Researchers Solve Mystery of Swirling, Plume-Like Structures Deep Inside Greenland’s Ice Sheet

A new study by scientists from the University of Bergen, NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center and the University of Oxford suggests that strange plume-like structures hidden deep within the Greenland Ice Sheet are caused by thermal convection. The post Researchers Solve Mystery of Swirling, Plume-Like Structures Deep Inside Greenland’s IceContinue Reading

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A new beta of BleachBit, the free, cross-platform system cleaner app is available for testing. BleachBit 5.1.0 brings selective cookie deletion, support for cleaning more apps and implements ‘broader safety improvements and stronger guardrails’, per the official release announcement. The latter change, implemented via a new expert mode toggle inContinue Reading

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ZF has secured a multi-year order from a leading Indian OEM for several thousand units of its AxTrax 2 LF electric portal axle, with first deliveries scheduled for 2026. The units are destined for India’s domestic market as well as global exports. The AxTrax 2 LF, introduced at Busworld 2023,Continue Reading

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Boeing’s 777X is anticipated as a major departure from its predecessor with a leap in both cabin experience and operating efficiency. The interior design incorporates elements from the787 Dreamliner, which have proven popular with passengers and airlines alike. The 777X’s style and comfort will be significantly more modern than theContinue Reading

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Last week, Air Canada announced an exciting expansion to its long-haul fleet, with the Montréal-based Canadian flag carrier and Star Alliance member having shaken hands with multi-national European planemaker Airbus on a deal for eight A350-1000s. These modernwidebody twinjets will begin arriving at the airline at the start of theContinue Reading

Fungi on International Space Station Show Surprising Metal Extraction Skills

As human space exploration pushes farther from Earth, the need for sustainable ways to obtain local resources is becoming increasingly urgent, as routine resupply missions grow impractical. Asteroids — some of them rich in valuable metals such as platinum-group elements — have emerged as especially promising targets. In a new experiment aboard the International SpaceContinue Reading

Webb Discovers Most Distant Jellyfish Galaxy Ever Seen

New observations from the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope reveal a galaxy with sweeping gaseous ‘tentacles’ in a galaxy cluster at redshift of 1.156, meaning we’re seeing it as it was approximately 8.5 billion years ago. This Webb image shows the jellyfish galaxy COSMOS2020-635829; the dashed circles mark the four extraplanar sources that are identifiedContinue Reading