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The role of active supermassive black holes in the production of high-energy neutrinos from outside the Milky Way seems to have been confirmed. For the second time, physicists have traced these so-called "ghost" particles to the heart of a galaxy across the chasm of intergalactic space.With this finding, we can start a real census on extragalactic neutrino factories, and use the neutrinos' properties to understand their home environments.The galaxy in question is a well-studied object known as NGC 1068 – aka Messier 77…

ShutterstockNASA and European space agency ESA have plotted a path for bringing Mars samples back to Earth.  The two agencies have agreed how the first samples from Mars' Jezero Crater will be returned to Earth, bearing treasures extracted by NASA's Perseverance Mars rover since it landed in February 2021. The samples will be carried back to Earth in the Mars Sample Return campaign at some point within the next decade, likely in 2033. ESA and NASA will create a sample tube depot on Mars at the "Three Forks" area near…

It's a classic nightmare. You think you're having a cheeky, sneaky pick-and-flick (or lick, although you probably shouldn't), only to find you've been caught on hidden camera, knuckle-deep up your own nostril.In this case, though, the nose-picker is an aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), a primate so adept at discretion that this is the first time we've seen it digging for nasal nuggets and feasting on the fruits of its labor.Moreover, it uses its preternaturally long middle finger for the task – reaching, scientists…

Photo: Vlad Kagoshima (Shutterstock)On Tuesday, Apple followed through on its promise to start filling the App Store up with more advertising. Almost immediately, people took to the internet to complain about the bizarre and sometimes seedy ads they were seeing. Apple made an abrupt policy change days later, “pausing” (but not banning) ads for gambling. We’re not just taking ads for gambling—it’s marketing for skeezy dating apps, red-pilled right-wing videos, and more.Apple’s push into the world of ads is part of…

Image via Marvel Studios Marvel decided to shake us out of Monday doldrums today by dropping the trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, revealing our very first look at the movie that will kickstart the MCU’s Phase Five in the process. And it looks truly epic, from the promise of the wildest Ant-Man adventure yet to the arrival of the ultimate villain of the Multiverse Saga. But one cameo in the trailer has undone a lot of the good work by inciting an online backlash. Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania…

Lenovo has the portable business laptop down to a science. The company has done no shortage of experiments across the ThinkPad line, from featherweight chassis to OLED screens to titanium lids. But it’s unsurprising that the company has made very few changes to the ThinkPad X1 Yoga, a tried-and-true enterprise convertible that’s competent across the board. Put the latest Gen 7 X1 Yoga next to its Gen 6 predecessor, and you won’t see much of a difference. There’s a new UHD Plus OLED screen option (but I haven’t tested that…

via Warner Bros. The Matrix trilogy revolutionized the sci-fi genre when it first came out in 1999. It pushed the boundaries of CGI and action in a way no other film had before, not to mention the whole mind trip it created by the blue pill/red pill conundrum that is now a part of modern philosophical debates. The announcement of the sequel to the trilogy, The Matrix Resurrections, left a lot of people raising their eyebrows, and if you have yet to see it, one actor from the original trilogy has succinctly…

Have no fear, the best port for the Siri Remote is here!Earlier today, Apple announced its next generation of the Apple TV 4K. In addition to retiring the Apple TV HD and bringing some upgrades and differentiation to the new Apple TV 4K configurations, it also brought an important to the Siri Remote.Apple originally released the redesigned Siri Remote just a year ago when it rolled out the 2021 version of the Apple TV 4K. While everyone was excited to say goodbye to the strictly multi-touch remote of Jony Ive's past,…

Artist’s illustration of tidal disruption event AT2019dsg where a supermassive black hole spaghettifies and gobbles down a star. Some of the material is not consumed by the black hole and is flung back out into space. Credit: DESY, Science Communication LabA small star was ripped to shreds in October 2018 when it wandered too close to a <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>black hole</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>A…

Wachiwit/Shutterstock We’re always on the lookout for great deals, especially during mega-events such as Black Friday and Amazon Prime Day. This year, in the marketing equivalent of pulling a second rabbit out of a hat, Amazon is running a second Prime Day event. The first Prime Day 2022 was in July and the newbie, which ends tonight, is officially the Prime Early Access Sale. We’re calling it Prime Day October 2022, but whatever the name, we’re elated to find tons of excellent Prime Day deals. Most people associate…