The Utah State University’s College of Engineering recently reported that the university and NASA launched Oriole IV, a suborbital sounding rocket designed at studying the spatial and temporal variation of the energy flow into the aurora borealis, Wednesday morning at 5:41 a.m. ET. The probe carrying six research payloads designed by the Utah Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) blasted off from the … [Read more...]
Rare Frilled Shark Makes an Apparition in Australia
Recently, a living fossil has made an apparition off the coast of Australia; the animal in question is a rare frilled shark and it is so rare that only a few have been spotted in recent history. The roots of the rare frilled shark can be traced to 80 million years ago. There are signs of its primitive origins all over its body, from the shape to its skin, its needle-like teeth and gaping mouth. … [Read more...]
Ebola News: It is Official, Mali is Ebola-Free
Yesterday, it has been officially announced by the Malian government and the United Nations that Mali is Ebola-free. The announcement was made after the country has not had an Ebola case for the past 42 days. Ousmane Kone, Mali Health Minister, revealed that there have been no new Ebola cases in Mali since December 6 2014. Then, the last Ebola patient in Mali had tested negative for the deadly … [Read more...]
Universal Flu Vaccine to Hit the Market in 5 Years
We are closer to developing a universal flu vaccine thanks to a newly discovered class of human antibodies. This discovery can and will be the new basis for further research into creating a much needed universal flu vaccine. The scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York, NY, U.S. and at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada believe that a universal flu vaccine could … [Read more...]
Black Boxes Belonging To Crashed AirAsia Flight Possibly Found
There are new clues that might contribute to finding the black boxes belonging to AirAsia Flight QZ8501 that crashed two weeks ago in the Java Sea. The search team has been hearing pings, allegedly coming from the black boxes. The signals were traced to a shallow water area (about 30 deep) 1.6 miles to 2.4 miles from the location where the plane’s tail was found and retrieved on Saturday … [Read more...]
Indonesia: Plane Tickets Will Cost More In Favor Of Improving Safety
The Indonesian ministry of transport decided that plane tickets will cost more in favor of improving safety during flight. By raising the minimal price of promotional economy class flights, the government is trying to facilitate the monetary basis for airlines to invest in safer air travel. As Indonesian Transport Minister Ignasius Jonan explained: "We want the aviation sector to be healthy, … [Read more...]
New Sony FDR-AX33 Handycam Unveiled at the 2015 CES
The most talked-about tech event of the year was the 2015 CES held in Las Vegas, where all the tech giant companies presented their latest products. One of those companies was Sony, which revealed what they called “the most compact 4K Handycam” ever released by them. The new recording device is called Sony FDR-AX33 Handycam and it made a good first impression because of its size and weight. … [Read more...]
Reptile Pets can Infect Children With Salmonella
A recent UK study has shown that reptile pets can infect children with salmonella. The report showed that one out of four children aged under 5 got the disease from their reptile pet. The children who got the infection from reptiles were much younger than other kids infected with Salmonella. Their bodies are weaker and are more likely to get serious infections that affect the brain and … [Read more...]
Apple Sued for False Storage Advertising on its Devices
Apple might be paying $5 million in damages to customers who own 8GB or 16 GB devices. The company is being sued for false storage advertising on its devices such as iPads, iPhones and iPods. The plaintiffs are claiming that the iOS system is taking up to 21% of the device's storage space, meaning that on a device of 16GB, customers can only use 12,7 giga bytes for personal space. The … [Read more...]
The US Will Have 320,090,857 People on Jan 1, Census Estimates Show
On Tuesday, the United States Census Bureau released the latest census estimates of the population living in the U.S. According to the new reports, the U.S. population is expected to reach a total of 320,090,857 on the New Year’s Day 2015. Census Bureau officials said that those figures represented a 0.73 increase from this year’s first day of the year; in other words the overall U.S. … [Read more...]
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