3 things to know about Drupal in 2022: 3 things to know about Drupal in 2022 Shefali Shetty Fri, 04/22/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. A broad range of enterprises, including nonprofits, media and publishing, government agencies, education, and more, rely heavily on Drupal. But while Drupal is widely recognized as one …
What Linux users and packagers need to know about Podman 4.0 on Fedora: What Linux users and packagers need to know about Podman 4.0 on Fedora Lokesh Mandvekar Mon, 04/18/2022 – 03:00 The newly released Podman 4.0 features a complete rewrite of the network stack based on Netavark and Aardvark, which will function …
Omicron XE is spreading in the UK – a virologist explains what we know about this hybrid variant: Andrii Vodolazhskyi/Shutterstock As the COVID pandemic has progressed, we’ve repeatedly seen the arrival of new viral variants. Variants of concern, such as delta and omicron, are versions of SARS-CoV-2 (the virus that causes COVID-19) which have acquired …
Cost of living crisis: it’s not enough to know how many people are below the poverty line – we need to measure poverty depth: sladkozaponi / Shutterstock The UK government’s most recent poverty statistics show that poverty rates declined during the first year of the pandemic. But this should offer little comfort to those concerned …
Here’s why you don’t need to feel sore after a workout to know it’s worked: Delayed onset muscle soreness – better known as DOMS – is a common experience for many who exercise. Branislav Nenin/ Shutterstock “No pain, no gain” is a commonly used expression when it comes to getting in shape. It may also …
5 things open source developers should know about cloud services providers: 5 things open source developers should know about cloud services providers Seth Kenlon Wed, 03/30/2022 – 03:00 Up Register or Login to like. “The cloud” refers to both the collective computing power of an interconnected array of servers and the software layer enabling those …
Using animals for scientific research is still indispensable for society as we know it: Shutterstock Kenya’s national airline – Kenya Airways – made headlines when it announced it would stop transporting monkeys for animal research. This followed an accidental highway crash in Pennsylvania, in the US, which involved a truck transporting monkeys that had been …
Conger ice shelf has collapsed: what you need to know, according to experts: Steve Allen/Shutterstock East Antarctica’s Conger ice shelf – a floating platform the size of Rome – broke off the continent on March 15, 2022. Since the beginning of satellite observations in the 1970s, the tip of the shelf had been disintegrating into …
What you MUST Know About Forex Trading in South Africa: Overview of Daily Forex Trading in South Africa Over 85 trillion ZAR is traded daily in the foreign currency market, making it the world’s largest financial market. Daily forex trading in South Africa is estimated at roughly 271 million ZAR, and the South African rand …
Did the COVID lockdowns work? Here’s what we know two years on: cktravels.com/Shutterstock Since the UK first entered lockdown on March 23 2020, little in the pandemic has attracted so much attention and controversy as this decision to grind social and economic life to a halt. Was it the right thing to do? Properly evaluating …
Deltacron: what scientists know so far about this new hybrid coronavirus: Naeblys/Shutterstock In many countries, as restrictions lift and freedoms are restored, there’s a general feeling that the pandemic is over. There is, however, still the significant concern that a dangerous new variant could emerge. This happened when omicron arrived, but we got lucky with …
Why we trust experts – even when they admit they don’t know the answer: REDPIXEL.PL/shutterstock We constantly make decisions about who to trust. Much of the time we’re bombarded with massive amounts of information on all sorts of different subjects, from science and health, to social issues, economics and politics. But no matter how hard …
Somalia’s elections are finally under way: five things you should know: Somalia is on course to hold the long-awaited presidential election provided that the current pace is maintained. GettyImages Following a series of setbacks going back more than a year, Somalia is nearly wrapping up parliamentary elections (Lower House) leading to presidential elections. The Horn …
Repeated severe storms can cause seabirds to starve – but we still don’t know why: Nick Edge / shutterstock The large colonies of seabirds that live on the coasts of Britain and Ireland have just been battered by three storms in one week: Dudley, Eunice and now Franklin. So what do storms like these mean …
5 new sudo features sysadmins need to know in 2022: When you want to grant administrative access to some of your users while controlling and checking what they do on your systems, you use sudo. However, even with sudo, there are quite a few unseen issues—just think about giving out shell access. Recent sudo releases …
Uganda takes another step on e-payments path: five things you should know: A Ugandan woman sending money by phone. Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Long periods of limited physical contact under COVID-19 lockdowns triggered new interest in alternative payment methods beyond existing options. The Bank of Uganda is among institutions that have taken steps …
Lassa fever detected in the UK – here’s what you need to know: Around 20% of patients may experience severe illness from the Lassa fever virus. Kateryna Kon/ Shutterstock Three people in the UK have tested positive for Lassa fever – including a newborn infant, who has unfortunately died as a result. Hundreds of close-contact …
Have hybrid coronaviruses already been made? We simply don’t know for sure, and that’s a problem: At the end of 2021, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quietly added “chimeric viruses” – viruses that contain genetic material derived from two or more distinct viruses – to its list of most dangerous pathogens. …