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Beneath the rusty red surface of Mars lies a thrilling mystery that scientists have long tried to unravel: was there a time when life flourished on the lifeless (as far as we know) Red Planet many, many years ago?Recent revelations suggest that scientists are getting closer to an answer.New evidence about the geology of Mars has found that Earth’s neighboring planet has had more tectonic and volcanic activity than what scientists previously imagined. The discovery includes the finding of 63 types of volcanoes and an…

The ex-wife of R&B singer Usher is urging officials to drain Georgia’s largest lake, where her 11-year-old son was fatally struck by a jet ski in 2012. Tameka Foster, 52, has collected more than 3,300 signatures since May 30 on a Change.org petition calling for “urgent action to address the dangers” associated with Georgia’s Lake Sidney Lanier. Foster believes it is “imperative to drain, comprehensively clean, restore, and implement improved safety measures” at the lake to ensure the well-being of people engaging…

Scientists have mused for centuries over questions about the origins of life on Earth. As it turns out, the answer may lie in a small, unassuming lake in British Columbia's Interior. Last Chance Lake, located about 150 kilometres northwest of Kamloops, B.C., is shallow and filled with murky water.A recent study from the University of Washington found it has just the right conditions to be what scientists call a "cradle of life" — a place where life could have spontaneously emerged billions of years ago. "We're trying to…

Immediately following a particularly volatile season of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, the hit reality TV show on which she’s starred since 2020, O.G. cast member Whitney Rose and her businessman husband Justin Rose have put their luxurious main Utah residence on the market. Asking $2.1 million, the 6,000-square-foot South Jordan house features a bevy of lavish amenities, plus lake and mountain views. The Roses bought the modern farmhouse-style home in 2019, the same year it was built; while it…

Schematic diagram of terrestrial carbon transport by inland waters (rivers, lakes, and reservoirs) in China. The green arrows represent the carbon emission from the inland waters, the black arrows represent the carbon burial from the inland waters, and the blue numbers represent the organic carbon storage in waters. Credit: Environmental Science and Ecotechnology (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.ese.2023.100337 The variability of lake…

Samsung is the world's biggest memory chip maker and is often among the first globally to introduce new memory technologies. It is being reported that Samsung's LPDDR5X DRAM chips will be integrated into Intel's next-generation processors, and if this report is accurate, it is great news for Samsung. Intel's Lunar Lake processors could have Samsung's onboard LPDDR5X DRAM A new report from DigiTimes claims that LPDDR5X DRAM chips will be integrated into Intel's upcoming Lunar Lake MX processors. This means that upcoming…

You could say that Alan Wake 2 was decades in the making. Last year’s blockbuster from Remedy saw the studio return to its roots and the horrors therein, dredging up the past to loop into something new, now. But it wasn’t just the main character or gameplay style we saw return, but the sounds and inspirations of the original Alan Wake too, bubbling up from Cauldron Lake through the music of Poe. When I was playing Alan Wake 2, I was pleasantly surprised—maybe even a bit shocked—to hear a song that sounded like Poe…

Asus has announced five new ultra-compact PCs at CES 2024: ROG NUC, NUC 14 Pro, NUC 14 Pro+, ExpertCenter PN65, and Fanless Chromebox CF40. In this article, we will focus on the NUC 14 Pro and the NUC 14 Pro+, which are the company’s mainstream mini PC models and successors to the NUC 13 Pro from last year. Asus NUC 14 Pro The Asus NUC 14 Pro comes in two sizes: Slim (Mini PC) and Tall (Kit). The first model doesn’t support a 2.5-inch SATA drive, whereas, the second model does. While the Slim has a height of 37mm, the…

An avalanche roared through a section of expert trails at a California ski resort near Lake Tahoe on Wednesday, killing one person and injuring another, as a major storm with snow and gusty winds moved into the region, authorities said. The avalanche prompted Palisades Tahoe to close 30 minutes after it opened, and search crews combed the area to see if anyone was injured or trapped. Sgt. David Smith, a spokesperson for the Placer County sheriff, said hours later that one person, a male, died and…

At CES 2024, Intel announced the 14th Gen Core HX lineup of processors for high-end gaming and workstation laptops, the Core Series 1 lineup of processors for thin and light laptops, and new models in the existing 14th Gen Core lineup of processors for desktops. 14th Gen Intel Core HX mobile processors There are five models in the 14th Gen Core HX lineup: i9-14900HX, i7-14700HX, i7-14650HX, i5-14500HX, and i5-14450HX. The new series is a refreshed version of the 13th Gen Raptor Lake lineup, which means that all the new…