With millions of Americans decorating their homes for the holidays, tangles of extension cords and…
Month: December 2016
Tim Cook says ‘great desktop’ Macs are in the works
Apple CEO Tim Cook says the company’s commitment to desktop Mac computers remains strong, despite…
Researchers estimate 10,000 metric tons of plastic enter Great Lakes every year
A new study that inventories and tracks high concentrations of plastic in the Great Lakes…
First use of graphene to detect cancer cells
By interfacing brain cells onto graphene, researchers have shown they can differentiate a single hyperactive…
Freezing in record lows? You may doubt global warming
Researchers from Utah State University, Boston University, The George Washington University and the University of…
El Niño fueled Zika outbreak, new study suggests
A change in weather patterns, brought on by the ‘Godzilla’ El Niño of 2015, fueled…
Another key Apple accessory looks like it will be delayed past Christmas
It’s not been a good few months for Apple and deadlines. The AirPod and BeatX…
Laser helps unlock antimatter secrets
Scientists at Cern have found a new way to unlock the secrets of antimatter.
‘Casper octopod under threat from deep sea mining’
A deep sea octopod, dubbed Casper after the film ghost, may be at risk from…
Newly discovered ‘Casper’ octopod at risk from deep-sea mining
Last spring, researchers made headlines with the discovery of what was surely a new species…