There are plenty of weather apps to choose from on the App Store, but the newly released Weather Up app is doing something different. Instead of just offering the daily weather, it will now offer Event Forecasts — meaning forecasts that sync with your calendars so you can see …

An ancient Egyptian Calendar of Lucky and Unlucky Days assigns luck with the period of 2.85 days. Previous astronomical, astrophysical and statistical analyses of the calendar support the idea that this was the period of the eclipsing binary star Algol approximately 3,000 years ago. However, next to nothing is known …

Toothed whales — apex predators varying in size from 40-kg porpoises to 50-ton sperm whales — use narrow beams of high intensity sound to echolocate prey, according to a new study. A graphical rendition of a diving sperm whale using its echolocation. Image credit: Chris Johnson. Toothed whales comprise 75 …

A new study, published in the journal Scientific Reports, has found that the more sensitive people are to the bitter taste of caffeine, the more coffee they drink. Ong et al investigated the causal relationship between bitter taste perception and the consumption of coffee, tea and alcohol. Image credit: Tabble. …

The only sure things in this life, according to Ben Franklin, are death and taxes. And a new startup called Visor has just raised $9 million in financing to make one of them as painless as possible. Unlike Nectome, Visor won’t kill anyone, but it may ring the death knell for the high-end …

The NFL announced Thursday it has awarded more than $35 million in grants to fund brain health and injury research. The grants are part of the $40 million commitment the NFL made in 2016 to fund medical research focused on enhancing player health and safety. – $1,583,138 to The Spectrum …

Just Energy is moving away from the traditional, commodity-based business model and revolutionizing what it means to be a retail energy supplier in an increasingly digital market. Learn more about Just Energy CEO Patrick McCullough’s vision for Just Energy and consider how green energy, home wellness products, and smart home …

You need only look at recent phone launches to see that screen notches are very in right now. Apple, Google, LG, Nokia, and many others have fully embraced the space saving and visually contentious screen notch. If one is good, then maybe two would be even better? That’s the approach …

SK Hynix announced on Thursday that it has successfully tested both conventional DDR5 RAM and the first registered DDR5 DIMMs as well. The new chips have a capacity of 16Gb (that’s per-IC, with typically 8-16 ICs per physical DIMM, for 8-16GB of total memory capacity) and are clocked at DDR5-5200, …

Two of the U.S.’s largest brick-and-mortar retailers, Walmart and Target, are launching new mobile checkout systems in their stores to accommodate the influx of shoppers expected during the 2018 holiday season. Walmart says it’s expanding its “Check Out With Me” service to every Supercenter by Black Friday, while Target’s recently …