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Kepler 37-B is about the size of our moon, yet is a little too close to its parent star for human comfort.
A sustained and targeted environmentalist marketing campaign is at least partly responsible for Indonesia's Asia Pulp & Paper's decision to reexamine its manufacturing process.
The park is only the fifth place in the world to receive the honor from the International Dark Sky Association, which is "the only non-profit organization fighting to preserve the night," according to its Web site.
My electric toothbrush kept me up half the night like a squalling newborn. The trouble began yesterday. My husband and I were sitting downstairs when we heard a thunderous rumbling […]
My electric toothbrush kept me up half the night like a squalling newborn. The trouble began yesterday. My husband and I were sitting downstairs when we heard a thunderous rumbling […]
Poets quite often make the best art critics. The same aesthetic antennae attuned to language and meaning come into play when diving into the meaning of visual art. So, when […]
Last week's events have asteroid hunters feeling both vindicated and excited as they step up efforts to develop better detection methods.
One of the more ubiquitous statements that has emerged over the last decade, ‘Spiritual, Not Religious’ is a self-affirming antidote to the traditional trappings of religion, the archaic and inflexible […]
Today, predictive analytics' all-encompassing scope already reaches the very heart of a functioning society. Several mounting ingredients promise to spread prediction even more pervasively: bigger data, better computers, wider familiarity, and advancing science.
In Taiwan, millions use the Easycard for everything from riding a bus to opening a door to buying a snack. Other countries are considering adopting the technology, which comes with both pros and cons.
What can math be used for? Here's a wise answer: two basic forms of geometry are used in almost every engineering project and every physics discovery that has ever been made.
Data released this week predicts that by the end of this month, China will officially become the world's largest smartphone and tablet market, surpassing the US.
The Stylistic S01 will become available to users of France's Orange network starting in June. Writer David Meyer suggests that more manufacturers should be paying attention to this kind of accessibility.
The study, which involved anonymous tracking of commuters in urban areas, is the first to use data from phones rather than from surveys or census records.
Their YouTube channel is within a few million views of one billion, a first for any nonprofit organization. It also makes a point about the evolution of children's media.
Unlike America's "Yule Log," this fireplace is accompanied by poetry readings and commentary from "firewood specialists." The show -- which will run for 12 hours straight -- is the latest "slow TV" offering from the NRK television network.
A report from a professional organization representing almost all of Britain's doctors says drastic measures must be taken to stem a rising tide of obesity.
How virtualization and cloud computing is transforming the business world.
“First in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen": those famous accolades have followed George Washington—first U.S. President and the beardless half of today’s Presidents’ […]
Despite never being keen on French wine in the past, Chinese consumers -- and investors -- are helping to grow sales in the region.