From a million miles away, NASA captures Moon crossing face of Earth. (Yes, this is a real image) Credit: NASA/NOAA   Source

It seems that Saltburn fever is showing no signs of slowing down. The film became an instant hit over the festive period after its release on Amazon Prime Video, with families gathered on the sofa expecting a soft drama but quickly squirming while gripping the tin of Quality Street. ...

Habitual action video game players tend to exhibit superior spatial working memory and complex attention abilities compared to non-gaming individuals, though they don’t necessarily excel in simple attention tasks, according to new research published in the British Journal of Psychology. The ...

Twenty years ago this month, twin spacecraft made dramatic planetary landings and set about creating an unrivaled legacy of science and exploration. NASA's Spirit and Opportunity rovers were supposed to operate on the surface of Mars for just three months. But both solar-powered robots far ...

1 of 2 | An illustration depicts NASA's IXPE satellite pointed at a nebula in space with three identical X-ray optics imagers at top, sensors at bottom and solar arrays. Collaborating with the Italian Space Agency, the NASA team launched it into orbit 372 miles above the Earth in 2021. ...

Stopping using important metals in cathode materials can make rechargeable lithium-ion batteries more popular worldwide. Organic cathode materials, created from common elements on Earth, are good alternatives. However, they have yet to be able to compete with inorganic cathodes because they ...

Some 9,700 years ago on an autumn day, a group of people were camping on the west coast of Scandinavia. They were hunter-gatherers that had been fishing, hunting and collecting resources in the area. Some teenagers, both boys and girls, were chewing resin to produce glue, just after eating ...

The Morgan Motor Company returned to the United States market in 2023 with the Super 3, a.k.a. the replacement of the 3-Wheeler. Deliveries kicked off in the latter half of 2023, and Morgan has already issued a recall for 62 of those vehicles. According to documents published by the federal ...

Walt Disney Imagineering unveils the HoloTile Floor, the dubbed world’s first multi-person, omnidirectional treadmill ground that can move around any person or object like telekinesis for an immersive virtual and augmented reality experience. The hexagonal floor comprises a button-sized surface ...

Road rage is no fun for any of the parties involved, and it can veer into dangerous situations. People often underestimate the risks they’re taking when darting through traffic or aggressively tailgating another driver — the consequences can be deadly. Car subscription service Finn ...

Atomic scientists have kept their Doomsday Clock set at 90 seconds to midnight as they did last year, citing worry about Russia’s potential use of nuclear weapons amid its invasion of Ukraine, Israel’s war on Gaza and worsening climate change as factors driving the risk of global ...

In two studies examining the perceptions of male beardedness, U.S. Hispanic women tended to assign the highest attractiveness, masculinity, fighting ability, and partner quality to drawings of male faces with light and moderate-length beards rather than clean-shaven and long beards. They ...

Globally, anemia poses a significant public health concern, affecting around 1.62 billion people. In India, the Global Burden of Disease 2017 estimates that approximately 45% of the population suffers from anemia. The National Family Health Survey 5 in India highlights a high burden of ...

In early 2023, Xiangshan, one of the host cities of the 19th Asian Games, launched ‘Youth and the Sea’, a program inviting architects to build a station by the Chinese coast. The Daydream Trail, completed by During the Dinner Studio, is one of seven main stations located along the Songlanshan ...

VUILD has crafted a parametric space named The Learning Architecture for Learners, designed as an open laboratory where anyone can experience advanced manufacturing technology. Initiated by the Educational Incubation Center Explayground at Tokyo Gakugei University, Japan, the structure takes shape ...

By Pras Subramanian, Yahoo Finance I recently flew down to Charlotte, N.C. — the home of NASCAR in the US, among other things — to preview all of Ford Performance's new race cars and meet its CEO/race car driver-in-chief, Jim Farley. Farley was in good spirits; for one thing, he enjoyed ...

Viewer preferences for male ejaculation in pornographic videos appear to be more varied and complex than previously assumed, according to new research published in the scientific journal Sexes. Contrary to popular belief, the study found that a significant number of viewers, particularly ...

It's no secret that electric vehicles don't always live up to the range estimates determined by the EPA, especially under real-world conditions. But when it comes to Tesla's Cybertruck, built by a company that has long prided itself on its competitive range numbers, that disparity is ...

Make American airplanes the best and fastest in the world. When a 16-foot wind tunnel was erected in Sunnyvale in the early days of World War II, that was the mission of Ames Aeronautical Laboratory at the U.S. Naval Air Station at Moffett Field. Now a new 40,000-square-foot ...

It's probably only a matter of time before our species finally reaches Mars, opening the doors for humanity to expand its reach to a second planet in this solar system. It will be a slow and costly effort, but we will manage to make the place a home for us eventually. That's great news for us, but ...

Researchers have been using advanced methods to learn how fluids interact with surfaces. They use tiny silicon nitride chips in high-tech electron microscopes as small-scale containers for their experiments. However, progress in this field has been hindered because the material around these chips ...

Zits are the pits, shattering anyone's confidence in a radiant pustule of pain. So the idea that the same bacterium thought to cause acne could also be co-opted to clear it up is strangely satisfying news. Like popping a good pimple (not that you should do that). Cutibacterium acnes is one ...

Igarchitects brings a forested ambiance to this japanese home A boomerang-shaped dwelling by IGarchitects completes for two families in Japan‘s Fukushima prefecture. Framing a large mountain at the rear and tucked among neighboring houses, the project carefully achieves a balance between ...

Many of us have done countless rapid antigen tests (RATs) over the course of the pandemic. Testing ourselves at home has become second nature. But there's also a growing worldwide market in medical tests sold online directly to the public. These are "direct-to-consumer" tests, and you can ...

In an exploration of the intersection between personality and politics, a recent study published in the scientific journal Personality and Individual Differences reveals how our inherent traits might shape our reactions to political disagreements. The study found that traits like conscientiousness, ...

Epstein-Barr virus, a common virus that infects most people at some point in their lives, has long been suspected as a trigger of multiple sclerosis, an autoimmune disease affecting around 36 people in every 100,000 worldwide. But exactly how this virus trips the immune system into ...

The Environmental Protection Agency just released its 2023 Automotive Trends Report, which describes its regulatory framework for light duty vehicles and the progress being made by the automotive industry. The report focuses heavily on tailpipe carbon dioxide and includes finalized U.S. data ...

This report is focused on the regional relevance of Nigeria and highlights the top 14 must-have gadgets for tech enthusiasts in the country. Whether you're a seasoned tech lover or just beginning to explore the exciting world of gadgets, this comprehensive list will surely pique your interest. ...

In the competition for sustainable jet fuel alternatives, some businesses are getting inventive. Planes have been reported to run on used cooking oil. But what about jet fuel made completely of human faeces? Firefly Green Fuels, a Gloucestershire, United Kingdom-based aviation company, has ...

The founder of leading Chinese AI firm SenseTime and an influential computer scientist has suddenly passed away, the company said in a statement Saturday. “It is with an extremely heavy heart that we announce to everyone the sorrowful news: Our beloved founder… Tang Xiao’ou, due to illness that ...

At a quiet cemetery in eastern China, bereaved father Seakoo Wu pulls out his phone, places it on a gravestone and plays a recording of his son. They are words that the late student never spoke, but brought into being with artificial intelligence. “I know you’re in great pain every day because of ...

The amount spent on airtime and data by Nigerian telecom subscribers rose to at least N2.59tn in the first nine months of 2023. This is according to the financial statements of MTN Nigeria and Airtel Africa. This was a 32.57 per cent increase from the N1.95tn both telcos recorded from both ...

The US transition to electric cars has hit a speed bump, with concerns about vehicle range and limited charging capacity adding to core affordability issues. Automakers in recent weeks have pushed back EV sales targets and delayed capital projects as they seek to reduce inventories of unsold EVs ...

OpenAI, the company that created ChatGPT a year ago, said Friday it had dismissed CEO Sam Altman as it no longer had confidence in his ability to lead the Microsoft-backed firm. Altman, 38, became a tech world sensation with the release of ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot with ...

Nigerians have joined the band of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and machine base application developers whose ingenuity has created fast increased popularity and transforming every aspect of human lives. This is as a content creator and script writer, Olatunbosun Amao, has debuted with an ...

Lithium-ion batteries are a type of rechargeable battery that uses lithium ions as the main source of charge carriers. These batteries are widely used in portable electronic devices, such as laptop computers, mobile phones, and digital cameras. They are also used in electric vehicles and other ...

Apple is set to debut its latest product, the iPhone 15, at an event tagged ‘Wonderlust’ on September 12, and is expected to go on sale from September 22nd. The event is expected to be held at the company’s headquarters in Cupertino, California, with a livestream on its website. The iPhone 15 ...

India’s space agency takes aim at another milestone Saturday with the launch of a probe to study the Sun, a week after its successful unmanned landing on the Moon. Aditya-L1 will carry scientific instruments to observe the Sun’s outermost layers, blasting off at 11:50 am (0620 GMT) for its ...

By Racheal Ayodele The owner of the social media platform X, Elon Musk, has announced plans to add video and audio call features to the app. In announcing the development on Thursday, Musk disclosed that the new features will not require the use of a mobile number. Musk wrote: “Video and audio ...

A pressure pot, also known as a pressure cooker is a vessel that is used to heat liquids and gases under pressure. The increased pressure inside the pot raises the boiling point of the liquid, allowing it to reach higher temperatures than it would at atmospheric pressure. This makes pressure pots ...

An induction cooker is a type of stove that uses electromagnetic induction to heat cookware. The cooker has a flat surface made of a magnetic material, such as cast iron or stainless steel. When a pot or pan is placed on the surface, the magnetic field in the cooker generates an electric current in ...

Before purchasing a car, there are several important factors to consider. Here are some key points to keep in mind: 1. Budget: Determine how much you can afford to spend on a car, including the purchase price, insurance, fuel, maintenance, and other related expenses. Consider your monthly income ...

X, formerly known as Twitter, has got many excited following reports of the company rewarding creators for their content. X launched this new payment plan in the United States of America in July and only recently extended this payment plan to verified global users. (Twitter blue subscribers). ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday called for a global reflection on the potential dangers of Artificial Intelligence (AI), noting the new technology’s “disruptive possibilities and ambivalent effects.” Francis, 86, said in the past he does not know how to use a computer, issued the warning in a message for ...

In the realm of modern electronics, transistors play a pivotal role as the fundamental components that power our technological advancements. From smartphones and computers to medical devices and space exploration, transistors have revolutionized the way we live, work, and communicate. This article ...

By Juliet Umeh The Nigerian market for used cars, also known as Tokunbo, have hit 500,000 per year, against 13,000 for brand new cars in the country. General Manager of automobile company, CFAO Suzuki, Aissatou Diouf, disclosed this yesterday when her company entered into a cutting-edge ...

Nigerian car owners and buyers of used cars have bemoaned the increasing rate of stealing and cannibalization of vehicle catalysts by mechanics, used car dealers and vehicle importers in recent times. Most of the car owners who lamented their ordeals to Vanguard said that road side mechanics steal ...

Mark Zuckerberg launched his Instagram Threads on Thursday, an app that is set to rival Twitter. According to screenshots from the App Store listing, Threads will function like Twitter with text-based posts that can be liked, shared and commented on. The app is currently topping the chat as the ...

Elon Musk spent the weekend further alienating Twitter users with more drastic changes to the social media giant, and he is facing a new challenge as tech nemesis Mark Zuckerberg prepares to launch a rival app this week. Zuckerberg’s Meta group, which owns Facebook, has listed a new app in stores ...

By Sunny Green Itodo Microblogging site, Twitter has slammed restrictions on users’ number of post reads per day in a bid to curb data scraping and system manipulation. The platform’s Executive Chairman, Elon Musk, announced this via his Twitter handle on Saturday. He said the restrictions are a ...