These three objects (JADES-GS-z13-0, JADES-GS-z12-0, and JADES-GS-z11-0) were originally identified … [+] as galaxies in December 2022 by the JWST Advanced Deep Extragalactic Survey (JADES). NASA/ESA Astrophysicists looking at images from the James Webb Space Telescope have found three bright objects that might be supermassive “dark stars”—the first-ever stars to exist in the universe. Until … Read more
Creativity is accessible to everyone. Here are three ways to get you started. getty Creativity is often thought of as the domain of artists, writers, and musicians. However, in reality, creativity is a powerful force that can be harnessed by anyone in any field. It allows us to see the world in new ways, to … Read more
Quordle game displayed on a phone screen is seen in this illustration photo taken in Krakow, Poland … [+] on February 21, 2022. Quordle is a new word game that is an alternative to Wordle. (Photo by Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images) NurPhoto via Getty Images Looking for the clues and the answers for Friday’s … Read more
(Image credit: Pexels / Zen Chung) Google is launching yet another large language model (LLM) with the purpose of helping people organize their messy Google Docs accounts. Say you’re a college student who typed in a series of notes into a Google Docs file for class, but you didn’t put a lot of thought into … Read more
The eruption of Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai produced one of the most extreme lightning storms ever and it has given scientists a unique glimpse into the volcano’s secrets. P Peeking out of the South Pacific Ocean are two little islands, their dark rock contrasting sharply with the azure water lapping at their edges. While seemingly unremarkable, … Read more
One of France’s last remaining sustainable fishermen on the Normandy coast remains stalwartly dedicated to providing the prized blue lobster to restaurants and home dinner tables. “On Channel Three, they said the wind was coming from the east. On Channel Two, they said it was coming from the west. So, Cédric… what do you say?” … Read more
Oceans (Image credit: CSIRO Australian National Fish Collection) More and more new species of sharks are being discovered as humanity peers deeper into the oceans. I It was a mystery that began with an egg. In 1989, scientists in Australia found a curious kind of “mermaid’s purse” – a leathery egg case, which some species … Read more
From Aeronaut to Trillium to Notch, Boston’s beer scene runs much deeper than just Sam Adams. I In 1984, Jim Koch perfected his great-grandfather’s lager recipe and created The Boston Beer Company . His signature beer, Samuel Adams, was named after one of the leaders of the American Revolution, and would soon sweep across the … Read more
As Americans gathered for Fourth of July celebrations this past week, many had to endure sweltering heat as the planet hit an unofficial record for the highest temperature in recorded history, a record that has already been broken twice since then. The average global temperature has increased by approximately 1 degree Celsius since the pre-industrial … Read more
Famed physicist Nikola Tesla wanted to obtain electricity from humidity in the air, harnessing the processes that take place in storm clouds: decades after his death, the idea could finally be coming to fruition. N No-one in the lab could quite believe what they were seeing. An experimental device, a humidity sensor, had started generating … Read more