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Thursday, 20 May 2021 14:42

UFO sightings were an everyday occurrence for some Navy pilots - Report

When the Navy pilot first spotted the strange object hovering in restricted airspace off the Atlantic Coast, he was stunned — no exhaust plume, no visible engine and all the makings of something secret, something mysterious or something dangerous. But years later, Ryan Graves sounded almost bored as he recounted for a national television audience his history with unidentified aerial phenomena — UAPs, better known as UFOs. Perhaps because for him and some of his former Navy colleagues, such sightings became a regular occurrence. “Every day,” Graves said in an interview with CBS’s “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday. “Every day…

Thursday, 20 May 2021 05:40

Govts need to reveal what they have been hiding about UFOs - Expert

Last week, investigative filmmaker Jeremy Corbell released a never-before-seen clip that appears to show an unidentified flying object disappearing into the water off the coast of San Diego, sparking renewed national interest into the existence of UFOs. The video was captured on July 15, 2019 by a Navy aircraft and recorded in the USS Omaha's Combat Information Center. According to Corbell, the object is believed to be a transmedium spherical vehicle approximately six feet in diameter. The Department of Defense confirmed the clip's authenticity and said it will be reviewed by the Pentagon's Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force. Jeremy Corbell…

Saturday, 15 May 2021 05:48

China lands on Mars in latest advance for its space programme

China landed a spacecraft on Mars for the first time on Saturday in the latest advance for its space program, state media said. Plans call for a rover to stay in the lander for a few days of diagnostic tests before rolling down a ramp to explore an icy area of Mars known as Utopia Planitia. It will join an American rover that arrived at the red planet in February. China’s first Mars landing follows its launch last month of the main section of what will be a permanent space station and a mission that brought back rocks from the…

Sunday, 09 May 2021 05:37

After update, only 4 percent of iOS users in U.S. let apps track them

New data shows that, when given the choice, people would rather not be tracked. Sorry, Facebook. Apple released iOS 14.5 to the public at the end of April, which included the ability to stop apps from tracking your activity for ad targeting purposes. New data shows just how popular the feature is. When a user opens, downloads, or updates an app for the first time after they download the new iOS, they have to opt in to letting that app track them. According to Verizon Media-owned Flurry Analytics, almost everyone is saying "no, thanks." Just around 4 percent of U.S.…

Saturday, 08 May 2021 05:26

Study finds milk may shorten lifespan, but with one big exception

A growing body of research has linked milk consumption to potentially negative health effects, particularly when it comes to aging — and yet, other studies have found that consuming fermented milk products like yogurt and kefir may help protect health. A new study out of Germany explores the effects of pasteurized non-fermented milk on health and why fermented dairy doesn’t have the same negative impact. Sweden is often the focus when it comes to dairy studies for one big reason: milk consumption in the nation is high. This provides researchers with a chance to study the potential effects of milk…

Tuesday, 27 April 2021 05:41

Obama administration scientist says climate ‘emergency’ is based on fallacy

Steven E. Koonin ‘The Science,” we’re told, is settled. How many times have you heard it? Humans have broken the earth’s climate. Temperatures are rising, sea level is surging, ice is disappearing, and heat waves, storms, droughts, floods, and wildfires are an ever-worsening scourge on the world. Greenhouse gas emissions are causing all of this. And unless they’re eliminated promptly by radical changes to society and its energy systems, “The Science” says Earth is doomed. Yes, it’s true that the globe is warming, and that humans are exerting a warming influence upon it. But beyond that — to paraphrase the…

Sunday, 25 April 2021 05:52

Follow-up study finds a single dose of one drug can ease anxiety and depression for 5 years

The Journal of Psychopharmacology published a study in 2016 in which researchers found that a one-time, single-dose of psilocybin offered rapid improvements in the levels of anxiety, depression and dread of death in cancer patients. A recent update found that the single dose, combined with psychotherapy, led to long-lasting improvements in these patients approximately five years later. Psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, was given to patients in the study in 2016 and resulted in immediate, substantial relief of symptoms that was sustained and documented at their follow-ups more than six months later. Almost five years later, researchers found…

Friday, 23 April 2021 06:06

How long does protection from Covid-19 vaccines last? Here’s what we know

Experts don’t know yet because they’re still studying vaccinated people to see when protection might wear off. How well the vaccines work against emerging variants will also determine if, when and how often additional shots might be needed. “We only have information for as long as the vaccines have been studied,” said Deborah Fuller, a vaccine researcher at the University of Washington. “We have to study the vaccinated population and start to see, at what point do people become vulnerable again to the virus?” So far, Pfizer’s ongoing trial indicates the company’s two-dose vaccine remains highly effective for at least…

Tuesday, 13 April 2021 05:43

Twitter shuns Nigeria, to open first Africa office in Ghana

Twitter Inc will open its first African office in Ghana, it said on Monday, as the social media company seeks to make inroads in some of the world’s fastest-growing markets. Africa is under-tapped terrain for technology firms, with internet use per population at around 39% against a world average of 59% according to web analytics firm StatCounter, but that number grows every year thanks to expanding mobile broadband networks and affordable phones. “We must be more immersed in the rich and vibrant communities that drive the conversations taking place every day across the African continent,” Twitter said in a statement.…

Monday, 12 April 2021 05:37

Please stop doing this when you create a new password

One of the things that often goes hand-in-hand with the countless hacks and data leaks we’ve written about in the past, and which continues to dominate cybersecurity news headlines, is the frequency with which people keep making the same dumb password-related mistakes over and over again. One of the most egregious mistakes that people make — and the reason so many people’s account credentials end up being found in the hands of hackers, thanks to sites like Have I Been Pwned — is the re-use of passwords across multiple accounts. According to a new survey from the UK’s National Cyber…

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Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:48

Here's how to tell if your Facebook account was one of the half billion hacked

Over the weekend, cybersecurity experts revealed that about half a billion Facebook users'personal information was breached -- a treasure trove of data that includes full names, birthdays, phone numbers and their location. Facebook said that massive leak stems from an issue in 2019, which has since been fixed. Still, there's no clawing back that data. More than 30 million accounts in the United States were affected and the company isn't making it easy to find out if your data was included in the breach. But a third-party website, haveibeenpwned.com, makes it simple to check by inputting your email. For now,…

Tuesday, 06 April 2021 05:43

Scientists just discovered a major cause of baldness

We’re all different in an endless number of ways. From our height to our eye color, there are things that define who each of us is that often can’t be changed. Sure, you can wear thick-bottomed shoes to gain an inch of stature or put in colored contact lenses, but baldness is something that most people just accept as a part of who they are. Hair loss is often hereditary, meaning that it’s passed down over generations, but it’s not the only cause, and researchers have been working to figure out how we might be able to slow the progress…

Saturday, 03 April 2021 05:38

12 hidden functions of WhatsApp

WhatsApp was born in 2009 and now it's the most engaged instant messaging service in the world. Over the years, the Facebook-owned platform has evolved to integrate more tools to connect its millions of users around the world. However, not all of them are well known. Telcel published on its blog a list of 12 hidden WhatsApp functions that you can use right now. 1. Change the text format in WhatsApp You can add a different intention to your messages through bold, italics or strikethrough. You just have to add a couple of characters before and after the text: *…

Wednesday, 31 March 2021 05:23

Dangerous Android app pretends to be a system update to steal your data

Beware a newly discovered malicious app that pretends to update your phone but, in reality, is just a giant spyware application that can steal pretty much all your data while also monitoring your movements and online search history. Simply called System Update, the Android app was discovered by researchers with mobile security firm Zimperium, who have classified it as a Remote Access Trojan (RAT)—a broad category of malware that typically allows a hacker to access and manipulate your device from afar. This particular RAT is downloaded with the promise of helping you keep your device up to date but, instead,…

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