The Sun is Producing Strong Solar Flares, Creating Blackouts. What to Knowupstart writes:The sun is producing strong solar flares, creating blackouts. What to know:
slon writes:Science X reports that UK farmers are praying for rain as Britain suffers its driest spring in well over a century, which has left the soil parched and crops stunted from lack of water. Not a drop of rain has fallen since March.
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fliptop writes:Regeneron has agreed to buy 23andMe, the once buzzy genetic testing company, out of bankruptcy for $256 million under a court-supervised sale process:
canopic jug writes:The Verge, Space News, and The South China Morning Post are reporting that Red China has begun assembling a744 TOPS super computer in Earth's orbit. The advantages of an orbital super computer include better access to solar energy, easier radiation of waste heat, and, above all, shorter communications times with other satellites.