Category: Technology

NASA/Jim Ross NASA photographer Jim Ross was honored for a thrilling inverted in-flight aerobatic maneuvers image. Riding in the back seat of a regular car might not be the most exciting thing, but riding in the back of a NASA aircraft? That’s a whole different story! Just ask Jim Ross, the photo lead at NASA’s […]

It may be difficult to imagine, but the county of Somerset in south-west England was once home to what may have been the largest marine reptiles that ever lived, my team’s new study reveals. A strange and enormous jawbone was discovered on the English coastline eight years ago, but my team was hesitant to identify […]

Humans are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to inform decisions about our lives. AI is, for instance, helping to make hiring choices and offer medical diagnoses. If you were affected, you might want an explanation of why an AI system produced the decision it did. Yet AI systems are often so computationally complex that not […]

Riva El-Iseo Fully-Electric Motor Yacht Credit Riva Yacht Riva’s El-Iseo marks the famed boat builder’s debut in fully electric motor yachts. The Riva El-Iseo with its cutting-edge Italian design, and noiseless eco-friendly power system, measures 8.4 meters (27 feet) in length and boasts a maximum width of 2.5 meters. Credit Riva Yacht The sleek vessel […]

Web and mobile services try to understand the desires and goals of users by analysing how their interact with their platforms. Smartphones, for instance, capture online data from users at a large scale and low cost. Policymakers have reacted by enforcing mechanisms to mitigate the risks inherent in tech companies storing and processing their citizens’ […]

Africa is home to more than 20% of the world’s bat population. There are over 200 species to be found on the continent. South Africa is particularly diverse, with 72 bat species. I am a zoologist who has studied bats for many years. Recently, while doing some reading about South Africa’s fossils, I started wondering […]

An artist’s impression of the star’s orbit with the black hole.  ESO/L. Calçada A huge stellar black hole just 2,000 light-years away in the constellation Aquila, 33 times as massive as the Sun, was discovered. Scientists have found the largest stellar black hole ever seen in our Milky Way using data from the Gaia mission […]

Most people are aware of earthworms, but probably give them little thought. Some have a notion they are “good for the soil”. Others regard them with distaste and think of slimy animals associated with decay. But these alien-looking animals are remarkable and control the foundations of life from their subterranean world. Earthworms engineer the soil […]

Maserati GranCabrio Folgore EV Maserati The Maserati GranCabrio Folgore EV was announced during Folgore Day, marking the company’s shift towards electric vehicles. Experience the excitement of the launch of the brand-new Maserati GranCabrio Folgore and the introduction of the comprehensive Maserati Folgore 100% electric lineup. Bold innovation, a performance inspired by the world’s most renowned […]

A lot of people think of hoarding as something extreme – a home crammed to the ceiling with possessions. But it tends to start gradually, and research has found it can begin in adolescence or even childhood. The information people have about it often comes from documentaries about severe cases, focusing on overflowing piles of […]