Coral bleaching was detected in a usually healthy reef off Australia's north-western coast earlier this year.But due to Covid lockdown rules, the discovery presented scientists with a challenge: how could they survey the reef without being able to travel there?Video by Isabelle Rodd
Galaxy Guts — iFixit rips apart Samsung's latest flagship. Ron Amadeo - Aug 25, 2020 10:05 pm UTC The Note 20 Ultra has some really big cameras. This X-Ray shot shows how much space the S-Pen takes up (it's at the bottom). iFixit ended up with a graphite cooling solution, while the iCase Mobile Service…
Image copyright EPA Image caption The First Lady is due to speak at the Republican National Convention on Tuesday Melania Trump is set to speak at the second night of the Republican National Convention on Tuesday. It's a rare - and possibly reluctant - step into the spotlight for the First Lady.In 1998, Donald Trump,…
NOW YOU KNOW — Before "Powersing," hacker-for-hire mercenaries likely used 2 other malware pieces. Dan Goodin - Aug 25, 2020 1:58 am UTC In 2018, researchers from security firm Kaspersky Lab began tracking “DeathStalker,” their name for a hacker-for-hire group that was employing simple but effective malware to do espionage on law firms and companies…
Image copyright Getty Images US President Donald Trump has warned his fellow Republicans their opponents may "steal" November's election, as his party anointed him as their candidate."They're using Covid to defraud the American people," Mr Trump told delegates on the first day of the party convention in North Carolina.Mr Trump repeated his much-disputed claims that…
Not a plasma rifle — Move reportedly happens over objections of health officials about limited data. John Timmer - Aug 23, 2020 11:26 pm UTC Enlarge / Donald Trump gestures to Stephen Hahn, head of the FDA, at an earlier press conference.Today, President Trump held a news conference to announce that the FDA has granted…
Image copyright EPA Image caption During the announcement, President Trump called on Americans to donate blood plasma The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given emergency authorisation for the use of plasma to treat coronavirus patients. The technique uses antibody-rich blood plasma from people who've recovered from the disease, and has already been used…
Hallelujah? — Restored version will air in four one-hour installments on the streaming platform. Jennifer Ouellette - Aug 23, 2020 12:58 am UTC The first teaser for Zack Snyder's Justice League is set to Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah."Fans who have been clamoring to see Zack Snyder's director's cut of the disappointing 2017 film, Justice League, will…
Image copyright Getty Images Image caption President Donald Trump is increasingly hostile towards China Chinese video app TikTok is taking legal action to challenge a ban imposed by US President Donald Trump.Mr Trump's executive order prohibits transactions with TikTok's owner ByteDance from mid-September.Officials in Washington are concerned that the company could pass data on American…
Who knew what, when? — Joe Sullivan says it wasn't his decision to keep the FTC in the dark. Timothy B. Lee - Aug 21, 2020 9:45 pm UTC Robyn Beck / AFP) (Photo by ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty ImagesFederal prosecutors have charged former Uber security chief Joe Sullivan with obstruction of justice for hiding…
