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Preemptively cutting rhinos’ horns cuts poaching

Rhino poaching may be substantially reduced by removing the reason so many rhinos are poached in the first place: their highly valued horns. Dehorning rhinos dramatically drops the poaching rate compared with other tactics, researchers report June 5 in Science. The researchers suggest that no other anti-poaching intervention — such as protective fencing or higher…

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Is NASA ready for death in space?

In 2012, NASA sneaked a morgue in orbit. No press statement. There is no fanfare. Only a sealed bag of soft sides hidden in a cargo shipment to the International Space Station (ISS) along with lyophilized meals and scientific equipment. Officially, the human remains containment unit (HRCU) was called. For the not trained eye, it…

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IPad Support: How long do iPads last?

If you already have an iPad or you are thinking of collecting an older one, maybe a restored iPad will want to know how long you can still use the latest version of iPados. Apple is usually excellent in this area, it often keeps the major generations of its products in the last versions of…

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