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Confirming a Decades-Old Prediction: Astronomers Discover a “Cataclysmic” Pair of Stars

Lead Image: An artist’s illustration shows a white dwarf (right) circling a larger, sun-like star (left) in an ultra-short orbit, forming a “cataclysmic” binary system. Credit: M.Weiss/Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian The stars have the shortest orbit yet, circling each other every 51 minutes, confirming a decades-old prediction. In our galaxy, nearly half of the stars are solitary like the sun. The other half comprises stars that circle other stars, in pairs and multiples, with orbits so tight that some stellar systems could fit between Earth and the moon. Astronomers at MIT and other institutions have now discovered…

The A16 Bionic Chips Costed Apple A Lot More Than A15 Bionic in iPhone 14 Series

Apple unveiled the new iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Pro models, which differ significantly. While the camera and display are the aesthetic features that distinguish both smartphones, Apple ensured that the ‘Pro’ versions are quicker in terms of performance. However, Apple just revealed that the A16 Bionic chip used in the high-end variants costs more than twice as much as the A15 chip. The A16 Bionic chip in the iPhone 14 Pro versions costs Apple $110 to produce, according to a Nikkei Asia report. The price is 2.4 times higher than what Apple paid for the A15 chip in the…

How to Create A Successful Gaming App

The gaming industry is one of the world’s most lucrative and popular industries. In 2015, it was worth an estimated $91 billion and was only projected to grow. With such a large and growing market, there is a lot of potential for developers who want to create gaming apps. However, creating an app comes with its own set of challenges, and for an app to be successful, there are a few key factors that need to be considered. Challenges of creating a gaming app For anyone who’s ever dreamed of creating the next big mobile gaming app, it’s essential to…

Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Monstrous Global Tsunami With Mile-High Waves

Lead Image: Maximum tsunami wave amplitude following the asteroid impact 66 million years ago. Credit: From Range et al. in AGU Advances, 2022 Sixty-six million years ago a miles-wide asteroid struck Earth, wiping out nearly all the dinosaurs and around three-quarters of the planet’s plant and animal species. It also triggered a monstrous tsunami with mile-high waves that scoured the ocean floor thousands of miles from the impact site on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, according to a new University of Michigan-led study that was published online on October 4 in the journal AGU Advances. The research study presents the first global…

Rewriting History – The First Full-Length Genomes for Homosporous Ferns

Lead Image: Ferns are vascular plants that reproduce through spores and do not have seeds or flowers. A new study reveals ferns’ history of DNA hoarding and kleptomania. Ferns are infamous for having an enormous number of chromosomes and massive amounts of DNA. A fern no larger than a dinner plate currently holds the record for highest chromosome count, with 720 pairs packed into each of its nuclei. Scientists have been baffled by ferns’ tendency to hoard DNA, and the intractable size of their genomes has made it challenging to sequence, assemble, and interpret them. Now, two articles recently published in the…