2019-03-01
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Smartphone? Smartwatch!
March 18, 2013In the March 14th edition of the Financial Times, Richard Waters writes: "What people choose to strap to their wrists has much to do not just with ease of use, but also fashion and self image." Swiss watch makers, who... continued
Mission to Mars
March 18, 2013US millionaire Dennis Tito, who became the first private space tourist when he paid Russia $20 million for a trip to the International Space Station (ISS) in 2001, wants to send a married couple on a round trip to Mars... continued
Higgs is Here
March 18, 2013New evidence strengthens the case that scientists have discovered a Higgs boson, or "God particle." The new particle discovered at experiments at the Large Hadron Collider last summer is looking more like a Higgs boson than ever before. Researcher Kyle... continued
The Rat Patrol
March 15, 2013It's shocking enough to see a rat scurrying across your kitchen floor, but what if that "rat" was REALLY a remote-controlled spy? And even better, what if it wasn't a robot disguised as a rat, but a REAL rodent, being... continued
Size Counts (So Beware of Plastic)
March 15, 2013Men's fertility could be threatened by chemicals in our environment--especially estrogenic plastics. Scientists examining dead otters in the UK for the last 20 years have noticed a decrease in penis bone weight (but not length). Despite the slang term "boner,"... continued
What the Government Knows About UFOs
March 15, 2013We're all pretty sure that the government knows more about this than they're telling. In the Huffington Post, Lee Speigel lists some of the evidence: On Eleanor Roosevelt's 1950 weekend television talk show, "Today With Mrs. Roosevelt," the former first... continued
Hear That Howling?
March 14, 2013Around 2,000 coyotes live in Chicago and New York and their suburbs--and probably in the big city nearest to YOU as well. They were once restricted to the Southwest, but they've spread across the country in the last 100 years.... continued
Food Billboards Make You Fat
March 14, 2013Billboards advertising fast food may inspire people to eat more, and thus gain weight. Advertisers are careful not to place billboards advertising cigarettes or liquor too close to schools, but fat people are everywhere, so there's no way to regulate... continued
Was There Ever Life on Mars?
March 14, 2013An analysis of a rock sample collected by NASA's Curiosity rover shows ancient Mars could have supported living microbes. Scientists identified sulfur, nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen, phosphorus and carbon--some of the key chemical ingredients for life--in the powder Curiosity drilled out... continued
Drone Base to be Built in Africa
March 13, 2013Drones are in our future: The US military is planning to open a drone base in Africa in order to gather intelligence on extremist groups in the area. The immediate impetus for a drone base in the region is to... continued