Claim for giant ‘Planet Nine’ at Solar System’s edge takes a hit
For planetary scientists, it was the boldest claim in a generation: an unseen extra planet, as much as 10 times the mass of Earth, lurking on the Solar System’s frontier, beyond Neptune. But the claim looks increasingly shaky, after a team of astronomers reported last week that the orbits of […]
Research linking violent entertainment to aggression retracted after scrutiny
As Samuel West combed through a paper that found a link between watching cartoon violence and aggression in children, he noticed something odd about the study participants. There were more than 3000—an unusually large number—and they were all 10 years old. “It was just too perfect,” says West, a Ph.D. […]
France fines Google €1.1 million over ‘misleading’ hotel ranking practices
France has fined Google €1.1 million for allegedly “misleading” consumers with their rankings of hotels and other tourist accommodations on its search engine, the country’s foreign ministry announced on Monday.
2021 Porsche 911 GT3 officially unveiled, Australian timing confirmed
375kW 4.0-litre flat-six screams to 9000rpm, with six-speed manual gearbox, swan-neck rear wing and Nurburgring lap time gains all on the menu.
Ford launches new automatic gearbox for Puma and Fiesta Hybrid
Ford Fiesta and Puma mild-hybrids can now be ordered with the same seven-speed dual-clutch automatic as the standard petrol variants
Dinosaur-killing comet may have come from the edge of the solar system
The kind of space rock that wiped T. rex and friends from our planet might be more common than previously thought.
Mercedes-Benz recalls 1.3M cars because emergency calls may send help elsewhere
The built-in eCall emergency system includes a flaw that may send first responders to a totally different location.