Jensen Huang has unveiled a platform called Cosmos to simulate scenarios to train real-world robots.Huang likened it to Marvel superhero Doctor Strange simulating millions of versions of the future.The Nvidia boss said at CES that physical AI is the "next frontier" of artificial intelligence.In "Avengers: Infinity War," Marvel superhero Doctor Strange looks into the future to see over 14 million different outcomes of the galactic battle against supervillain Thanos. Jensen Huang thinks it's the kind of power needed to reach "the next frontier of AI."In a keynote address at CES in Las Vegas on Monday, the Nvidia CEO introduced Cosmos, a platform that aims to make "physical AI" a reality by simulating endless real-world scenarios for robots and autonomous vehicles to study and gain a deeper understanding of their environment.According to Huang, the path to this next frontier in which autonomous hardware becomes a common sight in daily life has been limited until now because of data availability. As he put it, "Physical world data is costly to capture, curate, and label." That's where Nvidia Cosmos comes in, for Huang at least. "You could have it generate multiple physically-based, physically plausible scenarios of the future," he told the Las Vegas audience. "Basically, do a Doctor Strange."Nvidia's next frontier is coming Jensen Huang at CES 2025. Patrick T. Fallon for AFP via Getty Images Here's how it works. Cosmos ingests text, image, or video prompts to generate videos with virtual renderings of real-world environments, lighting, and more.Developers of robots and autonomous vehicles can then use these virtual creations to provide their technology with synthetic data for reinforcement learning a research technique used to teach AI models as well as test and validate the models behind the physical AI.According to an Nvidia blog post, Cosmos can also be used along with Omniverse, the company's platform for creating 3D graphics and metaverses, to "generate every possible future outcome an AI model could take to help it select the best and most accurate path."Cosmos itself starts with a strong, foundational understanding of real-world environments. It has been trained on 20 million hours of video focusing on everything from humans walking and "dynamic nature" to camera movements, Nvidia said.If robots and autonomous vehicles are to become a widespread reality, as other industry leaders like Elon Musk think, they'll need a highly sophisticated understanding of these kinds of scenarios."It's really about teaching the AI, not about generating creative content, but teaching the AI to understand the physical world," Huang said. Elon Musk's Tesla is also looking to robots as the future. Screengrab from We, Robot livestream There's a good reason Huang is talking up physical AI. While Nvidia has grown by roughly $3.3 trillion since the start of the generative AI boom, thanks to high demand for its chips needed to train AI models, the business isn't completely free of threats.Some of Nvidia's Big Tech customers, such as Amazon and Google, are developing chips of their own to reduce their dependence on Nvidia. The company made 87.7% of its $35.1 billion revenue last quarter from its chip and data center business.As Business Insider's Emma Cosgrove also notes, the semiconductor industry has historically been brutal. Companies typically experience boom and bust cycles as interest in niche chips can come in waves. There is an incentive then for Huang to diversify Nvidia's sources of income.Time will tell if Cosmos can offer the path forward to Nvidia's next frontier. Development of robots that can navigate complex world environments has taken shape slowly, despite companies like Google, Boston Dynamics and Figure AI deploying increasing amounts of capital on developing these technologies.Huang himself noted during his CES keynote that he expects autonomous vehicles to represent the "first multi-trillion dollar robotics industry."With autonomous cars already on the road in certain locations from companies like Waymo and Cruise, this could be the case. During CES, Huang shared that Nvidia had struck a new partnership with Toyota to help power its autonomous vehicle ambitions.Getting to a world where robots roam freely among humans will take considerably more effort, however. Huang will hope that Cosmos starts to provide the superpowers needed to pull off such a feat.

In March, Dartmouth basketball players made history with a 13-2 vote to unionize and be classified as college employees the first successful union election by student-athletes in US history. After Dartmouth rejected the bid, the two sides began litigating the path forward. But last Tuesday, well before any contract was reached, the players ended their union efforts by withdrawing their federal labor petition. The athletes have pushed the conversation on employment and collective bargaining in college sports forward, said Chris Peck, president of Service Employees International Union Local 560, in a statement. While our strategy is shifting, we will continue to advocate for just compensation, adequate health coverage, and safe working conditions for varsity athletes at Dartmouth.The immediate cause of the withdrawal was almost certainly political. With President-elect Donald Trump set to fill two vacancies on the National Labor Relations Board after Senate Democrats failed to confirm the current Democratic chair for another term, the Dartmouth basketball union opted to preserve their earlier victory rather than risk an adverse ruling from what will likely be a more employer-friendly board. Trump is also expected to replace NLRB general counsel Jennifer Abruzzo, who has been notably supportive of college athletes collective bargaining rights, potentially on his first day in office.Sports economist Andy Schwarz notes that unionization rights at the federal NLRB level are fundamentally unstable even if the athletes had succeeded in getting a contract under a new Democratic administration, their victory could be overturned by subsequent Republican-appointed labor boards, as has happened with graduate student organizing rights. Legal experts expect unions to preemptively withdraw more pending cases and say a Trump board could also reverse recent decisions, including on union recognition rules and independent contractors. Its not entirely clear what will happen over the next four years. During his first term, Trumps appointed NLRB general counsel quickly rescinded a previous memo that had suggested college athletes could be classified as employees. However, notable Trump-appointed judges, including Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, have offered strong opinions supporting athletes economic rights and challenged the traditional view that student athletes arent workers. A separate federal complaint arguing that USC athletes should be considered employees also faces an uncertain future. Dartmouths tactical retreat underscores how the fight for college athlete rights often advances in fits and starts, with organizers choosing their battles carefully in an entrenched system. This latest strategic withdrawal may preview a broader shift in how college teams approach organizing in the Trump era, searching for alternative paths to recognition and negotiation.An amateur model in a professional industryThe amateur model where colleges make money from sports while not treating athletes as employees dates back to the 19th century, when schools first began selling tickets to student contests, explained David Berri, a sports economist at Southern Utah University.In 2022, as my colleague Bryan Walsh noted, college athletics generated $13.6 billion in revenue, more than any professional sport except the NFL. Individual programs like the University of Alabamas football team can bring in over $120 million yearly. In 43 states, the highest-paid public employee is a college coach at a major state university. Yet most athletes remain restricted to scholarships and limited cost-of-living stipends, rather than traditional salaries. Ellen Staurowsky, a professor of sports media at Ithaca College, argues the amateur system is increasingly outdated. To me, it seems so untruthful to continue to perpetuate the idea that athletes are not the labor force driving this multibillion-dollar industry, she told Vox. These ideas about student-athletes were formed long before 24/7 television, a global sport entertainment market. College sports do not have the business model to match the 21st century.If college athletes were classified as employees theyd be eligible for salaries, collective bargaining, workers compensation, health benefits, and legal protections under labor laws. However, the changes sought by athletes through unionization might be more modest than either supporters or critics imagine. If the Dartmouth players had been able to bargain, theyd have been able to negotiate new rules like maybe they wouldnt have to travel home after midnight after a late game, Schwarz told Vox. Thats the kind of thing that a labor union could do that would interfere with the business practices of a university but which would be a health and safety and quality of life issue for the athletes. Previous attempts to establish college athletes as employees have faced significant hurdles. A 2015 effort to unionize Northwestern Universitys football team failed when even a Democratic-controlled NLRB chose not to get involved, citing concerns about competitive balance in a conference where Northwestern was the only private school in a mostly public conference outside NLRB oversight. The Dartmouth case, involving a private school basketball team in the Ivy League, seemed poised to avoid that particular obstacle before last weeks withdrawal.Beyond the NLRBWhile the Dartmouth players union effort has ended, the broader fight over college athlete rights continues. In 2021, the US Supreme Court issued a narrow decision characterizing the NCAA as a price-fixing operation, signaling that future legal challenges could further erode the NCAAs ability to restrict athlete pay. In a landmark settlement last year, the NCAA agreed to pay $2.75 billion to college athletes for the first time, allowing schools to provide direct compensation. Meanwhile, at USC, athletes supported by the National College Players Association, a nonprofit advocacy group, have filed a complaint seeking to classify football and mens and womens basketball players as employees. But with a conservative Trump-era NLRB, the athletes may follow Dartmouths lead and still preemptively withdraw.With traditional NLRB channels becoming more difficult to navigate, unions may increasingly turn to voluntary recognition agreements, pressuring schools to negotiate directly with athletes outside the formal NLRB framework. Though rare in college sports, these agreements could become more attractive to schools as a way to avoid more costly antitrust litigation and to students seeking alternative union routes during periods of Republican board dominance.Its really an open question right now, Staurowsky said. There is concern that the momentum weve seen over the last few years is going to be stalled. The NCAA itself continues lobbying Congress to help preserve aspects of its amateur model, even as recent changes like Name, Image, and Likeness [NIL] rights have begun reshaping the economics of college athletics by allowing athletes to profit from endorsements and sponsorships. As Schwarz notes, Nobody who is a college football fan feels that the current playoff system is less good because the athletes are receiving NIL money, even though for years we were told no one would watch it.The Dartmouth players withdrawal may help preserve a favorable precedent for future organizing efforts. SEIU Local 560 has already signaled several paths forward, pledging to support the development of an Ivy League Players Association and expand group licensing programs that allow athletes to collectively negotiate with brands. Still, collective bargaining may ultimately prove the only viable pathway to address some of the specific issues student-athletes face, Peck said.College sports amateur model has weathered countless challenges since its inception, but the question today seems less about if amateurism will change, but when and who will get to shape its future.Youve read 1 article in the last monthHere at Vox, we're unwavering in our commitment to covering the issues that matter most to you threats to democracy, immigration, reproductive rights, the environment, and the rising polarization across this country.Our mission is to provide clear, accessible journalism that empowers you to stay informed and engaged in shaping our world. 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Grapple fever is in the air, and a new year means a new WWE 2K entry is right around the corner here's all we know about this year's game, WWE 2K25, ahead of its official revealTech17:24, 07 Jan 2025Updated 17:24, 07 Jan 2025CM Punk is back having been DLC for last year's gameIt's a new year, and 2025 has already brought plenty of excitement for wrestling fans with the long-awaited Netflix deal with WWE, but as we approach Royal Rumble and the Road to Wrestlemania, we're expecting the next WWE title to jump onto console and PC from the top rope.2K has begun revealing fresh screenshots of superstars including Cody Rhodes, Liv Morgan and more, and they look fantastic, so what better time to recount all we know about this year's game so far, including when you can play it.Here's all we know so far, including the confirmed roster, for WWE 2K25.Content cannot be displayed without consentIt's always fun to speculate who will grace the cover of this year's game, especially as it can often mean a tie-in with an in-game mode. Last year's cover star was the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, and the year before it was John Cena as players enjoyed tackling the Doctor of Thuganomics as some of his many rivals.This year, all signs are pointing to Roman Reigns being the cover star, with the Tribal Chief and Paul Heyman entering a room with 'WWE 2K25' on the door and talking about January 27.Bayley is confirmed for the WWE 2K25 rosterEver since the slobberknocker that was WWE 2K20 (which also had Roman on the cover (alongside Becky Lynch), WWE 2K titles have launched in March.It's a prime time for it, too, around Wrestlemania season, and we'd imagine it'll launch in March this year, too.Content cannot be displayed without consentAt the time of writing, we have the following confirmed to arrive in WWE 2K25 thanks to the released screenshots:BayleyCM PunkCody RhodesDamian PriestLiv MorganLiv Morgan is one of the first stars revealedGiven WWE 2K24 had more than 200 Superstars to choose from, plus the DLC, we'd expect that roster to grow quickly across the next couple of months.Here's hoping for some more Legends, too. WWE 2K24 gave us Chyna, Faarooq, Eddie Guerrero, and even Muhammad Ali, as well as classic versions of Randy Orton, Batista, Rhea Ripley and more.The American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, is hereWe're still not sure on what new gameplay mechanics or match types will arrive in WWE 2K25 (bring back 'Create A Finisher', I say) but we'll hopefully find out soon.Article continues belowWWE 2K24 reintroduced a bunch of gimmick matches like Casket, Ambulance, and Special Guest Referee options, but the WWE is constantly innovating with new ways for its stars to beat each other up so we expect to be surprised nonetheless.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.RECOMMENDED

Just announce it already, Nintendo (Nintendo)Weve reached the point where info about the Switch 2s charger is leaking online ahead of any formal reveal from Nintendo.While there remains very little information, leaked or otherwise, about the sort of games that will release for the Nintendo Switch 2, theres no shortage of leaks about the hardware.Ever since the end of 2024, the frequency of Switch 2 leaks has only increased. Just this week, fans found evidence suggesting the Joy-Con controllers can double as a computer mouse and a breakdown of its alleged tech suggests it can run ports of PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X games.Earlier today, additional details about the Switch 2s dock made their way online, which seem to confirm that the console wont be compatible with the original Switchs charger.This comes courtesy of games journalist Laura Kate Dale, who also once leaked details for the original Switch. Although shes since moved away from gaming leaks, she was recently sent a photo of the Switch 2s dock by a trusted source, and thus has shared details on her social media accounts.The actual photo isnt particularly exciting, only showing input and output voltage information on the back of the dock. However, Dale claims that the Switch 2 will ship with a 60W charger. The new dock is unlikely to look that much different from the original one (X)By comparison, the original Switchs charger is only 39W. As such, Dale speculates it wont be powerful enough to charge up the Switch 2, at least when its docked.This doesnt necessarily mean you couldnt use the original charger with the Switch 2 while it is out of the dock. But we cant imagine itd be as efficient and would likely take longer to fully charge up the console.More TrendingDale has made it clear she has no other information to share on the matter, so eager Nintendo fans shouldnt expect further leaks from her. Hopefully, they wont need them though as an official reveal is rumoured to take place before the end of January.The question here is why the dock needs a different charger, since if it works in the same way as the current Switch just acting as a connector to a TV theres no reason anything should need to change.A natural assumption is that the dock itself will have new functionality, perhaps offering higher performance in games while the Switch is connected to it. Thats been an idea fans have floated around ever since the OLED Model was announced but so far its not been something Nintendo has embraced. Even Amazon is casually showing the console off, with listings for Switch 2 cases in Japan. The accompanying images dont show anything new, and appears to be a mock-up based on known info, but it doesnt change how much of an open secret the Switch 2s design now is. This isnt officially what the Switch 2 looks like but come on, this is what itll look like (Amazon)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy

How funny would it be if turned out to be a Lego Horizon movie instead? (Sony)The first major PlayStation announcements of the year arent any new games, but two movies based on Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2.2024 was an awfully quiet year for Sony when it came to major new game releases and so far 2025 doesnt look that much better, with Ghost Of Ytei the only new first party PlayStation exclusive currently scheduled.Games such as Insomniacs Wolverine and Naughty Dogs Intergalatic: The Heretic Prophet have been announced, but theres currently no clue as to when theyll be out.In the meantime, Sony has decided to kick the year off with a bunch of movie and TV announcements instead, with no less than three projects confirmed during its press conference at CES 2025.First is a film adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn, which presumably sprung from the ashes of the cancelled TV show that was meant to air on Netflix. Frankly, a movie always seemed like the more sensible option, given the amount of CGI that would be needed.PlayStation Productions Asad Qizilbash made no mention of the Netflix show while announcing the movie, only saying the film is in the early stages and, like the Uncharted and Gran Turismo film, will be a co-production with Columbia Pictures.Second is a Helldivers 2 movie (though itll probably just be titled Helldivers), which seems ironic because such a movie technically already exists. Its called Starship Troopers and it released in 1997. If they dont cast that films lead actor, who is a self-purported fan of the game, then whats even the point?Sony didnt have updates on any of the other PlayStation movie projects it has in the pipeline, although it did announce a Ghost Of Tsushima anime series; something that was rumoured to be in development back in 2023.Its set to release in 2027 and, unlike the live action movie, which is expected to be a straight adaptation of Ghost Of Tsushimas main plot, the anime is instead adapting the Ghost Of Tsushima: Legends multiplayer mode, which was more fantastical and featured enemies inspired by Japanese mythology.Every PlayStation movie and TV show in developmentAt the time of writing, Sony and its PlayStation Pictures division have no less than seven movie adaptations in development. However, theres virtually no information on any of them, with only the Until Dawn movie sporting a release date of April 25, 2025. The full list is:Days GoneGhost Of TsushimaGravity RushHelldiversHorizon Zero DawnUncharted sequelUntil DawnAs for TV shows, aside from the Ghost Of Tsushima anime and the second seasons of The Last Of Us and Twisted Metal, God Of War is meant to be getting an adaptation for Amazon Prime.However, a Deadline report from last October revealed showrunner Rafe Judkins left the project, alongside executive producers Hawk Ostby and Mark Fergus seemingly leaving the project in limbo.Sony showed off a new trailer for the second season of The Last Of Us at CES, which will begin airing in April, and shared the first real story details for its Until Dawn movie.Said movie is meant to be out this April, but next to nothing has been shown of it. Only now do we know that it wont be a straight adaptation of the original game. Although Peter Stormare will still make an appearance as psychiatrist Dr Hill, who will serve as a connective thread between the movie and the game.You can watch Sonys CES presentation in full on YouTube. The event has typically never been the place for new game announcements, so anyone expecting Sony to announce a new God Of War or something was always going to be disappointed.More TrendingNevertheless, compared to the 11 movie and TV projects listed above there are, not counting PC ports, currently only four first party Sony games confirmed to be in development: Ghost Of Ytei, Wolverine, Intergalactic, and live service title Fairgame$.Others are rumoured, and Sony is planning to publish third party titles such as Hideo Kojimas Death Stranding 2, but in terms of internally developed games thats all thats currently confirmed.This seems especially strange given that many of the franchises being adapted have not had new entries announced in several years and some, like Days Gone and Gravity Rush, seem unlikely ever to get them.With any luck, Sony will have more tangible announcements at a future State of Play presentation, although theres currently no clue as to when that will be. With this anime slated for 2027, could it be out before the live-action Ghost Of Tsushima movie? (Sony)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Your information will be used in line with our Privacy Policy

By Ed Cara Published January 7, 2025 | Comments (0) | Certain types of running shoes might be better than others for preventing injury, new research suggests. oatawa via Shutterstock Heres some potentially helpful news for both long-time runners and those thinking about picking up the habit in the new year. Scientists have recently found evidence that the heel thickness of your shoes can affect your risk of injury. Researchers at the University of Florida conducted the study, which aimed to better understand the risk factors that lead to running injuries. They found that people wearing thicker-heeled shoes were more likely to have recently experienced a running injury. The findings suggest thicker shoes make it harder for people to gauge how their feet are hitting the ground while running, the researchers sayan inaccuracy that may then contribute to injury. Some studies have indicated that both the thickness of our shoes and how our feet land on the ground (also known as our foot strike pattern) could be risk factors for running injuries. But researchers at the UF Health Sports Performance Center wanted to get a better sense of how these two things might interact with each other to make running riskier. So they went back and looked at data collected from over 700 runners who visited their clinic over the years to improve their performance or their chances of injury prevention.After accounting for factors like age, weight, or level of competitiveness, the researchers noticed several consistent trends. People who wore thicker-heeled shoes were more likely to have endured a running-related injury in the last six months, and they were less able to correctly predict their foot strike pattern (runners were asked about their usual pattern of running, then had their running objectively measured by the clinic).While running, people will strike the ground with either the rear, front, or middle of their foot. The researchers found that non-rear runners who accurately knew their pattern were the least likely to report getting recently hurt, whereas those who didnt know their running pattern at all were the most likely to get hurt. Meanwhile, rear-foot runners were the most likely to guess their pattern wrong, especially if they wore thicker-heeled shoes. The teams findings were published last month in the journalFrontiers in Sports and Active Living. The results only show an association between heel thickness and running injury, and its not clear whether heel thickness directly increases injury risk, the researchers say. As with other aspects of running, its likely to be complicated. Some research has indicated that fore-foot running is healthier or helps prevent injury than rear-foot running, for instance, while other research hasnt. It might be the case that the best methods to prevent running injury will depend heavily on the individual runner. So while thicker shoes may not directly increase injury risk, they could make it harder for people to know what style of running will work best for them over the long term, the researchers say.The shoe lies between the foot and the ground, and features like a large heel-to-toe drop make it more challenging for runners to identify how theyre striking the ground. That clouds how we retrain people or determine if someone is at risk for future injury, said lead researcher Heather Vincent, director of the Health Sports Performance Center at UF, in a statement. The runners who correctly detected mid- or fore-foot striking had very different shoes: lower heel-to-toe drop; lighter; wider toe box.That said, trying to switch to a different style of shoes or running too quickly can itself raise injury risk, according to the UF researchers. The pattern was true in this current study, since people who recently switched shoes were more likely to report a recent injury. So any big change in your running should be done gradually, Vincent notes. I had to teach myself to get out of the big, high-heeled shoes down to something with more moderate cushioning and to work on foot strengthening, she said. It may take up to six months for it to feel natural. Its a process.Vincent and her team next plan to run controlled studies testing out whether changing shoe type can help improve peoples accuracy of their running style and reduce injury risk. And from there, they might be able to unearth the best ways to keep injuries down for every kind of runner.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Ed Cara Published November 23, 2024 Jack McNamara, The Conversation Published October 29, 2024 By Ed Cara Published October 24, 2024 By Ed Cara Published August 23, 2024 By Ed Cara Published August 1, 2024 By Adam Kovac Published July 24, 2024

By Todd Feathers Published January 7, 2025 | Comments (0) | Pavel Durov, chief executive officer of Telegram, at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016. Durov was detained in France, on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2024, over claims that the messaging service failed to properly fight crime on the app. Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg Since changing its policies in response to the arrest of its founder last year, the messaging app Telegram has vastly increased its cooperation with law enforcement agencies around the world, sharing details about thousands more users than it had previously. In the U.S., Telegram provided police with 108 user IP addresses or phone numbers in connection to 14 cases during the first nine months of 2024, according to the companys quarterly transparency reports. In the fourth quarter of the year, Telegram provided U.S. agencies with IP addresses or phone numbers for 2,145 users stemming from 900 law enforcement requests. In August, French authorities arrested and charged Telegram founder Pavel Durov with enabling drug trafficking and child abuse on the platform. By the end of September, Durov announced that the company would begin sharing more information in response to legal requests from law enforcement agencies.Transparency report data for 2024 collected by Telegram users in more than a dozen countries shows the company has followed through on that promise.During the first half of the year, Telegram shared identifying information about only 54 users with French authorities. Between July and the end of September, that jumped to 632 users (Durov was arrested on August 24). And in the last three months of the year, Telegram gave French authorities information about 1,386 users. In the U.K., more than 98 percent of the law enforcement requests for user information that Telegram responded to came in the fourth quarter. In Finland, it was 79 percent, and in Belgium, it was 74 percent. Among the countries included in the crowdsourced Telegram transparency dataset that Gizmodo examined, India saw the most cooperation between Telegram and law enforcement. Over the course of 2024, the company supplied IP addresses or phone numbers for 23,535 users in response to 14,641 requests from Indian authorities.More than half of those requests7,649came in the fourth quarter. But unlike other countries, where Telegram responded to few if any legal demands for user data from January through September, the data from India shows that the company was responding to thousands of requests each quarter even before the policy changes.Durovs arrest in France came after years of law enforcement agencies growing increasingly angry that the company wasnt assisting with investigations in the same way they had come to expect from other social media and messaging platforms. Telegram, which allowed for the creation of large group messages that, while not encrypted, were still more private than other social media venues, had become popular for a variety of illicit activity.When Durov announced that Telegram would begin sharing more information with law enforcement, in addition to changes to the platforms search function, he said These measures should discourage criminals We wont let bad actors jeopardize the integrity of our platform for almost a billion users.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Lucas Ropek Published November 11, 2024 By Matt Novak Published October 10, 2024 By Todd Feathers Published September 24, 2024 By Matthew Gault Published September 6, 2024 By Matthew Gault Published August 29, 2024 By Matt Novak Published August 28, 2024

By Isaac Schultz Published January 7, 2025 | Comments (0) | A male whale shark following close behind a female. Photo: Frontiers in Marine Science (2024) Even the biggest fish in the sea have their secretsbut now, scientists have captured rare footage of whale shark courtship behaviors, offering new insights into the elusive sex lives of these giants. The video was captured in May 2024. Researchers entered the water after getting tipped off by a spotter plane that sighted a female whale shark in 131-feet-deep (40 meters) waters off Western Australias Ningaloo Reef. Shortly after sampling that shark, a male whale shark came along, and the research team took video footage of the two sharks interactions. The teams research was published this month in Frontiers in Marine Science. Whale sharks (Rhincodon typus) are elasmobranchsthe group of cartilaginous fish that includes sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. Whale sharks also happen to be the largest fish in the world, typically measuring about 30 feet (9 m) long. According to the American Museum of Natural History, one of the biggest-ever whale sharks was nearly 61.67 feet (18.8 m) long. The largest known whale shark egg, found in 1953, was nearly a foot (0.3 m) long.The animals mating behaviors remains fairly enigmaticcourtship has only been observed off the Saint Helena Islands and at Ningaloo Reef.At Ningaloothe sight of the recently described behaviormale whale sharks outnumber females three to one, based on data collected from over 1,000 sharks in the area in the last decade. Sharks off Saint Helena have been observed positioning themselves in a belly-to-belly formation, though the recent encounter didnt get that far. In the May 2024 event, the team observed the male shark follow and lunge multiple times at the female. The male shark increased its swimming speed and lunged again at the caudal fin of the female, this time making contact and briefly biting the tail, the team reported. The female responded by rapidly pivoting with pectoral fins pointing downwards to face the male.But the recent pair wasnt made in heaven. The female turned away from the male and rapidly descended to depth. The team stated that the behaviors they observed did not appear to result in successful mating, though its possible the two sharks coupled in deep water. The team concluded that the female they observed may not have been sexually mature based on its size. Whale sharks are an endangered species. According to AMNH, the species population may have declined by 50% in the last 75 years. The whales are illegally hunted for their meat, are caught as bycatch, and their habitats are harmed by oil spills, plastic pollution, and human shipping and tourist activity.The recent video shows that in spite of many threats, the giant fish is nevertheless persistingthough perhaps not for this particular couple. Love is in the airer, waterfor whale sharks, and scientists managed to capture it on camera.Daily NewsletterYou May Also Like By Ed Cara Published January 3, 2025 By Ed Cara Published December 27, 2024 By Harri Weber Published December 23, 2024 By Isaac Schultz Published December 12, 2024 By Isaac Schultz Published December 11, 2024 By Isaac Schultz Published December 4, 2024

Spluga Climbing Gym / ES-archSave this picture! Marcello MarianaSports Architecture, GymnasiumCampodolcino, ItalyArchitects: ES-archAreaArea of this architecture projectArea:70 mYearCompletion year of this architecture project Year: 2023 PhotographsPhotographs:Marcello MarianaMore SpecsLess SpecsSave this picture!Text description provided by the architects. The building is a large monolith with both natural and man-made features.Save this picture!The woods and rocks that characterize the landscape represent the concept by which surfaces are shaped and measured, establishing a symbiotic nature-artifice relationship.Save this picture!Save this picture!The plan is polygonal with a sloping roof section; the pigmented concrete cast on-site, the different vertically staggered faces, and the varying degrees of sandblasting, although complex in construction, represent a sincere and simple architecture.Save this picture!A large window surface floods the interior with light and takes on the character of a reflector marking the flowing and unpredictable change of timeSave this picture!Project gallerySee allShow lessProject locationAddress:Campodolcino, ItalyLocation to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.About this officeES-archOfficeMaterialConcreteMaterials and TagsPublished on January 07, 2025Cite: "Spluga Climbing Gym / ES-arch" 07 Jan 2025. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/1025307/spluga-climbing-gym-es-arch&gt ISSN 0719-8884Save!ArchDaily?You've started following your first account!Did you know?You'll now receive updates based on what you follow! Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors, offices and users.Go to my stream