الاثنين، 9 مايو 2016

Johnny Depp clearly does not forgive Australia for Pistol and Boo travesty and 10 More

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Johnny Depp clearly does not forgive Australia for Pistol and Boo travesty

It's hard to be a quarantine criminal.

Obama admits the truth we all knew already: 'Beyonce runs the world'

All hail Queen Bey, says the leader of the free world.

'Game of Thrones' language creator reveals what Melisandre said to save Jon Snow

No, it wasn't, "You know nothing."

Intense video gets close-up with Colorado tornado

A storm chaser captures close-up video of the tornado that slammed into Wray, Colorado.

Girl tries to eat corn from a power drill, rips out hair instead

Prepare to lose your appetite.

'Everybody sucks' 2016 signs sum up how many Americans feel about this election

If you feel the 2016 American presidential election is a giant bowl of suck set atop a poop train to dumpster town, you are not alone.

Kate McKinnon barely held it together during this heavenly 'SNL' sketch

Just laugh, Kate.

Lawyer who hates drunk drivers gets charged with DUI

A Florida lawyer who rails against drunk drivers in commercials and on his website was charged with driving under the influence on Sunday morning when he was pulled over for speeding through a 35 MPH zone.

Thousands march to support LGBTQ visibility in Japan

Spotted: Japan's first officially-recognised same-sex couple.

BBC journalist expelled from North Korea

North Korea is angry at Rupert Wingfield-Hayes' coverage of a visit to a children's hospital in Pyongyang

Twitter blocks intelligence agencies' access to social media tool

Twitter has reportedly blocked access to social media tool Dataminr for U.S. intelligence agencies.

ScienceDaily: Top News

Digital media may be changing how you think
Birdcages source of dengue virus
'Lab on a chip': Small devices make a big impact
How towers helped determine the impact of the 2012 U.S. drought on the carbon cycle
New device may provide rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections

Digital media may be changing how you think

Posted: 08 May 2016 12:19 PM PDT

Tablet and laptop users beware. Using digital platforms such as tablets and laptops for reading may make you more inclined to focus on concrete details rather than interpreting information more abstractly, according to a new study. The findings serve as another wake-up call to how digital media may be affecting our likelihood of using abstract thought.

Birdcages source of dengue virus

Posted: 07 May 2016 06:21 AM PDT

Researchers in Malaysia and Japan have found that birdcages kept at home may be a breeding site for mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus to humans.

'Lab on a chip': Small devices make a big impact

Posted: 07 May 2016 06:21 AM PDT

Mass-produced microvalves are the key to scalable production of disposable, plug-and-play microfluidic devices, say scientists. The elusive 'lab on a chip' capable of shrinking and integrating operations normally performed in a chemical or medical laboratory on to a single chip smaller than a credit card, may soon be realized thanks to disposable, plug-and-play microfluidic devices.

How towers helped determine the impact of the 2012 U.S. drought on the carbon cycle

Posted: 07 May 2016 06:13 AM PDT

In 2012, the United States experienced the warmest spring on record followed by the most severe drought since the Dust Bowl. A team of scientists used a network of Ameriflux sites to map the carbon flux across the United States during the drought.

New device may provide rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections

Posted: 06 May 2016 01:01 PM PDT

A new device has been developed that has the potential of shortening the time required to rapidly diagnose pathogens responsible for health-care-associated infections from a couple of days to a matter of hours.

ScienceDaily: Health & Medicine News

Birdcages source of dengue virus
New device may provide rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections
High blood pressure lowers significantly after drinking tart montmorency cherry juice

Birdcages source of dengue virus

Posted: 07 May 2016 06:21 AM PDT

Researchers in Malaysia and Japan have found that birdcages kept at home may be a breeding site for mosquitoes that transmit dengue virus to humans.

New device may provide rapid diagnosis of bacterial infections

Posted: 06 May 2016 01:01 PM PDT

High blood pressure lowers significantly after drinking tart montmorency cherry juice

Posted: 05 May 2016 11:00 AM PDT

Drinking tart Montmorency cherry juice significantly reduces high blood pressure at a level comparable to that achieved by medication, according to new research. This reduction is comparable to the level achieved by anti-hypertensive medication.