Family of apps, WhatApp, Instagram and Messenger — appear to be recovering from most severe outage ever around the world. Company spokesman says it is not a cyber attack A partial Facebook outage affecting users around the world has stretched beyond 14 hours, but was showing some signs of ending early Thursday. It’s believed to be the biggest interruption ever suffered by …
The Moon: A Voyage Through Time explores wonder, knowledge, and beauty inspired by the moon through the ages The Apollo 11 lunar landing on July 20, 1969, was a transformative event for humanity, yet the moon has captivated cultures since the dawn of civilization. The Moon: A Voyage Through Time is a major new exhibition opening March 9 at the Aga …
HAH Report Political systems across the world have undergone a wave of populism, and are hard pressed to balance majoritarian political demands against fundamental human rights. Nowhere is this contest more visible than on social media where the worst tendencies of online political participation are demonstrated in policy debates on human rights, development and peace. This discussion was taken up …
The computer in our hands can do astonishing things, but new studies show just how dramatically they’re distracting us. By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee Not long ago, as happens almost every day, I got a Skype call on my smartphone from my dad, who lives in Kolkata, India. My dad is 79 and doesn’t get out very much, having become increasingly housebound. …
International team say ‘spectacular’ data hints at historic breakthrough Astronomers attempting to capture the first images of the black hole at the heart of the Milky Way have given early hints that the ambitious project has been successful. The observations, by the Event Horizon Telescope, are expected to be unveiled in March in one of the most eagerly awaited scientific …
Lander sends back first close-up shot of previously unexplored side of the moon A Chinese spacecraft has become the first ever to land on the far side of the moon, according to state-run media, in a giant leap for human space exploration. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) landed the robotic probe Chang’e 4 in the unexplored South Pole-Aitken basin, …
