Women rely partly on smell when choosing friends
There are so many factors that can influence how we perceive others, which in turn can determine the people we choose as platonic friends or romantic mates. We certainly make snap judgments based on...
View ArticleRover finds hints of an ancient Martian carbon cycle
Mars has not always been a seemingly lifeless red desert. We have evidence that billions of years ago it had a warm, habitable climate with liquid water in lakes and flowing rivers, which is somewhat...
View ArticleMicrosoft fixes Chrome’s washed-out (dull) HDR colours on Windows 11 24H2
Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome may not always display accurate colours when you allow websites to capture your screen. This issue affects all versions of Windows 11, but Microsoft is now...
View ArticleMicrosoft is deprecating a ‘revolutionary’ virtualization-based security...
Microsoft has quietly added another entry to its ever-growing list of deprecated Windows features. The company is phasing out Virtualization-based Security (VBS) enclaves in Windows 11 23H2 and...
View ArticleSynology confirms need for its own branded drives in newer Plus-series NAS
Popular NAS-maker Synology has confirmed and slightly clarified a policy that appeared on its German website earlier this week: Its “Plus” tier of devices, starting with the 2025 series, will require...
View ArticleTo regenerate a head, you first have to know where your tail is
For those of us whose memory of high school biology hasn’t faded entirely, planarians will probably sound very familiar. They’re generally used as an example of one of the extreme ends of regenerative...
View ArticleNintendo finally sets a Switch 2 pre-order date, but its sales restrictions...
The Switch 2 will still launch on June 5, featuring upgraded internals, improved Joy-Con controllers with magnetic snap-on rails, and backward compatibility for most digital Switch games. Nintendo has...
View ArticleGoogle adds YouTube Music feature to end annoying volume shifts
Google’s history with music services is almost as convoluted and frustrating as its history with messaging. However, things have gotten calmer (and slower) ever since Google ceded music to the YouTube...
View ArticleSynology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move
According to reports, Synology plans to restrict features to its own branded hard drives with the new 2025 Plus models. This is bad The post Synology Lost the Plot with Hard Drive Locking Move...
View ArticleLichens can survive almost anything, and some might survive Mars
Whether anything ever lived on Mars is unknown. And the present environment, with harsh temperatures, intense radiation, and a sparse atmosphere, isn’t exactly propitious for life. Despite the red...
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