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Apple's much anticipated smart home launch event is here, and it has quite an array of new hardware to show off. In addition to the new HomeView smart display and updated Apple TV and HomePod mini, the company also announced an ecosystem of accessories that it designed in collaboration with LG Electronics and Schneider Electric. These include home security cameras, video doorbells, thermostats and sensors, with an entire ecosystem that the company is calling the Apple Home Collection. To be clear, these aren't just existing products that LG and Schneider repurposed to meet a set of specs just to qualify for a program. They were designed in collaboration with Apple, and are meant to be reliable, private and easy to set up.

I got an early glimpse of Apple's biggest push into the smart home in years. Apple has lagged in the smart home race, which Amazon and Google have dominated for a decade with Alexa and Google Assistant (now Gemini), respectively. But after finally revamping Siri AI this year and turning the butt-of-the-joke voice assistant into a more competitive companion --paired with a more mature Matter-supported ecosystem of smart home gadgets--Apple now has the brains to power the home system it has always envisioned. That starts with three new devices: the Apple HomeView, the company's first smart display; the HomePod Mini 2 smart speaker; and the fourth-generation Apple TV 4K. Apple announced the products at a media-only event in New York City, and it also revealed a slew of new smart-home gadgets made in collaboration with LG and Schneider Electric, including a video doorbell, thermostats, and security cameras .

A Decade-Long Experiment Is Unlocking the Mysteries of the Ocean's'Deep Reefs' Scientists left structures up to 100 meters under the surface. Here's what they found when they retrieved them 10 years later. On a bright, sunny day last May, I stood on a boat surrounded by the turquoise waters of the island nation of Palau . I was there in the western Pacific watching scuba divers as they prepared to bring up evidence of a mysterious aquatic world. Palau is famous for its spectacular and rich coral reefs . But these divers were planning to descend past those sun-lit marine communities and down into a lesser-known twilight zone known as the "mesophotic coral ecosystem." Divers prepare to retrieve research structures from down in the "deep reefs."

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When asked why Jean-Olivier Irisson, a scientist at Sorbonne Université in Paris, decided to dedicate his life to studying microscopic creatures in the sea, his answer was simple: "They are beautiful." Beauty may not be the first thing that comes to mind when we think of plankton - organisms that drift in water and come in an extraordinary variety of shapes and sizes. But images by Irisson's team tell a different story. Shown in striking blues and oranges, as well as black and white, they reveal an unfamiliar and strangely beautiful world. "This one served as the model for the head of the creature in the Alien movie franchise," Irisson said, pointing to one particularly unusual specimen.

Science Biology Evolution Poop made life on Earth possible. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. Coprolites are fossilized feces left behind by ancient animals. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .

Researchers discovered a vibrant ecosystem that is'dark, ancient, and almost entirely hidden' from humans. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. A research team led by University of Michigan isolated and grew more than 200 kinds of fungi from the deep subsurface. The collection is now the first public collection of deep subsurface fungi, and is stored at the U-M Herbarium. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week.

Environment Conservation Ocean'Dead' coral reef found alive and thriving off West Africa The long-lost mesophotic ecosystem near Benin may be part of an even bigger formation. More information Adding us as a Preferred Source in Google by using this link indicates that you would like to see more of our content in Google News results. The examined region may be part of a much larger system stretching nearly 25 miles parallel to Benin. Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. By signing up, you confirm you are 16+, will receive newsletters and promotional content and agree to our Terms of Use and acknowledge the data practices in our Privacy Policy .

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