Some people swear by an afternoon nap – whether it’s to catch up on lost sleep or to help them feel more alert for the afternoon ahead. Even Boris Johnson supposedly favours a power nap during his work day (though the prime minister’s staffers contest this claim). Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Leonardo Da Vinci […]
Incredibly detailed images of the intricate insides of a gecko were created using high-energy X-rays emitted by a synchrotron particle accelerator Life 24 February 2021 By Gege Li Image Gary Ruben, Florian Schaff, Marcus Kitchen, Steve Morton. School of Physics & Astronomy, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia INTRICATELY preserved with its internal make-up laid bare, this […]
Last year’s computer-animated feature Trolls World Tour served as an early test case for movie releases during the pandemic. The film appeared on video-on-demand streaming services the same day as its limited theatrical run in April 2020. And the industry was keen to know whether audiences would be eager to stump up rental fees to […]
By Priti Parikh Underwater cables carry internet traffic around the world Christoph Burgstedt/Getty Images A 10,000-kilometre-long fibre-optic cable owned by Google that is at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean can be used to detect deep-sea seismic activity and ocean waves. Zhongwen Zhan at the California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, California, and his colleagues, including […]
With the UK on track to vaccinate all its priority groups with a first dose by mid-April, the target date for getting an initial vaccine to the rest of the British population has been brought forward by a month, to the end of July. In conjunction with this, prime minister Boris Johnson has revealed his […]
Image: Proofpoint Chinese state-sponsored hackers have gone after Tibetan organizations across the world using a malicious Firefox add-on that was configured to steal Gmail and Firefox browser data and then download malware on infected systems. Special feature Cyberwar and the Future of Cybersecurity Today’s security threats have expanded in scope and seriousness. There can now […]
There are many versions of blockchain platforms, and it can seem difficult to move assets at will. Now, London-based blockchain platform Telos has been working with cross-chain system pNetwork, allowing assets to move freely between different blockchains. Telos intends to create an ERC-20 version of its TLOS token, connecting it to the Ethereum network and […]
Beyond Earth, the general scientific consensus is that the best place to search for evidence of extraterrestrial life is Mars. However, it is by no means the only place. Aside from the many extrasolar planets that have been designated as “potentially-habitable,” there are plenty of other candidates right here in our Solar System. These include […]
When I saw the news that Apple would be releasing 217 new emojis into the world, I did what I always do: I asked my undergraduates what it meant to them. “We barely use them any more,” they scoffed. To them, many emojis are like overenthusiastic dance moves at weddings: reserved for awkward millennials. “And […]
Tigers could once be found across much of Asia, from eastern Turkey to Siberia and Indonesia. Today, they are reduced to living in just 6% of their former range. In many of these areas tigers are no longer even valued as free-ranging wild animals, but merely as products for financial profit, worth more dead than […]