February 2, 2023 Dulcinea Groff, a postdoctoral research associate in the UW Department of Geology and Geophysics, was part of a research team that used radiocarbon ages, or kill dates, of previously ice-entombed dead black mosses to reveal that glaciers advanced during three distinct phases in the northern Antarctic Peninsula over the past 1,500 years. … Read more
Photosynthesizing algae play an important role in marine life. Clear evidence that marine phytoplankton are much more resilient to future climate change than previously thought is the focus of a study published in Science Advances by an international team of scientists, incl University of Hawaii at Mānoa oceanography professor David Karl. “Knowing how marine algae … Read more
Apple today continued with its ongoing “Shot on iPhone” series, sharing a 30-minute film from Indian film director Vishal Bhardwaj. The movie was shot entirely on Apple’s latest flagship smartphone, the iPhone 14 Pro. The short film, called “Fursat,” is described as a “magical story about a man so obsessed with controlling the future that … Read more
Sometimes, the most complex problems can be solved with the simplest approaches. Such was the case for researchers at UC Santa Barbara as they tried to resolve a longstanding issue of fluid friction — the resistance between an object moving through fluid, or conversely, a stationary object with fluid flowing around or through it. It’s … Read more
You don’t need to devote an excessive amount of time lifting weights to build adequate strength. Instead, you can focus on doing six targeted exercises a few times a week to increase muscle mass. Exercises like horizontal rows, v-ups, and squat jumps can build muscle with minimal time spent doing them. Strength training is an … Read more
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Could humanity finally be gaining the upper hand in our age-old fight against cancer? Recent scientific and medical advances have added several new weapons to our arsenal, including personalized ones gene therapyartificial intelligence screening, simple blood tests—and potentially soon vaccines. Cancer accounted for nearly 10 million deaths—almost one in six of … Read more
Gran Turismo 7’s latest Lap Time Challenge features the all-electric Volkswagen ID.R at Kyoto’s Yamagiwa + Miyabi layout. Share Tweet Share Share Email Gran Turismo 7‘s Lap Time Challenge is back, giving players another chance to grab some huge Credits payouts via a time trial format. This time around, we get a chance to drive … Read more
Positions of the 20 SNRs with detected diffuse UV emission (red squares) and of the 5 SNRs with likely, but confused, diffuse emission (blue squares), overlaid on the image of the Andromeda Galaxy in the F148W filter. Credit: Leahy et al, 2023 Using the AstroSat satellite, astronomers from the University of Calgary, Canada, have identified … Read more
Marcel Sabitzer is hoping to use his loan at Manchester United to earn a permanent summer move to Old Trafford, TEAMtalk can reveal. The Austrian midfielder moved to the Red Devils on deadline day, his move just going through before the window slammed shut. Signing in a short-term move from Bayern Munich, he will look … Read more
Comment on this story Comment Richard Sima will return next week. Spending time in nature — even as little as two hours a week — has been linked to several health benefits. It seems to support healthy aging and has been associated with, among other things, improved cognitive function, blood pressure, mental health and sleep. … Read more
