Wharfedale’s classic Linton loudspeaker gets a super upgrade

The new Super Linton speakers are an upgraded premium specification of the Wharfedale regular … [+] Linton model which the company repowered in 2019. Wharfedale Wharfedale’s most popular loudspeaker, the Linton, has been upgraded with improvements to its drive units, crossover and cabinet. The Linton was one of Britain’s best-selling speakers from the Swinging Sixties … Read more

Scientific journals weigh the pros and cons of political endorsements

Donald Trump has changed the way scientists engage with presidential elections. After being voted president in 2016, tens of thousands participated in the March for Science across the country the following year. When he was running for re-election against Joe Biden in 2020, several journals, including Nature and The Lancet Oncology, took the historic step … Read more

A double-edged sword that could cause a market meltdown

Artificial intelligence is transforming financial markets at breakneck speed, but this is technological … [+] the revolution may contain hidden systemic risks. Adobe Stock The current AI euphoria in the stock market, fueled by companies like NVIDIA developing powerful machine learning processors, may be masking a more troubling reality. While artificial intelligence promises to revolutionize … Read more

What is DANA, the strange weather phenomenon that has caused deadly flooding in Spain?

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A freak weather phenomenon known as DANA has caused catastrophic flooding in Valencia, Spain this week. More than 155 people died and dozens remain missing in what meteorologists are calling one of the worst natural disasters in recent memory. On Tuesday (October 29), some areas received the equivalent of a year’s rainfall in just a … Read more

When and where to see the comet on Friday

A family looks amazed as Comet Tsuchinshan-Atlas, Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-Atlas, … [+] The brightest comet of the past 13 years appears in the night sky just after sunset on the outskirts of Abaujvar, Hungary on October 15, 2024. (Photo by Robert Nemeti/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anatolia via Getty Images Is the comet still visible? … Read more

The 10 scariest movies of all time, according to science

It’s Halloween and that means it’s time to scare all your neighbors, eat lots of candy, and scare yourself silly with a great scary movie. “What are the scariest movies ever?” has long been a favorite movie debate. We all have our favorites and the one that scared me to death probably didn’t make you … Read more

Business owner shares story of resilience after hate crime attack

DALLAS – Omar Omar believes that the American dream is mainly about never giving up. The 40-year-old Iraqi native admits he thought about it in the days and years after a deadly shooting at his business, Omar’s Wheels and Tires. “Sometimes it crosses my mind, I want to get out of this corner. I want … Read more

Transforming a region through responsible innovation

In the harmonious tango of global progress, technology, innovation and social impact intertwine to set the pace of our shared future. This was evident at the 2024 IDB Laboratory Forum in Buenos Aires, where leaders from across Latin America and the Caribbean gathered to explore not only the promise of the technology, but also its … Read more

AI research assistant addresses the science reproducibility gap

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[Adobe Stock] A 2016 survey by Nature found that over 70% of researchers have tried and failed to reproduce another scientist’s experiments, and more than half have failed to reproduce their own experiments. A significant challenge that contributes to this crisis is the difficulty scientists face in understanding the experimental parameters across studies. “The fundamental … Read more