Back in January , the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that it was getting involved with a large outbreak of mumps in Washington state. At the time, it was uncertain if the problem was isolated to the region. It’s now becoming clear that the uptick of infections is occurring across the United… Read more…
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Mumps Outbreak Spreads Across the Nation
CAPTCHA’s are an irritating but necessary evil. The system that is used to verify whether or not a user is human has been around a while and it had to evolve because machines were getting better at reading the text than humans. With its latest iteration, Google says you’ll no longer have to input anything at all. Read more…
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Google Has Finally Killed the CAPTCHA
When 14-year-old Daniel Kristiansen was assigned a World War II project for history class, his father jokingly suggested he look for a German plane that had allegedly crashed at the family farm. Well wouldn’t you know it, he actually found the damned thing—along with the dead airman’s remains. It’s being called one of… Read more…
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School Assignment Leads to Discovery of WWII Plane With Pilot’s Body Still Inside
Dual monitors are useful for a lot reasons, even if they don’t actually affect productivity . Buying a second monitor is straightforward if you’re working from a desktop computer, but it’s much trickier with a laptop. YouTuber DIY Perks shows you how to build a second monitor from recycled parts that works great with a… Read more…
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Build Your Own Laptop-Specific Second Screen With Recycled Parts
The idea that a bit of gross mold would be worth $14, 617 seems absurd until you realize it may be the most important mold to that was ever grown. Read more…
As capable as Chromebooks have become , there are times when you might need to load up Photoshop, iTunes or something else that relies on Windows or macOS. Not only can Chrome OS do this, it’s not that difficult to set up…if you know the right plug-ins to use. Here’s how to get started. Read more…
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How to Get Windows and macOS Apps on Your Chromebook
An international team of researchers say they’ve found fossils dating back to at least 3.77 billion years ago, making them the oldest fossils ever found on our planet. The discovery, though sure to attract scrutiny, has implications for our understanding of how life got started on Earth—and how it may have emerged… Read more…
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Scientists Claim to Have Found Our Planet’s Oldest Fossils
New Zealand’s Kaikoura Canyon—known for its abundant seabed life—is now an undersea wasteland following a series of earthquake-induced mudslides. Read more…
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Enormous Mudslide Devastates New Zealand Marine Reserve
Researchers working in the South Pacific have captured stunning footage of a deep-sea jellyfish that looks like a flying saucer with tentacles. Read more…
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This Deep-Sea Jellyfish Is Beyond Belief
After a deluge of teasing press releases and premature speculation , we can finally share some Very Important NASA News: Today, the agency announced that a team of scientists has confirmed seven Earth-sized exoplanets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, a star located just 39 light-years away from our Sun. The six inner planets are… Read more…
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These Seven Earth-Sized Exoplanets Have Everyone Freaking Out Over Alien Life