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Observing oscillations, flares and tornados on the sun

For six and a half days in July 2024, the balloon-borne solar observatory Sunrise III kept its gaze fixed on the sun. The stratospheric flight, which stretched from the northernmost tip of Sweden to Canada's Northwest Territories, yielded a treasure trove of data exceeding 200

Google will now tell you if an ad was made with AI

You can see if ads on Google Search, Google Discover, and YouTube were made or edited using AI from a new section in Google's "My Ad Center," as reported earlier by TechCrunch. The update, announced on Thursday, adds a "created or edited with AI" label under the "how this ad

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James Beard Award Winner Kwame Onwuachi Signs With CAA

James Beard Award-winning chef, restauranteur and author Kwame Onwuachi has signed with CAA. CAA has secured partnerships for Onwuachi as a member of American Express and Resy’s Culinary Collective, featuring his recipes in Centurion Lounges across the globe, and as a Lexus

Repairs underway at White House North Portico

Repairs are occurring at the White House’s North Portico, according to multiple Trump administration officials, adding it to the list renovation projects around Washington, D.C., that President Trump has undertaken. The portico’s columns “are currently undergoing standard

Trial date set for DC pipe bomb suspect

The Virginia man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the national Republican and Democratic Party headquarters on the eve of the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol attack is set to go to trial in February, according to The Associated Press. The outlet reported that District Judge Amir

How Platner's insurgent Maine Senate bid fell apart

Former Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s insurgent bid to oust incumbent Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) from the legislature quickly fell apart in a turbulent and public string of controversies that left the Democratic Party with little time to put together a comparable

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This week: Iranian artists remember the victims of the Minab airstrike, a trip through Alabama’s Barn Quilt Trail, Kansas City’s bygone lesbian haven, Erling Haaland memes, and more.

‘Toy Story 5’ Surpasses $800 Million Globally

“Toy Story 5” has notched another notable box office milestone with more than $800 million in global ticket sales. After three weekends of release, the animated sequel has generated $381 million domestically and $427.3 million internationally, bringing its worldwide tally to a

Making scientific knowledge free for all

Scientific research publishing is a particularly lucrative industry. The most recent estimates suggest that it generates around 19 billion U.S. dollars (or 16.67 billion euros) in annual turnover, with margins of around 40%. These staggering figures largely reflect the fact

More sustainable process for alcohol oxidation

Researchers at Ruhr University Bochum, Germany, have developed a new method that makes the oxidation of alcohols easier to control and more sustainable. Alcohol oxidation is important both for synthetic chemistry and sustainable energy applications. Thermal processes are

Hunter Biden launches Substack with post on ‘the laptop’

Hunter Biden, the son of former President Biden, announced on Thursday that he will publish a series of essays about the past seven years of his life on Substack, beginning with one revisiting the controversy surrounding his laptop. “Over on Substack I’m writing about the last

Several explosions heard in areas in southern Iran

Several explosions were heard in southern parts of Iran including Bushehr, where one of Iran’s nuclear plants is located, Konarak and Choghadak, Iran’s Mehr news agency reported on Thursday.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the