The idea that junk food is cheaper than healthy and nutritious foods is a myth, according to online healthy food retailer Musclefood.com. Shoppers may be surprised at the nutritional benefits of some fruit, vegetables and grains, it added. “If you’re starting to feel the strain on your wallet, don’t immediately […]
Daily Archives: October 23, 2017
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Vodafone is down for hundreds of users in the UK, who have reported problems issues with their mobile phones, internet and home broadband tonight. Independent website Down Detector has registered a surge of reports of Vodafone down this evening, with the issues starting around 6pm BST. The outage tracker has […]
When the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety created its small-overlap front crash test, it only tested the driver’s side of the car, but that’s now changed. The IIHS has introduced a passenger-side version of the small-overlap front crash test, in order to ensure that front passengers receive the same level […]
When the Chicxulub asteroid slammed into Earth about 66 million years ago, it obliterated 80 percent of Earth’s species, blasted out a crater 200 kilometers across, and signaled an abrupt end to the Cretaceous Period. The impact, its catastrophic effects, and its aftermath have engrossed scientists and the public alike […]
Scientists have discovered extreme ‘bounce,’ or super-elastic shape-memory properties in a material that could be applied for use as an actuator in the harshest of conditions, such as outer space, and might be the first in a whole new class of shape memory materials.
A new species of bird from the heart of Peru remained undetected for years until researchers identified it by its unique song.
Move over Pi Day: Mayors across the U.S. are celebrating the day of the mole — which began at 6:02 a.m. today (10/23) in honor of the vast number of atoms or molecules in a mole of matter (6.02 X 10^23) — by advocating unfettered scientific research. So far, 20 […]
Dense clouds of ash and gasses expelled by the eruption of a volcano — such as Indonesia’s Mount Bromo, shown here in 2010 — can affect temperature and weather, sometimes for years. More Thousands of years ago, fallout from volcanic activity may have sounded a death knell for a centuries-old […]