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Multiple homes in a Rolling Hills Estates neighborhood had slid down the hillside by Tuesday as a major landslide continued to push them into a canyon.Officials and residents said they were stunned at watching the homes fall down the hill. Some dipped below what remained of their driveways, almost completely hidden from the road they previously lined.“Just shock,” resident Katie Schwartz, 57, said Monday, taking in the escalating damage. “It just changes your whole life.”Garage doors were almost flattened, roofs had…

Scientists have published research indicating that movements in Earth’s tectonic plates indirectly stimulate bursts of biodiversity through 36-million-year cycles by causing sea levels to rise and fall. They believe that these geological cycles, traceable back 250 million years, critically influence marine species diversity.  This animation is a 250 million-year re-creation of the geography of Earth, showing the interplay between plate tectonics and sea level variations. Credit: Paleomap Project and Michael ChinTectonic…

You’d think that after spending four days at Summer Game Fest playing dozens of games (including heavy-hitters like Mortal Kombat 1 and Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown) that we’d be a little demoed-out. But nothing rejuvenates my excitement about video games more than playing innovative indies that are unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. That’s exactly what this year’s Tribeca Fest delivered this year, with seven eye-catching games that were playable at the festival. This year’s selections are a diverse bunch…

Scientists at Radboud University, led by Alex Khajetoorians and Daniel Wegner, have developed a quantum simulator for creating synthetic molecules that closely mimic real ones, allowing them to modify molecular properties in ways typically challenging with real molecules. The simulator, enabling a deeper understanding of molecular reactions, has potential applications ranging from developing new materials for future computer hardware to potentially functioning as quantum computers in the future.Researchers from Radboud…

In contrast to Earth's vibrant ecosystems, the moon has long been perceived as a barren and lifeless celestial body, devoid of water and signs of vitality. However, one NASA scientist believes there is more to the moon than meets the eye.According to Prabal Saxena, a planetary scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre, microbial life could persist in the severe circumstances found on the moon. "Relatively protected areas on airless bodies may harbour potentially habitable niches for such life," Saxena explained, as…

US space NASA agency had been denying the existance of UFOs for decades. Now, in a historic change of heart, it has started talking about them in public. In fact, astonishingly, it has released video footage of what is purportedly a UFO. NASA has unveiled footage of an unidentified flying object (UFO) that was observed over the Middle East. The agency's first public meeting on the study of unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAP) featured the presentation of a video capturing an orb-shaped UFO in flight.During a press…

Images via Psychopathic Video and Disney Disney and the Insane Clown Posse are two groups that are just so extremely alike, right? Of course not! So, it comes as a shock to realize that not only does the family-friendly company have a star in their roster that also was featured in a movie filmed by the group, but that said star created one of the biggest TV programs for kids currently airing on Disney Junior. What a career change! For those who aren’t Juggalos, Psychopathic Video has actually been a part of over…

When two black holes slam together, they don’t make a sound. And yet, this is what we hear if we listen closely. Let’s listen again.  That “chirp” is what we heard from two black holes that slammed together about a billion light-years from Earth. The tone rises as they spiral closer together, and abruptly stops when they merge. But sound can’t travel through the vacuum of space. So what exactly are we hearing? Each of these black holes weighs as much as several stars; hefty enough that as they pass through space…

The meme coin phenomenon recently witnessed a significant milestone when Pepe (PEPE), the meme-inspired coin, surged 7,000% within 17 days of its launch, reaching a market cap of $1.6 billion. However, the story of Pepe is not without its complications. Questions of transparency and power centralization have emerged, particularly with the Pepe coin creator’s controversial move to blacklist a wallet holding nearly $1 million worth of tokens. Recently, POGAI (POGAI), another meme coin, showcased the market’s inherent…

Scientists think that these bands of rocks may have been formed by a very fast, deep river – the first of its kind evidence has been found for on Mars. NASA’s Perseverance Mars rover captured this scene at a location nicknamed “Skrinkle Haven” using its Mastcam-Z camera between February 28 and March 9, 2023. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/ASU/MSSSEvidence left in rocks is leading scientists to rethink what watery environments looked like on ancient <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt"…