Apple are seeking to patent a new UI for iTunes and iPods, which could replace the existing Cover Flow side-scrolling system of album covers with a spiral, helix, curve or even a map. As with most ...

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Remember that totally shareable animated graph that showed global temperatures spiraling out of control in a terrifyingly literal way? If you enjoyed that sciencey Eye of Sauron, you’re in for a ...

Wye Oak’s latest, the rhythm-driven “Spiral,” takes a new-wavey turn from that album’s smoldering, Americana-smudged indie rock, adding marimba, programmed drums, and mesmerizing vocal ...

With a hypnotic new image released on Tuesday (Aug. 29), the James Webb Space Telescope allows us to gaze within a spiral galaxy floating some 27 million light-years away from Earth.

James Webb Telescope captures incredible new image of hypnotic spiraling galaxy 'Messier 51' for first time. Webb's image captures warm red thread-like dust clouds and lighter orange and yellow ...