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Welcome to The Sun Lab
Science & Tech  (tags: discovery, design, energy, interesting, investigation, science, scientists, research, study, space )

JL
- 2 days ago - pbs.org
Despite its apparently steady glow, the Sun is a churning mass of superhot plasma that regularly produces powerful flares and storms that can knock out power and communication systems here on Earth. This Lab explores what makes the Sun so volatile & giv
Quiz: Incredible Natural Wonders
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, discovery, environment, design, investigation, interesting, research, science, scientists, society, world, humans, habitat, climate )

JL
- 2 days ago - app.snapapp.com
PBS helps you explore some of America's awe-inspiring natural landscapes. Take this quiz to see if you know what caused them. Your personality result will reveal how much you understand the science behind these dramatic natural wonders.
Glowing Plants: Awesome Kickstarter or Creepy Biotech?
Science & Tech  (tags: glowing plants, biotechnology, synbio, mutations, home projects, research, science )

Nancy
- 4 days ago - motherjones.com
Hoping to give new meaning to the term "natural light," a small group of biotechnology hobbyists and entrepreneurs has started a project to develop plants that glow, potentially leading the way for trees that can replace electric street lamps and potted
A Bad Week for Big Biotech
Science & Tech  (tags: genes, patenting genes, big bio, BRCA1 and BRCA2, Myriad Genetics, ge seafood, ge wheat )

Nancy
- 2 days ago - foe.org
Today many women's rights groups, cancer patients, scientists, and concerned citizens celebrated an enormous victory in the Supreme Court: human genes can no longer be patented by big business!
Archaeologists Say 400 Animal Species Were Offered to Gods in Tenochtitlan
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, discovery )

Marty
- 5 days ago - hispanicallyspeakingnews.com
Mexican archaeologists have identified more than 400 animal species in some 60 offerings made to the gods at the Great Temple of Tenochtitlan, now Mexico City, including molluscs, fish, birds, reptiles and mammals, the National Institute of Anthropology
Pollution in Northern Hemisphere Helped Cause 1980s African Drought
Science & Tech  (tags: climate, discovery, environment, history, interesting, investigation, research, Africa, drought, pollution )

Kathy
- 8 days ago - washington.edu
Decades of drought in central Africa reached their worst point in the 1980s, causing Lake Chad, a shallow lake used to water crops in neighboring countries, to almost dry out completely. The shrinking lake and prolonged drought were initially blamed on
Google Bans Facial Recognition From Glass
Science & Tech  (tags: 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', technology, tech, safety, performance, NewTechnology, interesting, Gizmos, discovery, design )

JL
- 8 days ago - thehill.com
Google will not approve any facial recognition apps for its wearable computer, Google Glass.
Earliest Case of Child Abuse Discovered in Egyptian Cemetery
Science & Tech  (tags: ancient, archaeology, chid, discovery, humans, investigation, medicine, research, science, study, society )

Kit
- 19 days ago - livescience.com
A 2- to 3-year-old child from a Romano-Christian-period cemetery in Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, shows evidence of physical child abuse, archaeologists have found.
Technology Use Before Bed Linked With Increased Stress
Science & Tech  (tags: business, computers, discovery, environment, investigation, medicine, research, science, sleep, society )

Kit
- 19 days ago - livescience.com
In the study, people who surfed the web or sent a text message within two hours of going to bed reported higher levels of stress than those who didn't engage in these behaviors.
Mobile - A Bridge Across The Gender Divide
Science & Tech  (tags: 'HUMANRIGHTS!', asia, africa, 'CIVILLIBERTIES!', ethics, freedoms, government, HumanRights, humanrights, middle-east, unitednations, world, UnitedNations, technology, safety, society, medicine, investigation, performance, concept, Gizmos, health, humans )

JL
- 21 days ago - forbes.com
Giving women access to mobile technology will allow them to better care for themselves & their children as well as reduce gender inequality, writes Patricia Mechael, executive director of the mHealth Alliance. "I can't help but wonder how much closer we
 
 
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