TESS light curve of Swift J0939.7-3224 spanning 24 days. Credit: Rawat et al, 2023 By analyzing the long-term, high-cadence continuous photometry from NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS), astronomers have…
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Devs, IT Leaders Urged To Embrace Green Coding Practices
A Salesforce executive is calling on coders to consider climate change when writing their software. “Even something as seemingly disconnected from the environment, such as building or hosting a website…
The newfound Los Angeles thread millipede is ready for its close-up
Despite living in the entertainment capital of the world, the Los Angeles thread millipede has avoided the limelight. But when researchers spotted it, they knew they’d found a creature worthy…
As Guyana shows, carbon offsets will not save the Amazon rainforest
With all their flaws, carbon offsets are not the solution to deforestation of the Amazon rainforest – leaders should acknowledge that In theory, forest carbon offsets are a simple idea.…
Musk removes giant, flashing X sign after furor
San Francisco building inspectors had said a new ‘X’ sign atop the headquarters of the tech firm formerly known as Twitter must get the proper permits or be removed. The…
E-cigarettes may be better than nicotine patches to help pregnant women stop smoking, reduce the risk of low birthweight
Credit: CC0 Public Domain Smoking in pregnancy can harm developing babies, especially their growth. Current guidelines recommend that pregnant smokers who find quitting difficult should be provided with nicotine replacements…
Drinking kombucha may reduce blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes, pilot trial suggests
Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain People with type 2 diabetes who drank the fermented tea drink kombucha for four weeks had lower fasting blood glucose levels compared to when they consumed…
Personal Music Choices Enhance Fitness Experiences
Summary: Personal music selection significantly improves the motivation, emotional response, and satisfaction of gym-goers. Participants choosing their own music were found to be more motivated compared to those for whom…
Rare Roman steelyard beam found at Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall |
Archaeologists excavating at Milecastle 46 on Hadrian’s Wall have discovered a rare Roman steelyard beam. Milecastle 46 was a small fortlet north of Magna (Carvoran Roman Fort) on Hadrian’s Wall,…
AI vs Human Reasoning: GPT-3 Matches College Undergraduates
Summary: In an eye-opening study, researcher revealed GPT-3, a popular artificial intelligence language model, performs comparably to college undergraduates in solving reasoning problems that typically appear on intelligence tests and…
