Groveport Madison schools still have no internet service nearly a week after a computer hack forced officials to shut down the entire system. Since the Dec. 5 incident, teachers have been instructing the district’s 6,000 students the old-fashioned way, with books and paper. The ransomware group BlackSuit hacked into security camera and printers at Groveport …
An illustration shows solar flares on the surface of the sun. A scientist is predicting a massive solar storm could disrupt the internet for months sometime in the next decade. Illustration by Tobias Roetsch/Future Publishing via Getty Images A so-called “internet apocalypse” could be on the horizon as a result of an impending solar superstorm, …
G42 CEO Peng Xiao onstage at the Fortune Global Forum in November. Katarina Premfors In the AI arms race, the world’s superpowers are increasingly forcing prospective allies to pick sides—the U.S. or China. And this week, a major Emirati technology company threw its lot in with the U.S. UAE-based G42, which the Biden administration has …
The sun in extreme ultraviolet light as seen by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory in October 2014. NASA/SDO An international team consisting of scientists from nine countries has published a detailed study on a lesser-known solar storm—named Chapman-Silverman event after two astronomers who collected the first data—that hit Earth in February 1872. Their findings confirm that …
Each season in the meteorological calendar is always 90 to 92 days long and always starts on the … [+] first of a month. This clear definition makes it easier to calculate seasonal statistics, ultimately creating a better understanding of weather events. DTN The official start date for winter can be a bit confusing. If …
An expected record amount of travel for the Thanksgiving Holiday may further fuel the spread of the … [+] severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) throughout the U.S. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images) Getty Images Once again the hashtag #CovidIsntOver is trending on social media like X (formerly known as Twitter) because, you know, …
A composite of the August 21, 2017 total solar eclipse. (Photo by: VW Pics/Universal Images Group … [+] via Getty Images) Universal Images Group via Getty Images This Thanksgiving, don’t talk turkey—talk totality! A total solar eclipse is coming to parts of 15 U.S. states, as well as to Canada and Mexico, on Monday, April …
Victim of a car crash. getty It’s a somber relapse. In the U.S., pedestrian deaths are increasing. As cars get more bloated and more dangerous to everyone on the roads, something we should be able to take for granted — simply going for a walk — is more hazardous than it should be. This is …
This long-exposure image shows a trail of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites passing over Uruguay. (Photo … [+] by MARIANA SUAREZ/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images (coauthored with Tim Ellis) In a transformational moment, similar to the Internet revolution, space technology is bringing the promise of universal global communications to reality for everyone on Earth …
Campers form “Solar Town,” an agricultural field turned campground for total solar eclipse … [+] enthusiasts, in Madras, Oregon, on August 18, 2017. (ROB KERR/AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images If you’re yet to plan a trip to experience the total solar eclipse occurring across North America on April 8, you have less …