Studying celestial objects from afar can tell you a lot about them, but some experiments can only be done up close and personal. NASA’s Cassini probe provided an opportunity for scientists to satisfy their curiosity about Saturn as it spiraled down to its demise in recent months. We’ll no doubt …

Google today is announcing a number of changes to its Google Play app store, the most notable being a new way to try apps immediately without having to first install them on your mobile device. The new feature takes advantage of “Android Instant Apps” technology – Google’s attempt at bridging …

Photo: Courtesy of Diane Van Deren When I first met ultramarathoner and North Face athlete, Diane Van Deren, at REI Outessa in Waterville, New Hampshire, I was immediately magnetized by her positive vibes. She had been up since 4:30 in the morning running along the red- and orange-studded trails at …

When you think of French Macarons, you probably think about those cute, pastel-colored treats lined up in a rainbow fashion at your favorite bakery.  Of course, I went the complete OPPOSITE route and made them jet-black (or gothic, if you will).  These Healthy Black Velvet French Macarons are just as …

In a paper published this week in the journal Nature, the BASE collaboration at CERN reports the most precise measurement ever made of the magnetic moment of the antiproton. The new measurement outperforms the previous best measurement by a factor of 350 in experimental precision. Artist’s impression of a cloud …

Planetary researchers with NASA’s Cassini mission have detected a cloud of toxic hybrid ice high above the south pole of Saturn’s hazy moon, Titan. This view of Titan is among the last images NASA’s Cassini spacecraft sent to Earth before it plunged into the giant planet’s atmosphere. Image credit: NASA …

A study published in the journal Plasma Sources Science and Technology argues that Mars, with its 96% carbon dioxide (CO2) atmosphere, has nearly ideal conditions for CO2 decomposition by non-thermal (non-equilibrium) plasmas. Artist’s concept of a colony on Mars. Image credit: NASA. Mars has resources that can be used for …

Last year, Microsoft demoed a number of ARM-based system running Windows 10 on a Snapdragon 820 processor. The company promised this new breed of machine would be vastly different from the Windows RT debacle that killed its plans for a separate ARM-derived computer market. This week, the company shared additional …

Ratings are down 6 percent season to date after a 12 percent drop last year through the NFL’s Week 6, according to the analyst. President Donald Trump has claimed on social media that NFL television ratings are declining due to the controversy over players kneeling in protest during the national …

Eric Ward, also known as “Link Moses,” passed away on Monday, October 16, 2017. He was 58 years young. Eric was the first person in the industry that I met who identified himself as a ‘link builder’ and he gave the first comprehensive presentation I ever saw on the topic …