The first light marks a landmark for any astronomical device. NASA has released the first images captured by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (or TESS). TESS has been designed to hunt down exoplanets and offer us detailed images, taking the torch from Kepler, which discovered more than 2,300 exoplanets during its many successful missions. TESS […]
The days of glory are over for the jailbreaking community, but this does not mean that there is no hope left. The latest iOS versions were almost impossible to crack and that is because Apple has stepped up its security measures. Developers managed to find exploits for iOS 11, and it appears that they managed
The United States will accept a maximum of 30,000 refugees for 2019, against 45,000 for fiscal year 2018, said Monday the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “We have proposed to resettle up to 30,000 refugees under the new refugee ceiling …”, said the head of US diplomacy at a State Department announcement. He called the
Typhoon Mangkhut has killed at least 66 people in the Philippines. A Philippine mayor, however, conceded Monday that the fifty people swept by a landslide are probably all dead. Mayor Victorio Palangdan, from Itogon town in Benguet province, explained that the victims, ignoring the warnings of officials and police intervention, had taken refuge in a
Another week, other controversies for the President of the United States. Over the past few days, Donald Trump and the cream of his secret services have unearthed the hatchet while we learned that a lawyer from the White House is actively working on the Russian investigation. Back on a busy week. The President’s decision on
James Bryan of Hudson, Florida is a local homeless man who has been reunited with his dog after three weeks. Mr. Bryan became homeless after loosing his farm and then his wife to breast cancer five years ago. He and his dog named Handover, who had been given to him as a puppy by his
An international team of researchers has found two specimens of Alvarezsaurus in China that have never been seen before. These new fossilized theropods solve a mystery in the evolution of these dinosaurs. Only Xiyunykus and Bannykus were needed to complete the Alvarezsaurus family portrait, according to the recent study published in the journal Current Biology.
The British government wants to ban the sale of puppies and kittens outside breeders and animal shelters to combat the “terrible conditions” in which some animals are raised. “The ban on third-party sales will give pets a good start in life,” Environment Minister Michael Gove said Wednesday by launching a consultation on the subject. This
The death toll from a flood in the southern Indian state of Kerala was close to 400 on Monday as authorities handed out drugs and disinfectants to prevent illness in thousands. Dozens of people are missing and 1.2 million are housed in the camps, state officials said, as the water receded and cleanup operations gained
A record number of women won the primaries of the two major US parties for governor, senator and representative positions, opening the door to heated struggles in the mid-term elections in November. Many victories could raise the percentage of women elected and change the public debate on issues such as health, immigration, the right to
