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  • Curiosity Rover Is Back to Limited Science Operations on Mars

    An image was taken by Navcam: Left A onboard NASA’s Mars rover Curiosity on Sol 2199.Image: NASA/JPL-Caltech NASA has had quite a bit on its plate recently between its Hubble Space Telescope entering safe mode, the prolonged silence from its Opportunity rover, and a technical issue with its Curiosity rover on Mars. But one bright…

  • Published live photos of the new flagship Xiaomi

    In the vast Weibo, the Chinese equivalent of Twitter, showed live photos of the upcoming smartphone Xiaomi Mi 3 Mix, not yet officially presented by the manufacturer. The first photo shows the front side of the smartphone. Thanks to the white color of the screen can see well the thin display frame, only the bottom…

  • Patriarch Kirill called gadgets a threat to the children and the country

    Patriarch Kirill spoke about the gadgets, answering questions on held in Moscow VIII Congress of the Church in social service. Patriarch Kirill and the penguin in Antarctica In his opinion, excessive kids gadgets and games can lead to tragic consequences as the children themselves and the country. He noted that the abuse of games the…

  • Huawei Mate 20 Pro was the fastest smartphone on Android

    Team benchmark AnTuTu has published the results of testing of the new flagship smartphone Huawei Mate 20 Pro. Model based on 7-nanometer processor Kirin 980 managed to overcome the barrier of 300 thousand points in AnTuTu, scoring 307 059 points. Recall that in a recent ranking of the fastest Android smartphones for September, even the…

  • Confirmed: the Earth’s inner core solid

    A new study conducted by researchers from the Australian national University (ANU) can help us understand how our planet was formed. Associate Professor, Hrvoje, Tkalcic and Dr. Thanh-Pham Sleep sure that proved that the Earth’s inner core is solid. They found a way to detect shear waves (J-waves) in the inner core such waves can…

  • Could a Large Gap to cause a new Big Bang?

    There are a few issues that will not allow us to sleep at night, and they relate to the ultimate destiny of the whole cosmos. The stars light up, replace them with new, they too fade, and all is repeated until the Universe runs out of fuel. The galaxies merge and throw away matter, and…

  • Launching Tonight: A Mission to the Best Planet (Mercury)

    Artist’s impression of BepiColombo arriving at MercuryIllustration: spacecraft: ESA/ATG medialab; Mercury: NASA/JPL Mercury is the best planet, in my humble but well-researched opinion. Sure, it may be small, rocky, and lacking an atmosphere, but how it came to look the way it does absolutely baffles scientists. It might even have water and carbon hidden away…

  • A Major Insurer’s ER Denial Policy Is Completely Arbitrary, Study Finds

    An infographic of the team’s findings.Illustration: Chou S-C, et al. (JAMA Network Open) The team’s findings were published in JAMA Network Open. “Our results demonstrate the inaccuracy of such a policy in identifying unnecessary ED visits,” the authors wrote. “Furthermore, patients cannot reliably avoid coverage denial as most presenting symptoms could potentially lead to a…

  • Facebook Hires Former UK Deputy Prime Minister to Head Up Its Political Influence 

    Photo: Getty Facebook has hired Nick Clegg, the former UK deputy prime minister, as head of global affairs and communications. Clegg isn’t very well-regarded in his home country, but Facebook apparently feels he’s the man for the job at a time when its influence over politicians is more crucial than ever. According to the Financial Times,…

  • No Such Thing as Too Much Exercise, Study Finds

    Photo: Scott Olson (Getty Images) Too much of a good thing can be definitely bad for us. But a new study published Friday in JAMA Network Open suggests that exercise is a clear exception. It found that any level of cardiovascular fitness—including the kind you’d see from elite athletes—is linked to staying alive longer. That…