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Scientists at the Department of Genetics, Blavatnik Institute at Harvard Medical School have discovered something remarkable while studying phosphate transport in fruit fly intestines—a never before seen organelle. Their results are published in the journal Nature, and a News and Views piece in the same journal discusses their findings. Organelles are the structures performing specific...

Crassigyrinus scoticus lived 330 million years ago in wetlands of what is now Scotland and North America. (Image credit: Bob Nicholls 2018)By piecing together fragments of an ancient skull, scientists have reconstructed the haunting face of a 330 million-year-old crocodile-like “tadpole” creature, revealing not only what it looked like but also how it may have...

The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence, held from 18 June through 17 August of 1956, is widely considered the event that kicked off AI as a research discipline. Organized by John McCarthy, Marvin Minsky, Claude Shannon, and Nathaniel Rochester, it brought together a few dozen of the leading thinkers in AI, computer science,...

News A different type of nostalgia. @xguntherc May 6, 2023, 2:00 pm EST | 1 min read Razor Razor, which makes those ankle-smashing scooters we’re all familiar with, also makes several ebike models. Joining the smaller Razor Rambler 16 and the brand’s cargo ebike is a brand new moped-style Rambler 20 electric bike for adults....

News Hey Bard, please help me with my math homework. @xguntherc May 6, 2023, 1:13 pm EST | 1 min read Justin Duino / Review Geek It’s only a matter of time before artificial intelligence (AI), or at least a form of it, is everywhere. While Microsoft’s Bing already has AI and ChatGPT built-in, now...

News Microsoft appears to be working on a custom ARM SoC. @andrew_andrew__ May 6, 2023, 12:34 pm EST | 2 min read Hannah Stryker / Review Geek It’s been a few years since Apple launched the M1 chipset, and clearly, its gamble paid off. The ARM-based “Apple Silicon” platform’s incredible power efficiency has changed how...

Jordan Gloor / How-To Geek To list installed packages on Ubuntu or any Debian distro, run “apt list –installed” in the Terminal. Run “dnf list installed” to list installed packages on Fedora. With thousands of free Linux applications, it’s easy to lose track of what you once installed but no longer use. Here’s how to...

Ancient DNA preserved in the tooth tartar of human fossils encodes microbial metabolites that could be the next antibiotic. Credit: Werner/Siemens Foundation Microorganisms—in particular bacteria—are skillful chemists that can produce an impressive diversity of chemical compounds known as natural products. These metabolites provide the microbes major evolutionary advantages, such as allowing them to interact with...

When thinking about herb gardens, try thinking outside of the box. Published May 5, 2023 02:09PM EDT Starting a new herb garden can be a wonderful introduction to growing your own food. It is great for novice cooks and culinary masterminds alike since it can provide easy access to a range of fresh herbs throughout...

Stargazers in Asia and Australia had the best seats for the year’s first lunar eclipse. The four-hour eclipse got underway late Friday or early Saturday, depending on the location, as the moon slipped into the fringes of Earth’s shadow. In what’s known as a penumbral lunar eclipse, the full moon passed within the outer part...