Living the cryptocurrency life might give you more control over your money, but it also comes with much more risk than old-fashioned fiat money. Some Bitcoin users are learning this lesson the hard way after developers discovered malicious code in a widely used open source code library. The goal, it …
Read More »Here’s What’s Next for NASA’s InSight Mars Lander
NASA’s InSight mission has successfully landed on the red planet, making it the first Mars landing for the agency in six years. With the solar panels deployed, it’s time for the probe to start doing some science, Well, it’s going to prepare to do some science. InSight has to do …
Read More »Elephant-Sized Dicynodont from Triassic Period Discovered: Lisowicia bojani
Paleontologists in Poland have found fossil fragments from a giant new species of mammal-like reptile that walked the Earth approximately 237 million years ago (Late Triassic epoch). Lisowicia bojani. Image credit: Dmitry Bogdanov / CC BY 3.0. Named Lisowicia bojani, the ancient creature belongs to Dicynodontia (dicynodonts), a group of …
Read More »Study: Giraffes Prefer to Forage with Friends
While already known that giraffes display preferred choices of companion within their social group, until now it has not been clear what drives these and whether these choices are just some, or all of the time. University of Bristol researcher Zoe Muller and her colleagues from Switzerland, Kenya, Brazil and …
Read More »InSight Successfully Lands on Mars, Sends First Images
After an almost seven-month, 300-million-mile (458 million km) journey from Earth, NASA’s InSight lander successfully touched down Monday, November 26, 2018, near Mars’ equator on the western side of a flat, smooth expanse of lava called Elysium Planitia, with a signal affirming a completed landing sequence at approximately 3 p.m. …
Read More »Topica raises $50M for its online learning services in Southeast Asia
Vietnam’s startup ecosystem is making forward progress. Just a week after 500 Startups’ local entity closed a $14 million fund for early-stage investments, one of the country’s elder statesmen of startups — educational service Topica — has closed its $50 million Series D. The round — which is one …
Read More »Jimmer Fredette Says Wants to Get Another Chance At The NBA.
Former BYU standout Jimmer Fredette is killing it in China, but he wants another shot at the NBA. Fredette is averaging 38 points per game for the Shanghai Sharks this season, and he believes he can still make his mark on the games biggest stage. After this season is over, …
Read More »What Are Carbon Offsets?
Practically everything we do, buy, and eat consumes energy and produces carbon emissions in some form or another. There are the obvious culprits: fossil fuels used driving to go shopping, flights near and far, and switching on the lights. The products we purchase also come with their own individual …
Read More »Longest Time-Lapse Shot From Space for ISS 20th Anniversary
The International Space Station (ISS) has been orbiting Earth as a functional station for 20 years this month, and it’s time to celebrate as only astronauts can — with a really long timelapse video from space. The ESA has put together a fantastic 15-minute video of Earth from the ISS, …
Read More »LG Patents Smartphone With 16 Cameras, Because Sure, Why Not
For years, phone makers raced to pack in as many megapixels as possible into mobile cameras. The small size of phone sensors means more megapixels will only do you so much good. Now, the trend is toward more camera sensors. Some phones pack as many as four rear-facing camera sensors, …
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