Seed Vault

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Humankind just faced a huge threat from the epidemic spread of the deadly Coronavirus. As the battle against the virus is still on-going, it not far-fetched to fear apocalypse or global catastrophe in the future. Advertisement Github, the U.S. based company and a subsidiary of Microsoft, which allows for hosting…

A snapshot of the Bitcoin codebase will be encoded onto film reels and stored for a thousand years under the arctic ice in Svalbard, Norway. The move is part of the GitHub Archive Program, with a mission to preserve open-source software, for future generations to learn about the culture of…

Rising out of the snowy expanse on a remote archipelago halfway between Norway and the North Pole, sits a granite edifice topped by a glowing art installation that resembles the Northern Lights. This is the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, a long-term storage facility which houses the world’s largest collection of…

Home News Entertainment The fourth episode of "Cosmos: Possible Worlds" sees host Neil deGrasse Tyson looking to the past and honoring botanist Nikolai Ivanovic Vavilov, pioneer of modern plant breeding. Vavilov's story is marked by both the tenacity and creativity we've come to expect from subjects in "Cosmos," though Vavilov's…

Life during a global pandemic takes on a surreal quality. The ubiquitous presence of social media and a constant fire hose of coronavirus news can make it particularly hard if you're already feeling anxious. So, we've put together a little round-up of recent science news that we find inspiring, encouraging,…

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By Adam Vaughan The Svalbard Global Seed Vault has been upgraded to protect against future climate changeSvalbard Global Seed VaultAs Norwegian prime minister Erna Solberg looked on, conservationists from across the globe lugged precious cargo into the entrance of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, which has now been upgraded to…

Want to read Slashdot from your mobile device? Point it at m.slashdot.org and keep reading! An Update On Microsoft's 'GitHub Arctic Vault Program' (news.com.au) Posted by EditorDavid on Sunday March 01, 2020 @04:34PM from the cold-storage dept. news.com.au reports: The GitHub Arctic Vault program is part of the now Microsoft-owned…

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond: Image copyright Getty Images Image caption A policeman fires a slingshot at protesters in Conakry, the capital of Guinea, on Thursday... Image copyright Getty Images Image caption And schoolchildren cross a road in the same city on…