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Scientists have estimated the number of “small” black holes in the universe. And no surprise: It’s a lot. This number might seem impossible to calculate; after all, spotting black holes is not exactly the simplest task. Because they’re are as pitch-black as the space they lurk in, the light swallowing cosmic goliaths can be detected … Read more
New York-based director Michael Krivicka is a guy whose expertise in creating award-winning tie-in prank videos for corporate clients has become legendary over the last few years. Having already produced hilarious urban stunts for Netflix’s “Sweet Tooth,” Sony’s “Spider-Man: Homecoming,” Warner Bros.’ “Geostorm,” Digital Extreme’s “Warframe,” and Fox’s “The X-Files,” the filmmaker and his crew … Read more
A thousand years ago the islands that today form New Zealand were riotously wild. Birds, reptiles and invertebrates flourished in lush forests hundreds of miles from any other landmass. Māori settlers in the 1200s brought Polynesian rats for food, and together the humans and the rodents began to shift the ecological balance. Native species started … Read more
Today’s the day: Nearly a month after launch, the James Webb Space Telescope will arrive at its deep-space celestial destination on Monday (Jan. 24). Webb will be orbiting Earth-sun Lagrange Point 2 (L2), which is about 930,000 miles (1.5 million kilometers) away from our planet. Here, the spacecraft can use a minimum of fuel to orbit thanks … Read more
Pickling is a delicious way to beat the microbes that would otherwise spoil your food, says Sam Wong
Peter Fleischmann’s Hard to Be a God (1989) is a vintage sci-fi gem Photo 12/Alamy Film Hard to Be a God (1989) Peter Fleischmann THE scrabble for dominance in sci-fi and fantasy streaming continues to heat up. At the time of writing, Paramount had decided to pull season four of Star Trek: Discovery from Netflix and … Read more
Kseniia Zagrebaeva “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” These are three unalienable rights emphasised by the US Declaration of Independence as being the duty of their leaders to protect and secure. The third one gives perhaps most pause for thought. What should governments – and all of us – be doing to maximise societal … Read more
We’ve put together our list of the best Doctor Who villains. From malevolent machines to sentient plastic, these are the Doctor’s most iconic foes ranked from worst to best. It has been 58 years since William Hartnell thrummed onto our screens in a blue box, and Doctor Who has since become a world-recognized icon of … Read more
A new system helps labs determine the most efficient way to produce target molecules by utilising the strengths of humans and robots Technology 24 January 2022 By Matthew Sparkes Scientists working with a robot in a lab Shutterstock/Party people studio Chemists have devised a new system to help robots and humans collaborate more efficiently in … Read more
We’re still a ways off from the replicators from Star Trek, but 3D printers have come on a long way in the last few years and the AnyCubic Photon Mono X 6K is a great example of what these devices can do. AnyCubic has been in the 3D printer game since 2015, starting out with … Read more