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Map Room: Borders on Top of The World
(Subscribe to World Policy Journal here) From the Spring Issue Original post on worldpolicy.org Comments on reddit.com
Gallinippers: Giant Mosquitoes Expected to Invade Florida
Explaining the size of tree leaves using physics
Tall trees get limited by a maximum leaf size. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
Studying Recent Human Evolution at the Genetic Level
The discovery explains a crucial juncture in the evolution of East Asians, and the method used can also be applied to some 400 other sites on the human genome. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Asteroid set for close call Tasmania News – The Mercury
Asteroid set for close call TASMANIAN space buffs can catch sight of a newly discovered asteroid that will pass Original post on news.com.au Comments on reddit.com
China’s New Bachelor Class – Jessica Levine
Gender imbalances in China have created a generation of men for whom finding love is no easy task Original post on theatlantic.com Comments on reddit.com
IBM’s Watson Gets Its First Piece Of Business In Healthcare
The old Watson that beat Ken Jennings. Now it can fit into a desk drawer. (Credit: Getty Images via @daylife) IBM’s Watson, the Jeopardy!-playing supercomputer that scored one for Team Robot Overlord two years ago, just put out its shingle as a doctor or, more specifically, as a combination lung cancer [...] Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
Hydrogen made with muons reveals proton size conundrum
A measurement that’s off by 7 standard deviations may hint at new physics. Original post on arstechnica.com Comments on reddit.com
NASA – At Least One in Six Stars Has an Earth-sized Planet
A new analysis of Kepler data shows that about 17 percent of stars have an Earth-sized planet in an orbit closer than Mercury. Original post on nasa.gov Comments on reddit.com
Nasa plans to ‘lasso’ asteroid the size of two double-decker buses and turn it into a space station to orbit the moon
Nasa scientists are presenting the White House with a plan to capture an asteroid and steer it to a new position where it will act as a stepping stone to Mars. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Exclusive: Google Ventures beefs up fund size to $300 million a year
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google will increase the cash it allocates to its venture-capital arm to up to $300 million a year from $200 million, catapulting Google Ventures into the top echelon of corporate Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
LARGEST BELCH EVER SEEN devastates gassy GIANT Saturn
Puberty Starting Earlier in Boys, New Study Suggests
Because of the lack of precision in earlier studies, it cannot be decisively said that male puberty is starting at a younger age, but the evidence points that way. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
History of hard disk drives – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A diamond bigger than Earth?
LONDON (Reuters) – Forget the diamond as big as the Ritz. This one’s bigger than planet Earth.Orbiting a star that is visible to the naked eye, astronomers have discovered a planet twice the size of our Original post on reuters.com Comments on reddit.com
A Big Laser Runs Into Trouble
Congress needs to look hard at whether the laser fusion project at the National Ignition Facility should be scrapped to help reduce federal spending. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Metabolism Key To Length Of Human Pregnancy – Health News
The length of human pregnancy is limited primarily by a mother’s metabolism, not the size of the birth canal, suggests a new study from the University of Rhode Island. Original post on redorbit.com Comments on reddit.com
150-million-year-old oyster which is ten times normal size probably contains the world’s biggest pearl – but no-one wants to open it to find out – Mail Online
The oyster was hauled up in the Solent and found in the nets of the trawler boat when it returned to port. A shell of this size could be concealing a pearl the size of a golf ball. Original post on dailymail.co.uk Comments on digg.com
Printed photonic crystal mirrors shrink on-chip lasers down to size (July 22, 2012)
Ancient monster whale more fearsome than Moby Dick – life – 30 June 2010 – New Scientist
A colossal whale with a killer bite may have ruled the oceans alongside a giant shark – and preyed on other whales Original post on newscientist.com Comments on reddit.com
Genes for breast size found – Fox News
Researchers have identified seven genetic markers linked with a woman’s breast size, according to a new study Original post on foxnews.com Comments on digg.com
WikiLeaks releases Syria Files, almost 2.5 mln emails to be published – RT
The whistleblower website WikiLeaks has announced the release of almost 2. 5 million emails derived from 680 Syria-related entities and domain names. Original post on rt.com Comments on reddit.com
RIM Q1 2012 earnings: Handset industry implications?
RIM was expected to deliver a nightmarish, -30% year-on-year revenue decline into the May quarter — the company issued its latest profit warning just Original post on bgr.com Comments on reddit.com
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The Size of Milky Way Stars – Visual.ly
Infographic about the unbelievable size of some stars from the Milky Way. Original post on visual.ly Comments on digg.com
Watch Out Asset Managers, Hedge Funds Will Top $5 Trillion By Taking Your Clients – Forbes
Hedge funds will look and act more like traditional asset managers in their path to $5 trillion in assets. Original post on forbes.com Comments on reddit.com
Romney talks about education, class size at Philadelphia school – latimes.com
Republican candidate Mitt Romney preaches the merits of two-parent families and educational choice at a West Philadelphia charter school. He defends his claim that small class sizes don’t improve performance. Original post on latimes.com Comments on reddit.com
Cornell Chronicle: Visual clues help us eat less
An experiment found that adding a colored potato chip in a tube of chips helped subjects eat fewer chips and accurately keep track of what they had eaten. Original post on cornell.edu Comments on reddit.com
Researchers claim quantum breakthrough – News in Science (ABC Science)
Researchers say they have designed a tiny crystal that acts like a quantum computer so powerful it would take a computer the size of the known universe to match it. Original post on abc.net.au Comments on reddit.com