Nancy Grace Roman was one of the first women to work at NASA and a central figures in the development of the Hubble Telescope. She was born in Nashville, Tennessee on May 16, 1925. As a child, she was drawn to the study of outer space.’I was just fascinated.’ Roman said in a short NASA … Read more
Renewables generated more than 40 per cent of Britain’s power in the first three months of the year, overtaking fossil fuels for the first time, a new report reveals. Wind, solar and biomass all contributed to more than a third of the country’s power generation in the first quarter of the year, the analysis shows. … Read more
Twitter is testing a feature that lets users limit the types of people allowed to reply to their tweets The feature will let users limited replies to their tweets It is capable of limiting to specific groups of people The feature will be tested to limited people across the globe Twitter hopes it will help … Read more
MILLIONS of wailing cicadas to plague parts of the US this summer as the insects emerge after being underground for 17 years Brood IX cicadas are set to emerge from the earth in parts of the US this summer Virginia, North Carolina and West Virginia will be invaded by the cicadas They have laid underground for … Read more
Alcoholism is the most severe form of alcohol abuse and involves the inability to manage drinking habits. It is organised into three categories: mild, moderate and severe. Each category has various symptoms and can cause harmful side effects. If left untreated, any type of alcohol abuse can spiral out of control. Individuals struggling with alcoholism … Read more
Stunning image of twisting gas and dust 520 light-years away from Earth may be the first direct evidence of new planet coming to existence ESO napped stunning images of dust and gas twirling in the constellation Auriga The formation sits 520 light-years from Earth and may be the birth of planet Baby planets ‘kick’ the … Read more
Google says it will stop providing custom AI and machine learning tools to help fossil fuel companies operate their extraction operations Goole will stop building custom AI tools to help fossil fuel companies The announcement came in response to a Greenpeace report that criticized the close relationship between cloud service providers and the gas and … Read more
Are you searching for a little smart home inspiration? Well, you’re in luck. On Amazon, there are several deals that will satisfy your tech cravings. The mega retailer has cut prices on a variety of bestselling smart devices including the Fire TV Stick, Fire 7 Kids Edition Tablet, Amazon Echo and more. But be quick, … Read more
Ukraine authorities bust hacker attempting to sell 773M passwords and usernames in a ‘megabreach’ that compiled years worth of stolen data Ukraine’s security service arrested a hacker called Sanix Sanix was arrested in connection with a database of 773M stolen passwords an usernames A police raid also turned up two terabytes of other stolen data The … Read more
Apple and Google have today announced the launch of their coronavirus contact-tracing app software. The API — a software blueprint — will be used by a nation’s health authority to build their own apps and has so far been given to 22 countries who requested access to the technology. Apple and Google did not reveal … Read more