The "swarm" of tens of thousands of earthquakes near the Greek island of Santorini earlier this year was triggered by molten rock pumping through an underground channel over three months, scientists have discovered. They used physics and artificial intelligence to...
The growth of artificial intelligence (AI) may eventually lead to fewer entry-level graduates being hired, the boss of accountancy giant PwC has told the BBC. However, global chairman Mohamed Kande said AI was not behind recent job cuts at the firm, adding that the...
A burst of solid business news in the US was supposed to calm markets, which have been in retreat in recent weeks. But strong sales at artificial intelligence (AI) chip giant Nvidia and the world's largest retailer Walmart, better-than-expected hiring in September,...
More testing will be needed before SpaceX's newest version of Starship gets off the ground. On Thursday (Nov. 20), SpaceX rolled out Booster 18, the first stage of the company's first "Version 3" Starship megarocket, to begin its first round of tests ahead of the...
It's called "The Fall of Icarus," and it is the hottest new photo (literally) from astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy. Skydiver and friend of McCarthy, Gabe Brown, can be seen falling across the face of the sun in the new photograph, which the two built around a...
A stealth solar storm hit Earth on Nov. 20. It arrived without warning and may have contributed to auroras visible at mid latitudes. This event didn't trigger a geomagnetic storm; however, such solar storms, or coronal mass ejections (CMEs), are still exciting because...
The fight over NASA's premier center for space and Earth sciences trudges on, as lawmakers on Capitol Hill call for a formal investigation into the closing of critical campus facilities during the government shutdown. In a letter sent today (Nov. 21), Rep. Zoe...
This little plant is a lot tougher than it looks. Researchers exposed moss spores to the harsh environment of space for nine months recently, and the results were surprising, a new study reports. "Most living organisms, including humans, cannot survive even briefly in...
Scientists are puzzled by an"impossible" galaxy that doesn't appear to have the fuel it needs to be growing. The dwarf galaxy, NGC 6789, is located approximately 12 million light-years from Earth, in an empty region known as the Local Void, and was first described in...
The Canon 8x20 IS binoculars may be one of the best image-stabilized binoculars we've tested and also sit within the best compact binoculars category, making them ideal for wildlife spotting. These are Canon's lightest image-stabilized binoculars, weighing in at only...
The Black Friday weekend is still a week away, but you can already save money on brand-new activewear and exercise equipment. While some of the best fitness deals are reserved for the main event, there are plenty of early discounts available, including on some of the...