The latest coronavirus update from the team of researchers at Johns Hopkins University that’s been tracking the COVID-19 pandemic shows that, through Wednesday, more than 28.7 million coronavirus cases have been reported in the US. That number also does not include the more than 517,000 deaths in the US that have been attributed to the…Continue Reading
Around mid-morning on Wednesday, I downloaded the latest version of the Netflix app to my iPhone. A new addition to the row of icons at the bottom of the main screen, nestled between “Coming Soon” and the search button, caught my eye: Netflix’s new “Fast Laughs” tab, which has been described by some press outlets…Continue Reading
SpaceX’s Starship program has been moving along nicely as of late. Perfecting the technology that could eventually take humans to Mars and even beyond is no easy task, and development has hit its share of roadblocks, but test flights of Starship prototypes have been picking up in frequency lately. Today was supposed to be the…Continue Reading
Home News Spaceflight SpaceX’s latest Starship prototype went out in a blaze of glory.The Starship SN10 spacecraft touched down successfully after a high-altitude test flight today (March 3), a major milestone for the company and its crewed Mars ambitions. But the vehicle didn’t manage to hold itself together, exploding about eight minutes after landing.The big…Continue Reading
Update for 7 p.m. ET: SpaceX’s launched and landed its Starship SN10 prototype from the company’s test site near Boca Chica Village in South Texas, but the rocket exploded shortly after touchdown. Read our wrap story here. SpaceX is preparing to launch its latest Starship prototype on a high-altitude test flight, possibly as early as today…Continue Reading
Home News Science & Astronomy (Image credit: Alex Solich/Getty) Fish school, insects swarm and birds fly in murmurations. Now, new research finds that on the most basic level, this kind of group behavior forms a new kind of active matter, called a swirlonic state. Physical laws such as Newton’s second law of motion — which states…Continue Reading
Home News Tech Sky Hub logo for do-it-yourself sky-monitoring gear designed to look for anomalous objects. (Image credit: Sky Hub) If you are perplexed, befuddled and bewildered about reports of unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) and possible visitations of alien spacecraft, you can take action with do-it-yourself sky-monitoring gear.Given the low cost and high capability of…Continue Reading
We all know (or at least should know) by now that using digital devices late into the night is a recipe for bad sleep. Researchers have been telling us this for years and years, but what you might not realize is that the later you use your smartphone at night, the more likely you are…Continue Reading
In most states in America, an elected lawmaker doesn’t do a full-time job and isn’t paid for it, either. That fact can be a barrier to seeking office. But in Vermont, for the first time, women hold the four top posts in its legislature. Some of their proposals would help both would-be politicians and ordinary caregivers…Continue Reading
Florida’s strategy for vaccinating its population against COVID-19 is notable for its simplicity. While other states have tried to apply complex ethical calculations to deciding in which order to vaccinate different groups, often with confusing results for their residents, Florida has focused squarely on its over-65 population, along with frontline health and nursing-home workers. This simple…Continue Reading
Slack is a great communication app, but it can do much more than just hold a back-and-forth conversation between you and your colleagues. Here’s how to keep up with your favorite websites by adding RSS feeds to Slack. Despite social media feeds and mobile apps, RSS feeds are still one of the easiest and simplest…Continue Reading
