Sahara Desert dust takes Transatlantic trip
By Patrick J. Kiger for Discovery News From Mashable If you’re sneezing right now, the cause may be on the other side of the planet. In late June, winds began blowing what NASA describes as a “river of dust” from…
‘Remote control’ contraceptive chip available ‘by 2018’
By Dave Lee Technology reporter, BBC News A contraceptive computer chip that can be controlled by remote control has been developed in Massachusetts. The chip is implanted under a woman’s skin, releasing a small dose of levonorgestrel, a hormone. This…
Is the Earth preparing to flip?
By Dr David Whitehouse BBC News Online science editor It is not just the plot for a far-fetched science-fiction disaster movie. Something unexplained really is happening to the Earth’s magnetic field. In recent years, the field has been behaving in…
Why is the CMO running so much IT? Big data, says Ford exec
By Jason Hiner From Tech Republic The CMO has fully emerged as one of the most important players in corporate IT. In 2012, when Gartner famously predicted that by 2017 the Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) would spend more on technology…
31 days under water aquanaut resurfaces/Technology changes water
Aquanaut Fabien Cousteau surfaces after spending 31 days underwater By Katie Nelson From Mashable Thirty-one days after his initial descent and 50 years after his famed grandfather’s original deep-sea mission, Fabien Cousteau is back on dry land. The 46-year-old ocean…
3D printed organs/Awesome apps
Scientists have figured out how to create blood vessels in 3D printed organs By Nicole Lee From engadget While 3D-printed organs sound like a great idea — imagine no longer waiting around for a transplant — a major hurdle for…
Mysterious meteorite/Things that delight
‘Mysterious’ meteorite may shed light on explosion of life on Earth From RT Researchers have discovered a fossilized space rock that stands out against anything seen before. It may advance the understanding of the asteroid clash that triggered off the…
Cold, dead star crystallized into Earth-sized diamond
By Megan Gannon, News Editor for Space.com Astronomers aren’t being poetic when they say this star is a diamond. Scientists have identified what is possibly the coldest white dwarf ever detected. In fact, this dim stellar corpse is so cold…
From despair to repair: Dramatic decline of Caribbean corals can be reversed
Gland, Switzerland, 02 July 2014 (IUCN) – With only about one-sixth of the original coral cover left, most Caribbean coral reefs may disappear in the next 20 years, primarily due to the loss of grazers in the region, according to…
NZ scientist lands trip to Branson’s island
By Vaimoana Tapaleao From New Zealand Herald Michelle Dickinson has been on Necker Island in the Caribbean with billionaire Sir Richard Branson. A young Kiwi scientist has spent the past few days playing chess with Richard Branson on his private…
