A “La Niña watch” has been issued by the Aussie Bureau of Meteorology after hints of change were noted in the tropical Pacific Ocean. Conditions in the Pacific are currently considered neutral, but the weather agency states there’s evidence that La Niña may form in the Pacific Ocean later in 2024, the Bureau of Meteorology … Read moreA “La Niña Watch” Warning Has Been Issued By Australia’s Bureau Of Meteorology
A new tool developed by bioengineers at Caltech has been shown to be the best yet at translating brain signals generated from internal speech. While it has only been tested in two patients so far, with further development the technology could allow people who are unable to speak to communicate using only their thoughts. Brain-machine … Read moreNew Brain Implant Translates Imagined Speech In Real Time With Best Accuracy Yet
An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of a truly odd-ball planet. The planet has an extremely low density, so low that it has been compared to cotton candy. It is 50 percent larger than Jupiter but seven times less massive, orbiting its star every 6.25 days. It is called WASP-193b. The proximity … Read more“Super Fluffy” Planet Has The Same Density As Cotton Candy
There was a joke I heard a lot growing up about people who get their periods. I won’t repeat it here, but believe me when I say it was disgusting, cruel, and harmful. It makes my blood boil when I think of it now, but when I was a teenager under constant pressure to be … Read moreJessica Biel: Understanding My Period Has Been a 30-Year Journey
Last week, a “portal” was opened between New York, USA, and Dublin, Republic of Ireland. Before even a week was up, the portal had to be closed again temporarily due to “inappropriate behavior” on the Dublin side. The idea behind the portals, a creation by Lithuanian artist Benediktas Gylys, is pretty neat. Both cities – … Read morePortal Between New York And Dublin Closed After A Week Due To “Inappropriate Behavior”
As Gaza solidarity encampments take root at dozens of campuses across the U.S., many Democratic and Republican lawmakers—in addition to President Joe Biden—have accused protestors and colleges of rampant antisemitism. That’s woefully misguided—and dangerous. Indeed, the blanket assertion by pro-Israel advocates is intended as a political cudgel: weaponizing antisemitism to shield Israel from criticism of … Read moreHow Weaponizing Antisemitism Puts Jews at Risk
For decades, economic policy in most liberal democracies has been premised on two core beliefs: that free markets would maximize economic growth, and that we could address inequality through redistribution. The recent revival of industrial policy, championed by President Biden, is a clear repudiation of the first of these beliefs. It reflects a growing recognition … Read moreTo Fight Inequality, America Needs to Rethink Its Economic Model
In A Red Record, civil rights pioneer Ida B. Wells recounts the story of a lynching near Selma, Alabama, in which a young Black farmworker developed a consensual relationship with a white daughter of the household, and eventually fathered a child. Taken from jail, the man, Daniel Edwards, was hanged and his body filled with … Read moreModern Far-Right Terrorism Is a Repeat of Reconstruction-Era Themes
In 1970, British mathematician John Horton Conway created a zero-player videogame, dubbed “Conway’s Game of Life”. The game takes place on a grid of squares, and the only input a user can have is setting the initial state, making it a far cry from Far Cry. The user sets the starting state of the grid … Read moreIn Conway’s Game Of Life, Strange Patterns (And Spaceships) Emerge From Simple Rules
Two species of giant hummingbirds inhabit the Andes, rather than just one as previously assumed, a new study has revealed. The birds are distinguished by only tiny differences in their bodies – but their lifestyles could hardly be less alike, with one undertaking epic migrations while the other stays at high altitudes year-round. Humanity’s poor … Read moreFirst Snakes, Now Hummingbirds, World’s Largest Species Revealed To Be Two