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ElizabethGreene writes:From Becky Ferreira at Vice:Scientists believe they have identified the oldest fossils on Earth, dating back at least 3.75 billion years and possibly even 4.2 billion years, in rocks found at a remote location in northern Québec, Canada, according to a new study.If the structures in these rocks are biological in origin, it would push the timeline of life on our planet back by 300 million years at a minimum, and could potentially show that the earliest known organisms are barely younger than Earth itself.These presumed microbial fossils were originally collected by Dominic Papineau, an associate professor in geochemistry and astrobiology at University College London, during a 2008 expedition to Québec's Nuvvuagittuq Supracrustal Belt, a formation that contains some of the oldest rocks on Earth. Papineau and his colleagues reported their discovery in a 2017 paper published in Nature, which sparked a debate over whether the tubes and filaments preserved in the rocks were a result of biological or geological processes.[...] In the wake of skepticism about the claims of their 2017 study, Papineau and his colleagues employed a host of new techniques to clarify the nature of the mysterious structures in the Canadian rock.[...] "We don't have any DNA, of course, that survived these geological timescales, with the heat and pressure that the rock has suffered," Papineau said. "But what we can say, on the basis of morphology, is that these microfossils resemble those that are made by the modern microbacterium called Mariprofundus ferrooxydans."Journal Reference:

hubie writes:Images of Zelenskyy show the physical toll that trauma and stress can have on the body:

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upstart writes:Vivo announces its first folding phone:

upstart writes:From CODA to Hawkeye, the surge of sign languages on screen is a sign of better things to come for the Deaf community:

upstart writes:Dead Sunspot Explosion Spits Plasma Toward Earth:

hubie writes:Etsy is an American e-commerce company that allows small businesses or individuals to set up online storefronts, particularly those who make handmade or custom goods. They want to be the marketplace for "unique and creative goods." They claim to host 5.3 million sellers, but this week thousands of those sellers are closing their storefronts for a week to protest some recently imposed changes.

hubie writes:Professor theorises electrical impulses sent by mycological organisms could be similar to human language

hubie writes:NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has determined the size of the largest icy comet nucleus ever seen by astronomers.

hubie writes:China is planning its first satellite mission to search the Milky Way for exoplanets orbiting stars just like the Sun. The mission goal is to find the first Earth-like planet orbiting in the habitable zone of a star just like the Sun. Such a planet, called an Earth 2.0, would have the right conditions for liquid water and have the potential to harbor life. Although more than 5000 exoplanets were found with NASA's Kepler telescope before it ran out of fuel in 2018, none fit the definition of an Earth 2.0.Exoplanets are found by looking for stellar brightnesses to dim as a planet passes in front. An Earth 2.0 candidate would have an orbital period of about a year and would thus pass in front of its star once a year. You want about three passes to get a decent determination of the oribit, so you need to be observing the same stars for more than three years. The Kepler mission suffered a failure early in its mission that prevented staring at the same spot for long periods of time, so it wasn't possible to determine precise orbits for the explanets it discovered. This new mission will search the same patch of sky with more telescopes gather more data to allow orbits to be calculated.

upstart writes:The Senate bill that has Big Tech scared:

upstart writes:Huge Impact May Be Why The Moon's Near And Far Sides Differ So Much:

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upstart writes:World's first LED lights developed from rice husks:

upstart writes:Chipotle Sets To Debut Chip-Making Robots To Mitigate Labor Shortage:

upstart writes:Using tweets to predict real-time food shortages:

upstart writes:Researchers home in on possible "day zero" for Antikythera mechanism:

upstart writes:Amazon RDS Vulnerability Led to Exposure of Credentials:

upstart writes:Qualcomm completes Arriver acquisition to bulk up software prowess in ADAS, self-driving vehicles:Qualcomm wrapped up its acquisition of Veoneer's advanced driver assistance/self driving vehicle software arm on Monday, highlighting the San Diego company's bid to become a key technology supplier to automakers as it diversifies beyond smartphones.Financial details regarding the complex transaction were not available. Qualcomm plans to discuss the terms during its quarterly earnings conference call later this month.But the acquisition of Veoneer's Arriver software division positions Qualcomm to compete head-to-head against industry leader Mobileye in the camera-based autonomous driving and vehicle safety technologies market.[...] Qualcomm already is a significant silicon supplier to automakers, with sales topping $1 billion last year. The company has a $13 billion backlog of pending orders.This pipeline, however, is centered on technologies that provide 4G/5G, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, navigation and entertainment, vehicle diagnostics and digital dashboards.Recently, Qualcomm added Snapdragon Ride to its automotive product line-up. It delivers Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and limited self-driving features.To date, Snapdragon Ride customers include General Motors, BMW, Ferrari and Renault. Arriver was a Qualcomm partner before the acquisition.With this deal, Qualcomm isn't aiming to deliver full-fledged driverless capabilities known as Level 4/Level 5 autonomy—at least not yet.Instead, it is targeting Level 2+ and Level 3 autonomy. That means motorists remain behind the wheel but gain ADAS safety features and limited self-driving functionality.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Elon Musk isn't joining Twitter's board of directors after all:

upstart writes:Researchers discover novel way to inhibit key cancer driver, other mutated genes:

upstart writes:Activision Blizzard's new full-time jobs come with a bit of union busting:

upstart writes:Trend says hackers have weaponized SpringShell to install Mirai malware:

upstart writes:Astronomers capture surprising changes in Neptune's temperatures:

hubie writes:NASA has been preparing for a wet dress rehearsal for the Artemis I rocket, but have hit several issues causing delays, the most recent being a faulty helium gas check valve. They have now announced that a modified wet dress rehearsal will start with a call to stations on April 12. This rehearsal proceeds through as an actual launch activity that scrubs at the T-10 second point. The modified test will focus on filling the core stage with cryogenic propellant, but with minimal propellant operations on the interim cryogenic propulsion stage (ICPS). Following the test, the rocket will be returned to the Vehicle Assembly Building to replace the helium check valve as well as to assess the launch procedures.NASA is streaming live video of the rocket and spacecraft on the Kennedy Newsroom YouTube channel.Original SubmissionRead more of this story at SoylentNews.

upstart writes:Cloud server leasing can leave sensitive data up for grabs:

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An Anonymous Coward writes:https://www.theregister.com/2022/04/09/army_3d_barracks/The US Department of Defense is going to use 3D printing techniques to build military accommodation as part of an experimental development program.

upstart writes:Endeavour Energy showcases 5G drones for electricity grid repair:

upstart writes:Defying Expectations: NASA's Pioneering Ingenuity Mars Helicopter Awarded Prestigious Collier Trophy:

upstart writes:Scientists Unveil How Our Memories Are Stored: The Format of Working Memory:

An Anonymous Coward writes:Bundled version of Node.js simplifies executing downloaded code

canopic jug writes:Raspberry Pi OS "Bullseye" is getting some changes to improve its robustness. Gone is the default user 'pi' with the default password of 'raspberry'. On first-boot, a setup wizard walks through setting a normal user with a regular password, though there are still options for headless installation. Among other improvements, it is now also possible to do the setup with a bluetooth mouse/keyboard exclusively. The old way required at least a wired mouse, if not also a wired keyboard, to connect first.

Freeman writes:https://arstechnica.com/science/2022/04/doctors-fish-out-more-than-a-dozen-tiny-maggots-from-mans-eye/

upstart writes:New Breed of Honey Bees a Major Advance in Global Fight Against Parasitic Varroa Mite:

upstart writes:With 'Plant Armor' crop cover, insects have to navigate textile maze:

upstart writes:The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that in 2021 atmospheric levels of methane, the second largest contributor to human-caused global warming, had increased by a record amount for the second straight year and that carbon dioxide continues to rise at a high rate.

upstart writes:Abundant 'secret doors' on human proteins could reshape drug discovery:

takyon writes:Shock result in particle experiment could spark physics revolution

upstart writes:The spider that looks like bird poo:

upstart writes:Astronomers detect 'galactic space laser':

upstart writes:Next Rocket Lab Launch Will Catch Returning Booster in Midair With a Helicopter:

upstart writes:Zoom awarded $1.8 million in bug bounty rewards over 2021:

upstart writes:Uranium detectable in two-thirds of US community water system monitoring records: Highest concentrations were found for Hispanic communities:

upstart writes:AMD's GPU drivers are overclocking some Ryzen processors without asking:

upstart writes:Flood risk for Iowa farmland:

upstart writes:UC Berkeley ML pioneer wins top computing gong:

upstart writes:Phishing uses Azure Static Web Pages to impersonate Microsoft:

upstart writes:Where you grew up may shape your navigational skills:

upstart writes:These sneaky hackers hid inside their victims' networks for nine months: