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Icelandic Adventures: Once In A Lifetime Trip To The Land Of Gods, Trolls And Elves
My dream came true when we bought the tickets to Iceland. I was very excited about the journey and hoping that apart from admiring the beauties of …
European TravelAdobe to acquire Magento for $1.68B
Adobe announced today that it was acquiring Magento for $1.68 billion. The purchase gives Adobe a missing e-commerce platform piece that works in B2B and B2C contexts and should fit nicely in the company’s Experience Cloud.<p>It should also help Adobe compete with Salesforce, which offers its own …
eCommerceBreakthrough solar panel can harvest power from raindrops — day or night
In another advance, Chinese deploy two-sided solar panels to boost efficiency.<p>In a truly remarkable feat of innovation, scientists have figured out …
Clean EnergyNASA Is About to Create The Coldest Temperature in The Universe, Using Lasers in Space
We can't deal with the awesomeness.<p>In the quest for ever-colder temperatures, NASA is sending an apparatus to the International Space Station that …
Quantum PhysicsThe Profound Presence of Doria Ragland
The day of the royal wedding, we could not keep our eyes off her. What was she thinking, as she sat in the pews of the five-hundred-year-old chapel, enveloped in history and irony? I mean the mother of the bride, Doria Ragland. A millennium of world-shifting encounters—of violence and of romance …
Women of ColorThis tree beautifully reveals the relationships between languages
For reasons both poetic and pragmatic, the tree has historically been the designer's go-to inspiration for mapping relationships. In the graphic below, Finish-Swedish illustrator Minna Sundberg artfully uses this format to trace the world's largest language families.<p>All of the languages illustrated …
LanguageThis app hacked the iPhone’s dual camera system, and you’ve never seen anything like it
Apple wasn’t the first smartphone maker to switch to a dual-lens camera setup on the back of its handsets. Of course once Apple did it, plenty of …
Mobile PhotographyHawaii reports first serious injury from volcano
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) - A stream of lava blocked a Hawaii highway on Sunday that serves as an escape route for coastal residents, while the first known serious injury was reported from fresh explosive eruptions from the Kilauea volcano.<p>A homeowner on Noni Farms Road who was on a third-floor …
GeologyWhat Men Want: 7 Traits Men Look For In The Lady Of Their Dreams
Ad failed to load<p>For years, we've talked about finding the <i>right</i> woman <i>-- s</i>omeone we can ride the waves of life with, who will stand by our side for …
RelationshipsPilot Reveals How Dramatic Thunderstorms Look From Above the Clouds
The sights from 32,000 feet in the air are amazing. From that distance, you’re above the clouds and can watch the weather from an extreme bird’s-eye view. While it’s now common to snap a photo of the clouds from your seat, pilot and photographer Christiaan van Heijst does one better with his view …
Northern LightsThe 30 Best Gardening Tips of All Time
Even the Marthas of the world could use a little help when it comes to the delightful—but laborious—task of gardening. Read on for the 30 most …
GardeningSmall group of iOS devs form “The Developers Union” to request App Store changes
There's little in the way of organization, but some notable names are attached.<p>A small group of developers for Apple platforms has banded together to …
App StoreHere 15 Vegetables You Didn’t Know You Could Eat and Grow Again
Romaine Lettuce<p>Eating salad is about to feel way more satisfying after growing those healthy greens on your own. Just stick your unused root in soil, …
OnionsWhat to Do If Your Flight Gets Diverted
I’m spending this week in Scotland, a journey that started for me at 5am Tuesday and thanks to weather on the east coast ended in me not arriving in …
FlyingDo You Know the Meaning of Om?
Om is a very simple sound with a complex meaning. Om is the whole universe coalesced into a single word, representing the union of mind, body, and …
YogaA dozen years after near-death, Star Trek’s future may be stronger than ever
2005's Enterprise finale stopped ~18 years of Trek on TV—how did today's renaissance occur?<p>On May 13, 2005, <i>Star Trek: Enterprise</i> ended its …
Star TrekAre octopuses alien? New theory argues Earth was 'seeded' by interstellar genetic code
Octopuses are weird. This is not just because they look odd. It’s not because they’re disturbingly smart. It’s because they have a strange power.<p>The ability to edit their own bodies. This has biologists scratching their heads.<p>Evolution doesn’t work that way. It’s supposed to be spurred by genetic …
BiologyElon Musk tweet-announces a $78,000 performance Model 3 with all-wheel drive
"Cost of normal dual motor AWD option is $5k," Tesla CEO says.<p>On Saturday night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk made a few announcements via Twitter about new …
TeslaNightshade Vegetables and Psoriasis
A healthy diet won't cure psoriasis, but it could help minimize its symptoms, such as painful skin swelling and, if you have psoriatic arthritis, …
WellnessWhy Is M-Theory the Leading Candidate for Theory of Everything?
The mother of all string theories passes a litmus test that, so far, no other candidate theory of quantum gravity has been able to match. M-theory …
Quantum MechanicsTop Coolest Survival Gadgets to Keep You Alive in the Wilderness
Most people have no idea about what the basic survival gadgets are and how to use them. The newbies mostly waste their money on fancy tools that they …
Gear & Gadgets17 Really Interesting And Entertaining Websites That You Never Knew Existed
A simulation that lets you control a human vocal tract?!
Horns48 Ways To Get Out Of Your Own Way And Start Making Real, Lasting Change In Your Life
So often in life, our greatest obstacle is ourselves.<p>It’s not that we can’t force ourselves to grit our teeth and push through another four hours of work. It’s not that we don’t <i>know</i> what we should be doing, or how we could better apply ourselves. Self-sabotage happens in small, almost undetectable …
Self-helpThis physicist’s ideas of time will blow your mind
Time feels real to people. But it doesn’t even exist, according to quantum physics. “There is no time variable in the fundamental equations that describe the world,” theoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli tells Quartz.<p>If you met him socially, Rovelli wouldn’t assault you with abstractions and math to …
EquationsHawaii lava finally reaches the Pacific -- only to create another deadly danger
<b>(CNN) —</b> First it was catastrophic lava. Then it was sulfur dioxide. Now Big Island residents have yet another danger to worry about.<p>Laze -- a mashup of "lava" and "haze" -- is a nasty product formed when hot lava hits the ocean, sending hydrochloric acid and volcanic glass particles into the …
GeologyHands-on with the RED Hydrogen One, a wildly ambitious smartphone
Come for the holograms, stay for the modules<p>We just got a look at the upcoming RED Hydrogen One smartphone at an event meant for “RED Pioneers” (read: superfans). It is, without a doubt, one of the most ambitious smartphones in years from a company not named Apple, Google, or Samsung. It’s an …
Mobile TechnologyAlchemy Equipment Carry-On Bag
Designed for compliance with IATA standards for carry-on luggage, the Alchemy Equipment Carry-On Bag is the only bag you need for short trips. And …
BackpackingBrilliant ‘National Geographic’ Cover Is Getting High Praise as One of Its Best Ever
Our latest @NatGeo cover is one for the ages#PlanetorPlastic pic.twitter.com/NssiHOtaYc— Vaughn Wallace (@vaughnwallace) May 16, 2018The newest cover of <i>National Geographic</i> is set to become one for the ages. As the world continues to drown in single-use plastic, the iconic magazine has launched a …
PollutionGrimes is changing her name to the symbol for the speed of light, encouraged by Elon Musk
Her legal first name is now “c”<p>It’s easy to pick up habits from romantic partners. People who are attracted to each other often engage in mirroring, or subconsciously copying each others gestures and patterns of speech. It’s also common and understandable for people in relationships to adopt each …
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