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Nov 7, 2023

Lovesick: Viruses have been caught leaving ‘love bites’ on each other for the first time ever!

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In fact, the paper outlines that 80% of the helpers had a satellite nibbling on their “necks”. The ones that didn’t had satellite tendrils at the neck site, what we referred to as love bites earlier.

Satellite viruses usually have a gene that helps them assimilate effectively after entering their hosts, and not get killed off in the process. Surprisingly enough, in this instance, the satellite had no gene for integration. The scientists reckon that to thus remain safe, they must keep snuggled with their helper viruses every time they enter a host.

The study’s authors revealed that the satellite and helper have been co-evolving for a long time, and this unusual behaviour might’ve been a result of that process. It’s hard not to develop separation anxiety if you’ve been with someone for 100 million years, after all.

Nov 7, 2023

Rare Primate Found in Nebraska Is a Clue About the Future

Posted by in categories: climatology, futurism

A new study shows how some species might be able to persevere during a drastically changing climate.

Nov 7, 2023

The first AI nation? A ship with 10,000 Nvidia H100 GPUs worth $500 million could become the first ever sovereign territory that relies entirely on artificial intelligence for its future

Posted by in categories: futurism, robotics/AI

Almost like a tax shelter in a sense but to avoid AI regulations.


A floating data center containing thousands of Nvidia GPUs has raised questions over whether the practice could result in the creation of sovereign AI states in the future.

Nov 6, 2023

New evidence strongly suggests Indonesia’s Gunung Padang is oldest known pyramid

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A team of archaeologists, geophysicists, geologists, and paleontologists affiliated with multiple institutions in Indonesia has found evidence showing that Gunung Padang is the oldest known pyramid in the world. In their paper published in the journal Archaeological Prospection, the group describes their multi-year study of the cultural heritage site.

Gunung Padang has for many years been considered a megalithic structure—it sits on top of an extinct volcano in West Java, Indonesia, and is considered by locals to be a sacred site. In 1998, it was declared to be a cultural heritage site. For many years there has been disagreement regarding the nature of the hill. Some have suggested it was made naturally with humans adding some adornments on top, while others have argued that evidence has suggested the hill was all or mostly man-made.

For this new study, the research team conducted a long-term, scientific study of the structure. Over the years 2011 to 2015, they studied the structure using seismic tomography, electrical resistivity tomography and ground-penetrating radar. They also drilled down into the hill and collected that allowed them to use radiocarbon dating techniques to learn the ages of the layers that make up the hill.

Nov 6, 2023

Scientists finally solved the centuries-long mystery of where a starfish’s head is

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“Turns out, starfish genes suggest it contains multiple heads, one at the center and in each limb.”


Scientists couldn’t find the starfish head for the longest time since they were looking in the wrong place. Turns out, the head is all over its body.

Nov 6, 2023

Scientists get rare glimpse of ‘nesting doll’ isotope nitrogen-9

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With five more protons than should be stable, the newly discovered nitrogen-9 isotope sits right on the borderline of physical possibility.

Nov 6, 2023

Apple Spent $1 Billion on the M3 Tape-Out, Says Analyst

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Apple paid a king’s ransom to be the first company with a 3nm processor.

Nov 6, 2023

StoreDot Says Its Silicon Batteries Don’t Degrade When Charged Extremely Fast

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The startup did 1,000 consecutive extreme fast charging cycles and compared them to slow charging scenarios.

Nov 6, 2023

How to Become Smarter and Wiser: 16 Strategies to Boost Your Brainpower

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Follow these tips to help you improve your focus, memory and creative problem-solving ability so you can get smarter and wiser.

Nov 6, 2023

El Niño may be drying out the southern hemisphere — here’s how that affects the whole planet

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New research finds fresh water losses are concentrated in South America, most of Africa and much of Australia.

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