Ethiopia says completes third filling of mega-dam reservoir
Ethiopia has completed the third filling of its mega-dam reservoir on the Blue Nile, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Friday, a development that could raise further tensions with downstream neighbours Egypt and Sudan......»»
Addis Ababa faces growing climate change risks such as heat, drought and floods, study warns
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia's capital city, will likely face increased heat waves, droughts and severe flooding over the next 67 years. These changes will pose risks to public health and infrastructure. They'll also be felt most acutely by the city's most.....»»
Pigment production adapted to cultural changes and availability of mineral resources 40,000 years ago in Ethiopia
An international research team from Spain and France has carried out the chemical and technological analysis of the largest known collection of red and yellow mineral pigments, commonly called ochre, dated to the Middle Stone Age, between 300,000 and.....»»
SpaceX can"t launch its giant rocket again until fixes are made, FAA says
SpaceX must take a series of steps before it can launch its mega rocket again after its debut ended in an explosion, federal regulators said Friday......»»
Rebuild your own nostalgia with this detailed Xbox 360 toy set
Want to relive your Xbox 360 glory days? You can rebuild those memories with this impressive new Mega set......»»
Environmental groups renew legal challenge of massive Denver Water reservoir expansion
A years-long legal battle over the expansion of one of the reservoirs holding Denver's water supply entered a new chapter this week when environmental groups asked a judge to invalidate the federal permits underlying the $464 million project......»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 09/04/2023
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny' tops the chart, followed by 'Meg 2: The Trench'. ‘The Last Voyage of the Demeter' completes the top t.....»»
NASA"s PACE spacecraft successfully completes key environmental test
Consider it the "mother of all tests.".....»»
NASA"s oxygen-generating experiment MOXIE completes Mars mission
When the first astronauts land on Mars, they may have the descendants of a microwave-oven-size device to thank for the air they breathe and the rocket propellant that gets them home. That device, called MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilization.....»»
Soundbar mega sale gets you better sound from just $45
Best Buy has a huge sale on soundbars meaning you can save a lot on big name brands like LG, Samsung, and Sony when you check it out today......»»
India"s moon rover completes its walk. Scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water
India's moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks after its historic landing near the lunar south pole, India's space mission said......»»
India"s moon rover completes its walk, scientists analyzing data looking for signs of frozen water.
India's moon rover has completed its walk on the lunar surface and been put into sleep mode less than two weeks after its historic landing near the lunar south pole, India's space mission said......»»
Nvidia is powering a mega Tesla supercomputer powered by 10,000 H100 GPUs
Elon Musk is hoping to crack fully autonomous vehicles by building one of the most powerful supercomputers in the world......»»
NASA completes last OSIRIS-REx test before asteroid sample delivery
A team led by NASA in Utah's West Desert is in the final stages of preparing for the arrival of the first U.S. asteroid sample—slated to land on Earth in September......»»
Researchers create detailed map of Waiwhetu Aquifer, technique could improve worldwide access to coastal freshwater
For the first time, NIWA used several techniques to map and understand the Waiwhetu Aquifer. This is a reservoir of drinking water that lies beneath the Hutt Valley and Wellington Harbor, and it releases freshwater from deep under the seabed via natu.....»»
Top 10 Most Pirated Movies of The Week – 08/21/2023
Every week we take a close look at the most pirated movies on torrent sites. What are pirates downloading? 'Elemental' tops the chart, followed by 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse'. ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3' completes the top three. From.....»»
SpaceX completes successful hot fire test of its massive Starship rocket
SpaceX has not set a public launch target yet for Starship. Enlarge / SpaceX conducted a second static fire test of Booster 9 on Friday. (credit: SpaceX webcast) SpaceX conducted a second hot fire test of its Super Heavy.....»»
Speaking hypothetically: Linguists explore how human language handles leaps from the here and now
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Arm"s mega IPO could be just around the corner, a year after the biggest chip deal in history fell apart
A hotly anticipated IPO for a company that designs chips for 99% of the world's smartphones is just around the corner, after it filed paperwork Monday to go public......»»
Supreme Court backs Apple in App Store payment row -- for now
The US Supreme Court has rejected a request from Epic Games to force Apple to change its App Store rules before its appeals process completes.Epic Games "1984" inspired anti-Apple adApple predominantly won its case against Epic Games, but Apple was o.....»»
Unique high-energy electron Xtallography project completes conceptual design review
A world-first instrument, High-energy electron Xtallography Instrument (HeXI), combining the power of electron diffraction with X-ray beamline expertise is being built by a team at Diamond Light Source, the UK's national synchrotron. On July 20, 2023.....»»