Credit: DepositphotosPlanetary scientists have long believed that Earth's water came from external sources, such as hydrogen-rich rocks and comets, which arrived after the planet formed, given the apparent lack of moisture in the early building blocks of Earth.New Research Challenges the Conventional TheoryHowever, a recent study by researchers from the University of Oxford and...
Artist's impression of an exoplanet near a red star. (A. Smith, N. Madhusudhan/University of Cambridge)Astronomers announced last Thursday the detection of the most promising signs yet of possible life on a planet outside our Solar System — though some in the scientific community responded with caution.The planet in question is K2-18b, located 124 light-years away...
Zero ischemic time reduces damage, improves success rate and recoveryDepositphotosFor the first time, surgeons have successfully performed a heart transplant in which the donor heart continued beating throughout the entire procedure, significantly reducing the potential damage often associated with this complex operation. This innovation marks a major milestone and could pave the way for...
Fragments can come off spacecraft like satellites and disintegrate into tiny – but dangerous – bits of debris in orbitEuropean Space Agency / Wikimedia CommonsDecades of launching satellites into space have created a growing orbital pollution crisis. According to the Annual Space Environment Report from the European Space Agency (ESA), more than 6,600 tons...
Image Credits:Jaque Silva/NurPhoto / Getty ImageOpenAI has announced the implementation of a new monitoring system for its advanced reasoning models, o3 and o4-mini, designed to detect and block prompts related to biological and chemical threats. According to the company’s safety report, this mechanism is aimed at preventing the models from providing instructions that could...
2M1510 (AB) b is an exoplanet on a never-before-seen perpendicular orbit around a brown dwarf binary. (ESO/M. Kornmesser)Just 120 light-years from Earth, astronomers have identified a truly astonishing and one-of-a-kind system in the known universe.Two Brown Dwarfs and a Planet With a Perpendicular OrbitIt consists of two brown dwarfs orbiting each other in an eclipsing...
Credit: DepositphotosQuantum physics is already a puzzle in itself — and now, researchers have taken that quite literally. A team of mathematicians from the University of Colorado Boulder has developed a quantum version of the Rubik’s Cube, featuring infinite possible configurations and strange new moves that make the challenge even more complex.The Classic Cube...
Credit: DepositphotosTiny water droplets may not seem like powerful energy generators, but a new approach developed by researchers at the National University of Singapore shows how simple tubes can turn falling rain into a source of electricity. In lab tests, the technique was able to light up 12 LED bulbs.Limitations of Traditional Water-Based SourcesWhen...
Credit: DepositphotosThis is the type of artificial intelligence application that really catches attention. Researchers have developed DolphinGemma, the first large language model (LLM) designed to understand dolphin communication. This breakthrough could significantly speed up our ability to translate what these amazing creatures are saying, something that until now has taken decades of manual research.The...
The Bigme B13 is vying for the title of world's first 13.3-inc color ePaper monitorBigmeThe race to release the first 13.3-inch color ePaper monitor is heating up. Dasung is preparing a campaign on Indiegogo, but it looks like Bigme is pulling ahead, already accepting pre-orders for its B13 model.The Challenge of Mobile Productivity and...
