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Why Do Boys Have Wieners?
FiveThirtyEight - 21 Apr 2016 20:47
The questions kids ask about science aren't always easy to answer. Sometimes, their little brains can lead to big places adults forget to explore. With that in mind, we've started a series called Science Question From a ...
Preparing for the Big One
The Economist - 21 Apr 2016 16:41
THE giant tectonic plates which make up Earth's outermost layer are always on the move, sliding past and colliding with each other. This creates plenty of seismic activity, especially in the area around the Pacific Ocean...
How to add unlimited free VPN to Google's Chrome browser
BGR - 21 Apr 2016 15:25
Opera made a big announcement on Thursday morning that was widely covered by tech blogs. In the latest developer preview build of its web browser for Windows and OS X, Opera has baked in unlimited free VPN service. VPN, ...
NASA's twins study explores space through you
Phys.org - 21 Apr 2016 15:32
NASA's Human Research Program is releasing the first half of a video series entitled Omics: Exploring Space Through You to highlight its Twins Study, in conjunction with its National DNA Day Reddit Ask Me Anything event ...
Can You Tell These Real Crispr Projects From the Fake Ones?
Wired - 21 Apr 2016 14:00
Here are some Crispr projects under way in labs and a few, well, less-than-real ones. The post Can You Tell These Real Crispr Projects From the Fake Ones? appeared first on WIRED.
Your Location-Aware Smartphone Is Eroding Your Personal Privacy: Study
Tech Times - 21 Apr 2016 15:29
A Tel Aviv University study shows that individuals willingly give out personal information through their social networks. Researchers believe that the presence of dynamic visibility is compromising overall privacy of ind...
B&O Play's new $249 Bluetooth speaker looks absolutely gorgeous
Android Central - 21 Apr 2016 11:39
B&O Play has a new Bluetooth speaker called the BeoPlay A1. The $249 speaker is the vendor's smallest to date, but it comes with a battery that lasts all day and has a built-in microphone that allows you to take calls. W...
Google begins highlighting speedy, AMP-enabled news articles in Search
Digital Trends - 21 Apr 2016 04:10
The open-source AMP framework, which seeks to speed up articles on the web, is getting a boost: Google will begin featuring AMP-enabled stories in search. It's done so on mobile for the better part of 2016 so far. The po...
Apple Plugs A Loophole That Makes Apple Watch Charging Reserve Strap Useless
Tech Times - 21 Apr 2016 03:19
Through watchOS 2.0.1, Apple closed the loophole that accessory maker Reserve Strap utilized in its charging smartband. The accessory maker called for its supporters to contact Apple to push for an official smartband pro...
PornHub ruins emojis for everyone with new texting for porn service
Digital Trends - 21 Apr 2016 03:49
PornHub has launched a new on-demand porn service that sends free clips to your smartphone in exchange for an emoji. As a result, the innocent little icons on your phone are assigned a porn category, transforming them in...
New study shows electronic health records often capture incomplete mental health data
Science Daily - 21 Apr 2016 23:13
This study compares information available in a typical electronic health record (EHR) with data from insurance claims, focusing on diagnoses, visits, and hospital care for depression and bipolar disorder.
Young adult survivors of childhood cancer report feeling middle-aged
Science Daily - 21 Apr 2016 23:11
Do survivors of childhood cancer return to normal health as they grow up? New research finds young adult survivors of childhood cancer, age 18-29, report health-related quality of life that resembles that of adults, 40-4...
Diphoton bump at LHC leads to generation of hundreds of theoretical papers
Phys.org - 21 Apr 2016 15:27
(Phys.org)--Last year, two teams working at the LHC reported that they had found proton-to-proton collisions that had led to the creation of more photon pairs (with energies of approximately 750 GeV) than was expected, l...
Microsoft Translator for Android can now translate text in a photo
Digital Trends - 21 Apr 2016 04:35
Traveling and need to translate a sign? With Microsoft Translator for Android, you can now simply snap a photo of the sign, and let the app do the rest! The app also allows you to upload any photos that you may have alre...
Mr. Robot Is Returning On July 13th
Gizmodo - 21 Apr 2016 03:35
USA's Mr. Robot was one of the surprise hits of 2015, and everyone's been waiting for season two with bated breath and intense speculation . Now, we've got a date to mark down.
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CNET - 21 Apr 2016 17:21Hidden motors: cycling's mechanical doping problem hits new low
New Scientist - 21 Apr 2016 15:19
Cycling, a sport infamous for abuse of performance-enhancing drugs, must get to grips with the mechanical doping of bikes, says Lily Hay Newman
Screening young athletes to prevent sudden cardiac arrest not proven to save lives
Science Daily - 21 Apr 2016 03:11
Young athletes should not undergo screening to prevent sudden cardiac arrest because it is not proven to save lives, suggests an analysis of the available evidence, adding that the harms outweigh any benefits.
Verizon seen as bidder to beat for Yahoo
USA Today - 21 Apr 2016 02:26Researchers develop nanowire battery that lasts "thousands" of charges
Digital Trends - 21 Apr 2016 02:17
A new nanowire-based lithium-ion battery pioneered by University of California researchers can withstand thousands more charges than most batteries currently on the market. The post Researchers develop nanowire battery t...
108-Year-Old Message in a Bottle Is Oldest Ever Found
Live Science - 21 Apr 2016 23:02
The bottle started as a research project and is now a world-record holder.
What's Inside a Record Player and How It Works
Gizmodo - 21 Apr 2016 19:36
A record player is always going to be a little magical. How it sounds, the nostalgia of it, the vinyls, the needle, and so forth. This exploded view of a record player plays down the specialness of its sound and breaks d...