Sci-Tech news

• NASA to launch DART mission aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliberately crash into an asteroid

  23-11-2021 23:23 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  NASA 's DART mission is just a few hours away. At 1:20am ET, SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket to deliver a box-shaped space probe into space that will deliberately crash into an asteroid.
  
  Read more

• Sobering thought! Binging drinking on your 21st birthday causes brain white matter to shrink

  23-11-2021 22:13 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The study was conducted with 52 college students who reported having a blood alcohol level of 0.23 on their 21st birthday, which is three times the legal driving limit in the US.
  
  Read more

• Skeleton of juvenile duck-billed dinosaur is found in Missouri at undisclosed location

  23-11-2021 22:03 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A new dinosaur skeleton has been found in Missouri at an undisclosed location, as a juvenile Parrosaurus Missouriensis was found by paleontologist Guy Darrough.
  
  Read more

• Experts discover three-foot mammoth tusk 10,000 feet below the ocean surface off California coast

  23-11-2021 20:52 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Experts have confirmed that an 'ancient' tusk recovered 10,000 feet below the ocean belongs to a Columbian mammoth and could be more than 100,000 years old.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• New Titanic expedition is set for summer 2022 will take citizen explorers to visit the famous ship

  23-11-2021 20:50 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The Titanic Expedition is conducted as a series of eight-day missions starting in May and ending in June, and each seat costs $250,000 - a $125,000 increase from the previous year.
  
  Read more

• Genetically modified E coli bacteria produce ink for 3D printing programmable objects

  23-11-2021 20:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  Drug delivery, environmental clean up, building in space among possible applications Scientists say they have succeeded in producing programmable 3D printed objects from microbial ink produced by genetically modified E coli (Escherichia coli) bacteria.…
  
  Read more

• Mental health: People with anxiety and depression more likely to use 'sextech', study finds 

  23-11-2021 19:51 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Individuals with impaired mental health may use sextech to help them experience temporary relied from their psychological distress, Kinsey Institute at Indiana University experts said.
  
  Read more

• Italy fines Apple and Amazon over Beats headphones

  23-11-2021 19:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Italy's competition authority fines the tech giants €200m over an exclusivity agreement.
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Two-metre social distancing rule was arbitrary and not backed up by science

  23-11-2021 19:18 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two metre social distancing advice will not keep you safe from potential Covid infection if the person with the virus is mask-less, according to a new study from the University of Cambridge.
  
  Read more

• Ancient human relative that lived in South Africa 2 million years ago climbed like an ape

  23-11-2021 18:35 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international team of researchers used bones found in lumps of rock from a cave near Johannesburg in South Africa to reconstruct one of the most complete back fossils of any hominin.
  
  Read more

• Scientists discover two 'previously invisible' galaxies 29 billion light years away

  23-11-2021 17:46 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The two 'heavily dust-obscured' galaxies - called REBELS-12-2 and REBELS-29-2 - were found during observations with the ALMA radio telescopes in Chile's Atacama Desert.
  
  Read more

• Girl, 11, finds 2,000-year-old coin minted by Jewish priest in 68BC who joined the Great Revolt

  23-11-2021 17:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Liel Krutokop, 11, found the coin while working alongside archaeologists at the City of David National Park. The silver coin features ancient markings and inscriptions of the Jewish uprising.
  
  Read more

• People can identify a child's gender by the sound of their VOICE from the age of five, study finds 

  23-11-2021 17:00 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Researchers from the University of California, Davis, played volunteers audio clips of children's voices and found their gender could be identified from age five.
  
  Read more

• Earth could have its own Saturn-like band due to to growing threat of 'space junk,' professor warns

  23-11-2021 16:33 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  A significant portion of space junk could wind up forming a 'ring' around Earth, like the solar system's gas giants, a University of Utah researcher has warned.
  
  Read more

• Mercola: Fully Vaxxed 9 Times More Likely To Be Hospitalized

  23-11-2021 16:32 via technocracy.news
  
  The pandemic’s science and data are twisted beyond recognition in the same way that global warming alarmists did with climate change alarmism. Despite being exposed time after time, it never served to slow them down or to clean up their act. In turn, this exposes the mean-spirited predatory nature of Technocrat pseudo-science. ⁃ TN EditorSTORY AT-A-GLANCE> One of the most commonly used tricks to make a drug look more effective than it is in a real-world setting is to conflate abso
  
  Read more

• Bees: Species living in Costa Rica has evolved an extra tooth for biting FLESH, study finds

  23-11-2021 16:24 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The gut microbiota of various bee species - including the so-called 'vultures bees' - was compared by researchers led from University of California, Riversid.
  
  Read more

• ‘Critical Theory’ Shreds Social Fabric, Spawns Totalitarianism

  23-11-2021 15:58 via technocracy.news
  
  Critical Theory rejects reason and gave birth to genocidal ideologies that killed millions in the last century. Critical Race Theory is the modern extension that pits major sections of society against each other and the outcome is predictable unless it is thoroughly rejected by all sides. Technocrats fan the flames of CRT in order to destroy the status quo and free market economics. ⁃ TN EditorBy now, most Americans have heard of critical race theory. But many do not know just how radical
  
  Read more

• Scientists reveal plans to transform space junk into rocket fuel

  23-11-2021 15:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  An international plan involving firms from the US, Japan and Australia would see space junk captured, cut up and melted into metal rods that can be used as rocket fuel for a propulsion system.
  
  Read more

• Technocracy’s Perilous Swan Dive Into Outright Totalitarianism

  23-11-2021 15:19 via technocracy.news
  
  The overarching global narrative is alternatively called “GlobalCap” by C.J. Hopkins and “Mr. Global” by Catherine Austin Fitts. TN readers understand it as Technocracy, and the only way it can rise is out of the ashes of a collapsed global economy and subservient populace. These grinding forces are driving societies to violence that nobody wants. ⁃ TN EditorSo, GloboCap has crossed the Rubicon. The final phase of its transformation of society into a pathologized-to
  
  Read more

• Blue Origin announces third space tourism trip that will launch in December

  23-11-2021 14:47 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Blue Origin's third space tourism flight will include Good Morning America co-host anchor Michael Strahan and Laura Shepard Churchley, the eldest daughter of Alan Shepard.
  
  Read more

• AO World warns of product shortages this Christmas

  23-11-2021 13:53 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Electricals retailer AO World says games consoles and iPhones are among products in short supply.
  
  Read more

• Archaeology: Roman soldier's FACE MASK dating back 1,800 years is uncovered in Turkey

  23-11-2021 13:30 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  The find was made during excavations of a fortified structure in the ancient city of Hadrianopolis in Paphlagonia, near modern-day Eskipazar, in Karabük Province.
  
  Read more

• Polluting greenhouse gases being sold online and smuggled to UK

  23-11-2021 13:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Experts say hydrofluorocarbons, which are used in fridges and aerosols, make global warming worse.
  
  Read more

• Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean

  23-11-2021 13:00
  
  The size of undersea creatures seemed to follow a strange but stable pattern—until industrial fishing came along.
  
  Read more

• All the (Actually) Good Early Black Friday Deals You Can Buy Right Now

  23-11-2021 12:50
  
  WIRED approved picks from Apple, Samsung, Shark and more are discounted ahead of Black Friday.
  
  Read more

• VR helps parents visualise child's surgery

  23-11-2021 12:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Click discovers how VR helps parents decide whether to go through with surgery for their child.
  
  Read more

• Amazon 'lets staff spy on the shopping histories of celebrities including Kanye West'

  23-11-2021 11:53 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  One former Amazon worker said he remembered his colleagues looking up the shopping history of rapper Kanye West (pictured) and stars of the Marvel Avengers movies.
  
  Read more

• The world's first FLOATING CITY is coming to South Korea in 2025

  23-11-2021 10:45 via dailymail.co.uk
  
  Construction of the floating city will soon commence thanks to a 'historic agreement' signed by Busan Metropolitan City of the Republic of Korea, UN-Habitat and New York designers Oceanix.
  
  Read more

• Uber takes its first step into the cannabis market

  23-11-2021 08:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Customers will be able to place orders on the app then pick them up at nearby stores within an hour.
  
  Read more

• James Webb Space Telescope gets all shook up – launch delayed again

  23-11-2021 07:57 via go.theregister.com
  
  Space agencies have been planning this thing since 1996, so what's four more days? The European Space Agency has delayed the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope until 22 December so that it can undergo additional testing following an incident that sent unintended vibrations through the observatory.…
  
  Read more

• The World Needs to Crack Battery Recycling, Fast

  23-11-2021 07:00
  
  The shift to electric vehicles is exciting, but it will leave us with thousands of tonnes of spent batteries.
  
  Read more

• Australia declares La Niña phenomenon has begun

  23-11-2021 06:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The climate pattern can lead to significant weather changes in different parts of the world.
  
  Read more

• Fancy being an astronaut but didn't go to uni? Your time may have finally come

  23-11-2021 06:05 via go.theregister.com
  
  Japanese space agency wants 'nauts with good eyesight and work experience – no degree required The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) launched an astronaut recruitment drive last week with reduced academic requirements as it seeks to diversify and refresh the nation's corps of space travelers.…
  
  Read more

• Atom Bank introduces four-day working week without cutting pay

  23-11-2021 06:01 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Atom Bank has cut its staff's hours by 10% without reducing their pay in a bid to improve wellbeing.
  
  Read more

• China's hypersonic glider didn't just orbit Earth, it 'fired a missile' while at Mach 5

  23-11-2021 01:35 via go.theregister.com
  
  Middle Kingdom suggests US is making it all up to justify arms development. As if! A Chinese hypersonic glider that completed a test flight in July appears to be more sophisticated than first thought. It is reported the aircraft was able to fire a missile while travelling at five times the speed of sound.…
  
  Read more

• Six ways shoebox-sized satellites are trying to change the world

  23-11-2021 01:10 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The CubeSat began as an educational tool but is now helping out humanity
  
  Read more

• Can South Africa embrace renewable energy from the sun?

  23-11-2021 01:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  South Africa's main electricity company Eskom plans to switch from using coal to renewable energy.
  
  Read more

Follow @scitech_UK on Twitter!