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Image: The Venetian lagoon appears almost deserted following Italy's lockdown to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease - as seen by Copernicus Sentinel-2

I need to begin this review by telling you all how long I'd been lusting to test the Leica SL 50mm f1.4 Summilux. Three years ago, I wrote this article about Jarle Hagan's documentary portraiture of Norway's Sami - a pro...

Starting today, Google is rolling out a new "Explore" tab to the YouTube Music mobile app. The Hotlist section the new tab is replacing had mostly highlighted music videos that were trending on YouTube at the time. By co...

During these stay-at-home times, it seems many companies are launching software updates and free modes for users who have more time to dig in but less cash to spare. Pioneer's Rekordbox, one of three main options in the ...

(University of Texas at Austin, Texas Advanced Computing Center) First detailed study of scenarios for how wind energy can expand to 20 percent of total US electrical supply by 2030. Results showed expansion of installed...

Coronavirus testing centers are slowly opening up across the country, but tracking them down and finding out if you're even eligible to take the test has been a challenge. Apple over the weekend rolled out an application...

Apollo 13 was supposed to be the third mission to land humans on the Moon. But on the night of April 13th, 1970, an oxygen tank in Apollo 13's Service Module exploded. And so began the most perilous but eventually triump...

Yes, birds have BFFs too.

The PC title will have a focus on storytelling and unique characters

Greene Tweed, a global manufacturer of high-performance seals, thermoplastics, composites, and engineered components, highlights its innovative Arlon 3000 XT thermoplastic for electronics applications in this brief, info...

Apple shipped 2.5 million iPhones in China during March 2020, according to government data (via Reuters). It’s a three-fold increase from the month before, during which only 500,000 iPhones were shipped, making it one ...

Just like everyone else, I'm practicing social distancing and cutting out nonessential trips. The only problem is that I still need groceries. Lately, the choices include lining up for limited access to the store or navi...

Britain's biggest free-to-air broadcaster ITV came under fire on Tuesday after one of its leading presenters said no one knew whether a conspiracy theory that 5G masts help spread the novel coronavirus was true or not.

(Johns Hopkins Medicine) A team of Johns Hopkins experts has created a clinical guidebook to help hospitals and medical centers rapidly scale up their ability to deliver so-called convalescent plasma therapy, which lever...

Hubble snapped a gorgeous image of a distant galaxy called NGC 2906. NGC 2906 has an abundance of massive young stars that shine brightly as they burn through their fuel. The galaxy is a whopping 145 million light-years ...

Increased unemployment assistance as part of the $2.2 trillion CARES Act, the coronavirus-related stimulus package, that Congress passed last month is being held up from distribution in some states around the country. Ag...

The Raspberry Pi Foundation has seen a recent surge in demand for its boards due to the covid-19 pandemic. Part of that demand comes from people experimenting with the cheap computers with newfound time to kill at home, ...

Remdesivir, a drug initially developed to fight Ebola and currently being fast-tracked into trials for COVID-19, is highly effective at stopping the replication mechanism of coronavirus. The drug tricks the virus by mimi...

The SafeBIOS Events & Indicators of Attack tool gives admins visibility into BIOS configuration changes and alerts them to potential threats.

Jair Bolsonaro puts breaks on the introduction of a tracking system aimed at supporting policies around social distancing.

Raghu Karnad writes about the positive environmental impact seen in India as a result of a national lockdown aimed at slowing the spread of the coronavirus.

It turns out that spending time in space can change your brain (and you might have to be spun around to prevent it).