How pigeons exploit magnetic fields for navigation
Scientists have long known that migrating birds and homing pigeons navigate in part by sensing the Earth’s magnetic fields, especially at night or in overcast conditions when visual landmarks or…
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The world’s largest RC Boeing 777-9X takes flight
Popular YouTuber and aircraft enthusiast Ramy RC built and flew what he’s calling the world’s largest remote-controlled (RC) version of a Boeing 777-9X jet. It’s not just big for an…
Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD activity
Over the decades, there has been no shortage of sites using clever techniques to covertly track visitors’ browsing histories, device fingerprints, and log keystrokes and mouse movements in real time.…
Four drones will go where no astronaut have landed—yet
As NASA looks ahead towards Artemis III in mid-2027, the agency is sharing new details on several projects, including a future permanent moon base and a drone mission called MoonFall.…
“Little red dot” in early Universe is a naked supermassive black hole
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) was designed to give us the ability to look at one of the earliest periods in the evolution of the Universe, a time when…
US Space Force confirms SpaceX will build sensor-to-shooter targeting network
SpaceX has won a lucrative contract to provide the US military with a means of distributing space-based sensing and targeting data, forming the “backbone” of a rearchitected network after separate…
Manhattanhenge isn’t just for New Yorkers. Find a ‘henge’ near you.
For a few select evenings in the late spring and early summer, sunlight aligns with Manhattan’s grid. The city’s bustling streets are washed with golden light as the sun sets,…
Millions of AI agents imperiled by critical vulnerability in open source package
Millions of AI agents and tools around the world have been imperiled by a critical vulnerability that can allow hackers to breach the servers running them and make off with…
Want an oxygen-rich atmosphere? Stuff oxygen’s friends in the mantle.
Planet Earth has some pretty great qualities going for it. (Negative reviews mostly revolve around the staff and clientele.) Pretty high on the list of positives is a richly oxygenated…
Pregnant gorillas undergo ultrasounds and the results might look familiar
When Sachita Shah sent her cardiologist brother an ultrasound of her patient’s heart, he was very confused. The heart was huge, and the left ventricle incredibly muscular. His confusion was…