1. Rebel Wilson Rebel Wilson has started taking her health incredibly seriously in recent years. She even told her fans last year that she would focus on her health much more, and she stuck to this commitment. Wilson goes to the gym seven days a week and strictly follows the Continue Reading
The 27 Funniest Beach Pictures (A few went too far…)
The most hilarious beach pics on the internet When you think of the beach, you probably imagine the sand, sun, the sea, surfing, sunbathing or building sand castles. But these hilarious beach pictures show that a lot of weird and funny stuff happens on the beach. We’ve collected the funniest Continue Reading
Everyone laughed at him when he married her, 6 years later she shows her metamorphosis
What is beauty? Is it only something on the outside, or does the inside count as well? This man knew his wife wasn’t the best looking, but he loved her nonetheless. Unfortunately his friends couldn’t look past her appearance. This was a tough time for the couple, while they were Continue Reading
How science got the dates for early moon, Earth cataclysms wrong
Phenomenally durable crystals called zircons are used to date some of the earliest and most dramatic cataclysms of the solar system. One is the super-duty collision that ejected material from Earth to form the moon roughly 50 million years after Earth formed. Another is the late heavy bombardment, a wave Continue Reading
From the Cockpit: Q&A with NASA Science Pilots
Flying airborne science missions requires skill, patience and adaptability. The C-130H pilots flying now over the eastern United States measuring carbon dioxide and methane for NASA’s ACT-America field campaign are asked to fly precise routes, giving scientists an opportunity to gather very specific sets of data on sources, absorption and movement of Continue Reading
When Rocket Science Meets X-ray Science
It takes rocket science to launch and fly spacecraft to faraway planets and moons, but a deep understanding of how materials perform under extreme conditions is also needed to enter and land on planets with atmospheres. X-ray science is playing a key role, too, in ensuring future spacecraft survive in Continue Reading
Science says you should be careful how you use the word ‘the’
When it comes to words that carry a political charge, the innocent little “the” couldn’t possibly be one of them. Or could it? Turns out “the” is far less innocuous than it seems. A new study by linguist Eric Acton of Eastern Michigan University, found that pairing a “the” with a plural Continue Reading
Meet the Science Fair star who almost failed math class
One day, you’re a tech-obsessed high school senior rummaging through old computers at a West Virginia recycling center. The next you’re in LA, getting the celebrity treatment for your role in a new film about young science stars. So it’s been for Robbie Barrat, one of nine high school students Continue Reading
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are ‘garbage,’ says Linux founder
Count another person who isn’t ‘liking’ social media these days. Linus Torvalds, the Finish-born creator of the free Linux software that competes against Apple’s MacOS and Microsoft’s Windows to power computers, did not mince words when discussing Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. And in an interview with Linux Journal, Continue Reading
As the web turns 30, its creator offers a message of hope for its future
The web is turning 30 on Tuesday, but its creator, Tim Berners-Lee, is already looking ahead to the next 30 years. In his annual letter on the web’s birthday, Berners-Lee spent less time reflecting on how the web has developed over the past three decades, and instead expressed optimism about Continue Reading