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
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”
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
Did viruses play a role in the extinction of Neanderthals? That’s what researchers from the Federal University of São Paulo have been trying to figure out, and in doing so, ended up uncovering the oldest known human viruses in a set of Neanderthal bones from over 50,000 years ago. To make this finding, the team … Read moreOldest Known Human Viruses Discovered In 50,000-Year-Old Neanderthal Bones
Graphene is a very weird material. It’s a single layer of carbon atoms organized in a honeycomb lattice. It has incredible strength and can conduct heat and electricity in a record-breaking way. The conductivity is based on the fact that electrons in the material behave like a viscous liquid. And like in any liquid, vortices … Read moreVortex Of Electrons Seen In Graphene At Room-Temperature For First Time
In 2013, geologists claimed they had confirmed the existence of the “largest single volcano” ever discovered on planet Earth: a geological monster named Tamu Massif. Located below the Pacific Ocean about 1,609 kilometers (1,000 miles) east of Japan, the deepsea giant spans an area of over 310,000 square kilometers (120,000 square miles) – that’s larger … Read moreEarth’s Biggest Volcano Was Briefly Usurped By A Deep Sea Imposter
An invasive river monster has become a big problem for native wildlife in parts of the US and Canda. The flathead catfish is set to become an apex predator as it eats its way through America, having been detected as far as Canada. The flathead catfish (Pylodictis olivaris) really is a river monster, with the … Read moreA 100-Pound River Monster That Feeds At Night Is Eating Way Too Much