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Farmer finds hunk of charred space debris, potentially from a SpaceX rocket

The space debris landed in a canola field in Canada. DepositPhotos A hunk of space debris that crash-landed in a canola field has one farmer seeing dollar signs and hockey sticks.  Near Ituna—a small town in Saskatchewan, Canada, Barry Sawchuk and his son “were out driving around just checking fields to see where we could...

Thu May 16, 2024 21:33
Making babies may take 10 times more energy than we thought

For mammals, the amount of indirect energy–the previously unquantified metabolic cost to synthesize and carry offspring–composes about 90% of the total energy used in the reproduction process from fertilization to birth. DepositPhotos We all know that having kids is expensive, but that truth is more universal than you might think....

Thu May 16, 2024 20:59
Female sea otters use tools more than males

A southern sea otter uses a rock anvil to break open shells of prey. Monterey Bay Aquarium Hungry sea otters have figured out a workaround when they want to open up a crustacean’s shell without hurting their teeth: by using tools. The furry marine mammals are vital to California’s kelp forests and can eat 25 percent of their own...

Thu May 16, 2024 20:59
Wild NASA proposal envisions magnetic hover trains on the moon

Artist concept of novel approach proposed by a 2024 NIAC Phase II awardee for possible future missions depicting lunar surface with planet Earth on the horizon. Credit: Ethan Schaler A NASA mechanical engineer wants to build a levitating magnetic robot train on the moon—and his employer is interested in hearing more. Earlier...

Thu May 16, 2024 20:54
Long-lost Nile branch may explain landlocked pyramids

The Red Pyramid at the Dahshur necropolis, constructed during the Fourth Dynasty. Credit: Eman Ghoneim A long lost portion of the Nile may answer a mystery behind some of ancient Egypt’s most famous pyramids. According to researchers, 31 structures—including the pyramids of Giza—at one time stood near the banks of a now dry river...

Thu May 16, 2024 20:42
How to group tabs in Google Chrome (and free yourself from browser chaos)

Use tab groups to make browsing easier. Google Somewhere in the dim and distant past, we all switched from looking at one webpage at a time, to having dozens of tabs open simultaneously—and our attention spans have never been the same since. Managing all of these open tabs can be a problem, for some more so than others, but Google...

Thu May 16, 2024 16:03

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