Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope have detected phosphine (PH3) in the atmosphere of Wolf 1130C, a metal-poor brown dwarf within the triple system Wolf 1130ABC. Schematic of the Wolf 1130ABC triple system, composed of the red dwarf star Wolf 1130A (left), its close and compact white dwarf companion Wolf 1130B (center), andContinue Reading
The reforms are set to increase electric vehicle usage in the country…Continue Reading
This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. After a fight with a Black student in a St. Louis suburb left a white student badly injured in March 2024, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed their school district for unsafe conditions, even though the incident occurred after classes andContinue Reading
The next version of the Cinnamon desktop environment improvs the way alternative keyboard layouts and input methods are handled and configured. Both the keyboard settings panel and the keyboard applet will show IBus input alongside traditional keyboard layouts “as if they were the same”, say Mint’s developers. This will improveContinue Reading
Norwegian battery materials company Vianode has achieved product qualification with a leading OEM, confirming the industrial-scale production capabilities of its anode graphite for EV batteries. The materials were produced at Vianode’s full-scale Via ONE plant in Norway, which started operation in October 2024. Full approval for commercial delivery from ViaContinue Reading
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Scientists from MIT and elsewhere have identified chemical fossils that may have been left by ancient sponges in rocks more than 541 million years old. The post Ancestors of Modern Demosponges Were Earth’s First Animals: Study appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News…Read MoreContinue Reading
September served up a steady stream of Linux app updates. Below is a short roundup of several noteworthy smaller releases from the month, delivering bug fixes, some new features and other improvements that didn’t net a full article on this blog. I recap the apps which got updates, but notContinue Reading
A new study suggests generative AI hasn’t had a major impact on U.S. jobs yet., (NewsNation) — Artificial intelligence has fueled fears about the future of work, but a new study suggests the U.S. job market has yet to experience major disruptions. Researchers at the Yale University Budget Lab and theContinue Reading
As the federal electric vehicle tax credit expired on the final day of September, the US auto industry entered a defining moment that is expected to shape the trajectory of EV adoption well into 2026. The market is now in a period of pronounced uncertainty, with analysts…Continue Reading
Few natural phenomena inspire as much anticipation as the northern lights. When the aurora forecast looks promising, people from Alaska to Australia watch the skies, hoping for a glimpse of green, red, and violet ribbons shimmering across the sky. But in many cases, after hours of waiting, not much happens. Why? Despite decades of scientificContinue Reading
JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, a member of Expedition 73, captured this view of Earth over Japan from the International Space Station on Oct. 2, 2025. (Image credit: NASA/JAXA) The Expedition 73 crew continued their science research and maintenance work aboard the International Space Station this week, despite the start of a U.S. government shutdown backContinue Reading
American Express (NYSE: AXP) has elected to raise fees on Platinum and Business Platinum cards, with a full-year membership now totaling $895. This includes a variety of richer perks, with core rewards being mostly unchanged. 5 points per $1 spent are still offered for any purchases booked through Amex Travel,Continue Reading