A guide to a nurse’s salary: Broken down by all 50 states and industry type
During and following the pandemic, increased attention was placed on the nursing profession. While the world can agree they deserved to be paid well and respected, there remains high burnout…
Silicon Motion SM2508 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe SSD Controller Set for Mass Production
Silicon Motion has been teasing their SM2508 client SSD controller for more than a year now at various trade shows. The controller is finally set for mass production, just in…
Solidigm 122 TB Enterprise QLC SSD Announced for Early 2025 Release
Solidigm's D5-P5336 61.44 TB enterprise QLC SSD released in mid-2023 has seen unprecedented demand over the last few quarters, driven by the insatiable demand for high-capacity storage in AI datacenters.…
Leeches use their whole bodies to entomb and eat ultra-fast worms
Blackworms are ultra-fast swimmers, and they tangle up into worm balls to protect themselves from predators – but leeches have an ingenious method of catching them called “spiral entombment”
Could Mars become habitable with the help of glitter-like iron rods?
Terraforming Mars would make the planet more like Earth and better able to sustain life as we know itDETLEV VAN RAVENSWAAY/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY Releasing glitter-sized iron rods into Mars’s atmosphere…
Bird deaths from building strikes may be double past estimates
After surviving building collisions, around 60 per cent of birds die in rehabilitation careJeffrey Ji/Shutterstock More than 1 billion birds in the US may die from colliding with buildings each…
The science is clear: repeatedly whipping a horse won't help it learn
After the release of a shocking video showing Olympic rider Charlotte Dujardin whipping a horse, it is time for equestrians to educate themselves on the science of horse training, says…
Critics of the International Space Station are missing the point
The International Space Station (ISS) is reaching the end of its life, with agencies around the world planning for its demise in around 2030. This orbiting behemoth has been continuously…
The best livestream so far this year? A corpse flower slowly blooming
Amorphophallus TitanumDerek Powazek When you think of livestreaming, if indeed you reflect on it at all, you probably imagine a gamer screaming about shooting the final boss. Or a conspiracy…
What becomes of the broken-hearted? Scientists investigate
Science of love “Losing and ending a romantic relationship is one of the most painful losses adults experience,” begins a BAS (bountifully acronymed study) by researchers in Germany and Iran,…
