How a ‘Ghost’ boat cruises on a tunnel of bubbles
In Hong Kong, they’re so dangerous, that seafood restaurants store them live inside empty plastic water bottles so they can be handled. The mantis shrimp — a sea crustacean that…
Category: Tech
Anthem Hacked, Millions Of Records Likely Stolen
Anthem said Wednesday that its database has been hacked, potentially exposing personal information about 80 million of its customers and employees. Read the whole story at CNBC
Twitter CEO: ‘We Suck At Dealing With Abuse’
Twitter CEO Dick Costolo is taking personal responsibility for his platform’s chronic problems with harassment and abuse, telling employees that he is embarrassed for the company’s failures and would soon…
Led by Tinder, the Mobile Dating Game Surges
Molly Wood MACHINE LEARNING BLESS or curse the smartphone, but you can’t doubt its impact. Even digital dating has become a hand-held activity. Online dating, long dominated by big outfits…
Google Pulls Sketchy Android Apps — But Not Before Millions Downloaded Them
Android users are being warned that three apps available in the Google Play store were found to contain malicious adware. By the time the discovery was publicized, millions of people…
Ebola Drug Trial Has Encouraging Early Results, and Questions Follow
For the first time, a drug is showing promising signs of effectiveness in Ebola patients participating in a study. The medicine, which interferes with the virus’s ability to copy itself,…
Experiences Of Art, Nature And Spirituality May Help Prevent Disease, Study Finds
Taking in the glory of nature at the top of a mountain peak, joining in a song of worship or viewing a breathtakingly beautiful piece of art are some of…
This App Actually Lets You Send Screenshot-Proof Messages And Photos
Got confidential information? Snapchat isn’t safe. Email isn’t safe. Phone calls aren’t even safe. But there’s now a way to send confidential text messages, photos and documents without fear of…
Centuries-Old ‘Meditating’ Mummy Found In Mongolia
A “meditating” mummy has been found in Mongolia – “Most such mummies that I’m aware of are ‘natural’ in the sense that they have not been subjected to extensive embalming…
Living With a Star
Though it is sedate in comparison with other stars, our sun is a volatile neighbor, a thermonuclear furnace fueling spectacular storms that send high-energy particles and radiation far out into…
Measuring This Brain Region Could Predict Depression And Anxiety Years Before It Hits
We all encounter challenges and obstacles in life, such as divorce, death, illness and unemployment. But while some people are highly resilient and able to cope with these stresses, others…
This Organism Hasn’t Evolved In More Than Two Billion Years
It’s being called the greatest absence of evolution ever reported: sulfur-eating bacteria that live deep in the sea haven’t changed at all in 2.3 billion years, according to a new…
Here’s How Your Dog ‘Sees’ A Whole Other World With His Super-Powered Nose
You already know that dogs’ sense of smell is way keener than our own. But just how keen their sense of smell is might come as a surprise. – That’s…
Heavy Facebook Use Makes Some People Jealous And Depressed: Study
Paying too much attention to your Facebook friends’ updates could be bad for your mental health, according to a new study. Researchers found that heavy Facebook use may make certain…
The NASA diet: It’s food, but not as we know it
Since the first crew arrived in November 2000, more than 200 astronauts from 15 different countries have visited the ISS. At its core, it’s a floating lab, where for six…
Anti-Vaccination Advocates Often Don’t Trust The Government, Study Finds
Vaccines are both safe and effective. So what’s behind the anti-vaccination movement of recent years? The issue took center stage this week following remarks from Gov. Chris Christie (R-N.J.) and…
The Fire May Be Going Out For Amazon’s Tablet Business
Amazon released a lineup of pretty darn good — and inexpensive — tablets last fall. The problem is, nobody seems to be buying them. – Bloomberg reported Monday that Amazon…
This New App Makes You Read Faster Than Ever
Get ready to blow through all the books you’ve downloaded to your smartphone. SpeedRead With Spritz, a 99-cent Android app, uses Spritz speed-reading technology to help people tackle the ebooks…
‘Ghost Of Jupiter’ Photo Shows Spooky-Looking Nebula In A Whole New Light
We’ve known about the Ghost of Jupiter since 1785, when it was discovered by the German-born astronomer William Herschel (1738-1822). But a captivating new image released by the European Space…
Uber to Open Center for Research on Self-Driving Cars
In the future, however, the humans may not be so important. Uber on Monday announced plans to open a research and development center in Pittsburgh, where the company plans to…
Uber Is Researching Driverless Cars
Ride-sharing service Uber is partnering with Carnegie Mellon University on a Pittsburgh research lab they say could lead to the development of driverless cars. – Mayor William Peduto says the…
The Science Behind Why You Say ‘Ow’ When You’re In Pain
When you stub your toe or bang your head, why is the initial response always to yell “ouch” (or something less printable)? Scientists may have the answer. New research from…
An Incredible Journey
To protect migration routes, wildlife biologists at the University of Wyoming are capturing mule deer by helicopter to learn exactly where they go, what they eat and how healthy they…
Google And Uber Are Going To War Over Taxis: Bloomberg
Uber faces an ever-growing cast of adversaries that includes dubious regulators, litigious drivers, hostile members of the press, and some well-funded rivals. But the most significant threat to the app-based…
Two Vatican Mummies Declared Fake
They’re fake! That’s what archaeologists are saying about two mummies that have long been part of Vatican’s collection of antiquities. The small mummies, each about two feet long, had been…
Vine launches kid-friendly app
The online platform was acquired by Twitter in October 2012 and recently announced that it has more than 40 million registered users.
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Super Bowl XLIX Chatter Dominates Twitter
And then there was one… #SB49 pic.twitter.com/zzZLInxOWb — NFL (@nfl) February 2, 2015 – #NEvsSEA #SB49 pic.twitter.com/UBQkQdr0df — Seattle Seahawks (@Seahawks) February 2, 2015
Hard-Charging Uber Tries Olive Branch
Travis Kalanick did not build Uber into a global force by playing nice. Mr. Kalanick, the chief executive of Uber, a ride-hailing service, aggressively pushed the start-up into new markets,…
FCC To Consider New Net Neutrality Proposal
Whose Internet is it anyway? Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, says he’s keeping that question in mind as he pitches the biggest regulatory shake-up to the telecommunications…