The m4 solar flare could be a non event based on the last one that happened in 2014.
Coronagraph imagery from SOHO/LASCO is now complete and shows that the Coronal Mass Ejection (CME) that was launched during the M4.5 solar flare from this past night has an earth-directed component.
A number of small earthquakes sent tremors through a number of California counties on Sunday morning.
The strongest quake was a magnitude 4.4 earthquake near Lakeport in Northern California.
A smaller – but still sizeable – magnitude 3.6 earthquake hit near Warner Springs in San Diego County.
The wars of the future will be fought by swarms of robots. Can we trust them to make the right decisions?
Glowing is always in fashion.
A new species of mushroom has been discovered in the Assam province, northeastern India. It glows.
A team of researchers from India and China reports on two weeks of fieldwork in the Assam region, during which they spotted several new species of mushrooms. The most exciting of these is a species that locals describe as “electric mushrooms” that lives on dead bamboo. The species, christened Roridomyces phyllostachydis is bioluminescent — it produces its own light.
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Data from old Soviet weapons tests are helping scientists get a high-resolution look inside our planet.
Google has started negotiating with Japanese media companies to sign them up as partners in its new program called Google News Showcase.
The recently launched project involves Google paying news publishers to deliver their stories.
Google has already signed partnerships with about 400 news organizations in 7 countries, including Germany and France. The company has invested more than 1 billion dollars in the project.
Aptera revealed its new EV. It starts at $25,900 and offers up to 1,000 miles of range with a full charge. Pre-orders require a refundable $100 deposit.
A 27-year-old frozen embryo led to a live birth, beating a record held by the baby’s sister, who was born from an embryo frozen for 24 years.
