EYEWITNESS NEWS (WBRE/WYOU)— While the naming convention for the U.S. Interstate System may seem a little random, there’s actually logic behind most interstate names. The idea of the Dwight D.
Apple overhauled the naming system for all its operating systems to use a year-based unified version number. As someone who dreads deciphering model numbers, I say Apple should do the same for its ...
Remember when BMW’s nomenclature made sense? It was a simple three-number system in which the first number denoted the model and the final two numbers represented the engine size. From three numbers, ...
A worrying new "heavily mutated" COVID variant has emerged in Botswana, South Africa and Hong Kong, prompting the World Health Organization to schedule an emergency meeting on Friday. At the WHO ...
It has taken nearly six months, but the World Health Organization (WHO) last week announced the first iteration of its naming system for two kinds of coronavirus variant, to be used in public ...
Minecraft has just announced a major overhaul of its version naming system, ditching its decades-old format for a new one. While it aims to streamline the process and make it easier for fans to follow ...
Katrina. Sandy. Helene. Just hearing the names of these hurricanes brings to mind scenes of destruction in New Orleans, New York City and North Carolina, respectively. But it’s more than putting a ...
In episode 1 of What’s in a name we look at how species are named, and whether the current system needs to evolve in the face of societal pressure. Categorizing things is central to science. And there ...
Whether you turn red when drinking alcohol, dislike certain smells, or metabolize drugs differently from others, the explanation often lies in your DNA, or more precisely, your gene types. People ...