Even though most Linux distros don’t require as much time in the terminal as they used to, eventually, it is going to come up. If you’re doing anything remotely, executing a long task, or even just multitasking, the default tools may not be enough. That is where tmux comes in. Terminal sessions weren’t designed to…
Quick facts What it is: The Crab Nebula (also called M1), a supernova remnant Where it is: 6,500 light-years away, in the constellation Taurus When it was shared: March 23, 2026 The Hubble Space Telescope‘s surprising longevity is giving astronomers a chance to see not only what distant objects look like up close but also…
Do you ever worry that your brain’s slowing down and your mind is … what’s the word … fogging? If you do, I have news. A recent study on birdwatching, with the appropriately named lead author Erik Wing, found that learning to become an expert birder causes changes to the brain that may help to…
A research team led by Prof. Boseok Kang at Sungkyunkwan University has uncovered the origin of polarity inversion, a long-standing phenomenon in polymer semiconductors that occurs only in certain materials. The team, in collaboration with Prof. Yun-Hi Kim (Gyeongsang National University) and Prof. Han-Sol Lee (Gachon University), has published their results in the journal Advanced…
Digital Planet, the research center at the forefront of researching the AI transformation at The Fletcher School at Tufts University, today released the American AI Jobs Risk Index. It is a first-of-its-kind data-driven framework that maps the potential of AI-driven job vulnerability across every major occupation, industry, metropolitan area, and state in the United States….
Global landmarks including the Eiffel Tower in Paris and Sagrada Família Basilica in Barcelona switched off their lights for an hour on Saturday night to mark Earth Hour. The global event, organised by the World Wide Fund for Nature, takes place every year to raise environmental awareness. It aims to encourage people to turn off…
A new study from the Italian Institute of Technology (IIT), in collaboration with Uppsala University (Sweden) and AstraZeneca, shows how computational chemistry and supercomputers can help scientists better understand the fundamental mechanisms of life, specifically those of human cells. This research was conducted by the Molecular Modeling and Drug Discovery Unit, led by Marco De…
The bond between humans and dogs is one of nature’s most enduring partnerships, but exactly when it began has long been a mystery. Now, a new study has turned back the clock. The study, titled “Dogs were widely distributed in Western Eurasia during the Palaeolithic,” is published in the journal Nature. Source: Read Full Article
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I don’t like to see a bunch of notifications gather at the top of my phone, but I’m afraid to swipe them away for fear I’ll forget to do something important. Fortunately, there’s a tucked-away corner of Android where no notification goes forgotten. Your notifications have a history You can read it in your phone’s…
