by anthony cuthbertson | Oct 2, 2020 | The Independent
Membership to Facebook groups promoting anti-mask arguments has risen by nearly 2,000 per cent since August, new analysis has revealed.Separate analysis of data from the media tool Crowdtangle by The New York Times found that from the start of August through to 27...
by anthony cuthbertson | Oct 2, 2020 | The Independent
Orionid meteors burning through Earth’s atmosphere this month will bring “prolonged explosions of light,” Nasa has said.Commonly referred to as ‘shooting stars’, the display produced by the Orionid meteor shower could be one of the most spectacular in years, with...
by anthony cuthbertson | Oct 1, 2020 | The Independent
Twitter went down for many users on Thursday, leaving people around the world unable to load or post new tweets.The outage began at around 3pm BST and appeared to last for around 30 minutes.Website monitor DownDetector registered thousands of reports from users...
by anthony cuthbertson | Sep 30, 2020 | The Independent
Scientists in Australia claim to have proved that time travel is theoretically possible after solving a logical paradox.Physicists from the University of Queensland used mathematical modelling to reconcile Einstein’s theory of general relativity with classical...
by anthony cuthbertson | Sep 30, 2020 | The Independent
Apple is working on a new type of phone sensor that uses lasers to monitor dangerous particulates in the air, according to a patent filing.The ‘Particulate matter sensors for portable electronic devices’ patent describes how an array of lasers could detect the...
