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Rwanda-born and Scottish-raised actor Ncuti Gatwa has become the 14th Time Lord of the British sci-fi drama Doctor Who , succeeding actress Jodie Whittaker as the thirteenth Time Lord. Ncuti Gatwa, 29, who is best known for his role as Eric Effiong in the Netflix series Sex Study Room, won the BAFTA Award for Best […]

Chopped Pig wrote ” The May 2022 issue of Scientific American summarizes a new advance on the Omicron research paper , analyzing why it is able to evade the human immune system. Back in November 2020 Alpha Before the emergence of the strain, scientists knew very little about its mutations and their effects, and now,

Will Polio Make a Comeback ? The world has spent billions of dollars in vaccination efforts to eradicate this virus over the past 15 years, with encouraging results. Incidence has plummeted from 350,000 cases in 1988 (estimated) to a few dozen cases in 2016. But in recent years, the incidence of polio has begun to

Sound channels in the atmosphere similar to oceanic channels can be used to monitor volcanic eruptions and bomb explosions . About a kilometer below the surface, there is a channel that transmits whale calls and submarine noises to great distances. Since scientists discovered this sonar location and ranging (SOFAR) channel in the 1940s, they have

Earlier this month, the demolition of the iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower, designed by Kisho Kurokawa, began. Nonetheless, Kurokawa’s vibrant vision is in many ways integrated into our current architectural fabric . The building was clearly in disrepair at the time. Its concrete surface is pocky; many of the round windows are covered in paper. After

The development team of the Fedora distribution plans to change the way Linux graphics is handled , which, if successful, will help push Linux graphics support forward. The planned changes are in two phases: the upcoming release of Fedora 36 will remove the old fbdev driver, leaving only DRM and KMS; Fedora 37, released later

The Central African Republic became the second country in the world to approve Bitcoin as legal tender. The Central African Republic is one of the poorest countries in the world, but is rich in diamonds, gold and uranium. It is a close ally of Russia and has been plagued by conflict for decades. A statement

Researchers found that more than 21 percent of reptile species are at risk of extinction, according to a study published in the journal Nature on Reptile Extinction Risk Assessment . The findings show that urgent conservation action is needed to prevent some reptiles from going extinct, including many crocodile and turtle species. Corresponding author Bruce

Onyx ransomware has recently “brought to the fore”, with attackers resorting to a method commonly used by other ransomware groups: stealing data, encrypting it, and using the stolen data for secondary extortion. Security researcher MalwareHunterTeam analyzed the obtained encryption program samples and found that the ransomware will overwrite files larger than 200MB with random data,

Over the past decade, we have witnessed a variety of bouncing robots. With a few exceptions, these robots hope to find inspiration in biology for design and function. Because nature is full of incredible bouncing animals, it seems like a reasonable pursuit to put their capabilities on robots—robots that have tried to mimic the actions

When scientists think about the transfer of microorganisms between animal species, we usually focus on “spillover” events: the transfer of pathogens from animals to humans. The spread of pathogens is not a one-way street . Humans have transmitted the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 to wild deer, mink, captive gorillas, pet dogs and cats, and

The world is spending huge sums of money on fiber optics to speed up internet connections, but researchers claim that widely used copper phone lines can achieve data rates three times higher than today — at least over short distances, and at a fraction of the cost of fiber optics. half. Their speed-boosting technology helps

MIT engineers develop paper-thin speakers that turn any surface into an active audio source. These membrane speakers produce very little distortion and use a fraction of the energy of conventional speakers. The palm-sized speaker demonstrated by the research team weighs about a dime and can produce high-quality sound no matter what surface it is glued