For much of life’s reign on Earth, organisms got by without skeletons. But since that innovation evolved about 550 million years ago, there’s been an evolutionary arms race of epic proportions. One of the first competitors was Cloudina, a small seafloor creature whose exterior skeleton almost certainly evolved in response to predation: In well-preserved groups of […]

Following Switzerland, the Syrian Arab Republic is the next in line for the alphabetically rotated presidency. The Syrian regime has begun its four-week presidency of the UN Conference on Disarmament – an appointment described as “one of the darkest days in the history” of the panel. Bashar al Assad’s government will preside over the forum […]

The days of glammy air travel are over. These days pack your favourite skin cream and leave it at that I was left reeling at the airport last week, panicked in a crumpled shirt and no make-up, having left my passport in a Pret paper bag that was about to be thrown out in the […]

News just in: the “everywoman” who has long patronised Marks & Spencer’s fashion department does not exist. She never has, of course, even if, two decades ago, it was easy for the retailer to behave as though she did. Back then, high street offerings were so limited that big retailers could produce broad-brush designs conceived […]

“All victims of assault and harassment deserve to be heard,” he said. “But it is not right to equate horrific incidents of sexual assault with misplaced compliments or humor.” Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman apologized again on Friday after he was accused by eight women of harassment and inappropriate behavior in a published report Thursday. In […]

On previous reports, CCN emphasized that the price of bitcoin will likely fall to the higher end of the $6,000 region in the short-term. Over the past 24 hours, the bitcoin price has dropped by 2.5 percent, from $7,580 to $7,350, dipping below the $7,300 mark at one point. Lack of Momentum Throughout 2018, the […]

The Blockchain Industry Center in Hangzhou, east of China, announced that millions of dollars worth of support will be given to businesses that want to do business on this area. The new policy requires the center to be structured like the Silicon Valley; even if it is stated that it offers serious money support and […]

Incessant rise in petrol and diesel prices have forced the government to explore solutions that would provide some relief to the buyers. The list of possible courses of action include bringing petroleum products under the ambit of Goods and Services Tax (GST). However, Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi has argued that GST would […]

Move over self-driving cars and traffic avoidance tunnels — Elon Musk’s next big venture is focusing on something new: candy. That’s right — in recent news, Musk tweeted his plans for an “amazing” candy company. And he’s not joking either. When asked by Engadget his level of seriousness about this new endeavor, he replied, “super super serious.” So, why is Musk creating […]

Apple’s WWDC conference is almost here, which means one sure thing: a preview of the next version of iOS. The last version of Apple’s iPhone and iPad operating system, iOS 11, had some pretty significant updates: a new control panel, ARKit, new Siri functions, central file directories, more Pencil support on iPads, a whole new iPad multitasking system, and more system storage management control. And that doesn’t even include […]