science / science - 5 years ago

The Russian Navy Is Fitting Ships with Barf-Inducing Lights

The lights, considered non-lethal weapons, can induce dizziness and nausea.

science / science - 5 years ago

Why Alexander the Great May Have Been Declared Dead Prematurely (It's Pretty Gruesome)

Alexander the Great may have been killed by Guillain-Barre syndrome, a rare neurological condition in which a person's own immune system attacks them, says one medical researchers. The condition may have led to a mistaken declaration of the king's death and may explain the mysterious phenom...

science / science - 5 years ago

What You Need to Know About Glucose Testing During Pregnancy

And why it involves that weird orange liquid.

science / science - 5 years ago

The U.S. Navy Has Big Plans to Use Deadly "Swarms". Here's How It Works.

The U.S. Navy is beginning to arm surface drone boats with guns, rockets and mobile missiles to overwhelm enemies with swarming attacks, protect sailors at farther stand-off ranges and coordinate maritime strikes across dispersed areas of ocean.

science / science - 5 years ago

Egypt unearths more than 40 mummies in 'maze of tombs'

Dozens of mummies have been unearthed at an ancient burial site in Upper Egypt, officials said. Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany on Saturday unveiled the discovery in Minya, south of Cairo, which consists of "a maze of tombs" housing more than 40 mummies of men, women and children....

science / science - 5 years ago

Dinosaur that defended itself with spiny backbone found in Patagonia

A herbivorous dinosaur that fended off predators with a row of spines running along its back and lived 140 million years ago has been found in Argentine Patagonia. The discovery of the new species of dicraeosauridae, christened Bajadasaurus pronuspinax, was revealed in scientific journal Nature. A...

science / science - 5 years ago

Apple Says Its Storing Some Russian User Data on Russian Servers

Apple users in the region have data including their name, delivery address, email address and phone number stored on servers in Russia. The filing doesn’t mention more personal data such as messages, documents, photos, and contacts that are often saved on Apple’s iCloud service. Apple agreed to pu...

science / science - 5 years ago

See Why Poor Sleep Can Increase Your Risk for Heart Disease

All those late nights could be doing a number on your heart. Here's what you need to know to keep your body healthy.

science / science - 5 years ago

Alphabet Earnings Rally Could Catapult It Into the Market Value Lead

Options set to expire on Friday are pricing in an implied move of 4.5 percent when the Google parent reports fourth-quarter earnings after markets close on Monday. After lagging Microsoft and Amazon.com Inc. for months, Apple Inc. briefly regained its crown on Monday.

science / science - 5 years ago

New York Beats Out San Francisco to Be World’s Best Tech City

New York ranked first in an index measuring 30 global tech-heavy cities analyzed by real estate brokerage Savills Plc, with San Francisco in second place and London third. New York pulled ahead thanks to its volume of venture capital cash, large pool of talent -- both homegrown and people attracted...

science / science - 5 years ago

The U.S. Navy Is Buying Two Carriers at Once for a Big Discount

The Navy is set to save four billion dollars on the twofer, but that second ship still needs a name.

science / science - 5 years ago

This woman's story will make you reconsider skipping your routine colonoscopy

Jennifer Jones, the first African-American Radio City Rockette, was diagnosed with stage III colon cancer after a routine colonoscopy. Now she's hoping to raise awareness and encourage people to get screened.

science / science - 5 years ago

Gut feeling: study links depression to digestive bacteria

Bacteria in the gut may affect our mental well-being and could be linked to depression, researchers said on Monday after conducting the largest study of its kind so far. The World Health Organization says an estimated 300 million people suffer from depression, and there are known links between a pa...

science / science - 5 years ago

Sudan minister appeals to young as protests near seventh week

Students, activists and other protesters frustrated with economic hardships have held almost daily demonstrations across Sudan since Dec. 19, mounting the most sustained challenge to President Omar al-Bashir's three decades in power. Defense Minister Awad Mohamed Ahmed Ibn Auf did not directly addr...

science / science - 5 years ago

A Billionaire’s Wireless Bankruptcy May Aid His Richer Brother

The process initiated Friday in Mumbai, once admitted by the court, would leave Ambani’s Reliance Communications Ltd., or RCom, 270 days to repay debt or liquidate. The company voluntarily took the step after a planned sale of tower, spectrum and fiber assets to older sibling Mukesh Ambani’s Relian...