As the U.S. investigation into the SolarWinds hacking campaign grinds on, lawmakers are demanding answers from the National Security Agency about another troubling supply chain breach that was disclosed five years ago. From a report: A group of lawmakers led by Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., are asking the NSA what steps it took to secure defense networks following a years-old breach…
Tag: cold case
Cretaceous cold case of ‘dueling’ T. rex and Triceratops may finally be solved
The T. rex and Triceratops were discovered in 2006, but this sale marks the first time scientists will be able to study them in detail. Source: https://www.livescience.com/dueling-dinosaurs-fossils-to-museum.html
When the sky exploded: Remembering Tunguska
On June 30, 1908, the largest asteroid impact in recorded history occurred in remote Siberia, Russia. We now celebrate Asteroid Day each year on the anniversary the Tunguska event, as it is now known. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-tunguska-explosion…
Twitter Refuses To Delete Trump’s Baseless Claims About Joe Scarborough
Twitter’s policy carve-out for world leaders is facing another test with President Donald Trump’s latest tweets resurrecting baseless claims that MSNBC host Joe Scarborough should be investigated for the death of his former staffer. From a report: Earlier this month, Trump tweeted questions about when an investigation would be opened into the “Cold Case” of “Psycho Joe Scarborough.” The unfounded accusation…
Egyptian mummy cold case closed: ‘Takabuti’ was stabbed to death
This cold case is finally cracked; the mummified woman was murdered with a knife. Source: https://www.livescience.com/egypt-mummy-murdered-with-knife.html
Cold Case Closed: Scientists Pin 33,000-Year-Old Murder on a Left-Handed Paleo Killer
One of the coldest cases on record — a man’s mysterious death about 33,000 years ago — has finally been solved: a left-handed murderer killed the man by smashing his skull with two consecutive blows, a new study finds. Source: https://www.livescience.com/65849-paleolithic-man-murdered.html
Today in science: Tunguska explosion
We celebrate Asteroid Day on June 30 because it’s the anniversary of a 1908 explosion over Siberia that killed reindeer and flattened trees. Here’s the latest on what we know. Source: https://earthsky.org/space/what-is-the-tunguska-explosion…