Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: September 11, 2019kids with older brothers learn language slower: study
Children with older brothers have, on average, a somewhat slower linguistic development, found French scientists associated with the National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS). Children’s language has been studied for many years, and most of the research to date on the subject shows that cadets…
Written by: River Knicks Posted on: September 3, 2019First Ever Picture of a Black Hole Scoops $3-Million Prize
The 347 scientists who collaborated to produce the first image of a black hole last April were honored on Thursday with the Breakthrough Prize, a US $ 3 million prize that is presented as the “Oscars of Science”. The International Event Horizon Telescope team, led…
Written by: Dean Prust Posted on: July 30, 2019Windows XP and 7 vulnerable to an attack similar to WannaCry
Several older versions of Windows, including Windows XP and Windows 7, are vulnerable to a rapidly spreading computer virus that can infect entire networks, much like the 2017 WannaCry attack. The flaw identified by Microsoft could allow hackers to take control of a remote computer…
Written by: Mitch Evans Posted on: March 30, 2019The two smaller moons of Pluto revealed
Images from the recent passage of the New Horizons probe near the dwarf planet revealed intriguing shapes on the surface of two of its moons, Nix and Hydra. The smaller satellites of Pluto had never been seen in such detail. In these photographs, published Tuesday…
Written by: River Knicks Posted on: January 30, 2019Should You Be Polite To Your Electronic Device?
Should one be polite with one’s electronic devices? Google seems to believe you should be, since its virtual assistant will now be more polite when a user will say the words “please” and “thank you”. For example, the query “Set a five-minute timer, please” will…