NASA’s Artemis II rocket tore giant holes in the atmosphere – and they could have broken GPS
Researchers report on 3 huge ‘perturbations’ caused by Artemis II The rips in the ionosphere could affect GPS systems Further study is needed to assess the impact of the rocket launch The April 2026 Artemis II mission marked the first time…
Apple set to slash employee AI token spending as new CEO John Ternus looks to cut costs
Apple is reportedly cutting AI budgets per worker Developers will still likely have more than other workers Model choice and hosting provider could be enough to cut costs Apple has reportedly started cutting the amount employees can spend on artificial…
Hooved mammals that migrate may be at greater risk of extinction than those that stay put
Over the past 100,000 years, hooved mammals that migrate have experienced a higher rate of extinction compared to nonmigratory species, according to a study being published Nov. 5 in the journal PLOS Biology by Joel Abraham at Princeton University, U.S.,…
Can You Name The TV Show By The First Lyrics Of Its Theme Song?
This is a direct attack on the “skip intro” button. Long live theme songs! View Entire Post › Go to story
Ancient Maya mercury use may have come at a severe environmental cost
Ancient Maya communities made extensive use of liquid mercury and a red, mercury-containing pigment called cinnabar to decorate buildings, pottery and burial sites. Unsurprisingly, as previous research has shown, this led to mercury contamination of…
SpaceX to partner with Qualcomm for cell phone service technology
SpaceX announced a deal with Qualcomm for key network technology for Starlink Mobile Service to compete with Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. Go to story
Texas Attorney General Takes Over Michael Howard Case After Son’s Death
Texas Attorney General Takes Over Michael Howard Case After Son’s Death The Texas Attorney General assumes jurisdiction in the Michael Howard case. Local prosecutors step aside to avoid witness conflicts. This move impacts the capital murder…
More than a dozen flights in Europe receive bomb threats that an official calls ‘malicious’ hoaxes
No hazardous or suspicious materials have been found in what a British official called “malicious” hoaxes. Go to story
Trump administration held talks with Iran on deporting Iranians during the war, court documents show
The documents show that the administration maintained contacts with Iranian officials during the war over the removals, specifically for submitting travel documents and figuring out “possible avenues for removal.” Go to story
Ice-age abrupt climate shifts were not as fast as thought, new study finds
New high-resolution speleothem records from China and India, together with isotope-enabled climate models, show that abrupt glacial ocean circulation recoveries took centuries, not decades-a finding with important implications for how we assess future…
