AstronomyDiscovering the Truth about the Earth’s First Mass Extinction New research sheds light on the first and oldest of the ‘big five’ extinctions. During that time, approximately 85 percent of marine species, the majority…
TechnologyMarcy Venture Partners, cofounded by Jay-Z, just closed its second fund with $325 million Marcy Venture Partners, the venture firm co-founded in 2018 by Shawn Carter (Jay-Z), former Roc Nation CEO Jay Brown, and former Walden VC general partner…
TechnologymacOS Monterey is now live For several industries, the last year and a half have been a big revelation. As more white-collar workers transition to remote work, it is becoming…
BiologyComparing Wild and Domesticated Rice Photosynthetic Differences Researchers compared domesticated rice to its wild counterparts in a new study to better understand the differences in their photosynthetic abilities. The findings have the…
ChemistryPlastic Waste is turned into Refinery-quality Oil by a New Method Honeywell International Inc. claims to have developed a commercially viable method for converting low-grade plastic waste into oil suitable for feeding into a refinery. Over…
Environmental ScienceNASA Warns that Crop Yields are Reduced due to Climate Change NASA is warning that climate change could affect maize and wheat production as early as 2030, a shift that could have disastrous consequences for the…
Other80-Year-Old Cake Found Blackened, Scorched, but Intact After WW2 Air Raid On the night of March 28, 1942, only hours before the historic cathedral’s bells tolled in Palm Sunday, British Royal Air Force aircraft descended on…
AstronomyAstronomers Report Potential Discovery of First Planet in the Whirlpool Galaxy Thousands of planets have been discovered in our galaxy beyond the solar system during the last three decades, with new ones revealed every week. The…
TechnologyBridging the gap, what CISOs must do to get the C-suite on their side Every CISO must accept the harsh reality that he or she may not be invited to the boardroom table or the executive leadership team meeting.…
TechnologyA coding bug helped researchers build a secret BlackMatter ransomware decryption tool Emsisoft, a cybersecurity firm located in New Zealand, has secretly been assisting BlackMatter ransomware victims in recovering encrypted files, potentially saving “tens of millions of…