Hurricane Names from Greek Alphabet Are Dropped
Scientific American Content: Global Sticking with human names will lessen confusion and distraction — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Read More
Gay MP ‘deluged’ by homophobic abuse after LGB Alliance offered to reward trolls
SNP MP John Nicolson has highlighted the “sinister” tactics of the LGB Alliance after he dared to praise a trans constituent on Twitter. Addressing the House of Commons on Wednesday (24 March), Nicolson spoke of the “poisonous storm” of online anonymity that allows trolls to routinely target politicians with misogyny, homophobia and racism. In particular
Octopus sleep includes a frenzied, colorful, ‘active’ stage
Science News Four wild cephalopods snoozing in a lab had long stretches of quiet napping followed by brief bursts of REM-like sleep. Read More
A plant gene may have helped whiteflies become a major pest
Science News An agricultural pest may owe part of its success to a plant detox gene it acquired long ago that lets the insect neutralize common defenses. Read More
Unexplained Results Intrigue Physicists at World’s Largest Particle Collider
Scientific American Content: Global Muons and electrons might not experience the same fundamental interactions, contrary to Standard Model predictions — Read more on ScientificAmerican.com Read More
Controversial Arizona Bill That Would’ve Changed App Stores Mysteriously Goes Poof in the Night
Gizmodo On Wednesday, the Arizona State Senate was supposed to vote on Arizona HB2005, a controversial bill that would’ve dramatically changed how both Apple and Google’s app stores work. But per a Verge report, the vote never happened. Despite being listed on the senate’s agenda, the bill was skipped without an explanation.Read more… Read More
Every Note of Polymer Currency Has a Unique Fingerprint That Could be Used to Identify Counterfeits
Gizmodo One of the reasons countries around the world are transitioning from paper to plastic polymer banknotes was the promise they’d be harder to counterfeit—but it didn’t take long for fakes to proliferate. However, an avoidable flaw introduced during the manufacturing process of polymer banknotes could be used as a unique…Read more… Read More
Humankind Delayed To August 2021 So Dev Can Respond To Feedback
GameSpot – Game News Humankind, the 4X strategy game from Amplitude Studios, has been delayed to August 2021. The studio said it is taking extra time to implement changes based on the feedback of early players from the game’s OpenDev program.”Through the OpenDev program, you have given us invaluable feedback on the game. While Humankind
Civ-Style Strategy Game Humankind Delayed To August
Kotaku Humankind, the next 4X strategy game from the makers of Endless Space and Endless Legend, has been delayed until the summer, Amplitude Studios announced today.Read more… Read More
How To Sign Up For The ‘Xbox Insider’ Program
Kotaku Yesterday, Microsoft announced that party chat, previously only available to members of Xbox Live Gold, will soon be free to all Xbox players. The company revealed the news in a tweet with phrases like “Alpha,” “Alpha Skip-Ahead,” and “flighting.” Meanwhile, an accompanying blog post featured a string of numbers:…Read more… Read More