Blair-Thatcher, Monroe-Einstein – hybrid images for eyesight testing
If you mix images of Tony Blair with Margaret Thatcher or Albert Einstein with Marilyn Monroe, combining low spatial frequency components of one with...
Using graphene crinkles as molecular zippers
A team of researchers says that we can use graphene crinkles as 'molecular zippers.' About ten years ago, scientists noticed something very odd happening...
Greenland Ice Sheet loss colossal since 1900 and is accelerating
The Greenland Ice Sheet loss has been colossal since the year 1900 and is accelerating, warns a large international team of scientists, who reported that...
Large Hadron Collider, now a much mightier beast, restarted
The Large Hadron Collider, which is much more powerful now, restarted on Sunday. With its much mightier bang compared to two years ago when...
What is Black Hat SEO?
There are two main search engine optimization (SEO) strategies: the Black Hat strategy and the White Hat strategy.
Black Hat SEO (in contrast to White...
A new version of the Amazon Fire Phone won’t be released next year
It looks as though Amazon is not going to be releasing a new version of its “Fire Phone” next year, according to a report...
Mount Everest not as high as Chimborazo in Ecuador
Is all this recent talk about Mount Everest not being the highest mountain in the world - with Mount Chimborazo in Ecuador taking the...
House prices rose sharply in May, USA
House prices rose more steeply in May than in any month since March 2006, according to S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices, released by S&P Dow...
UK astronaut Tim Peake to spend extra month in space
UK astronaut, Major Tim Peake, is to spend an extra month in space – extending his stay on board the International Space Station to...
75% of very hot days due to man-made global warming, study claims
Man-made global warming is currrently responsible for 75% of extremely hot days across the world, say two Swiss scientists, who added that we are...