Millions of phones create most complete map ever of the ionosphere
[ad_1] Disturbances in the ionosphere can interfere with radio communication and satellite navigation Shutterstock/buradaki Data from millions of phones has helped produce the most complete
Sweeter tomatoes are coming soon thanks to CRISPR gene editing
[ad_1] Gene editing can make larger tomato varieties sweeter Paul Maguire/Shutterstock If you like your tomatoes sweet, the smaller cherry tomato varieties are currently the
Why we now think the myopia epidemic can be slowed – or even reversed
[ad_1] I vividly remember getting my first pair of glasses as a child. My mum is very near-sighted and dispatched me to the optician every
Migratory birds can use Earth’s magnetic field like a GPS
[ad_1] Eurasian reed warblers migrate between Europe and Africa AGAMI Photo Agency / Alamy Stock Many migratory birds use Earth’s magnetic field as a compass,
Jets of liquid bounce off hot surfaces without ever touching them
[ad_1] If you cook with stainless steel pans, you are probably familiar with the Leidenfrost effect Franck Celestini A jet of liquid can bounce off
Drought, fires and fossil fuels push CO2 emissions to a record high
[ad_1] Wildfires in the tropics drove some increase in CO2 emissions but the bulk was driven by burning fossil fuels Carl De Souza/AFP/Getty Images Carbon
Google Street View helps map how 600,000 trees grow down to the limb
[ad_1] Predicting how trees grow could help guide planting efforts in urban areas such as New York City Yukinori Hasumi/Getty Images Artificial intelligence coupled with
2024 Booker prize goes to Samantha Harvey’s novel Orbital, set over 24 hours on the ISS
[ad_1] The International Space Station MSFC/NASA Samantha Harvey, who has won the UK’s top fiction award, the Booker prize, for her novel Orbital, has created
SpaceX targets Starship flight next week – just a month after last one
[ad_1] Starship during a high-altitude test flight SpaceX SpaceX is making preparations for the sixth test flight of the world’s most powerful rocket, Starship. The
This robot can build anything you ask for out of blocks
[ad_1] An AI-assisted robot can listen to spoken commands and assemble 3D objects such as chairs and tables out of reusable building blocks [ad_2] Source