with COVID-19, shows that…
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Testing for COVID-19 has declined. Experts worry it’s too soon for the US to let its guard down.
Testing sites across the country are closing due to limited demand for COVID-19 tests. The trend comes as cases, hospitalizations,…
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NASA’s Perseverance rover is about to land on Mars and look for life
By Leah Crane NASA’s latest Mars rover is approaching its final descent to the surface. Perseverance, the largest vehicle ever…
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RPS Science Photographer of the Year winners and runners up announced
By Gege Li North Pole sign in melting ice and meltwater Sue Flood The terrifying, transformative effects of climate change…
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