Why Saturn’s hexagonal pole is now changing color
By Weston Williams for Christian Science Monitor. The mystery of Saturn’s hexagonal storm may finally be solved, thanks to scientists with NASA’s Cassini mission. Since its…
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Going to space is a real pain in the back
By Ashley Strickland for CNN. (CNN)A six-month stay on the International Space Station can be a pain in the back for astronauts. While they may gain…
Did humans kill off cave lions for their pelts?
By Eva Botkin-Kowacki for Christian Science Monitor. Some 16,000 years ago a big cat died. Today, its toes may provide insight into its species’ extinction. The…
Arctic Warming Linked to Extreme Cold Weather in the US
By John Raphael for Nature World News. A new study by an international team of scientists revealed that the warming Arctic caused by climate change may…
Viral Facebook pages are passing off old space clips as live footage to millions of viewers
By James Vincent for The Verge. Facebook has been pushing live video as its next big format for a while now, and that means there are plenty…
Researchers Clear ‘Patient Zero’ From AIDS Origin Story
By MICHAELEEN DOUCLEFF for National Public Radio. It’s one of the biggest medical mysteries of our time: How did HIV come to the U.S.? By genetically sequencing…
World wildlife ‘falls by 58% in 40 years’
By Rebecca MorelleScience Correspondent, BBC News. Global wildlife populations have fallen by 58% since 1970, a report says. The Living Planet assessment, by the Zoological…
Facebook Leaders Call It a Tech Company, Not Media Company
By DEEPA SEETHARAMAN for the Wall Street Journal. LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.— Facebook Inc. continued to resist the label of media company, but is getting even more…
What to expect from Apple’s Mac event this week
By ANDREW CUNNINGHAM for ARS Technica. HARDWARE LAST REFRESH LAST REDESIGN MacBook April 2016 April 2015 MacBook Air March 2015 October 2010 13-inch MacBook Pro March…
IBM Extends ‘Watson’ Cognitive Technology to its Enterprise iOS Apps
By Tim Hardwick for MacRumors. IBM announced at its “World of Watson” event in Las Vegas on Tuesday that it intends to combine the cognitive computing…
What makes a modern PC? Microsoft and Apple lead the way
By By Ed Bott for The Ed Bott Report and ZDNet. This week, Microsoft and Apple will stage dueling events, a day apart. The rumor mill says…
Apple and Google are failing to capitalise on Samsung’s Note 7 fiasco due to a lack of phones
By Sam Shead for Business Insider. A supply shortage has meant Apple and Google haven’t been able to take advantage of Samsung’s exploding phone nightmare, according to…
Google Fiber puts expansion plans on hold to review strategy
By John Ribeiro for ComputerWorld. Google Fiber has paused plans to roll out fiber optic cables across a number of U.S. cities, as the company reevaluates…
Analysts are tepid on Apple after its first annual drop in revenue in 15 years
By Rob Price for Business Insider. On Thursday, Apple reported its first annual decline in revenue for fifteen years. Its quarterly results beat Wall Street’s expectations —…
Civilization VI review: Learning from some (but not all) of history’s mistakes
By Hayden Dingman for PC World. Just like that, five days are gone. I fell into quite a few “One More Turn” traps over the…
120-mile beer run made by Otto self-driving truck
By Marco della Cava for USA Today. SAN FRANCISCO — If you’re sipping a Budweiser somewhere in Colorado Springs, Colo., you just might have a robot to thank for…
Caterpillar keeps the global economy on watch
By Akin Oyedele for Business Insider. Caterpillar lowered its outlook for profit this year when it reported third-quarter earnings results on Tuesday. The retailer of large industrial…
German business climate hits 2-1/2 year high in October
By Michael Nienaber for Reuters. German business morale improved unexpectedly in October, hitting its highest level in 2-1/2 years, suggesting company executives have become more…
Buick Up, Honda And Subaru Down, Says Consumer Reports
By SONARI GLINTON for National Public Radio. Buick, a subsidiary of General Motors, has become the first domestic brand in more than three decades to earn one…
Heathrow expansion: What happens next?
By Bill Wilson for the BBC. Heathrow expansion has been in a holding pattern over west London for decades, and confirmation that the UK’s largest…