Crimson tides

By Jonathan O’Callaghan Mar. 19, 2021 , 11:30 AM Saturn’s frigid moon Titan has long intrigued scientists searching for life in the Solar System. Its surface is coated in organic hydrocarbons, and its icy crust is thought to cover a watery ocean. An asteroid or comet slamming into the moon could theoretically mix these two ingredients, according to a new study, with the resulting impact craters providing an ideal place for life to get started. The idea is “very exciting,” says Léa Bonnefoy, a planetary scientist and Titan expert at the University of Paris. “If you have a lot of liquid water creating a temporary warm pool on the surface, then you can have conditions that would be favorable for life,” she says. And, “If you have organic material cycling from the surface into the ocean, then that makes the ocean a bit more habitable.” Scientists have believed an ocean sits about 100 kilometers below Titan’s crust ever since 2012 , when NASA’s Cassini mission measured sight … [Read more...] about Titan’s largest crater might be the perfect cradle for life

AMD Ryzen 5000 processors have been sold by scalpers on eBay for profits which amount to almost $1 million, and total sales of nearly $6 million, according to some freshly revealed figures. As Tom’s Hardware reports, the analysis comes from Michael Driscoll (an Oracle data engineer) who created an eBay scraper script that combs through items sold on the auction site. Check out all the best graphics cards And these are the best PC games We'll show you how to build a PC Driscoll compiled the stats for Ryzen 5000 CPUs specifically, noting that according to his script, 8,729 of these processors have been sold on eBay to date, resulting in total sales of $5.9 million (around £4.3 million, AU$7.6 million). The estimated profit from that is around $950,000 (around £690,000, AU$1.2 million). Those are rather staggering figures, and they just go to show the extent of the problem when it comes to scalpers jumping on scarce stock of CPUs, and reselling them for a big … [Read more...] about AMD Ryzen 5000 CPU scalpers rack up $6 million eBay sales as stock misery continues

The Mavericks trumped the Heat to win the 2011 NBA championship, but the league also scored a huge W: its big win with digital. The NBA has spent three seasons working with Turner Sports to jointly manage the league's NBA Digital properties, including NBA TV, NBA.com and NBA Mobile, and growth has been strong. This year, the NBA finals were watched by fans on television, online and mobile devices in more than 215 countries. Mashable spoke with Bryan Perez, senior vice president and general manager of NBA Digital, about the league's multi-faceted approach to dominating its most challenging opponent: evolving technology. NBA Game Time Application One of the league's biggest initiatives was extending NBA Game Time , its free mobile app. The app is available on iPhone , Android and BlackBerry , in addition to connected device platforms such as Apple TV , Google TV , LG NetCast, Panasonic Viera Connect , Roku , Samsung Apps and Vizio Internet Apps, making … [Read more...] about Full-Court Press: How The NBA Scores With Digital Media

A young woman's menstrual cycle brought tears to her eyes . But unlike most period-related tears, hers were bright-red tears of blood. When the 25-year-old visited an emergency room with bloody tears oozing from both eyes, it was her second such episode in the past two months, doctors recently reported. Blood tears are a rare condition known as haemolacria , which can have different causes. In the woman's case, her eyes were otherwise normal and she wasn't ill or injured. However, both instances of bloody tears coincided with the onset of her period, the physicians wrote in a case report. Normal menstruation can sometimes trigger cyclical bleeding outside the uterus, known as vicarious menstruation. The woman's crimson teardrops likely represented a highly unusual convergence of two conditions — vicarious menstruation and haemolacria — leading to period-triggered tears of blood, according to the report. Related: 10 of the strangest medical studies (in recent … [Read more...] about Woman cries blood tears during menstruation in ‘rare and unusual clinical case’

The final pay-per-view before WrestleMania 2021 is in the books, and the last event to air on the WWE Network, is in the books. As expected, Fastlane was a one-match show. There was some filler, two solid matches and one awful segment, but in the end Fastlane delivered thanks to the outstanding Roman Reigns versus Daniel Bryan main event. That match saw Reigns defeat Bryan via pinfall, with the help of Edge. Edge was special enforcer and, once the referee was taken out, acted as stand-in referee. After Bryan accidentally hit Edge with a chair, Edge returned the favor by hitting Bryan twice -- just as Bryan was making Reigns tap. Editors' top picks Subscribe to CNET Now for the day's most interesting reviews, news stories and videos. The Seth Rollins versus Shinsuke Nakamura and Sheamus versus Drew McIntyre matches were also strong, but the main event was the only truly remarkable thing on the card. The Randy Orton/Alexa Bliss "match" led to The Fiend returning, as expected, … [Read more...] about WWE Fastlane 2021: Results, full recap and match ratings