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How to Shoot Natural Light Portraits in Flower Fields (And Posing People!)
The Phoblographer - 30 Apr 2019 06:00
Every spring and summer my clients know where to find me and my camera. Finding the perfect location for a portrait shoot is always one of the greatest challenges in photography. And once you think you have found the per...
PicoStill Distilling Attachment makes home brewing even safer
The Gadget Flow - 30 Apr 2019 07:27
Home brewing is fun and rewarding, and the PicoStill Distilling Attachment makes sure you’re also staying safe. Reducing the risk to you, it has a patent-pending design that separates the menthanol from the heads. If y...
Universe is younger and expanding faster than previously thought
CBSNews - 30 Apr 2019 03:56
CBS News contributor and physicist Michio Kaku joins CBSN's Elaine Quijano to discuss a new study that says the universe is younger and expanding faster than previously thought.
Facebook redesigns app, rolls out dating service to 14 more countries
Reuters - 30 Apr 2019 20:04
Facebook Inc on Tuesday unveiled a redesigned app and rolled out its dating feature to 14 more countries as it tries to boost user-engagement on its social network.
OnePlus 7 Pro's design was just confirmed, just as first camera review comes out
BGR - 30 Apr 2019 16:58
The OnePlus 7 announcement is just still two weeks away, but the company can't wait to launch it already. OnePlus already talked about the phone's new display and confirmed that one of its new models would have three cam...
Measles outbreak passes 700 cases as vaccination gets unexpected support
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2019 01:32
The CDC released its most recent measles number on Friday, revealing that more than 700 cases have now been confirmed in the United States. The latest figure underscores the rapid rise of this highly contagious disease, ...
2020 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport gets a striking new look - Roadshow
CNET - 30 Apr 2019 22:14
The crossover wears Mitsubishi's newest design language.
The National Academy of Sciences moves toward ejecting sexual harassers
The Verge - 30 Apr 2019 21:33
The National Academy of Sciences took a major step today to oust sexual harassers when members at its annual meeting voted to approve a new amendment that would allow the organization to kick out people who badly violate...
'Game of Thrones' cinematographer says the Battle of Winterfell looked so dark on purpose
BGR - 30 Apr 2019 20:25
Fabian Wagner understands you were probably frantically trying to adjust your TV settings during Sunday night's Game of Thrones episode depicting the harrowing Battle of Winterfell. He's heard all of the criticism by now...
Norway thinks it captured a Beluga whale that was spying for Russia
BGR - 30 Apr 2019 05:07
Russia may be resorting to more unconventional methods of espionage these days, dragooning Mother Nature into helping the country extend its spying capabilities. That's what Norway officials think, at any rate, after the...
Study draws incredible link between school bus exhaust and student test scores
BGR - 30 Apr 2019 04:05
As educators have known for a long, long time, there's no magic solution to improving academic performance across an entire student body. Experienced teachers and an engaging curriculum go a long way, but external factor...
Google Sold Fewer Pixels at the Start of 2019 Than the Year Before, Despite Launch of Pixel 3 Line
Gizmodo - 30 Apr 2019 03:45
Google doesn't sound like it's had a great time trying to sell consumers on its Pixel line of phones lately, in part because there's too much competition for high-end devices--at least according to remarks made during an...
Scientists lobby NASA for additional planetary defense missions
Space News - 30 Apr 2019 03:15
Scientists used an appearance by the NASA administrator at a conference April 29 to press him to fund additional missions that support the agency's work in discovering and characterizing near Earth objects. SpaceNews.com
USV closes on $450M for new funds, adds two partners
TechCrunch - 30 Apr 2019 23:50
USV is expanding its partnership to manage the new funds.
YouTube's newest deal brings free MLB games for everyone
Slash Gear - 30 Apr 2019 23:42
YouTube has penned a deal with Major League Baseball (MLB) to offer free livestreams of 13 games during the second half of the 2019 baseball season. The exclusive deal will cover streaming in the United States, Canada, a...
When is 'Alzheimer's' not Alzheimer's? Researchers characterize a different form of dementia
Science Daily - 30 Apr 2019 23:32
Alzheimer's is dementia, but not all dementias are Alzheimer's (which may explain why so many Alzheimer's drugs have failed in clinical trials). A new study provides a framework for a newly characterized form of dementia...
Right combination of diet and bacteria limits cancer progression
Science Daily - 30 Apr 2019 23:32
Researchers have discovered a combination of dietary factors and gut bacteria that inhibits the progression of colorectal cancer. Their findings could help exploit dietary regimens for therapeutic purposes to improve che...
Deadly box jellyfish antidote discovered using CRISPR genome editing
Science Daily - 30 Apr 2019 23:32
Researchers studying how pain works have discovered an antidote to the deadly sting delivered by the most venomous creature on Earth -- the Australian box jellyfish. A single sting to a human causes necrosis of the skin,...
Keto diet has potential in military, researchers say
Science Daily - 30 Apr 2019 23:32
A new study has researchers hopeful that a ketogenic diet could prove useful in the military, where obesity is an ongoing challenge, both in terms of recruiting soldiers and keeping them fit for service.
Making glass more clear
Science Daily - 30 Apr 2019 22:42
Researchers have developed an algorithm that makes it possible to design glassy materials with dynamic properties and predict their continually changing behaviors.
Cannabis-based medicine may reduce seizures for children with difficult-to-treat epilepsy
Science Daily - 30 Apr 2019 22:42
Taking a pharmaceutical formulation of cannabidiol, a cannabis-based medicine, cut seizures nearly in half for children with a rare and severe type of epilepsy called Dravet syndrome, according to a phase 3 study.
Miniature Transponder Technology to Be Used in the War Against Ocean Plastic
Medical Design Technology - 30 Apr 2019 22:00
Videos Low-cost acoustic tags attached to fishing nets are being trialled as part of a major new project to reduce marine litter and 'ghost fishing'. Lost fishing gear--known as ghost nets--are a major threat to life in ...