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Nasa moon rocket creeps to its launchpad in preparation for astronaut flight
First journey around moon with astronauts in more than 50 years could blast off in February Nasa’s giant new moon rocket has moved to the launchpad in preparation for astronauts’ first lunar fly-around in more than half a century. The trip could blast off in February. The 98-metre (322ft) rocket...
Simple blood test can predict which breast cancer treatment will work best, study finds
Exclusive: DNA test means patients could be offered most effective treatment first, boosting their chances of beating the disease Scientists have developed a simple DNA blood test that can predict how well patients with breast cancer will respond to treatment. More than 2 million people globally each year are diagnosed...
15 years after Fukushima, Japan prepares to restart the world’s biggest nuclear plant
A return to nuclear power is at the heart of Japan’s energy policy but, in the wake of the 2011 disaster, residents’ fears about tsunamis, earthquakes and evacuation plans remain The activity around the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant is reaching its peak: workers remove earth to expand the width of...
Starwatch: Watch the crescent moon pass Saturn as dusk gathers
Earth’s satellite will be visible in conjunction with the ringed planet as twilight gives way to darkness A slender crescent moon slides past Saturn this week, offering a rewarding conjunction. It will be the perfect way to start your evening, a little quiet contemplation of the night sky as the...
The sudden rise of scabies: ‘I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy’
These microscopic mites, which burrow under your skin and cause ferocious itching, are incredibly hard to get rid of – and cases in the UK have soared. What is causing the outbreak, and is there anything we can do about it? Louise (not her real name) is listing the contents...
“Games should never die”: Rust dev offers $25M to save Amazon’s MMO New World
Amazon's ambitious online role-playing game New World is headed for closure, marking the end of a turbulent chapter in the company's game development efforts. The company announced earlier this week that servers for New World: Aeternum will go offline at the end of January. Read Entire Article
Intel’s Tejas CPU aimed for a clock speed so high it was never released. What was the target?
Before multicore took over, around the Pentium 4 era, Intel chased a clock speed so extreme it cancelled the processor outright. Read Entire Article
Thousands of players join forces to build New York City in Minecraft at a 1:1 scale
The project is part of Build The Earth, a global initiative launched by YouTube creator PippenFTS to recreate the entire planet – block by block – at true scale in Minecraft. Some 45 regional teams contribute to this digital Earth, but none is larger or more active than the New......
Call of Duty’s chart-topping run comes to an end
While Microsoft has not publicly disclosed performance figures for Call of Duty: Black Ops 7, court filings from former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick paint a far less flattering picture. In documents submitted as part of the ongoing class-action lawsuit Sjunde Ap-Fonden v. Activision Blizzard et al., Kotick claims that......