China’s Moon orbiter mission sees successful liftoff
By Brian Stallard From Nature World News The third phase of China’s lunar exploration program successfully lifted off on Thursday, marking the beginning of the country’s first partly-privatized mission into the Moon’s orbit. A Chinese Long March-3C rocket shook the…
How to recover from Chikungunya
FromwikiHow Chikungunya is a virus, transmitted to humans through the bite of an infected mosquito. The number one transmission agent for the disease is the yellow fever mosquito, an insect living in tropical areas like South America or Africa. There…
Scientists question 21-day quarantine period for Ebola
By Chukwuma Muanya From allAfrica A NEW study “On the Quarantine Period for Ebola Virus” published, last week, in the PLOS Currents: Outbreaks suggests that 21 days might not be enough to completely prevent spread of the virus. The study…
Human skin cells reprogrammed directly into brain cells
From Science Daily By Washington University in St. Louis Summary: Scientists have described a way to convert human skin cells directly into a specific type of brain cell affected by Huntington’s disease, an ultimately fatal neurodegenerative disorder. Unlike other techniques…
The REAL face of King Tut: Pharaoh had girlish hips, a club foot and buck teeth
By Mario Ledwith for Daily Mail and Francesco Infante According to ‘virtual autopsy’ that also revealed his [King Tut] parents were brother and sister ‘Virtual autopsy’ composed of more than 2,000 computer scans carried out Genetic analysis of Tutankhamun’s family…
The Great Escape: The Turtle Hatchlings of Little Cayman
BY DIVER EDITORIAL Volunteer payoff as turtle hatchlings high tail it for the sea On a quiet Little Cayman beach this July 5th, a small group of excited – and lucky – turtle watch volunteers witnessed the hatching of the…
Facebook’s ‘egg freezing’ perk rekindles debate on role of women at the company
By Fabienne Faur, AFP From Business Insider Washington (AFP) – Free meals, four months of maternity leave and now egg-freezing: Facebook’s latest gift to its employees has rekindled debate on the role of women in the company. The move aims…
Find the fish with iFishEarth fishing reports
By John Emmert From tuaw As the seasons change and we move away from the hot summer days into cooler autumn days and nights we change our habits. The same thing happens with fish and iFishEarth Fishing Reports can help…
10 things to know about the state of tech in education
By Erin Carson From Tech Republic The current state of tech and education is in flux. Here are 10 things to know about what’s happening now. There’s a difference between having computers in schools and teaching kids what to do…
TCI joins the Caribbean’s renewable energy race
From TCI Weekly News THE TCI deepened its commitment to advancing renewable energy by joining the Carbon War Room’s Ten Island Challenge on Thursday (October 16). Premier Rufus Ewing, and Justin Locke, Carbon War Room’s operations director, signed a memorandum…
