Y chromosome degeneration: Amami spiny rat could be a glimpse of our genetic future
By Michael Le Page The Amami spiny ratASATO KUROIWA For any mammal, the loss of the Y chromosome should mean the loss of males and the demise of the species.…
Moroccan ed-tech startup Smartprof raises $110k pre-seed funding
Morocco-based SmartProf, an online tutoring marketplace for school-aged students, has closed a pre-seed funding round of US$110,000 to help it expand across its home market and into the West African…
Top 10 trending phones of week 47
After four weeks at the top the Redmi Note 12 Pro+ is now replaced by another Pro+ model, only this time it’s from the Oppo Reno9 series. The Samsung…
Weekly poll: the vivo X90 series temps with cutting edge chipsets and cameras, are you interested?
In one fell swoop vivo unveiled the first phone with the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and the first phones with the Dimensity 9200 SoC. We are talking about the…
Motorola Moto G82 in for review
The Moto G82 debuted earlier this year with a 6.6” OLED display and a 50MP camera with OIS as its highlights. The phone is a key mid-range device for its…
Red Magic 8 Pro gets certified with 165W wired charging support
The nubia Red Magic 8 Pro is coming in the next few weeks (or months, tops). This is made obvious by a new 3C certification the device has just received.…
Amid Record High Cases, Why Is China Sticking To “Zero-COVID” Policy?
China has imposed a fresh series of lockdowns following a record daily high in COVID-19 cases. Mainland China reported over 31,000 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, November 23, according to state…
Japanese Cubesat Successfully Snapped Pictures Of The Far-Side Of The Moon
Orion is not the only spacecraft that was sent up as part of Artemis I. A fleet of small satellites, known as CubeSats, have also traveled to space and they…
Keep Cats Inside For Their (And Others’) Own Good, Say Scientists
Cats. What should we do with them: let the little guys out, or keep them inside as house pets? It’s an age-old question for cat owners, provoking strong feelings on…
Let’s Explore Ilha da Queimada Grande, The Forbidden “Snake Island”
Fans of herpetology might think they’d love to visit Snake Island, a remote spit of land off the shore of Brazil where serpents rule. That it’s the only place on…
