Solar flares often disrupt Earth’s upper atmosphere and help power stunning auroras. Now, scientists suggest those same bursts of solar energy might also influence earthquakes. When a solar flare erupts toward our planet, it can subtly rearrange charged particles in Earth’s ionosphere, a region of the upper atmosphere filled with electrically charged gas. In a ... Read more
Breakthrough improvements to Microsoft’s glass-based data-storage technology mean ordinary glassware, such as that used in cookware and oven doors, can store terabytes of data, with the information lasting 10,000 years. The technology, which has been in development under the “Project Silica” banner since 2019, has seen steady improvements, and scientists outlined the latest innovations today ...…
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Krista Wallace Fantasy Krista is a fantasy writer, musician, audiobook narrator, podcaster, mum, Gran; a lover of pie, dark chocolate, and fine single malt scotch. She hails from Port Coquitlam, BC, where she sings jazz and tap dances (not usually at ... Read more
Genre: Fantasy, Romance LGBTQ+ Category: MM Romance (Bi, Gay) Reviewer: Tony Get It On Amazon | Publisher About The Book To save my brother, I made a promise to the strange and powerful lord of the woods. I didn’t keep that promise, and now he’s taken my little nephew. I swear I’ll get him back, no matter ... Read more
If 1 million satellites were positioned at different points between Earth and the moon, less than 10% would survive long enough to be worth the hassle of sending them up in the first place, new supercomputer simulations suggest. This is not as disastrous as it initially sounds, but it does highlight the complex challenges of ... Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: Lucent Steele Sci-Fi Lucent Steele writes stories about what happens when humanity collides with destiny, when the impossible becomes inevitable. His books weave light LitRPG System mechanics with near-future science fiction and deeply personal character arcs. At their heart, they’re about ... Read more
Going to space is harsh on the human body, and as a new study from our research team finds, the brain shifts upward and backward and deforms inside the skull after spaceflight. The extent of these changes was greater for those who spent longer in space. As NASA plans longer space missions, and space travel ... Read more
It’s the Daily LFS – Lim Fic Spotlight from the Liminal Fiction website. Today: David Alan Woods Horror, Sci-Fi I’m driven by a lifelong fascination with the power of escape offered through science fiction novels, and a grim appreciation for the terrifying ‘Adapt or Die’ wonders of the natural world. My debut novel, BRID: Fight ... Read more
Beryll & Osiris Brackhaus have a new queer sci-fantasy romance coming out (gay, bi, poly): In Love and War – The First Lotus Knights. And we have the cover reveal! It is the year 1985 ET. House Virasana has fallen, the Lotus Throne stands empty, and a bitter succession war has every noble House at ... Read more
Canada could remove more than five times its annual carbon emissions from the atmosphere by the end of the century by planting trees along the northern edge of its boreal forest, a new study suggests. In recent decades forests have slowly moved north in response to climate change — in particular the taiga area on ... Read more