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A new study by NASA the National Snow and Ice Data Center indicates that the Arctic "melt season"--the time of the year when temperatures are warm enough for ice to melt--is getting longer all the time. There's a lot of ...

(Phys.org) --Faced with the challenge of capturing tumbling satellites to clear key orbits, ESA is considering turning to an ancient terrestrial technology: the harpoon.

The new Samsung WB2200F super-zoom camera has a second hand grip and dual controls at the base of the camera for easier portrait shooting. The WB2200F also offers a 16-megapixel CMOS sensor, 60x optical zoom (20-1200mm),...

Gameloft has announced that they have optimized nine of their games for Android TV, announced today at Google I/O. The titles will take advantage of the larger screen real estate of televisions when Android TV launches.

Researchers genetically modified probiotic bacteria to produce a hunger-suppressing hormone in the gut.

The Nighthawk X6 router that Netgear announced today sounds a lot like the RT-AC3200 that Asus announced at Computex. One big difference: You can preorder Netgear's $300 product today for delivery in early July. Asus doe...

A Catalan, German and Austrian group of physicists has developed a new technology to transfer magnetic fields to arbitrary long distances, which is comparable to transmitting and routing light in optical fibers. Oriol Ro...

A study conducted and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association reported an increase in detection of tiny tumors by a combination of 2D mammograms and Hologic Inc.'s 3D mammograms, or tomosynthesis.

When it comes to keeping fit, one is certainly open to many different options, as well as the variety in intensity. Want to lose weight faster? Just work out more in calorie burning routines, and if you would prefer noth...

(Phys.org) --Scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) have been working on a device that may one day explore the underside of ice on Europa, Jupiter's moon. NASA completed an early prototype of the rover it h...

The number of children who are obese remains alarmingly high in the U.S. and, unfortunately, diseases associated with obesity are on the rise. Worried about their overweight children, many parents wonder if other diagnos...

The affairs of the heart may actually affect the affairs of the heart in ways previously not understood. "Growing evidence suggests that the quality and patterns of one's social relationships may be linked with a variety...

Federal judge upholds constitutionality of warrantless surveillance in Oregon terrorism case

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Last week, I wrote about how Google’s working with a mysterious set of "former military operations people" on Project Loon -- the company’s zany and rather frightening attempt to have an army of WiFi/surveillance bal...

Microsoft has been one of many technology companies standing up to the U.S. government in response to unwarranted, rampant data collection. CNET reports that Microsoft’s top lawyer, Brad Smith, spoke on Tuesday morning...

MIT study provides first direct evidence of plants in the Neanderthal diet.

A promising molecule that blocks bone destruction and, therefore, could provide a potential therapeutic target for osteoporosis and bone metastases of cancer has been discovered by cancer researchers. The molecule, miR-3...

Motivational interviewing, along with standard education and awareness programs, significantly reduced secondhand smoke exposure among children living in those households. Motivational interviewing, a counseling strategy...

An elegant assumption underpins our cosmic model: that everything looks the same everywhere. But does it make us see things that aren't there? (full text available to subscribers)

Consuming a plant-based diet results in a more sustainable environment and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while improving longevity, according to new research. Based on findings that identified food systems as a signi...

New submitter Last_Available_Usern (756093) writes that the Aereo saga is likely over. "The U.S. Supreme Court today dealt a potentially fatal blow to Aereo, an Internet service that allows customers to watch broadcast T...