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Falling In Love Takes Less Than A Second (Or Why We’re Never Paying For Dinner Again)
NewsFeed would now like to let its significant other know that it wants its money back on all those expensive meals.
White House: NASA Needs To Figure Out How To Save Us From An Asteroid
Someone in the executive branch watched Deep Impact this weekend.
Weekend Wrap-Up: What You Missed On Your Days Off
It’s Sunday which means the end of another relaxing, lazy weekend and the knowledge that you’re returning to the grind in the morning. Too bad you’re out of the loop on the good reads from the past few days.
Study: Males Who Grow Up With A Lot of Sisters are Less Sexy
Are you a man who grew up in a house full of girls? While it might seem like you’d have some advantages in dating, what with being familiar with the ways of women and all, new research shows that men who grow up with only sisters …
The Science of Fail: Why the New Gap Logo Made Our Brains Angry
Redesigning a familiar logo is risky business–as Gap recently discovered.
Earworms: The Science of Songs That Stick In Your Brain
Researchers at Goldsmiths College, part of the University of London, believe they are on course to crack the code which makes some tunes, known as earworms, stick on repeat inside out heads.
Are Penguins Gay? No, They’re Just Lonely
Stories of homosexual behavior among penguins are well-documented and well-loved. But somebody’s just ruined them for us.
How Did the Leopard Get His Spots? Scientists Explain
A new study from researchers at Bristol University in the U.K. has shown that author Rudyard Kipling was more right than you’d think.
Dude, You Have Fractals On Your Wall
It’s not often that visualizations of mathematical formulas end up in dorm rooms.
Oklahoma: The New Earthquake Country?
Uncommon but far from rare, the Sooner State woke up this morning to its second-largest case of ground grief in history.
Father-Son Team Launch Balloon With HD Camera, iPhone Into Space
Apparently fishing just doesn’t cut it anymore.