Cross section of the still image showing the impact (box) and consequences (main image) of a 3D simulation of a giant planetary impact using 100 million particles, colored by their internal energy, similar to their temperature. Credit: Dr. Jacob Kegerreis, University of Durham. According to new research, the giant impacts …
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Mozilla’s $ 5 VPN promises private browsing on Windows and Android
Mozilla VPN costs $ 5 per month and includes support for up to five Windows and Android devices. At launch, users can connect to more than 30 servers worldwide, with WireGuard encryption securing every connection. The $ 5 monthly price puts you in the middle of other apps. It’s not …
Read More »Nile River Dam: filling operation begins – Ethiopia
Image copyright fake pictures Screenshot Construction of the dam, seen here in December 2019, began in 2011 Ethiopia has begun filling the reservoir behind the disputed Great Renaissance dam on the Nile River, a day after talks with Egypt and Sudan ended without an agreement, authorities say. Ethiopian water minister …
Read More »Ivanka Trump Endorses Goya: By Endorsing Black Beans, Possibly Violates Ethics Rule
“If it’s Goya, it has to be good,” captioned a photo, showing Vanna White-style canned beans, adding in a translation, “If it’s Goya, it has to be good.” The post came in response to brand boycotts and social media outrage by consumers and some Hispanic leaders after company CEO Robert …
Read More »Does blood type affect your risk of coronavirus? Probably not, new studies say
Early in the Covid-19 pandemic, the researchers found preliminary evidence suggesting that people’s blood type could be a major risk factor, both from being infected with the virus and becoming dangerously ill. But in recent months, after observing thousands of additional Covid-19 patients, scientists report a much weaker link to …
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