Rare 'super blood blue moon' visible on Jan 31
A cosmic event not seen in 36 years—a rare "super blood blue moon"—may be glimpsed January 31 in parts of western North America, Asia, the Middle East, Russia and Australia.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-rare-super-blood-blue-moon.html
Estonia makes 'token' effort to take euro crypto
Estonia is looking to drag the euro into the crypto age—and tame the volatility plaguing bitcoin and its peers—by creating a digital token backed by the single European currency.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-estonia-token-effort-euro-crypto.html
North Iran gets massive snow dump
After months of waiting for the snow to arrive, Tehranis were hit by massive snowfall overnight on Sunday that shut airports and schools but delighted the ski community.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-north-iran-massive-dump.html
Benin's Pendjari National Park comes back to life
Jean-Marc Froment leant against a railing at the lodge in Pendjari National Park in Benin's far north, and spotted about 40 elephants drinking at a large water hole.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-benin-pendjari-national-life.html
Japan's crypto exchange to refund to customers after theft
Japan-based virtual currency exchange Coincheck said Sunday it will refund about $400 million to customers after hackers stole hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of digital assets.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-japan-crypto-exchange-refund-customers.html
Teacher killed in space shuttle Challenger disaster honored
New Hampshire has proclaimed a day in tribute to a local teacher who died in the NASA space shuttle Challenger disaster decades ago.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2018-01-teacher-space-shuttle-disaster-honored.html
Source: https://phys.org/
