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A Recent Ice Age Was Triggered by a Firestorm Bigger Than The One That Killed The Dinosaurs
ScienceAlert - DAVID NIELD
In a hugely detailed and comprehensive new study, researchers have painted a picture of how around a tenth of Earth's surface suddenly became covered …
Solar Eclipse
This NASA map will prepare you for August’s rare total solar eclipse
Fast Company - By Michael Grothaus
On August 21, 2017, North Americans will be able to see an eclipse of the sun. But depending where you are, you may be able to see something even better: a total solar eclipse, in which the sun’s corona
Star Trek
Elon Musk's new company said to seek brain-computer link
CNET - by Steven Musil
Billionaire entrepreneur launches Neuralink to focus on transmitting signals between the brain and computers, The Wall Street Journal reports.
How Your Ancestors' Environment Determines The Shape Of Your Nose | HuffPost Life
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Robots of the Future: First Robot Cop to Join Dubai Police Force in May
newsweek.com - Janice Williams
The first robot cop is expected to join Dubai’s police force in May. Officials in Dubai unveiled plans to introduce a robotic police officer to the …
This Teenager’s Inventions Will Revolutionize Space Travel And Help Combat Global Warming
UPROXX - Allison Sanchez
Facts surrounding global warming are terrifying. Just try listening to the This American Life episode, “Hot in My Backyard,” without spending the rest of the day sobbing in bed, we dare you. As the population
LHC: Five new particles hold clues to sub-atomic glue
bbc.co.uk - By Pallab Ghosh
The Large Hadron Collider has discovered new sub-atomic particles that could help to explain how the centres of atoms are held together. The particles are all different forms of the so-called Omega-c whose
Beware the hype on stem-cell breakthroughs
The Globe and Mail - TIMOTHY CAULFIELD
Health science gets a lot of attention in the popular press. People love hearing about breakthroughs, paradigm shifts and emerging cures. The problem is, these stories are almost always misleading. While
This incredible Mars video took 3 months and 33,000 images to create
Daily Dot - Michelle Jaworski
Photos from NASA have given us a sense of what it discovered on the surface of Mars, but a recent video from Finnish filmmaker and space enthusiast …
Researchers develop a drone that swoops and lands like a bird
Engadget - Stefanie Fogel
One day they may be able to help with fires or deliver packages. Watch out, birds. The drones are coming for your jobs. Researchers at BMT Defence Services (BMT) and the University of Bristol in Britain
David Rockefeller — Philanthropist, Banker And Collector — Dies At 101
NPR - Colin Dwyer
David Rockefeller, who died Monday morning at the age of 101, leaves a legacy that eludes a simple description. At once the grandchild and heir of oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller and a globe-trotting billionaire
The climate change battle dividing Trump’s America
The Guardian - Andrew Anthony
Climate change denial and energy conspiracy are high on the president’s agenda, but US scientists are fighting back Ever since Donald Trump became US president, certain sectors of American society have
In a Massachusetts warehouse, NASA’s Valkyrie robot helps lay the groundwork for Mars settlements
TechCrunch - Brian Heater
NASA’s Valkyrie (R5) robot will never slip the surly bonds of Earth. The humanoid space robot is destined to spend the rest of its days on terra firma with the rest of us. But like Robonaut before it,
Trump Sets Terms for Nice-Looking Wall Impervious to Pick Axes
Bloomberg - Steven T. Dennis
President Donald Trump’s Mexican border wall must be at least 18 feet tall, resistant to sledgehammers and “aesthetically pleasing,” at least on the …
Scientist have found a way to reverse hearing loss
medium.com
Science EditorBlockedUnblockFollowFollowing Mar 17, 2017 Hearing loss is an ever increasing problem. That’s probably not news to you as hearing aid …
Home explodes in DC suburb: 'It's just a pile of bricks'
apnewsarchive.com
ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — A house in a Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital was leveled early Friday by a thunderous explosion heard for miles around, …
Flyover reveals Apple Park is still dirty ahead of April opening
Cult of Mac - Buster Hein
Apple is set to move into its new spaceship campus next month, but based on the latest drone video of the construction site, there’s still a lot of work left to do. The grounds of Apple Park are still
US Air Force Leaks Sensitive Information On 4,000 Officers
Inc Magazine - By Joseph Steinberg
A United States Air Force officer appears to have accidentally exposed extremely sensitive information. Here is what you need to know - and to do. What happened? A United States Air Force officer appears
Cities Across the U.S. Will Splurge on Electric Vehicles After Automakers Said There Wasn't Enough Demand
Fortune - Ryan Ho Kilpatrick
Thirty U.S. cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, are looking to spend $10 billion on electric cars and trucks in a bid to prove to …
Giant green sea turtle goes overboard
bbc.co.uk
Apollo astronaut Jim Lovell, who saw Earth rise over the moon 50 years ago, says 'you go to heaven when you are born'
Business Insider - Dave Mosher
Apollo 8, the first crewed mission to the moon, launched 50 years ago. Now once again, planet Earth has a case of moon fever. NASA recently announced that it's working with private companies to buy space
Tesla-Backed Solar Farm Provides Power Day or Night
Popular Mechanics - By Avery Thompson
The new 13-megawatt solar farm also includes 52 megawatt-hours of battery storage. Energy from the sun will now be powering homes on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, even in the middle of the night. This
Doppler Labs Makes a Huge Splash in the Innovation of Personal Sound
Forbes - Brad Auerbach
Here One is a pair of ear buds coupled with an app that not only acts as a volume control in an ever louder world, it couples Bluetooth streaming with some powerful noise filters. The result is a product
Black Mirror
Netflix wants to kill buffering dead
CNET - by Roger Cheng
CEO Reed Hastings thinks it'll go the way of the old dial tone noise for internet access. He also weighs in on piracy, artificial intelligence and more.
The Internet Has a Lot of Hilarious Ideas on What to Name the 7 Planets NASA Discovered
POPSUGAR - Terry Carter
When NASA announced its discovery of a new solar system with seven planets earlier this week, the internet collectively wanted to pack its bags and leave Earth immediately. With the exciting space news
A growing threat could kill 10 million people a year by 2050
Business Insider - Lydia Ramsey
• Antibiotic resistance has become a growing threat around the world and is expected to lead to 10 million deaths annually by 2050.• There's a misconception about how resistance develops — it develops
Scientists hold rally in Boston to protest threat to science
apnewsarchive.com
BOSTON (AP) — Hundreds of scientists, environmental advocates and their supporters held a rally in Boston on Sunday to protest what they see as …
Dangerous spider spins deadly-strong silk
newatlas.com - Ben Coxworth
The American brown recluse spider is already known for being one of the most venomous arachnids on the planet. It turns out, however, that the spider …
A Computer to Rival the Brain
The New Yorker - Kelly Clancy
More than two hundred years ago, a French weaver named Joseph Jacquard invented a mechanism that greatly simplified textile production. His design replaced the lowly draw boy—the young apprentice who chose
CRISPR patents, potentially worth billions, belong to Broad Institute
The Verge - Alessandra Potenza
A blow to University of California, Berkeley The disputed patents on the gene-editing tool CRISPR belong to the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, according to a ruling by judges at the United States