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Image of the Day: June 2014
Live Science - 12 Jul 2014 19:09
Amazing science images every day.
Beats Pill Bike Mount
The Gadget Flow - 12 Jul 2014 07:00
Never miss out on carrying your favorite set of Beats Pill speakers while bike riding with this custom-made Beats Pill Bike Mount. It's ideally made for bike riders who love to travel with music all the time. With this b...
Wood Grain Patterned Paint Roller
The Gadget Flow - 12 Jul 2014 07:00
Get to the spirit of DIY designing with these eco-friendly set of Wood Grain Patterned Paint Rollers usable on walls, wood, furniture, fabric, paper and more. By just dipping it on your favorite paint color, you'll be ab...
Here's why you need the Just Mobile AluCable Flat
AppleTell - 12 Jul 2014 23:24
You may think the Lightning cable Apple included with your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is enough. You may be right. But it's not for me. I use my iPhone and iPad pretty much everywhere, and I don't want to have to drag m...
This Ad for a Homeless Shelter Is Also a Mini Homeless Shelter
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2014 00:00
A curious ad campaign recently popped up in Vancouver. The backs of park benches have become billboards for Raincity Housing, a nonprofit that helps the homeless. But they're not just advertisements for a homeless shelte...
Comet Jacques Is Back! Joins Venus and Mercury at Dawn
Universe Today - 12 Jul 2014 20:00
Comet C/2014 E2 Jacques has returned! Before it disappeared in the solar glow this spring, the comet reached magnitude +6, the naked eye limit. Now it’s back at dawn, rising higher each morning as it treks toward darke...
Climate change increases risk of kidney stones
Tech Times - 12 Jul 2014 14:36
It's been said before that climate change affects our health considerably. A new study, in fact, indicates that climate change increases the risk and prevalence of kidney stones.
Spiciest burger in UK sends two journalists to hospital after a bite
Tech Times - 12 Jul 2014 10:14
If a spicy burger has already sent people to the hospital, would you still try it? Would you eat a sauce 18 times hotter than a police-grade pepper spray?
Israel's Iron Dome Is a 'Total Failure' at Its Most Important Job, Experts Say
Mashable - 12 Jul 2014 00:30
Even though Israel’s U.S.-funded “Iron Dome” rocket-defense interceptors appear to be hitting Hamas rockets in recent days, they are almost certainly failing in the crucial job of detonating those rockets’ shrapn...
Anthrax Scare: CDC Announces Closure Of Two Labs, Halts Shipment Of Samples From High-Security Labs
IBTimes - 12 Jul 2014 17:34
Following a series of potentially fatal accidents in the recent weeks involving anthrax and avian flu viruses, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced the temporary closure of the two labs involved...
A Little Alcohol May Not Be Good for Your Heart After All
MedicineNet - 12 Jul 2014 09:00
Title: A Little Alcohol May Not Be Good for Your Heart After AllCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/11/2014 9:36:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/11/2014 12:00:00 AM
Out of an hours-long explosion, a stand-in for the first stars
e! Science News - 12 Jul 2014 03:49
Astronomers analyzing a long-lasting blast of high-energy light observed in 2013 report finding features strikingly similar to those expected from an explosion from the universe's earliest stars. If this interpretation i...
Apple Responds to Chinese State-Run Media Warning Against iOS Location Tracking [iOS Blog]
Mac Rumors - 12 Jul 2014 23:37
Earlier this week, China's state-run media broadcast labeled the iPhone a "national security concern" over Apple's Location Services feature found in iOS 7, with the country's researchers stating that the data could lead...
Commercial Antares/Cygnus Rocket Loaded with Science for July 13 Virginia Launch - Watch Live
Universe Today - 12 Jul 2014 20:48
NASA WALLOPS FLIGHT FACILITY, VA – Following further weather delays this week Orbital Sciences Corp. commercial Antares rocket is at last set to soar to space at lunchtime Sunday, July 13, from a beachside launch pad i...
Wow! The Most Amazing Images in Science This Week
Live Science - 12 Jul 2014 19:25
A stunning super moon, a mass of anchovies and African dust made our top picks for the best images in Science this week.
How Not to Die On the World's Tallest Waterslide (By Someone Who Lived)
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2014 18:55
The world's tallest waterslide , located in Schiltterbahn's Kansas City waterpark, opened to the public this Thursday. I had the honor/horror of being part of that public. This is my story.
First Person Writer: Killing Game of Throne characters with a pen
Slash Gear - 12 Jul 2014 18:32
If there's one thing certain about A Song of Ice and Fire and its related TV series, Game of Thrones, it is this: at least one character you care about will die. That reality has spawned many jokes, none quite so enterta...
The First Three Pillars of Positive Technology
Forbes - 12 Jul 2014 17:42
Over the past six months, I have been tracking the development of a new category in consumer technology devoted to the development and democratization of tools and practices that promote mental fitness. Looking at pion...
Supermoon 2014: First Of Three Bright, Summer Full Moons Visible Tonight
IBTimes - 12 Jul 2014 17:34
Saturday's full moon will be a so-called supermoon and sky gazers can expect two more before the summer ends. While not quite a blood moon, a supermoon is quite the viewing event.
Big Declines in Pollutants Over US Cities, According to NASA Satellite Imagery
Singularity Hub - 12 Jul 2014 17:00The Surprising Science in a Single Drop of Regular Ol' Tap Water
Gizmodo - 12 Jul 2014 15:00
Tap water: we drink it, we bathe in it, we wash our clothes and dishes with it, and we cook with it. We probably take it for granted. But delivering clean, safe water to every kitchen and bathroom in America is no easy t...
Curiosity Rover on Mars Leaves Landing 'Safe Zone'
SPACE.com - 12 Jul 2014 14:16
The 1-ton Curiosity rover has now cruised out of its landing ellipse, the area -- about 4 miles wide by 12 miles long (7 by 20 kilometers) -- regarded as safe ground for its August 2012 touchdown within Mars' huge Gale C...