Mathematician Solves Centuries-Old Grazing Goat Problem Exactly

Mathematicians and math enthusiasts have been pondering this problem in various forms for more than 270…

Physicists Nail Down the ‘Magic Number’ That Shapes the Universe

Guellati-khélifa gauges the fine-structure constant by measuring how strongly rubidium atoms recoil when they absorb a…

Most detailed 3D map ever of Milky Way includes nearly 2 billion stars

The new data it offers provides measurements that are “orders of magnitude” more exact than prior…

Chinese scientists say they’ve achieved a quantum computing breakthrough

It’s the first milestone in China’s efforts to develop quantum computing technology. Read more at Fortune…

The mystery of how insects developed wings has finally been solved

In 1870, a German anatomist named Karl Gegenbaur was the first person to theorize that abdominal…

This chart shows how far we’ve come in fighting cancer

For much of the 20th century, cancer was an unspeakable diagnosis. But the equation has shifted,…

Voyager Probes Spot Previously Unknown Phenomenon in Deep Space

NASA’s Voyager spacecraft may be billions of miles away and over 40 years old, but they’re…

MIT machine learning models find gaps in coverage by Moderna, Pfizer, other Warp Speed COVID-19 vaccines | ZDNet

Vaccine makers need to take into account genetic diversity explicitly in clinical trials or risk missing…

Tennessee baby breaks world record after being born from 27-year-old frozen embryo – Flipboard

A Tennessee baby born from an embryo frozen for 27 years has set a new known…

iPhone zero-click Wi-Fi exploit is one of the most breathtaking hacks ever

Before Apple patch, Wi-Fi packets could steal photos. No interaction needed. Over the air. Read more…

‘It will change everything’: DeepMind’s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures

Google’s deep-learning program for determining the 3D shapes of proteins stands to transform biology, say scientists.…

How ’90s porn led to the internet’s foundational law

In a collaboration with Retro Report, Open Sourced by Vox looks at how today’s heated political…

A Bluetooth attack can steal a Tesla Model X in 90 seconds

Tesla is introducing a patch for the vulnerabilities after a researcher demonstrated problems in the car’s…

Dave Prowse: Darth Vader actor dies aged 85

The former bodybuilder was also given an MBE for his long-running role as the Green Cross…

Finally! The ROM You Wished Your Sinclair Spectrum Had!

If there is one thing that Sir Clive SInclair was famous for, it was producing electronic…

Scientists Propose a Brand New Periodic Table, And It’s a Trip

The periodic table of the elements, principally created by the Russian chemist, Dmitry Mendeleev (1834-1907), celebrated…

Scientists accidentally discover Australian marsupials glow in the dark

A glow up for some of Australia’s most unique creatures. Read more at CNET…

New CRISPR Cancer Treatment Is Very Promising

I first wrote about CRISPR here in 2017. We are used to medical hyperbole and hype…

2.920050977316 – Numberphile

Dr James Grime is discussing a new prime-generating constant. Read more at YouTube…

Security researcher accidentally discovers Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 zero-day | ZDNet

The vulnerability was discovered while the security researcher was working on a Windows security tool. Read…