HPR4706: Quirks and Customisations
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'There's a sense that these algorithms are objective and they get to know you': How social media warps our understanding of healthcare
Editor Hannah Osborne spoke with investigative journalist Dr. Deborah Cohen about her new book, "Bad Influence: How the Internet Hijacked Our Health."…
How to watch 'Lanterns' — HBO's gritty new Green Lantern show
Hal Jordan and John Stewart don the classic green in this new hardboiled space cop mystery…
Scientists reveal why walking gets so much harder with age
As we age, the body appears to sacrifice walking efficiency in exchange for stability. Older adults stiffen the ankle more with each step, which may help preven…
Astronomers find water in the harsh environment near the Milky Way's black hole — Space photo of the week
Astronomers detected dust and water surprisingly close to the Milky Way's central black hole, Sagittarius A*, offering a rare direct view of how evolved stars m…
NASA funds spherical 'Aerobots' that could explore the caves of Saturn's moon Titan
An early-stage grant is offering a look at spherical 'Aerobots' that could zoom around the caves of Titan, in a demo mission similar to Mars Ingenuity.…
Physicists discover a hidden gluon structure inside protons that could rewrite textbooks
Physicists may have uncovered a hidden feature inside protons that helps preserve one of matter’s most fundamental properties. RHIC collision data suggest baryo…
Which building blocks of life have been found in space, and which haven't?
So far, researchers have found many signs of the building blocks of life in space, but what exactly have they discovered, and what remains to be found?…
On this day in space! Aug. 16, 1963: Wingless M2-F1 completes 1st glide flight
On this day in space Aug. 16, 1963: NASA's M2-F1 aircraft prototype makes its first glide flight.…
This 10-cent heart drug cuts hospitalizations by 25%
A centuries-old heart drug costing less than ten cents a day could help keep heart-failure patients out of the hospital. New research suggests low-dose digoxin …
Artemis II pilot thanks NASA for letting him fly Orion by hand: 'I'm still blown away by that trust'
The Artemis II crew thanked NASA and its contractors in front of a crowd of over 8,000 on on Aug. 3, 2026 at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado.…
The common mistake that could make aging joints hurt more
Aging gradually wears down the cartilage and fluid that protect our joints, but avoiding movement may actually make matters worse. Exercise helps nourish cartil…
'This goes beyond showcasing technological soft power': China's new moon map signals bold space ambitions (video)
New chronology, data about the moon's far side and a homegrown cartographic standard signal China's ambitions for how the solar system gets mapped.…
A black hole shredded a “super sun” — but something strange may have survived
Astronomers have witnessed a black hole violently shredding a massive star, creating one of the most energetic stellar explosions ever observed. The event, nick…
Stomp Rockets: The perfect start to model rocketry for kids?
When it comes to space exploration, rockets are probably one of the coolest things you'll learn about as a kid. Zooming off into space, traveling to new planets…
A little movement in midlife could pay off for your brain years later
Exercise and healthy blood sugar levels in midlife may help slow cognitive decline decades later. Physical activity appeared especially beneficial for Mexican A…
A new Ice Age species was hiding in la brea tar pits fossils for decades
Scientists have discovered a new extinct amphibian species hiding in the fossil collections of Los Angeles’ La Brea Tar Pits. Named Spea labreae, the Ice Age sp…
COVID-19 awakens dormant viruses — and one is linked to long COVID
COVID-19 can reactivate dormant viruses hiding in the body, including Epstein-Barr, cytomegalovirus, and several herpes viruses. One poorly understood viral fam…
tlbi= Boot Option Submitted Ahead Of Linux 7.2 Kernel Release
Ahead of the Linux 7.2 kernel stable release expected to occur in the coming hours, a last minute "x86/urgent" pull request was submitted with one patch for add…
Debian Marks 33rd Birthday As One Of The Oldest Maintained Linux Distros
Today marks thirty three years since the Debian Linux distribution was started by the late Ian Murdock...…
AVX-512 xor_gen Continues To Look Exciting For Helping Linux RAID With Modern CPUs
Google engineer Eric Biggers back in June posted an AVX-512 optimization for Linux RAID yielding up to a 41% improvement on a modern AMD Ryzen 9 9950X (Zen 5) p…
Linux 7.3 binfmt_misc To Allow BPF Programs To Dynamically Choose Execution Environments
The Linux kernel's binfmt_misc functionality allows non-native/custom files to ne run directly such as for Windows EXE files to be handled by Wine or JAR files …



