Scientists working with laser data have discovered a vast reef behind the familiar Great Barrier Reef. High-resolution seafloor data provided by LiDAR-equipped aircraft have revealed great fields of unusual donut-shaped …read more Source:: Science
Month: August 2016
Scientists discover a ‘dark’ milky way
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Using the world’s most powerful telescopes, an international team of astronomers has found a massive galaxy that consists almost entirely of dark matter. …read more Source:: Science
Linux survival guide: These 21 applications let you move easily between Linux and Windows
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If you need to navigate regularly between Linux and the Windows world, there are many applications that can make your job easier. We spotlight 21 quality applications that will pave …read more Source:: Linux
Linux at 25: A pictorial history
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By Katherine Noyes A momentous milestone Aug. 25 marks the 25th anniversary of Linux, the free and open source operating system that’s used around the globe in smarphones, tablets, desktop PCs, servers, supercomputers, and …read more Source:: OpenSource
The 25 biggest events in Linux’s 25-year history
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A year by year summary of the most significant events in Linux’s history to date. …read more Source:: Linux
A mammoth undertaking: Can de-extinction be ecologically responsible?
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Can the woolly mammoth be brought back from the dead? Scientists say it’s only a matter of time. A conservation ecologist and colleagues have examined ecologically responsible de-extinction, and what …read more Source:: Science
Linus on Linux’s 25th birthday
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Linus Torvalds describes Linux’s secret origins. …read more Source:: Linux
The brain uses backward instant replays to remember important travel routes
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Neuroscientists believe they have figured out how some rats solve certain navigational problems. If there’s a ‘reward’ at the end of the trip, like the chocolatey drink used in this …read more Source:: Science
300 Teeth: Duck-billed dinosaurs would have been dentist’s dream
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Imagine how much dental care you’d need if you had 300 or more teeth packed together on each side of your mouth. …read more Source:: Science
Red Hat Virtualization 4 woos VMware faithful
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By Serdar Yegulalp It’s easy for a virtual machine user to feel left out these days, what with containers dominating the discussion of how to run applications at scale. But take heart, VM …read more Source:: OpenSource