Gravitational (Rayleigh-Taylor, or R-T) instabilities are produced by the interactions of two fluids of different densities that do not mix — oil and water, for example — because the lighter fluid pushes aside the heavier one. Now, a team of researchers from Columbia University and ETH Zurich has observed an …

A new study into one of the world’s oldest types of fish, the coelacanth, illuminates for the first time the development of the brain and skull of this iconic animal and provides new insights into the evolution of the vertebrate skull. A coelacanth. Image credit: Laurent Ballesta, Gombessa expeditions, Andromede …

  Intel is announcing its new, 9th generation laptop processors today, in a surprisingly competitive strike for a company not generally known for dramatic product shuffles. From 2011 to early 2017, Intel stuck to essentially the same price bands and SKU structure for its desktop and laptop processors. Standard desktop …

  As we reported last week, Apple and Qualcomm have buried the hatchet and signed an agreement to end their cases against each other. Some of the court documents that are now coming to light don’t paint Apple well at all. Even as Apple argued that Qualcomm’s patents were worthless, …

Living on Social Security alone is not only possible, many retirees already accomplish that very feat every year. And, while the lifestyle associated with a Social Security income isn’t exactly luxurious, it doesn’t have to equal peanut butter sandwiches for the rest of your life, either. How you make living …

One of the biggest changes in the revamped PGA schedule is the move of the second major of the year, the 2019 PGA Championship, from August to May. That should ramp up the intensity at Bethpage Black when action gets underway on Thursday, May 16. Before locking in any 2019 …

On the clay courts where he once practiced as a youth with big dreams, Fabio Fognini won the biggest title of his erratic career by beating Dusan Lajovic 6-3, 6-4 Sunday in the Monte Carlo Masters final. Although it was Fogninis ninth career title, it was his first at Masters …

  As the AI hype-cycle has built, we’ve been treated to a plethora of claims about what sorts of improvements and breakthroughs the technology can deliver. One of the most fundamental — and potentially important — has been the idea that we can use AI to find new medicines and …

  In 2022, if all goes well, NASA will launch Psyche, a space probe intended to visit the asteroid of the same name (16 Psyche is its formal designation). It’s a particularly exciting mission given Psyche’s unique nature and highly unusual composition. The asteroid belt is composed of three types …

The beautiful Kyoto Garden is an oasis of calm in the heart of Kensington’s Holland Park. The charming Kyoto Garden is nestled in Holland Park and even features a roaming muster of peacocks (yes, that is the collective noun for a group of peacocks, just in case you were wondering). …