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A Nasa rover has recorded evidence of lightning on Mars for the first time, its microphone picking up the sounds of tiny “zaps” whipped up by the dust storms constantly sweeping across the planet. Scientists have long debated whether electrical discharges could be sparking in the dusty and little-known Martian climate - but proof has been hard to come by. It turns out that Nasa’s Perseverance rover, which has been roaming the red planet since 2021, was inadvertently recording the sounds of lightning, according to a study published in Nature this week. These are far from the thundering, kilometre-long lightning bolts we see on Earth. Instead, they are “little zaps” similar to “what you might feel in dry weather when you touch your car door and there’s a bit of static electricity,” lead author Baptiste Chide of France’s CNRS research centre told AFP. While low in energy, these discharges are happening “absolutely all the time — and everywhere” on Mars, the planetary scientist said. The process starts when tiny ...

Bitcoin mining faces record competition as solo and hobbyist miners stage a comeback using new mining strategies. Thirteen years ago today, Bitcoin experienced its first halving event, reducing the miner block reward from the original 50 BTC to 25 BTC. Now, with Bitcoin (BTC) having completed four halving events and block rewards standing at just 3.125 BTC, the mining industry is continuing to transform, with industrial miners consolidating and diversifying into AI. At the same time, a niche trend of solo mining is emerging, according to Bitfinex analysts who spoke to Cointelegraph. Read more

A fast 36% reset for bitcoin marked by unusual dominance behavior and a market wide deleveraging.

В приложении "Резерв+" расширен перечень отсрочек от мобилизации. Теперь заявку онлайн могут подать граждане, отец или мать которых имеют инвалидность I или II группы.

Исследования показали, что за последние два года опасное заболевание уничтожило половину морских слонов Южной Георгии. Теперь опасность добралась и до отдаленного острова в Индийском океане.

40-летняя украинская певица Любовь Юнак, более известная как Лавика, которая ждет рождения первенца, рассказала, что они с мужем ждут мальчика.

The Pakistan Airports Authority (PAA) has launched a project to build a new air traffic control (ATC) tower and a modern rescue and firefighting station (RFFS) at Karachi’s Jinnah International Airport, a PAA press release said on Friday. According to the press release, the design phase of the project is expected to be completed within six months, with a two-year construction period for the tower and the station. “The facilities will be designed and constructed by MM Pakistan in [a] joint venture with CEMOSA and Fairbanks Architects from Spain, bringing international expertise in airport planning and communication and navigation/air traffic management (CNS/ATM) systems integration,” the press release read. A photo of Jinnah International Airport in Karachi from December 26, 2024. — Abyan Amir It added that senior architect Bruce Fairbanks and CNS/ATM specialist Juan Cruz Canabate participated in a four-day workshop at Jinnah International, where they interacted with local aviation professionals to establish d...

De verwachting is dat een ruime meerderheid tegen het voorstel stemt. Toch vrezen bankiers dat de superrijken zich door het referendum minder welkom voelen in Zwitserland.

About 1,000 pastors and influencers will attend a weeklong training and solidarity visit starting December 2.

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will discuss all aspects of their countries’ “privileged strategic partnership” when Putin visits New Delhi next week, the Kremlin said. India, a major buyer of Russian oil, has also bought its weapons for decades, though a top defence official said the country had bought US arms worth nearly $30 billion in the past decade and aims to produce more of its own equipment. “They (the Russians) have been our friends through both fair and foul weather, and we are not going to sort of stop our defence cooperation with them anytime soon, but I do want to stress that India follows a policy of strategic autonomy,” Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh said in New Delhi on Friday. India was diversifying its suppliers, he told an industry event, adding: “But more than anything else we are trying to ensure that we increasingly do spend the bulk of our money within the country.” Putin last visited India in December 2021, just a few months before Russia...

The Free and Fair Election Network (Fafen) has observed that the November 23 by-elections were marred by “recurring violations” of campaigning restrictions and “gaps” in results transparency. The ruling PML-N secured close to 64 per cent of the total votes polled in the by-elections for six National Assembly constituencies held on Sunday as it emerged victorious on all seats. Five constituencies were located in Punjab and one in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. These seats, except for one, were vacated due to the disqualification of the opposition PTI MNAs. The PML-N also won six out of seven Punjab Assembly seats in the province by securing 82.41pc of the polled votes. On the seventh seat, it had not fielded its candidate in PP-269, Muzaffargarh, against PPP nominee Alamdar Qureshi. The elections monitor had issued its by-election observation report a day earlier. In an accompanying press release, it noted: “The November 23rd by-elections for 13 National and Punjab Assemblies constituencies, though largely well-managed, ...

Украина должна кардинально усилить борьбу с коррупцией среди чиновников, если стремится продвинуться на пути к вступлению в Европейский Союз. О таких требованиях Брюсселя заявили на фоне роста давления на президента Украины Владимира Зеленского из-за новых коррупционных обвинений в его ближайшем окружении.

За звание самого быстрого авто в мире иногда шла настоящая борьба. В свое время мировые рекорды скорости ставили Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren и Bugatti.

The initiative pairs IDF reservists with senior executives from companies including Google, Amazon, Varonis, Similarweb, and HiBob, aiming to ease re-entry into Israel’s high-tech workforce.

Исследователи рассказали о Дарьенском коридоре — одном из последних неуправляемых рубежей нашей планеты. Какие опасности ожидают путешественников на этом пути?

Утром 28 ноября в доме главы Офиса президента Андрея Ермака был проведен обыск. Около 10 сотрудников НАБУ и САП пришли в дом Ермака, который имеет повышенный уровень безопасности.

Despite the market downturn and some OG investors selling, the biggest Ether whales continue their steady accumulation, while Ether ETF buyer sentiment continues to improve. While some Ethereum OGs are cashing out, the top 1% richest Ether holders continue to quietly accumulate the world’s second-largest cryptocurrency, despite the market downturn. An Ethereum initial coin offering (ICO) participant sold another $60 million in Ether (ETH) on Wednesday after generating a 9,500-fold return on investment over the past 11 years. During the ICO, the investor purchased their Ether for about $0.31 per token, spending a total of $79,000 on 254,000 Ether tokens, now worth over $757 million, according to blockchain data platform Lookonchain.  Read more

27 ноября украинца Сергея Кузнецова, который подозревается в причастности к подрыву российского газопровода "Северный поток" в 2022 году, передали Германии. В секретариате уполномоченного Верховной Рады по правам человека сообщили СМИ, что в то время он был военнослужащим Вооруженных сил.

New research put the emphasis on stablecoin supply all-time highs as a classic bullish crypto price factor despite the recent market drawdown. Bitcoin (BTC) has retained a key bull signal despite the crypto market drawdown, new research says. Key points: Stablecoin supply trends stay positive for crypto market growth, new research shows. Read more

Nexus wants to be more than just another bridge by turning crosschain chaos into one unified balance so users can move assets seamlessly between blockchains. The Avail Nexus mainnet launched this week, promising to radically rewire how assets move between blockchains. Instead of another bridging tool, Nexus wants to make multichain execution as seamless as tapping a button, sidestepping years of awkward crypto UX and operational headaches. Nexus sets out to solve a nagging question in Web3: Why do users with onchain assets still get stuck, forced to bridge tokens, swap for gas and bounce between apps just to use their funds? Read more