New research led by the University of Sydney adds to our understanding of how rapidly rising sea levels due to climate change foreshadow the end of the Great Barrier Reef as we know it. The findings suggest the reef can withstand rising sea levels in isolation but is vulnerable to associated environmental stressors arising from…
Douglas fir wood can be turned into a water filter Janet Horton / Alamy Stock Photo Slices of wood can act as water filters that remove bacteria and microplastics with more than 99 per cent efficiency, potentially offering a cheap way to protect people from water-borne illnesses. Previous research has investigated more complex methods to…
For the first time, scientists have used Earth-based telescopes to look back over 13 billion years to see how the first stars in the universe affect light emitted from the Big Bang. Using telescopes high in the Andes mountains of northern Chile, astrophysicists have measured this polarized microwave light to create a clearer picture of…
Apple continued its slow-and-steady approach to integrating artificial intelligence into devices like the iPhone, Mac, and Apple Watch on Monday, announcing a raft of new features and upgrades at WWDC. The company also premiered the Foundation Models framework, a way for developers to write code that taps into Apple’s AI models. Among the buzzier AI…
If the European Union was, as Donald Trump claims, formed “to screw the United States”, nobody told its companies. The stock of foreign direct investment in America held by EU businesses reached more than $2trn in 2023, accounting for nearly two-fifths of the country’s total, up from a third a decade before. That is far…
A quantum computer at IBM IBM The laws of quantum mechanics make it impossible to copy quantum information, but that doesn’t mean quantum computers are unhackable. Two independent teams of researchers have now devised methods for disrupting calculations on quantum computers. They both rely a method used to hack traditional computers called a row-hammer attack….
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting on the state armament program for 2027-2036 at … More the Kremlin. Given continued funding by gas exports to Europe, Moscow’s economy may be able to support further conflict in Ukraine and beyond.(Photo by Gavriil Grigorov / POOL / AFP) (Photo by GAVRIIL GRIGOROV/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) POOL/AFP…
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Celtics Turn Heads With Jayson Tatum Announcement on Monday originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Jayson Tatum’s incredible 2024-25 season came to an abrupt and heartbreaking halt after he suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon late in Game 4 of Boston’s Eastern Conference semifinals defeat to the Knicks. At the peak of his form, Tatum was…
