(Phys.org) —A strange stellar pair nearly 7,000 light-years from Earth has provided physicists with a unique cosmic laboratory for studying the nature of gravity. The extremely strong gravity of a massive neutron star in orbit with a companion white dwarf star puts competing theories of gravity to… Original post on phys.org Comments on reddit.com
For everyone who’s looked into an infant’s sparkling eyes and wondered what goes on in its little fuzzy head, there’s now an answer. New research shows that babies display glimmers of consciousness and memory as early as 5 months old. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
You just replaced Hollywood executives. Amazon released its first wave of TV show pilots and is pushing them all out to viewers and letting them decide which ones get made. Original post on wired.com Comments on reddit.com
Homosexuals targeted as part of growing wave of violent protest against bill allowing marriage for all. Original post on aljazeera.com Comments on reddit.com
A tsunami warning was canceled early Saturday for portions of British Columbia, Canada, and southeastern Alaska, officials said. Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
The United States and New Zealand conducted secret tests of a Original post on telegraph.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
Google’s hi-tech computerized glasses, called Google Glass, are due to be released as a prototype version for software developers in early 2013 for the price of $1,500 per pair. TPM speaks to several developers who paid for the privilege of being early adopters. Original post on talkingpointsmemo.com Comments on reddit.com
Plan brings total approvals to 5,500 in just over a week as right urges Binyamin Netanyahu to drop two-state solution pledge Original post on guardian.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
From the blog ABC News: A newspaper in New York has received a wave of criticism from its readers after publishing the names and addresses of all of the individuals with handgun or pistol permits in its coverage area. Hundreds of residents in New York’s Westchester and Rockland counties were… Original post on yahoo.com Comments on reddit.com
Astronomers have underestimated the strength of gravitational waves, which means they ought to be able to see them now, say astrophysicists Original post on technologyreview.com Comments on reddit.com
Researchers say a large deposit of sediment in Lake Geneva is evidence of a deadly tsunami from the sixth century caused by a rockfall, and it could happen again. Original post on nytimes.com Comments on reddit.com
islam is a theocracy from Hell. With bacon bookmarks! Classic! Original post on liveleak.com Comments on reddit.com
Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. Serving as the connector and integrator of Harvard’s teaching and research efforts in engineering, applied sciences, and technology. Includes information about undergraduate and graduate degree programs, faculty and areas of research, and resources for prospective students, partners, and alumni. Original post on harvard.edu Comments on reddit.com
Astronomers spot the first visible-light evidence for gravitational waves – ripples in space-time predicted by Einstein that have never been directly seen. Original post on bbc.co.uk Comments on reddit.com
LZ Granderson says Americans aren’t put off by Romney’s wealth but by his tendency to ignore the fact that we live interdependent lives Original post on cnn.com Comments on reddit.com
LANCASTER, Ohio — Holly Yates started using painkillers in the ninth grade, at parties and hanging out with friends. The pills were everywhere, easy to get and cheap. By the time she was 18, she was abusing oxycodone, Percocet and other pills every day. Original post on msn.com Comments on digg.com
I Love Uke: 100 Years After Its First Wave of Popularity, the Ukulele is Back Original post on mentalfloss.com Comments on digg.com
A secret unit within Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation promoted a wave of high-tech piracy in Australia that damaged Austar, Optus and Foxtel at a time when News was moving to take control of the Australian pay TV industry. Original post on afr.com Comments on reddit.com
New images of Jupiter are the first to catch an invisible wave shaking up one of the giant planet’s jet streams, an interaction that also takes place in Earth’s atmosphere and influences the weather. The movies, made from images taken… Original post on dailygalaxy.com Comments on digg.com
Note: This is the second astrobite in a periodic series chronicling my adventures doing astronomy research in Chile (click here to read the first astrobite of the series). For details… Original post on astrobites.com Comments on reddit.com
(PhysOrg.com) — With the full sky shimmering in green aurora, Saturday night (Feb. 18, 2012) a team of scientists, including space physicist Marc Lessard and graduate students from the University of New Hampshire’s Space Science Center, launched an instrument-laden, two-stage sounding rocket from the… Original post on physorg.com Comments on digg.com
A recent analysis suggests that climate change predicted for the United States will boost demand for imported drought- and heat-tolerant landscaping plants from Africa and the Middle East. This greatly increases the risk that a new wave of invasives will overrun native ecosystems in the way kudzu, Oriental bittersweet and purple loosestrife have in the past, members of the international team say. More
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