Sci-tech
Neptune's Giant Storm Is Fading Away
Packing copious amounts of hydrogen sulfide - the chemical ingredient that gives farts their bad smell - this storm is not behaving as astronomers predicted, with the latest results suggesting the dark vortex is dying. The storm's "particles themselves are still highly reflective; they are just slightly darker than the particles in the surrounding atmosphere", Joshua Tollefson from the University ... [Full Article...]
Myanmar not ready yet for return of Rohingya refugees, says Bob Rae
On Aug. 25, Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) insurgents launched attacks against Myanmar government security outposts in Rakhine, which led to a military crackdown described by the U.N.as " ethnic cleansing ". "We are expecting to complete the list of refugee families in a month", Refugee Relief and Repatriation Commissioner Abul Kalam told The Daily Star on Tuesday. [Full Article...]
Rainbow Six Siege's New Operators Unveiled, Free Weekend Underway
When activated, officers receive a temporary health bonus to put them back on their feet, give them a boost and stabilize their focus. Finka is rated at two speed and two armor, and her primary weapon choices are the Spear.308, SASG-12, and 6P41. [Full Article...]
There's an iOS bug, and this is how it affects your iPhone
Fixes are expected when Apple releases updates for iOS and macOS later this month. Moreover, even entering the character into a text field of an app can cause that app to crash . Similarly, you could try logging into Gmail from a computer to delete the offending email. The character which causes the problem is used in the written version of an Indian language spoken by approximately ... [Full Article...]
Station Crew Waits for Russian Delivery Day Before US Spacewalk
This last spacewalk in the series should have been completed by now, but was postponed because of complications with the robotic hand that was installed last month. "Awesome job again, with everything completed", Mission Control radioed. They emerged from the orbiting complex as the sun rose over Peru, 402 kilometres below. [Full Article...]
John Terry odds-on for Chelsea return
STEVE Bruce's decision to substitute Socceroos captain Mile Jedinak in Aston Villa's 2-0 loss to Fulham has divided fan opinion. Runaway leaders Wolverhampton Wanderers' run of three successive victories ended when 10-man Preston North End extended their unbeaten run to six league games as they held on to seal a 1-1 draw. [Full Article...]
System Shock Remake Is On Hold To Reassess The Dev Team's Path
As this project began to change direction, the CEO realized the path the game was taking was not the one that 21,000 people had donated $1.3 million for. Considering that during the Kickstarter process the developers promised a December 2017 release , it's clear that not all promises could be made. Maybe we were too successful. [Full Article...]
Scientists discover 95 new planets orbiting stars outside our solar system
Researchers studied the information from NASA's K2 Kepler telescope mission, which aims to track down new exoplanets across the universe. "As more planets are discovered , astronomers will develop a much better picture of the nature of exoplanets which in turn will allow us to place our own Solar System into a galactic context", said Andrew Mayo, Ph.D. [Full Article...]