Sci-tech
Evidence of ancient rainforests found in Antarctica
The team CT-scanned the section of the core and discovered a dense network of fossil roots, which was so well preserved that they could make out individual cell structures. Samples suggest the average temperature of the forest would have been around 12 degrees Celsius and there would likely not have been an ice cap at the south pole at the time. [Full Article...]
J.K. Rowling Launches ‘Harry Potter at Home’ Digital Hub
American readers take note: it's the Stephen Fry edition of the audiobook and not the Jim Dale version-an opportunity for a whole new listening experience, suggests the site. "Hope this is for adults too, I looooooove Harry Potter ", tweeted one fan. She received a reply from a Twitter account displaying an image of the evil sorcerer, played by Ralph Fiennes in the hit movies. [Full Article...]
Black Hole: a rare and elusive object spotted by Hubble Space Telescope
What we learn today from NASA is that the Hubble telescope has managed to unearth one of these particularly elusive objects. Following leads from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and the ESA's X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton), the team enlisted the help of the eagle-eyed, master detective, the Hubble Space telescope, to track down the mysterious murderer. [Full Article...]
Urine, the future material to build new bases at the moon
In the next few decades, NASA, the European Space Agency (ESA), China, and Russian Federation all plan to create outposts on the lunar surface that will allow for a permanent human presence. The researchers made a decision to test whether urea could be used as a plasticizer in concrete, which can soften the mixture to make it more flexible before the concrete hardens. [Full Article...]
NASA's Perseverance Mars rover to carry 10.9 mln names to Red Planet
Matt Wallace, who is the Mars 2020 deputy manager of NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory located in Pasadena, California, confirmed in a statement that with the additional Adaptive Caching Assembly as well as Bit Carousel, the center of their sample collection system is now onboard the rover. [Full Article...]
A Super Pink Moon Is Coming in April
Skygazers recently enjoyed the stunning March full moon , or worm moon , which was also a supermoon . Aprils Super Pink moon is considered a supermoon because of its close proximity to Earth. This is one you don't want to miss! Stock image of a supermoon and jet. We saw a supermoon in March, and we'll see another supermoon in May. [Full Article...]
Obama suggests Trump team 'denied warnings' of pandemic
Gina McCarthy, his former EPA administrator who now heads the Natural Resources Defense Council, argued that "gutting the clean vehicle standards makes no sense". They predicted it would cut the average price of a new vehicle by about $1,000. Drivers may pay up to $1,000 less for new cars, but they will be spending much more on gas. [Full Article...]
Garden waste to go uncollected
Councillor Steve Evans, cabinet member for city environment at Wolverhampton Council, said: "Our bin collection service is now running as normal, the service is under constant review during the Covid-19 crisis and we'll make changes where needed and when necessary". [Full Article...]