This is all powered by Google’s latest on-device Gemini Nano model, meaning nothing is processed in the cloud. If you enable this feature, it’ll replace your voicemail, so you’ll have to choose if you want to use Take a Message or the standard…
Cannabis smoke can seem gentler than tobacco’s, but that impression of marijuana may be deceptive. Deep in the lungs, the drug’s chemistry is far from benign, recent research suggests. Some studies have even linked heavy cannabis use to a…
Poo is big business in the open ocean. It’s a vital source of nutrients for many aquatic plants, and helps sequester vast amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. But studying poo and pooing behavior in the ocean isn’t easy.
Lucky for us, then,…
Once the U.S. Open crowns a men’s champion on Sept. 7 at the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, the biggest racket heard on site won’t be that of the players, but of the public-facing start of an $800 million…
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Scientists in Austria have developed a new hook-and-loop fastening system that has the potential to dramatically reduce construction waste and make buildings easier to adapt, repair, and reuse.
The innovative component was designed by an…
The James Webb Space Telescope has spotted a never-before-seen moon orbiting Uranus, bringing the planet’s count of natural satellites to 29.
The moon, for now dubbed S/2025 U1, is just 6 miles (10 kilometers) in diameter, which is why it was…
A 1954 earthquake that rattled Northern California was likely caused by the infamous Cascadia Subduction Zone, a new study finds.
The linking of the magnitude 6.5 quake with this particular seismic zone is important, because the Cascadia…
Aging is particularly harsh on the hippocampus — the brain region responsible for learning and memory.
Now, researchers at UC San Francisco have identified a protein that’s at the center of this decline.
They looked at how the genes and proteins…
How rain can reveal what lives in rainforest treetops
Perched high above the forest floor, the tropical canopy is a reservoir of biodiversity that has long resisted scrutiny. Its…