Turkish-born astrophysicist Burçin Mutlu-Pakdil shares her name with a rare double ring of stars more than 350 million light-years away.
Read Full Article At: www.nationalgeographic.com/science/2018/11/meet-woman-discovered-new-type-galaxy-burcin-mutlu-pakdil-astrophysics/
The discovery of 2.4-million-year-old stone tools and butchered bones at a site in Algeria suggests our distant hominin relatives spread into the northern regions of Africa far earlier than archaeologists assumed. The find adds credence to the newly emerging suggestion that ancient hominins lived—and evolved—outside a supposed Garden of Eden in East Africa.
Read Full Article At: gizmodo.com/the-human-origin-story-has-changed-again-thanks-to-new-1830747304
Unlike with the current solar calendar in which dates can be predetermined and arranged in advance, this lunar calendar (in many cases) tends to have its dates determined by the physical sighting of the moon. One could argue that moon phases for different parts of the world can be scientifically calculated and predetermined, but for the common man on the streets (in most countries) sighting the moon or hearing it has been sighted by many other people is a guaranteed-enough method…
One common problem with modern lunar calendars, however, is that many publishers tend to pick a set of predetermined dates (using the solar calendar dates) and use them. This leads to a calendar becoming basically useless at any point a moon sighting is used leading to the end and start dates of the months differing from that printed on the calendar. If the calendar states a month ends on the 30th day but the moon is spotted on the 29th night, the rest of the dates on that calendar have basically become incorrect to the person using the moon sighting.
Read Full Article At: www.zaafirah.com.ng/free-printable-1440ah-islamic-calendar-new-concept-design/
A team of 12 researchers, 8 research fellows, and 4 students from the Federal University of Technology Minna to develop a multiple operator-enabled SIM card and a communication-enabled smart walking stick.
Read Full Article At: technext.ng/2018/05/24/researchers-students-fut-minna-develop-simless-operator-digital-walking-stick/
Mamoudou Gassama scaled four storeys to reach four-year-old
Read Full Article At: www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/man-saved-child-climbing-paris-building-mamoudou-gassam-emmanuelle-macron-a8372386.html
A young Ghanian, Mr. Frank Darko, built a ‘water bike’ and rode it before onlookers.
Watch At: www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1Ois0B9_5s
This “deepfake” video starring Jordan Peele as Barack Obama shows how easy it’s getting to create convincing audio and video fakes. Here’s how to fight back.
Read Full Article At: www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/obama-jordan-peele-deepfake-video-debunk-buzzfeed
More: https://www.technologyreview.com/s/610784/this-algorithm-automatically-spots-face-swaps-in-videos/
Regularly drinking more than the recommended UK guidelines for alcohol could take years off your life, according to new research that we part-funded published today in the Lancet. The study shows that drinking more alcohol is associated with a higher risk of stroke, fatal aneurysm, heart failure and death.
Read Full Article At: www.bhf.org.uk/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2018/april/even-moderate-drinking-linked-to-heart-and-circulatory-diseases