An American Astronaut Has Posted The First-Ever Vine From Space, And It's...
American astronaut Rick Wiseman, whom we wrote about earlier this week, has posted the first-ever Vine from space. It's way cool. Wiseman posted a sped up tracking shot of Earth's terminator line — the...
View ArticleWill a Google Satellite Be Your Next Internet Provider?
A plan to put upwards of 180 Google satellites in low-earth orbit could change how the world gets Internet access. Reported by Motley Fool 21 hours ago.
View ArticleDid Burt's Bees oust co-founder because he had a honey?
Conventional wisdom suggests the Burt behind Burt's Bees left the company after he became disillusioned with the corporate world in North Carolina and wanted to return to his solitary life in Maine....
View ArticleInternational Space Station beams a video back to Earth using lasers (video)
In April, NASA sent special equipment to the ISS that'll be able to test if laser beams can effectively transmit large amounts of data from space. Sounds like the project (called Optical Payload for...
View ArticleAsteroid Near Earth Is “Disconcerting” For Experts
“What would you do if an asteroid were about to hit Earth?” You know, there’s a lot of “doom-porn” circulating about this near-earth asteroid due to whiz by Sunday morning. And that’s alright; a little...
View ArticleStudent Oscars Go to Stanford, Columbia and Brigham Young
Students from Brigham Young, Columbia, Stanford, the Art Institute of Jacksonville and the University of Television and Film in Munich have won gold medals at the 41st Student Academy Awards, the...
View ArticleBeing Humane and Being Fair
This weekend I had an interesting discussion with a good-intentioned, but misinformed American. She was convinced that the majority of America's poor live fantastic lives receiving free luxury...
View ArticleHuge asteroid to make close pass by Earth today
Astronomers have called an asteroid that will come close to Earth today “The Beast”. But don’t panic just yet. At its closest approach “The Beast” will pass just over three... Reported by NY Post 8...
View ArticleScientists use lasers to imitate an exploding star here on Earth
It could be centuries (if ever) before humans can observe the behavior of a supernova first-hand, but scientists at the University of Oxford may have delivered the next best thing. They've recently...
View ArticleFossils Of Ancient Forest Fire May Hold New Clues To The Last Days Of The...
In the badlands of southern Saskatchewan, Canada, scientists discovered evidence of a 66-million-year-old forest fire locked in stone. Fossilized plants found on top of the layers of ancient charcoal...
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11 Underwater Photos That Will Make You Fall In Love With The Ocean
June 8 was designated as World Oceans Day by the United Nations in 2008. Oceans cover most of our planet. They provide much of the oxygen we need to survive, regulate weather and temperature, and are...
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On Deck Today: 'Beast' Asteroid Does Earth Fly-By
Earthlings, prepare to meet the Beast: An 1,100-foot-wide asteroid thus nicknamed is doing a fly-by of the planet today, and if it were on a slightly different trajectory, well, we'd be in some...
View ArticleAsteroid to pass by Earth on Sunday. Wave hello to 'the Beast!'
An asteroid the length of a New York city block will zip past Earth on Sunday, June 8, coming within 770,000 miles of our planet at its closest approach. Reported by L.A. Times 4 hours ago.
View ArticleAsteroid nicknamed 'the Beast' buzzing by Earth
An asteroid the length of a New York city block will zip past Earth on Sunday, coming within 770,000 miles of our planet at its closest approach. Reported by ChicagoTribune 3 hours ago.
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The Shadowy Commander Of The East Ukraine Insurgency Speaks
Not much is known about Igor Strelkov, the man AP dubbed "the face of the insurgency in eastern Ukraine", and the fact that he keeps an ultra low profile certainly doesn't help his public image, if...
View Article16 Reasons To Love The Ocean (If You Didn't Already)
The ocean can be described in an endless number of ways. It's refreshing, beautiful and humbling. It's vast, mysterious and terrifying. It's magnificence has inspired countless novels, films,...
View ArticleAsteroid near earth passes without complications
A newly found asteroid near earth was recently detected by NASA and was nicknamed as “The Beast” and it is crossing the earth today. The asteroid 2014 HQ124 is making its flyby earth today - June...
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Inspiring Beautiful Thinking From The Ground Up: Human Nature Is The Latest...
CHICAGO, June 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Workplace interiors inspired by nature can inspire beautiful thinking. That is the premise behind Human Nature™, a new carpet tile collection from Interface which...
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Here's the First Vine from Space
First, Vine showed us illicit acts with a Hot Pocket , and now, Vine shows us space. NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman posted the first Vine from the International Space Station over the weekend, which...
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