A spherical proportional counter detector at the Modane underground laboratory in 2019. He had a spherical copper container filled with noble gas to search for dark matter. (Submitted by Marie-Cécile Piro – image source) Dark matter has never been seen before, but scientists think it could help explain the mysteries of the universe. And a… Read More »
A man pulling a car surrounded by corpses. Being a medieval peasant had some advantages. For example, Twitter hasn’t been invented yet, so your exposure to the worst opinions in the world is very limited. But all in all, there are a lot more negatives. Health is a bit problematic. You don’t have central heating.… Read More »
Editor’s note: A version of this story appeared in CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. To get it in your inbox, Sign up for free here. As I stood next to my colleagues watching the total solar eclipse, I was struck by the way curiosity unites us all. We were some of the more than 16,000… Read More »
Alienware 32 AW3225QF. All new technologies come with a learning curve. With the wildly acclaimed new Alienware 32 AW3225QF, we’re definitely learning some lessons about OLED as a display solution for PC gaming. In fact, this isn’t the first of the bold new 4K OLED generation we’ve sampled. A few weeks ago, I threw my… Read More »
Images from the payload show the moon’s shadow moving across the Earth before the total eclipse. (Submitted by David Hunter – image source) Monday’s total solar eclipse may be over, but the excitement continues for a retired scientist who captured the rare event with a balloon telescope. David Hunter of Florenceville-Bristol was already on the… Read More »
Residents of a Rossendale community are furious over broadband masts recently installed in the town. Abi Cadogan lives in Horncliffe Close and says a number of broadband installations are popping up in her area. He says the family, who had lived in London, returned to Rossendale for scenic views, which were now ruined by the… Read More »
Intel Meteor Lake. Artificial intelligence has its uses. While it’s tempting to think of AI as chatbots, image generators, and perhaps something that could spell the end of us all if we’re not careful, big tech companies are busy applying AI and machine learning optimization to many aspects of their business. We’re on a quest… Read More »
AMD Ryzen 7 8700G APU sitting on the screen of the Asus ROG Ally gaming handheld PC. Let’s say you’re about to buy a new computer, but you can’t afford to spend more than $700. You can go the second-hand route, but the lack of any warranty may delay you. Many people prefer a low-cost… Read More »