Science Needs More Dangerous Ideas
Few would argue the world isn't facing enormous challenges: human population growth and the associated demand for resources, mass extinctions or — perhaps the biggest of all — global climate change.We...
View ArticleNuclear Physicist: Cosmic Rays Could Reveal If We're Actually Living In The...
If you believe 'The Matrix' franchise, what we think is our everyday life is in fact a simulation generated by an all-powerful computer.However this idea may not simply be science fiction — "cosmic...
View Article'Meat Mummies' Fed Egyptian Royalty In The Afterlife
Care for some ribs? The royal mummies of ancient Egypt apparently did, as a new study finds that "meat mummies" left in Egyptian tombs as sustenance for the afterlife were treated with elaborate balms...
View ArticleDouble Nobel Prize-Winning Biochemist Fred Sanger Dies At 95
LONDON (Reuters) - Fred Sanger, a double Nobel Prize-winning British biochemist who pioneered research into the human genome, has died at the age of 95, the University of Cambridge said on...
View ArticleMan-Made Climate Change Mostly Due To Just 90 Companies
The climate crisis of the 21st century has been caused largely by just 90 companies, which between them produced nearly two-thirds of the greenhouse gas emissions generated since the dawning of the...
View ArticleVolcanic Eruption Creates A New Island South Of Japan
Japan reports volcano raises new island in seas far south of TokyoTOKYO (AP) — The Japanese coast guard and earthquake experts say a volcanic eruption has raised a new island in the seas to the far...
View ArticleNASA: Here's A 5-Step Guide To Interpreting Satellite Images
Nasa has released a guide to help the public interpret satellite images of the Earth and understand what specific features meanFor years they were restricted to the secretive world of spies, but with...
View ArticleAsh Spewing From Indonesia's Mount Sinabung Created This Beautiful Meditative...
Indonesia's Mount Sinabung erupted three more times on Wednesday, sending ash thousands of feet into the air.About 6,000 residents within a two-mile radius are staying in temporary shelters as ash and...
View ArticleImprove Your Health By Eating The Right Ratio Of These Fats
Today, most people are eating way too many Omega-6 fatty acids.At the same time, consumption of animal foods high in Omega-3 is the lowest it has ever been. A distorted ratio of these polyunsaturated...
View ArticleThe 25 Most Creative Companies In The World
Move over, Google. According to a new ranking, Sanofi, FedEx, and Apple are among the world's most creative companies.The analysis was done by ViewsOnYou, a site for employees and hiring departments to...
View ArticleBill From 'Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure' Is Making A Movie About Bitcoin
Alex Winter, better known as "Bill" from the movie Bill And Ted's Excellent Adventure, has found a new calling as a director making films related to tech topics.His first production, Downloaded,...
View ArticleWhy Nissan Bought Someone 4,500 Ladybugs
Of all the places you'd expect a large corporation to go trying to make friends, Reddit would be one of the most risky locales you could imagine. Its famously clever users don't suffer fools gladly,...
View Article9 Genuinely Interesting Facts About How Major World Events Affect Viewing Of...
PornHub, which is the pre-eminent YouTube-like site for watching free porn online, has gone diving into its own traffic data to produce some truly fascinating information about how global porn viewing...
View ArticleEvernote Is Telling Users To Change Their Passwords — And Blaming Adobe By...
Evernote is warning thousands of its users to change their passwords immediately. The warning follows a huge attack on Adobe, in which hackers grabbed passwords from up to 150 million Adobe customers...
View ArticleLena Dunham And The Gang Are Back In 'Girls' Season 3 Trailer
Lena Dunham and the gals are back for season 3 of "Girls."“It’s really liberating to say ‘no’ to shit you hate,” Hannah (Dunham) says in the beginning of the trailer.But perhaps the best line goes to...
View ArticleSaints Tight End Jimmy Graham Bent The Goalpost While Celebrating A Touchdown
Saints tight end Jimmy Graham accidentally broke the goalpost when he was celebrating a touchdown in the Georgia Dome Thursday night.The 6'7" 265 pound tight end scored a touchdown in the second...
View ArticleVirginia State Senator Stabbed By Son Is Released From The Hospital
Virginia state Sen. Creigh Deeds was released from the hospital Friday morning, three days after he was stabbed by his son Gus, who subsequently shot himself.After being released from the hospital,...
View ArticleNordstrom Will Use Pinterest To Decide What Merchandise To Display In Stores...
Nordstrom's Pinterest community will now have influence over displays in every store. Nordstrom, which has nearly 4.5 million users on the social network, began testing the approach earlier this year....
View ArticleCarl Icahn Burns Bill Ackman — Says Things Ackman Is Saying Are The Rantings...
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn has fired more shots at his long-time rival Bill Ackman. Here's what Uncle Carl told Bloomberg TV's Trish Regan earlier today: "I fail to understand how Bill Ackman,...
View ArticleHow A Group Of Harvard Students Made Everyone Believe Their Ridiculous Fake...
An epic college prank video showing a group of Harvard University students leading an unsuspecting tour group around Yale's campus went viral yesterday and with good reason — the video is as hysterical...
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