SEATTLE (AP) — Former Apollo 8 astronaut William Anders, who took the iconic “Earthrise” photograph in 1968 that showed the planet as a shadowy blue marble from space, died Friday when the plane he was piloting alone crashed into offshore waters. San Juan Islands in Washington state. He was 90 years old. His son, retired… Read More »
Apollo 8 astronaut Bill Anders, who was one of the first people to orbit the moon and took the iconic first photo of the Earth rising above the lunar surface, died Friday when a plane he was piloting crashed ashore near the San Juan Islands. Washington state. He was 90 years old. The Federal Aviation… Read More »
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. You wouldn’t know it by looking at them, but some plants have much more DNA than others. And perhaps even more surprising, some have much more than most animals, including humans. Now scientists are uncovering… Read More »
Nvidia, worth $3.01 trillion (€2.76 trillion) as of Thursday, has overtaken Apple as the world’s second most valuable company. The firm’s share price rose more than 60 points, or more than five percent, to more than $1,224 (€1,125) per share on Wednesday. Nvidia is the third company worth a trillion dollars in the world, after… Read More »
Listen here on the podcast platform of your choice. Health experts warn that E.coli cases are ‘likely to increase’ due to an outbreak linked to ‘nationally distributed food’, with dozens of people already in hospital. Cath Rees, professor of Microbiology at the University of Nottingham’s School of Biological Sciences, tells Tech & Science Daily everything… Read More »
Trichonephila clavata (Joro spider) on green background Credit – Getty Images—NORIYUKI_OTANI A.Concerns about the possible arrival of the Joro spider into large areas of New York City have sparked concern about the terrifying-looking eight-legged creature in the Northeast. But experts advise residents to remain calm, say the arachnids are harmless, and question whether and when… Read More »
Modern humans have small amounts of Neanderthal DNA, and these genes still influence our health today. Scientists think they have figured out when the two groups began to interbreed and exchange DNA. The results could help scientists understand how Neanderthal genes evolved in humans over thousands of years. We may view Neanderthals as ancient and… Read More »
Apple’s (AAPL) Worldwide Developers Conference event kicks off on Monday, June 10, with a keynote from CEO Tim Cook at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California. One of the most anticipated Apple events in years, WWDC 2024 is expected to be the starting point of the company’s big push towards productive artificial intelligence. Wall Street… Read More »
This feature is yet another addition to a growing number of plugins and tools integrated into search engines like Google. Some notable examples include knowledge graph-driven knowledge panels, which are used to populate relevant factual information into an information box next to search results, and featured snippets, which are blurbs excerpted from a search result… Read More »