Mega wind farms could be built in the North SeaPaul D Hunter photography/Alamy By Adam Vaughan Radical plans for artificial islands connecting a series of mega windfarms in the North Sea have inched closer to reality after an initial assessment concluded the idea is technically feasible. The scheme’s backers say the bold project is needed […]
Transforming the red planet to support life has long been a dream of science fiction. Mars is now too cold to support life. Its atmosphere is also too thin to protect any living organisms from harmful radiation. But a new study suggests that local conditions could be changed using an inch of “aerogel” – a […]
(Reuters) – As countries and companies rush to build infrastructure on the moon, some researchers are planning to dig under its rocky soil to unlock mysteries about Earth that have eluded scientists since astronauts first stepped foot on its surface a half century ago. Scientists theorize that the moon, a quarter the size of Earth […]
FILE PHOTO – Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) scientists work on various modules of lunar mission Chandrayaan-2 at ISRO Satellite Integration and Test Establishment (ISITE) in Bengaluru, India, June 12, 2019. Picture taken through a green glass window. REUTERS/Chris Thomas BENGALURU (Reuters) – India’s space agency said it delayed the launch of its second lunar […]
To say, “cricket was the winner” doesn’t really cover it. England’s astonishing World Cup victory came off the last ball of a “super over” – a tie-breaker that was only needed because the game itself had ended in a tie. On the final ball of a tournament that has lasted since the beginning of June […]
Someone, somewhere can always get in. CNET I just wanted a day off. So I wandered to a public golf course for some sunshine and the hope of just one decent tee-shot. When you wander out to play golf on your own, you never know whom you might meet. I’ve learned what it feels like […]
Eating well can help lower the risk of dementiaDreamer Company/Getty By Adam Vaughan Pursuing a healthier lifestyle reduces your chance of developing dementia whatever your genetic risk of being affected by the condition, according to new research. “In a sense we [already] knew what is good for the heart seems to be good for the […]
Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård star as cousins with a planBelga Productions, Automatik, HanWay Films, Telefilm Canada By Simon Ings IT IS 2011, a couple of years after the Great Recession. Quantitative analyst Vincent (Jesse Eisenberg) and his programmer cousin Anton (Alexander Skarsgård) have found a way to steal a march on Wall Street: trading […]
Well, not quite. Screenshot by ZDNet × deltaface.jpg Minneapolis Airport is a nice place. Rather like Minneapolis itself. (In my five-day stay, I only witnessed the aftermath of one shooting.) But when you got a late flight, you’re tired, and there’s a long line at Wendy’s, there really aren’t that many options for edification. So […]
The computer industry faces epic change, as the demands of “deep learning” forms of machine learning force new requirements upon silicon, at the same time that Moore’s Law, the decades-old rule of progress in the chip business, is collapsing. This week, some of the best minds in the chip industry gathered in San Francisco to […]