Rare Diamond Reveals Earth's Interior Is All Wet
A battered diamond that survived a trip from "hell" confirms a long-held theory: Earth's mantle holds an ocean's worth of water. Reported by msnbc.com 3 hours ago.
View ArticleScientists Find Evidence of Massive Water Reserve Near Earth’s Center
Reported by TIME 3 hours ago.
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Seth Rogen Discovers Jokers in Washington, DC: The Need for an ACT-UP for...
Hollywood’s Seth Rogen learned a valuable lesson in Washington, D.C. last month: compared to Beltway politicians, even actors look sincere. In fact, Rogen, famous for movies such as This is the End...
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Watertown Plumbing Museum to make a splash with gala
[caption id="attachment_388196" align="alignnone" width="614"] An earth closet at the Watertown Plumbing Museum. PHOTO BY NICOLAUS CZARNECKI/METRO[/caption] Just west of Boston, in a town with a...
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Google, China, The NSA, And The Fourth Turning
Submitted by Jim Quinn of The Burning Platform blog, “Even if you’re not doing anything wrong, you’re being watched and recorded. …it’s getting to the point where you don’t have to have done anything...
View ArticleTurtle Island Fiji Offers Up to 30% Off a 7-Night Stay
Amazing Deal Includes Free Airfare and Upgrades Vancouver, Washington (PRWEB) March 12, 2014 Turtle Island, Fiji, one of the world’s most romantic private island retreats, is offering couples the...
View ArticleThe vast reservoir hidden in the Earth's crust that holds as much water as...
Believed to be 400-600 kilometres (250-375 miles) beneath our feet1.5 percent of the rock analysed comprises molecules of waterFirst time researchers have ever found ringwoodite, Reported by CapitalBay...
View ArticleTop Emerging Technologies for 2014 Posted on WildShark by First Class Posting
Imagine software applications or computers that can be manipulated by the mere power of thought. (PRWEB) March 12, 2014 The following is a new post issued by WildShark on behalf of First Class Posting....
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Elon Musk Is About To Launch The Most Massive Rocket In Existence — And Yes,...
Later this year, Elon Musk's private rocket company, SpaceX, will launch a test flight of what it claims is the most massive rocket in existence: the Falcon Heavy. It looks a little like SpaceX's...
View ArticleGatlinburg Smoky Mountain Spring: It's a Spring Thing! Rolls Out New Events
Gatlinburg, TN rolls out the welcome mat for spring with two new events dedicated to the art of enjoying the finer things in life and celebrating our Appalachian culinary past. Gatlinburg, Tennessee...
View ArticleState of the Art: Flight 370 and the Terror of Being Off the Grid
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suggests that even in our hyperconnected age, people can still vanish from the earth, apparently without a trace. Reported by NYTimes.com 7 hours ago.
View ArticleBits Blog: Flight 370 and the Terror of Being Off the Grid
The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 suggests that even in our hyperconnected age, people can still vanish from the earth, apparently without a trace. Reported by NYTimes.com 6 hours ago.
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Big, Beautiful Pictures Of 4 New Planets That Could Have Life On Them
A total of 715 new planets were recently found in our region of the Milky Way, almost doubling the number of exoplanets we know of. NASA announced the find, made using the Kepler space telescope and a...
View Article'Live From Space': TV special takes viewers on 17,500 mph ride
National Geographic Channel is targeting a subject that's literally over our heads, bringing it down to Earth in an ambitious two-hour special. Reported by Seattle Times 6 hours ago.
View ArticleUp, up and away for a live TV special from space
National Geographic Channel is targeting a subject that's literally over our heads, bringing it down to Earth in an ambitious two-hour special. Reported by Seattle Times 6 hours ago.
View ArticleThe Meaning of 'Bossy'
When I first learned about Sheryl Sandberg's campaign to "Ban Bossy," I was of two minds. (As a recovering academic, that's what I do.) On the one hand, I agree completely with her analysis: the word...
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'Almost Home' Short Introduces Next Animated Obsession (This One Stars Rihanna)
In lieu of a mere trailer to promote the new animated film "Home," DreamWorks Animation has unveiled a four-minute short film for the project. Called "Almost Home," the mini movie provides backstory...
View ArticleNYC Explosion Highlights City's Crumbling Gas Lines
Public officials and engineers have long warned about the dangers posed by the outdated, moldering pipelines that snake beneath the streets of major cities like New York, feeding gas into the furnaces...
View ArticleSenate Committee Debates Whether Keystone XL Is In The U.S. National Interest
WASHINGTON -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a hearing Thursday to consider whether approval of Keystone XL, the proposed 1,660-mile pipeline from Alberta, Canada, to Texas, is in the...
View ArticleThe Facebook Lie We All Believe
What is your favorite parental duty? Maybe it's teaching your child something important, like riding a bike. Or fishing. Or perhaps you relish the chance to impart wisdom about the world? Serving...
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