The 'Ceph' Community Now Stores 1,000 Petabytes in Its Open Source Storage Solution
1,000 petabytes. A million terabytes. One quintillion bytes (or 1,000,000,000,000,000,000).That's the amount of storage reported by users of the Ceph storage solution (across more than 3,000 Ceph clusters).The Ceph Foundation is a "directed fund" of the Linux Foundation, providing a
Two Lifeforms Merge Into One Organism For First Time In a Billion Years
"For the first time in at least a billion years, two lifeforms have merged into a single organism," reports the Independent:The process, called primary endosymbiosis, has only happened twice in the history of the Earth, with the first time giving
John Kerry Says Climate Change Is An 'Existential' Crisis
Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry tells NPR that the U.S., China and other major emitters aren't doing enough to stem climate change.; Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images Ari Shapiro | NPRPresident Biden is pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Safety First!
Safety is important, no matter where you're viewing the eclipse. NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station show off their eclipse glasses, which allow safe viewing of the Sun during a solar eclipse.
'I thought just kill me quickly': Gaza hostage's 54 days in captivity
Moran Yanai was threatened with death and moved from place to place during her ordeal.
'Nobody will take my voice any more' – Israeli hostage
Moran Yanai, who was taken hostage by Hamas, speaks about spending 54 days in captivity.
Why does striking flint against steel start a fire?
What's the science behind starting a fire with flint and steel?
Arrest warrant issued for suspected killer of Chicago police officer
Chicago Police have issued an arrest warrant for a 22-year-old suspect in connection with the killing of a police officer this week.
Warehouse owner arrested at airport with one-way ticket after deadly blaze
The owner of a Michigan warehouse that went up in flames last month leaving one man dead has been arrested at a New York City airport with a one-way ticket to leave the country, police say.
3 women from India killed after speeding SUV goes airborne in S.C. crash
Three women from India are dead and another person is hospitalized Saturday after a speeding sports utility vehicle went airborne and crashed in South Carolina, authorities said.
Unusual New Species of Giant Kangaroo Discovered in Australia and New Guinea
Researchers at Flinders University have identified three unusual new species of giant fossil kangaroo from Australia and New Guinea, revealing greater diversity in their form,...
Interstellar Peptides Point to Extraterrestrial Origin of Life’s Building Blocks
Peptides can form on cosmic dust despite water presence, challenging previous beliefs and suggesting a possible extraterrestrial origin for life’s building blocks. Peptides are organic...
These Incredibly Popular Drugs Have Been Linked to Migraines
According to research published in Neurology Clinical Practice, an official journal of the American Academy of Neurology, individuals who use acid-reducing medications may face a...