The Origin of the Blinking Cursor
Long-time Slashdot reader jimminy_cricket shares a new article from the technology site Inverse exploring the origin of blinking cursors. They trace the invention to the 1960s and electronics engineer Charles Kiesling, a naval veteran of the Korean.....»»
How were amino acids, one of the key building blocks of life, formed before the origin of life on Earth?
Our solar system formed from a molecular cloud, which was composed of gas and dust that was emitted into the interstellar medium (ISM), a vast space between stars. On collapse of the molecular cloud, the early sun was formed, with a large disk of gas.....»»
Blue Beetle trailer promises a classic superhero origin story
"The universe has sent you a gift. You have to figure out what you're gonna do with it." Xolo Maridueña stars as Jaime Reeves, who encounters alien biotechnology in Blue Beetle. Is there anything better than a good superhero origin.....»»
Ancient DNA is restoring the origin story of the Swahili people of the East African coast
The legacy of the medieval Swahili civilization is a source of extraordinary pride in East Africa, as reflected in its language being the official tongue of Kenya, Tanzania and even inland countries like Uganda and Rwanda, far from the Indian Ocean s.....»»
Fruit in crisis: Florida"s orange groves buffeted by hurricane, disease
Vernon Hollingsworth grew up in Florida among his family's orange trees, recently ravaged by a double whammy of disease and a hurricane that have sent juice prices spiraling and left farmers blinking in disbelief......»»
Scientists discover hidden crab diversity among coral reefs
The Indo-West Pacific is the largest, most biodiverse marine ecosystem on Earth, and many of the species it supports have comparably wide ranges. Writing in The Origin of Species, Charles Darwin noted that "… many fish range from the Pacific into t.....»»
An epigenetic fingerprint as proof of origin for chicken, shrimp and salmon
Free-range organic chicken or factory farming? Scientists at the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) have developed a new detection method that can reveal such differences in husbandry. The so-called epigenetic method is based on the analysis of the.....»»
Blue Origin provides a detailed analysis of its launch failure
The company says it intends to return to flight "soon." Enlarge / The emergency escape system is seen firing on the New Shepard spacecraft Monday morning after its rocket was lost. (credit: Blue Origin) A little more tha.....»»
New asteroid sample study offers further hints of space origin for the building blocks of life on Earth
How did life come about? The answer to this question goes to the very heart of our existence on planet Earth......»»
Bezos" rocket company pins crash on overheated engine nozzle
An overheated rocket engine nozzle caused last year's Blue Origin launch failure that has grounded flights for six months, the company said Friday......»»
Blue Origin hopes to resume space flights "soon" after 2022 accident
Jeff Bezos' space company Blue Origin said Friday it hopes to resume rocket flights "soon" following the conclusion of an investigation into a crash last year—but it must wait for US regulators to accept the findings......»»
Best Buy’s deal of the day is $130 off a Dyson cordless vacuum
Make it easier to clean your home by getting the Dyson V7 Advanced Origin cordless vacuum, which is available from Best Buy for $280 after a $120 discount......»»
Best Buy’s deal of the day is $120 off a Dyson cordless vacuum
Make it easier to clean your home by getting the Dyson V7 Advanced Origin cordless vacuum, which is available from Best Buy for $280 after a $120 discount......»»
WHO “deeply frustrated” by lack of US transparency on COVID origin data
Politicization makes the world less safe, WHO said, as it called on US to share data. Enlarge / WHO's COVID-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, looks on during a press conference at the World Health Organization's headquarters.....»»
Culture of parents" country of origin influences second-generation immigrant entrepreneurship, study finds
A new study shows that second-generation immigrants' likelihood to become entrepreneurs is linked to their parents' cultural background. The results suggest that entrepreneurship policies and programs could benefit from taking cultural context into a.....»»
Energy Dept. leans toward lab leak as COVID origin, at odds with other agencies
"There is not a definitive answer that has emerged from the intelligence community." Enlarge / The Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province in February 2021 as members of the World Health Organizatio.....»»
The origin of the mysterious honeycomb patterns found in salt deserts around the world
Salt deserts are among the most extreme and inhospitable places on the planet and their bizarre and other-worldly polygon-shaped structures attract hundreds of thousands of tourists every year......»»
9to5Mac Daily: February 17, 2023 – Possible Tesla Model 3 refresh, Blue Origin gains NASA launch, more
Listen to a recap of the top stories of the day from 9to5Mac. 9to5Mac Daily is available on iTunes and Apple’s Podcasts app, Stitcher, TuneIn, Google Play, or through our dedicated RSS feed for Overcast and other podcast players. Enjoy the podcast.....»»
Study reveals mystery of Paleozoic ostracod evolution
Ostracoda is one of the most widespread and diverse groups of crustaceans since the Early Ordovician. The subclass Podocopa are the most abundant ostracods during the Palaeozoic. However, its origin, evolution, ontogeny and phylogeny are poorly under.....»»
Who are the first ancestors of present-day fish?
What is the origin of the ancestors of present-day fish? What species evolved from them? A 50-year-old scientific controversy revolved around the question of which group, the "bony-tongues" or the "eels", was the oldest......»»
Blue Origin makes a big lunar announcement without any fanfare
"Although our vision is technically ambitious, our technology is real now." Enlarge / In this depiction Blue Alchemist is shown constructing solar cells on the lunar surface. (credit: Blue Origin) For decades scientists.....»»