A rare parade of planets is coming to the night sky

For those who enjoy viewing the night sky, a unique opportunity is just around the corner late this month. Six planets in the solar system are going to align in the western sky just after sunset.

Ancient bacteria strain discovered in ice cave is resistant to some modern antibiotics

In a cave in Romania, scientists found a bacterial strain entombed in ice that is resistant to 10 modern antibiotics. But it may also help fight superbugs.
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JetBrains introduces Java to Kotlin converter for Visual Studio Code

Extension that converts individual Java files to Kotlin code aims to ease the transition to Kotlin for Java developers.
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Python’s popularity slip: Here’s what we know

Get the scoop on the most recent ranking from the Tiobe programming language index, learn a no-fuss way to distribute DIY tooling across Python projects, and take a peek at ComfyUI: interactive, ...

VS Code: Python Environments Extension generally available

The new extension for Visual Studio Code aims to end the previous fragmentation and ensure a uniform workflow with Python environments.