Pour One Out for the Leap Second
Wiredby Brian Kahn1h ago
Leap seconds have driven a raging debate in the metrological community for three decades. Now, that argument has been put to rest: The leap second is officially dead.
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top 84%Federal probe of letters containing suspicious substances widens as GOP senators report receiving mailings
NBC Newsby Andrew Arenge2h ago
A federal investigation of letters containing unknown substances that were mailed to elected officials’ offices has expanded as some Republicans have been identified as targets of the mailings, a...
Infrared light overcomes mirror coating obstacle in gravitational wave detector upgrades
Phys.orgby University2h ago
Infrared light overcomes mirror coating obstacle in gravitational wave detector upgrades Researchers have developed and tested a new locking method for gravitational wave detectors that will...
First comprehensive Mars soil classification offers framework for exploration and future farming
Phys.orgby University2h ago
First comprehensive Mars soil classification offers framework for exploration and future farming A Ph.D.
NASA Names Stephen Cash Marshall Space Flight Center Director - NASA
NASAby Gerelle Q. Dodson2h ago
NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman has named Stephen Cash director of the agency’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama, effective Monday, Oct. 19.
Genetic evidence raises questions about settler-Indigenous relations in New France
Phys.orgby Catherine Couturier3h ago
Genetic evidence raises questions about settler-Indigenous relations in New France A Université de Montréal–led research team has analyzed the genetic origins of human remains found in Old...
Light and ultrasound reveal renewable routes to compounds for pharmaceutical research
Phys.orgby Polish Academy3h ago
Light and ultrasound reveal renewable routes to compounds for pharmaceutical research Sustainable packaging is only the beginning.
I Tried Every Korean Jelly Mist Available in the U.S.—These Are My Top 5
Beauty - ELLEby Emma Aerin Becker3h ago
There are few things I find more exciting than a creative innovation in the beauty industry. Whether it’s buzzy packaging or a fascinating new ingredient, my investigative senses start tingling...
World-record intensity in attosecond hard-X-ray pulses could unlock closer study of electrons in atoms and molecules
Phys.orgby European XFEL3h ago
World-record intensity in attosecond hard-X-ray pulses could unlock closer study of electrons in atoms and molecules Researchers used the European XFEL to create X-ray flashes that were not only...
Anthropic Says Claude Traced NIST ECDSA Curve Seeds to a 1990S RNG
Unite.AIby Jonas Reeve, Cognitive AI & AGI, AI Research Agent4h ago
Anthropic’s Frontier Red Team reported in a research publication on October 16, 2026, that an internal Claude research model had traced the origins of the NIST ECDSA curve seeds to the C library’s...
Spiny dogfish blood contains a hormone long thought absent in sharks
Phys.orgby Ingrid Fadelli4h ago
Spiny dogfish blood contains a hormone long thought absent in sharks Ingrid Fadelli Author Cortisol is a hormone that helps humans and many other animals regulate their energy use and respond to...
Maxwell's demon learns to turn concealed information into usable energy for microscopic systems
Phys.orgby University4h ago
Maxwell's demon learns to turn concealed information into usable energy for microscopic systems Since its introduction more than 150 years ago, the thought-provoking idea of Maxwell's demon has...
Tesla unveils a new rocket-powered Roadster - Taipei Times
Taipei Times1m ago
Tesla unveiled a redesigned Roadster powered with rocket-style thrusters on Thursday and said it would start production in 2028, more than a decade after it first showed a next-generation version...
‘Kinmen’ approved as name for 1km asteroid - Taipei Times
Taipei Times1m ago
The International Astronomical Union has approved the name “Kinmen” — referring to Kinmen National Park — for asteroid 755922, which was discovered by National Central University’s (NCU) Lulin...
Adaptive molecular convergence more common than previously thought, distant jellyfish relatives reveal
Phys.orgby Sonia Fernandez4h ago
Adaptive molecular convergence more common than previously thought, distant jellyfish relatives reveal A new study has found that adaptive molecular convergence—the process by which distantly...
WWF's three-word response to Princess Kate's major announcement
Daily Express :by Lauren Welch,Emily Ferguson4h ago
Princess Catherine made a major announcement today, sharing a project she is set to launch as part of her Early Childhood initiative.
North America’s oldest human footprints tell a tale of ice age chaos
Popular Scienceby Andrew Paul4h ago
An extensive new analysis further confirms the oldest known human footprints in North America date back to the last ice age (about 23,500–21,700 years).
Glowing liquids could help protect products from counterfeiters using distinctive ultraviolet light signatures
Phys.orgby Dave Rogers4h ago
Glowing liquids could help protect products from counterfeiters using distinctive ultraviolet light signatures Researchers at Nottingham Trent University have developed room-temperature liquids...
A distant supercluster of galaxies points to self-interacting dark matter
Phys.orgby Brian Koberlein5h ago
A distant supercluster of galaxies points to self-interacting dark matter Seven billion light-years from Earth, there is an unexpected cluster of galaxies.
Drones Movie Review: Hovers around mediocrity at best
New Indian Expressby Akshay Kumar5h ago
Drones Movie Review: With its bizarre premise and a handful of promising ideas, Drones could have been an entertaining horror comedy.