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7 oddly colored animals that caught our eye in 2021
Live Science - 30 Dec 2021 14:00
Here are seven stories from 2021 that involved animals with albinism, leucism or other color-related conditions.
Can You Spot the Snow Leopards in These Photos?
PetaPixel - 30 Dec 2021 22:02OnePlus 10 appears on Chinese certification site: Is a launch imminent?
Pocket-lint - 30 Dec 2021 05:40
The OnePlus 10 has reportedly received certification from China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology.As spotted by 91Mobiles, a OnePlus phone
NASA just dropped an exciting update about the Webb space telescope
Digital Trends - 30 Dec 2021 03:15
As the James Webb Space Telescope continues to gradually deploy, NASA has dropped some exciting news about the longevity of the mission.
Kraken wants to give you loans against your NFT
BGR - 30 Dec 2021 02:41
NFTs, short for non-fungible tokens, have been all the rage this year. They’re partly responsible for the massive surges in the crypto industry. NFTs are digital forms of art, like the image above that sold for $69 mil...
Running Out of Ideas? Dozing off Could Be the Secret to Unlocking Your Creativity
Neuroscience News - 30 Dec 2021 00:22
Researchers report taking a small nap can significantly boost creativity.
Microsoft just gave buyers a reason to avoid the Surface Duo
Slash Gear - 30 Dec 2021 03:53
When Microsoft announced the existence of the Android-powered Surface Duo and its Windows-toting Surface Neo sibling back in 2019, there was much excitement over the two’s unique design and proposition. They were final...
Iranian state TV says Tehran launched rocket into space
Phys.org - 30 Dec 2021 15:56
Iran on Thursday announced it launched a satellite carrier rocket bearing three devices into space, though it's unclear whether any of the objects entered orbit around the Earth.
Drone flight trials in Poland bring EU-wide urban air mobility a step closer
Phys.org - 30 Dec 2021 15:49
An initial series of test flights with drones has been launched in Poland as part of the EU-funded Uspace4UAM project. The first of these trials is now underway in Rzeszów, a city of close to 200,000 people.
Plasma lensing discovered in black widow pulsar
Phys.org - 30 Dec 2021 15:20
Using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), a research team led by Dr. Wang Shuangqiang from the Xinjiang Astronomical Observatory (XAO) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences discovered plasma le...
Tumblr iOS app blocks hundreds of search terms as it seeks to avoid an Apple ban
9 to 5 Mac - 30 Dec 2021 14:42
The Tumblr iOS app now blocks more than 400 search terms in order to reduce the risk of Apple banning it from the App Store. It follows a former Tumblr developer expressing frustration at the app review process. Some of ...
Unimaginable diversity of life discovered beneath Antarctic ice shelf
Live Science - 30 Dec 2021 14:00
Deep beneath Antarctica's ice shelves, researchers have discovered dozens of life-forms thriving on a tiny patch of the seafloor —— an unprecedented level of species diversity for an environment that has never seen s...
Mystery viruses, electric bacteria, tiny plastic-eaters: 10 things we learned about microbes in 2021
Live Science - 30 Dec 2021 14:00
Here's 10 new things scientists learned about the mysterious world of microbes.
Ultraluminous X-ray sources in NGC 891 investigated by researchers
Phys.org - 30 Dec 2021 13:11
Researchers from the University of Chicago and Fordham University have conducted a long-term monitoring of three ultraluminous X-ray sources (ULXs) in the spiral galaxy NGC 891. Results of the research, presented in a pa...
China has moon's south pole in its sights with 3 missions launching this decade
SPACE.com - 30 Dec 2021 13:00
China has formally approved three missions targeting the south pole of the moon, with the first to launch around 2024.
With COVID-19 on the rise again, 'Super Bowl of astronomy' next month canceled
SPACE.com - 30 Dec 2021 13:00
As COVID-19 infection rates rise once again, the leaders of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) have canceled the major conference scheduled for early January.
Chinese APT Hackers Used Log4Shell Exploit to Target Academic Institution
The Hacker News - 30 Dec 2021 12:07
A never-before-seen China-based targeted intrusion adversary dubbed Aquatic Panda has been observed leveraging critical flaws in the Apache Log4j logging library as an access vector to perform various post-exploitation o...
Poland spyware cases 'tip of the iceberg': watchdog
Phys.org - 30 Dec 2021 08:51
Recent allegations that Pegasus spyware was used against three Polish government opponents are likely the "tip of the iceberg," said a cyber expert Wednesday who helped identify the phone taps.
Adam's Bridge Between India-Sri Lanka Seen From Space
SpaceRef - 30 Dec 2021 05:57
Adam's Bridge is a 48 km long chain of limestone shoals, that were formerly a land bridge between India and Sri Lanka....
PS Plus free games for January 2022: Persona 5 Strikers, Dirt 5, and more
BGR - 30 Dec 2021 04:47
One of the many benefits of subscribing to PlayStation Plus is receiving free games each month. Sony made it a priority to stack its selection of monthly freebies with games that people really want to play. In 2021 alone...
Patent shows the Apple Watch Digital Crown might be replaced by optical sensors
9 to 5 Mac - 30 Dec 2021 03:11
One of the key aspects of the Apple Watch is the Digital Crown, which lets users navigate the watchOS interface without having to touch the screen all the time. However, it seems that Apple is working on ways to replace ...
Comment: 3D Touch was one of the best technologies Apple ever created, and I still miss it
9 to 5 Mac - 30 Dec 2021 02:34
Some people may not think of the iPhone 6s as a device that changed everything, but it did bring some important improvements such as the first 4K camera on an iPhone, Live Photos, and 3D Touch. While today’s iPhones st...