Tiny Barbuda grapples with rising seas
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean Life CODRINGTON, Barbuda, June 30, 2014 (IPS) – The 1,800 residents of the tiny Caribbean island of Barbuda are learning to adapt as climate change proves to be a force to reckon with, disrupting not…
Restaurant finds its service is slower because you’re spending too much time staring at your phone
By Brad Reed From BGR If you find that service at your favorite restaurant isn’t as speedy as it once was, don’t blame your waiter — instead, blame all the people who spend tons of time messing around on their…
Arctic sea ice reaches annual peak, but falls far short of average
By Andrew Freedman From Mashable Arctic sea ice reached its maximum extent for the year on March 21, scientists reported Wednesday, but it did not make up for much of the ground it lost during the past several unusually mild…
The dentist will scan you now: The next generation of digital dentistry
By Alex Howard From Tech Republic Alex Howard is delighted by the modern technology at his dentist’s office. He describes the dental tech he encountered during his recent visit and explains why it matters. Thankfully, describing some technological changes is…
Investigation finds multiple ‘serious’ incidents occurred at government labs storing deadly diseases
By Hunter Walker From Business Insider On Friday [11], the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released the results of an investigation conducted after “potentially viable anthrax” was accidentally released at one of the agencies facilities in Atlanta, Georgia last…
Scientists may have found the brain’s on/off switch
By Tracy Staedter for Discovery News From Mashable When I was a child about nine years old or so, I embarked on a mission to discover the barrier between waking and sleeping. I believed that if I concentrated each night…
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…
