Researcher and scientist Michael Sori believes the crust of Mercury may be thinner and denser than previously estimated. If the finding is true, it would make the already-odd Mercury a bit more strange. Mercury orbits in a unique 3:2 spin-orbit resonance, in which the planet rotates on its axis exactly …

Entanglement — an intriguing phenomenon in which two distant objects can manifest correlations, even if they are far away from each other — has now been made a reality in macroscopic-scale objects. An illustration of tiny drumheads prepared on silicon chips used in the experiment; the drumheads vibrate at a …

SMX Advanced is unique in so many ways. It’s the premier experts-only conference programmed by the team at Search Engine Land, the publication of record for search marketers. It attracts the biggest group of the world’s most sophisticated marketers for three days of learning and sharing. And it celebrates search …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: First batch of Google mobile-first indexing notifications goes out todayApr 30, 2018 by Barry Schwartz Achievement unlocked! Google has begun sending out mobile-first indexing notifications to …

As mobile-first indexing nears, the need to optimize for mobile has never felt so pressing. Even in its current iteration, mobile search is incredibly important for advertisers and businesses of all sizes. Consider these statistics: A majority of Google searches occur on a smartphone or tablet. 50 percent of local …

There are currently four nationwide mobile networks in the US, but that number is about to drop to three. After years of flirting, T-Mobile and Sprint have announced that they’re finally ready to tie the knot. The carriers have a plan to combine into a strong third-place competitor behind ATT …

Microsoft’s latest Windows 10 update was supposed to arrive earlier this month, before a blue screen of death problem forced the company to push off the launch. Redmond has been quiet about the arrival date until Friday, when it announced that the latest Windows 10 Update will debut Monday. Starting …

Last week, we covered two key developments regarding AMD and Intel. First, AMD chose to move its GPUs back to 7nm at TSMC, raising the question of what this might say about GlobalFoundries own 7nm ramp, particularly given that GF recently replaced its CEO for the fourth time in a decade …

When Stephen Hawking died in March, we couldn’t stop reading and watching tributes. His public roles as researcher, speaker, writer, and advocate over the years have endeared this man to generations of people around the world. So in honor of this scientific giant, we’ve put together a list of his …

The ESA’s Gaia spacecraft has already been studying the Milky Way galaxy for several years, and the first release of data included the precise location of more than 2 million stars. Now, the second major dataset from Gaia has pinpointed the position and brightness of 1.7 billion stars in our …