Svalbard Global Seed Vault receives seed shipment on October 23, 2024. Svalbard Global Seed Vault The Svalbard Global Seed Vault – the world’s largest reserve seed storage facility – this week received over 31,000 new seed samples from 23 countries, including Palestine and Sudan, marking the largest contributions since the vault was established in 2008. … Read more
Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientist Charles Seipp is one of many working to find the chemical … [+] that easily capture carbon dioxide and release it with relatively low energy inputs. Creative Commons 2.0 License, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/deed.en Oak Ridge National Labs (via Wikimedia) Carbon capture can be relied upon to consistently do one thing: ignite passionate … Read more
Season 2 of Layoff Credit: Apple Apple’s time for big Leaving work The release date for Season 2 couldn’t be better. I just finished rewatching the first season for the third time last night. I experienced the same feelings I experienced the first two times: excitement, disappointment, and a deep need to know when this … Read more
Proton VPN Proton VPN is developed by the Swiss-based company behind the popular secure email service Proton Mail. VPN has built a reputation for top-notch security and maximum transparency. Proton VPN’s apps are fully open source, and the software is also regularly audited to help affirm the VPN’s security for users without the time or … Read more
General practitioner examining a patient’s hand for signs of rheumatoid arthritis. getty A breakthrough in cancer therapy could open a whole new frontier in medicine. Scientists are now exploring an exciting possibility: using natural checkpoints in the immune system to treat autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes. While checkpoints are … Read more
(Original title) A woman reacts with interest and surprise as another woman whispers in her ear. … [+] Undated photograph. The Bettmann Archive Entering your 20s or the “emerging adulthood” stage of life can be overwhelming and stressful. Entering your 20s or the “emerging adulthood” stage of life can be overwhelming and stressful. New research … Read more
Mesh Wi-Fi pioneer Eero is tackling a new frontier: outdoors. Today, the Amazon-owned company announced the Eero Outdoor 7. Starting at $349.99, the 2.4 and 5 GHz dual-band Wi-Fi 7 access point boasts an IP66 rating and can provide up to 15,000 square feet of coverage external with speeds up to 2.1 Gbps. This should … Read more
Nothing is worse than obsessing over the appearance of a document, only to never open it again. You put extra hours into perfecting a presentation, only to find out it won’t be used or was redundant. Oh. Skip the hassle of a designer or working late to create something yourself. Artificial intelligence can save you … Read more
Mike Krieger may be best known as the co-founder of Instagram, but he’s now the chief product officer at Anthropic, which makes Claude, a business-focused ChatGPT competitor with an equally powerful AI model. Claude exists as a free, standalone chatbot, though Anthropic also offers paid plans for individuals and large organizations. Today, Anthropic teased a … Read more
Piyush Tewari, founder and CEO of India’s SaveLife Foundation. SaveLife Foundation Former New Delhi investment banker Piyush Tewari founded a non-profit road safety organization after the needless death of his 16-year-old cousin Shivam Bajpai in Kanpur, India. In vain because after being hit by a motorist, Bajpai bled to death on the side of the … Read more