Paleontologists in Mongolia have discovered a new species of hadrosauroid dinosaur that roamed what is now the Gobi Desert approximately 90 million years ago. Skull and mandible of Gobihadros mongoliensis in left lateral (A), dorsal (B), ventral (C), and posterior (D) views. Abbreviations: an – angular, ar – articular, at …
Read More »NASA Detects Universe’s Earliest Molecule for the First Time
There were no galaxies, stars, or even molecules in the eons following the Big Bang. There were, however, plenty of atoms. With an entire universe of mass in atomic form, it was only a matter of time until the first molecules formed. Scientists have long suspected that helium hydride …
Read More »NASA Experiment Might Have Survived Beresheet Lunar Crash
The Israeli Beresheet moon lander didn’t complete its mission, crashing into the moon instead of landing softly. That’s a setback for Israel’s space ambitions, but the mission might not be a complete loss. An experimental NASA payload from the Beresheet spacecraft might still be intact someplace on the lunar …
Read More »An Alien Meteor May Have Burned Up in the Atmosphere in 2014
The ancient comet ‘Oumuamua (above) made waves in late 2017 as our first interstellar visitor, but of course, it wasn’t the first. It was simply the first one we ever spotted. Astronomers at Harvard University now say Earth had a much closer encounter with an alien object in 2014. …
Read More »Microsoft Surface Hub 2S to Ship in June, but the Future Ain’t Cheap
Microsoft loves tinkering with the idea of reinventing the collaborative work environment. Or, put differently, Microsoft hates meetings and screen-sharing just as much as you do, and is still trying to find a better way to bring all of these capabilities together in a form that provides better tools …
Read More »Samsung Galaxy Folds Are Already Failing Catastrophically [Update]
The Samsung Galaxy Fold may have a serious fragility problem. Reviewer Dieter Bohn noticed something on the underside of his Galaxy Fold, underneath the crease. In less than two days, whatever the bit of material was had broken the screen altogether. He writes: “a piece of debris distorting the screen …
Read More »Make your content better with social media and marketing automation
In the ebb and flow of content marketing trend analyses comes the return of the “content fatigue” narrative. We’re told content marketing doesn’t work as well as it used to, that it’s redundant and that there’s too much of it. But as long as we have the Internet, content is …
Read More »Apple News, Google News, Google Newsstand: What marketers need to know
Apple News, Google News and its subsection, Google Newsstand, can drive significant traffic for publishers and content creators. Each platform has its advantages and shortcomings. Getting familiar with how these services work can help you maximize your opportunity for visibility. What are Apple News and Google News? They are syndication …
Read More »Traversable Wormholes Can Exist, But They Are Not Very Useful for Space Travel, Physicists Say
Harvard University physicist Daniel Jafferis and colleagues have shown that wormholes — theoretical portals through space-time that could create shortcuts for long journeys across the Universe — can exist. Wormholes are predicted by the theory of general relativity. Digital art by Les Bossinas, Cortez III Service Corp., 1998. “But don’t …
Read More »First Impressions of the Galaxy Fold Are Cautiously Optimistic
Samsung’s Galaxy Fold represents a truly new method of building displays into smartphones. Whether you like the idea of a foldable device or not, the option to own a functional model at all feels like something out of sci-fi. Several publications have gotten a chance to go hands-on with …
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