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A mysterious sonar hit off Cuba's coast. What's hiding 600 meters down
9+ hour, 37+ min ago (424+ words) 3 DVF A mysterious sonar hit off Cuba's coast. What's hiding 600 meters down Six hundred meters below the swells off Cuba, sonar once traced outlines that looked uncomfortably like streets and blocks. The team that found them in 2000 spoke of right…...
The USSR tried titanium subs. The US wouldn't touch the metal
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (396+ words) 3 DVF The USSR tried titanium subs. The US wouldn't touch the metal Cold War shipyards in Severodvinsk once glowed with argon as Soviet welders chased a fantasy: submarines forged from titanium. The metal promised speed, stealth and depths that mocked…...
ISS strapped moss to its hull for 283 days. A first step to greening other worlds
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (258+ words) Some space stories feel almost intimate, like a window fogged by our own breath. This is the case with a tiny pioneer: a patch of moss that spent 283 days outside the International Space Station. Exposed to vacuum, radiation, and wild…...
Laval Virtual: an XR industry in transition, with Gaussian splats in the spotlight
3+ day, 15+ hour ago (320+ words) Lire en: Fran'ais At the beginning of the month, the must-attend Laval Virtual conference took place in France. A major event focused on virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (XR/VR). For this 29th edition, we were only able to spend a…...
Unitree's future tech, a humanoid robot, lands on Ali Express. Is your home prepared?
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (495+ words) A humanoid is moving from viral clips to your checkout page. When it stops flipping and starts helping, will you be glad you clicked or wish you'd waited? Unitree's future tech, a humanoid robot, lands on Ali Express. Is your…...
Uncharted island surfaces in Antarctic storm. Scientists' discovery will redefine maps forever
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (493+ words) A polar storm forced a detour. What the crew found where charts warned "keep out" could redraw more than their route. Uncharted island surfaces in Antarctic storm. Scientists" discovery will redefine maps forever Caught in a Weddell Sea storm, the…...
Unearthed fortune in your old tech. Find out how your discarded devices could be gold mines
1+ week, 4+ day ago (388+ words) Open your junk drawer and there it is, a quiet timeline of upgrades: flip phones, cracked tablets, a retired laptop battery. Most of us hold onto them out of habit, or guilt. Now comes a twist worth noting. Researchers at…...
Human limb regeneration mystery solved by scientists. The reason might just surprise you
1+ week, 4+ day ago (368+ words) Scientists say they have finally cracked why humans fail where salamanders succeed. The answer may be something you do every few seconds, and changing it could make your body heal in ways it never has. Human limb regeneration mystery solved…...
Google's new undersea cable made an unexpected stop. The reason? A tiny island teeming with 120 million crabs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (228+ words) Christmas Island sits in the Indian Ocean (northwest of Australia), a waypoint that tightens the arc between Australia and Southeast Asia. This is the case where geography turns into performance: the island shortens the route and trims repeaters, improving efficiency…...
Big changes coming with Windows 11. Microsoft might be bidding goodbye to the Control Panel
2+ week, 2+ day ago (309+ words) April 2026 is shaping up as a landmark for Windows 11. Microsoft is rolling out a sweeping update that targets how the system looks and feels, not just how it performs. The company is chasing tighter visual harmony, listening to long-standing feedback,…...