All posts by Thompson
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Mysteries of the Carrington Event, the largest solar superstorm in modern times, unraveled by tree rings
HELSINKI, Finland — In the annals of astronomy, few events have captured the imagination quite like the Carrington Event of 1859. Named after the amateur...
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Can animals count? Scientists discover math skills are not just for humans
HONG KONG — Can animals count? Numerical acumen has long been seen as a distinctly human ability. However, a game-changing discovery from scientists at the City...
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Is Blue Light From Your Phone Really Ruining Your Health?
MUNICH — In our modern world, we’re surrounded by artificial light 24/7. From the glow of our smartphones to the bright hues of LED bulbs,...
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Are There 7,513 Unread Emails Cluttering Your Inbox? Expert Explains Why That’s Unwise
How do you manage your emails? Are you an “inbox zero” kind of person, or do you just leave thousands of them unread? Our new...
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PHOTOS: Thousands of creatures CT scanned for scientific discovery, and you can see them all!
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — In an exciting leap forward for science, a revolutionary project is transforming how we see the natural history of vertebrates — animals...
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Phone Service Outage: 9 Things To Do If Your Provider Is Disrupted
AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile customers across the United States were hit with a major outage on Thursday, leaving many unable to make calls, send text...
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Airbnb finally bans all indoor security cameras
Certain Airbnb hosts will need to make a few adjustments to their properties. On Monday, the short-term rental service announced it is finally prohibiting the...
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Hat-wearing cyborg jellyfish could one day explore the ocean depths
To better understand the ocean’s overall health, researchers hope to harness some of evolution’s simplest creatures as tools to assess aquatic ecosystems. All they need...
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Can this robot help solve a guide dog shortage?
Glidance CEO Amos Miller is one of an estimated 253 million people worldwide who live with a moderate to severe vision impairment. The overwhelming majority...
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Follow These 8 Tips to Appear More Professional at Work
Do you ever feel dwarfed by the professionalism of your colleagues, like being a noob in the midst of corporate leaders? Do office mates doubt...
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AI can now generate entire songs on demand. What this means for music as we know it
Written by Oliver Bown, UNSW Sydney In March, we saw the launch of a “ChatGPT for music” called Suno, which uses generative AI to produce realistic songs on demand...
