Scientists have found evidence of a 90-million-year-old rainforest lurking beneath Antarctic ice. The sediment core obtained by scientists working aboard the research icebreaker RV Polarstern in the Amundsen Sea near the Pine Island Glacier dated to about 90 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period when dinosaurs were the dominant land animals. For more, check…
Month: April 2020
Tests of potential coronavirus vaccine
With all the dire news lately, it is good to hear something encouraging…a potential vaccine for COVID-19 has been developed and tested successfully in mice, researchers reported Thursday. As far as reaching clinical trials, “we would like to think a month, give or take. Maybe two months. We just started the process,” said co-author Louis…
Maybe we shouldn’t be using Zoom after all?
Yikes, if what this article says is generally true, you might want to pause a moment before installing Zoom. Zoom’s recent popularity has also shone a spotlight on the company’s security protections and privacy promises. Just today, The Intercept reported that Zoom video calls are not end-to-end encrypted, despite the company’s claims that they are….