How Your "Likes" On Facebook Give Computers The Upper-Hand In Our Interpersonal Relationships

Medicine & Technology Jan 14, 2015

A recent study published in the journal PNAS earlier this week, delved into how our "digital footprints" give our computers the upper-edge in understanding the person behind the screen. And what it found was that digital footprints, like a "like" or a share, may reveal more about the person than even what their closest friends would know.

The Universal Flu Vaccine: How Long Until It's Here

Jan 14, 2015

The flu is already upon us this season―and it's a cunning strain. But future outbreaks may be mitigated by a universal vaccine already in the works.

Threatened Thresher Shark Birth Captured on Film

Jan 14, 2015

Thresher sharks are among the open ocean's most interesting predators, using their elongated tails to herd and stun schools of fish. And now, for the first time, a mother pelagic thresher shark was caught on camera giving birth off the Philippine coast.

3D Sounds And "Hyperlooping"—The Future To Come

Jan 13, 2015

The future is shaping-up to be filled with quick transportation, 3D sounds, and our sunglasses guiding us to the nearest local coffee shop.

2015, The Year of Climate Change―And Doing Something About It

Jan 13, 2015

A new year, a new mission―and for 2015 researchers, politicians and conservationists are looking to reduce man's carbon footprint on a serious level.

The One-In-A-Million Birth, Genetically Identical Triplets Born In Montana

Jan 13, 2015

When Montana couple, Jodey and Jase Kinsey, gave birth to triplets earlier this week, the two young parents were overjoyed. But soon after the births of their three healthy boys in the delivery room, they soon learned that they struck the biologic lottery, scoring a genetic jackpot if you will. The newly born boys Ian, Milo, and Cade, are all genetically identical brothers, representing a one-in-a-million birth.

Five Years Since the Earthquake in Haiti—What Progress Has Been Made, and Where the Country Is Still Rebuilding

Jan 12, 2015

It's been nearly 5 years since the island nation of Haiti was rocked to its core by the a massive earthquake. And, in the aftermath, Haiti has made some promising progress—but it's far from where it was 6 years ago.

Off With a Boom, and Back with a Crash — SpaceX Mission

Jan 12, 2015

Elon Musk, the brains behind Tesla Motors and SpaceX, is aiming to redefine how celestial navigation will be conducted in the future. But with the failure of the Falcon 9 return, his latest attempt was "close, but no cigar."

"Spin, Spin, Spinning Around": A New Method On How We Measure Stars

Jan 11, 2015

Stars litter our skies with celestial light, continually cementing the fact that our planet, no matter how large it may seem, is just a grain of sand on the beach that is our shared universe. And, for years, astronomers have gauged a star's age by how brightly it shined. While this is moderately effective, another method has been tested-and-proven to be more accurate. Published in the newest issue of the journal Nature, astronomer's note that how quickly a star spins is the ideal metric to determining its age.

Evading Death—How The Bowhead Whale Is Able To live Up To Two Centuries

Jan 10, 2015

Bowhead whales are our planets longest-lived mammal. And just how is such a large animal able to survive for so long? Well, let's just say that they've got good genes.

The Gogoro Smartscoooter—Revolutionizing How We Will Commute In The City

Jan 09, 2015

Cities, as you very well may know, are the dense concrete jungles of humanity. And, with this shoulder-to-shoulder way of life, transportation-and really infrastructure, for that matter-seems to be the foot-tall speed bump that every city-dweller despises. Everyone, no matter what their position, has somewhere to go; the everyday commute is inevitable. And with that, everyone needs a means of transportation.

Unusual Sightings in the Annual Bird Count

Jan 08, 2015

The annual Audubon Bird Watch is a 115-year-old tradition that unites bird watchers from all corners of North America, to catalog their sightings. And this year lead to some usual avian leads.

NASA's Mars Rover Seems To Be Going A Bit Senile―It Can't Remember A Thing

Dec 30, 2014

It's been over a decade since The Opportunity, NASA's newest Mars Rover, began scurrying across the planet's surface―and it's showing some signs of its aging.