Sudan, the Last Male Northern White Rhino, Dies in Kenya ...
Just two members of the charismatic subspecies remain, both female. But scientists still hope to prevent the extinction […]
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Robert P. Langlands Is Awarded the Abel Prize, a Top ...
The honor, regarded by some as a Nobel Prize of mathematics, recognizes work on a “grand unified theory” […]
Connecting Hardware to an iPad by J. D. BIERSDORFER
Apple’s tablet has a headphone jack and a Lightning port to plug in external devices, but you can […]
The Amazing Metabolism of Hummingbirds by JAMES GORMAN
Hummingbirds have several tricks to survive with a super-high metabolism on a diet of nectar. Published: March 20, […]
David Reich Unearths Human History Etched in Bone by CARL ...
The geneticist at Harvard Medical School has retrieved DNA from more than 900 ancient people. His findings trace […]
Hundreds of Start-Ups Tell Investors: Diversify, or Keep Your Money ...
Leading Silicon Valley entrepreneurs are forming a Founders for Change coalition to deliver a message to the white- […]
The Swiss Consider the Lobster. It Feels Pain, They Decide. ...
The Swiss government has banned tossing lobsters and other crustaceans into boiling water. But what’s the science behind […]
Partly Cloudy for today in #Pully, #Switzerland!
Good morning This is the #weather forecast for #today: With a high of 3°C and a low of […]
How Facebook’s Data Sharing Went From Feature to Bug by ...
Sure, third-party Facebook apps collected data about users’ lives. But they seemed convenient and harmless, and, really, what […]
How to Protect Yourself (and Your Friends) on Facebook by ...
There are some practical solutions to safeguard some of your data, like installing software to block web tracking […]