Nov 07 Somali pirates netted hundreds of millions of dollars between 2005 and 2012 Somali pirates holding the crew of a Chinese fishing vessel hostage. Photo by U.S. Navy Pirates carrying out more than 150 hijackings around the Horn of Africa netted as much as $413 million between 2005 and 2012, according to… Continue reading
Nov 07 Happy 70th birthday, Joni Mitchell .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } It may be Joni… Continue reading
Nov 07 It's a bird! It's a plane! It's an asteroid with six tails? Image by NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA) In September, the NASA Hubble Space Telescope captured a strange sight: an asteroid with six comet-like tails radiating from the flying space object. Why is this strange? Well, normally, asteroids… Continue reading
Nov 07 Study shows possibility of detecting autism earlier through eye contact An infant watches a screen during an eye-tracking session. Photo by Kay Hinton/Emory University An infant's eye contact may be a clue into whether the child develops autism, a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature reveals. PBS… Continue reading
Nov 07 Science is a piece of cake, a tumor cell cake that is Cakes are delicious. This is a fact. But did you know they can also be used for science? Enter the Great Science Cake-Off, sponsored by Cancer Research UK, an organization that funds nearly half of the cancer research… Continue reading
Nov 07 AT&T provides phone records to the CIA for $10 million a year Photo by Flickr Creative Commons (M)factr The Central Intelligence Agency pays telecommunications company AT&T $10 million a year for phone records, the New York Times reports. The report, citing unnamed sources, said the CIA provides the company… Continue reading
Nov 07 Reports of sexual assaults in the military rise 46 percent .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } With sexual assaults in the… Continue reading
Nov 07 Senate passes Employee Non-Discrimination Act BREAKING: Senate passes gay rights bill banning workplace discrimination.— The Associated Press (@AP) November 7, 2013… Continue reading
Nov 07 FAA: Drone access to U.S. skies will take longer Photo by Flickr user Farrukh WASHINGTON -- Widespread drone access to U.S. skies faces significant hurdles and will take longer than Congress had anticipated, federal officials acknowledged Thursday in releasing a long-term road map for domestic use of… Continue reading
Nov 07 New Pakistani Taliban leader is commander who oversaw shooting of Malala Yousafzai The Pakistani Taliban elected hardline commander Mullah Fazlullah, whose men shot schoolgirl Malala Yousafzai last year, as their new leader on Thursday. The rise of Fazlullah, known for his fierce Islamist views, by the Taliban Shura council follows the… Continue reading