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Mummified animals brought back from Egypt by Napoleon’s scientists sparked a pre-Darwinian debate about evolution
Georges Cuvier (left) and Jean-Baptiste Lamarck fundamentally disagreed about whether or not species can change over time.GeorgiosArt/iStock via Getty Images Plus; Kean Collection/Archive Photos via Getty Images Decades before Darwin, there was a debate about transformism, the idea that species change over time. Two colleagues from the French natural history museum faced each other. They … Read more
Beats Studio3 headphones review: Good, not great
Are the Beats Studio3 Wireless Over-Ear Headphones Worth the Money? Here is my honest review (Photo via Walmart). Finding the perfect over-ear noise canceling headphones can be tricky unless you test them firsthand. For a frequent flyer, comfort will be just as important as noise cancellation. For audiophiles, sound quality is the hallmark of success. … Read more
Six PC Gaming Superstitions Broken
Baldur’s Gate 3’s Elminster. The average PC gamer may not be superstitious when it comes to walking under ladders or being cursed by black cats, but we have plenty of questionable rituals and myths that have built up over decades of message boards and Reddit threads. Established beliefs about mouse DPI, framerates, and thermal paste … Read more
Does Russia plan to place nuclear weapons in space? This would undermine global stability and unleash an arms race against satellites
New US intelligence circulating in Congress reportedly indicates that Russia is developing a space-based anti-satellite weapon with a nuclear component. News reports speculated about what weapon might be in abundance after Rep. Mike Turner, R-Ohio, chairman of the House Intelligence Committee, released a cryptic but alarming statement on February 14, 2024 about the information, which … Read more
A shallow lake in Canada could point to the origin of life on Earth
Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news about fascinating discoveries, scientific developments and more. Imagine a completely barren world. Before you lies a volcanic landscape, devoid of flora and fauna. Scattered across this gray and black expanse are shallow bodies of water. Each of these natural pools creates a … Read more
Ready to go beyond Google? Here’s how to use new generative AI search sites
LONDON (AP) — It’s not just you. Many people think that Google searches are getting worse and worse. And the rise of generative AI chatbots is giving people new and different ways to find information. Although Google has been the one-stop shop for decades—after all, we commonly call searches “Googling”—its long-standing dominance has attracted a … Read more
What is Sora? New OpenAI product stuns users with its ultra-realistic videos
A shot from a video of a woman walking down a street in Tokyo, generated by Sora (OpenAI) The simulation hypothesis states that our reality is not what it seems. Rather than living in a real, physical universe, it suggests that we are actually living in an advanced computer simulation. Think of it like the … Read more