Business
Feb 14, 2019
Apple eyes starpower for launch of new streaming service
Is it Hollywood time for Apple?
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Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2019
Elusive 'black panther' alive and well in Kenya, study shows
Whispers of sightings of the elusive black leopard have long swirled around central Kenya, and scientists have now confirmed its presence there with a series of rare images taken by camera traps.
Astronomy
Jan 31, 2019
After mapping millions of galaxies, dark energy survey finishes data collection
For the past six years, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory has been part of an international effort to create an unprecedented survey of distant galaxies and better understand the nature of dark energy—the mysterious force ...
Astronomy
Jan 15, 2019
Habitable planets around red dwarf stars might not get enough photons to support plant life
In recent years, the number of extra-solar planets discovered around nearby M-type (red dwarf stars) has grown considerably. In many cases, these confirmed planets have been "Earth-like," meaning that they are terrestrial ...
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2019
Astronomers discover first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals
The first direct evidence of white dwarf stars solidifying into crystals has been discovered by astronomers at the University of Warwick, and our skies are filled with them.
Astronomy
Jan 9, 2019
Dark Energy Survey completes six-year mission
After scanning in depth about a quarter of the southern skies for six years and cataloguing hundreds of millions of distant galaxies, the Dark Energy Survey (DES) will finish taking data tomorrow, on Jan. 9.
Consumer & Gadgets
Jan 8, 2019
CES 2019: Local weather for the rest of the world
The CES 2019 gadget show opened its doors Tuesday, with tech companies from giants to tiny startups showing off their latest products and services.
Business
Dec 28, 2018
Historic UK music retailer HMV collapses due to digital surge
British music retailer HMV, which was launched by English composer Edward Elgar in 1921 and helped propel the Beatles to fame, collapsed into administration on Friday as consumers switch to digital streaming in droves.
Astronomy
Dec 6, 2018
LIGO supercomputer upgrade will speed up groundbreaking astrophysics research
In 2016, an international team of scientists found definitive evidence—tiny ripples in space known as gravitational waves—to support one of the last remaining untested predictions of Einstein's theory of general relativity. ...
Nanophysics
Nov 30, 2018
On the cusp of valleytronics
Research into harnessing two-dimensional (2-D) materials for everyday devices has had some ups and downs. However, the emerging field of valleytronics is using energy troughs to offer renewed potential.
