kids 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…

New security vulnerabilities discovered in Intel processors

A new category of vulnerability has been identified in Intel processors, according to computer security researchers announced Tuesday. The flaws could allow to intercept confidential information through the processor. ZombieLoad is an auxiliary channel attack that exploits four bugs on almost every Intel processor since 2011….

Hubble Captures Beautiful Planetary Nebula Image

The Hubble Space Telescope of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the European Space Agency (ESA) has resulted in the creation of a new image of NGC 2022, a planetary nebula located more than 5000 light-years away from the Earth, in the constellation…

It’s now possible to search for text displayed on your images in Google Photos

Google has quietly added a new feature to its Photos app that allows you to search for and copy text displayed on images in your phone. The feature uses optical character recognition, a process that translates text images into text files. This is something the…

First 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…