Umbilical cord blood banking has become increasingly popular in recent years, with a number of businesses both public and private offering the service. It’s a relatively new concept, and there’s uncertainty about its overall value and whether it’s worth considering for a newborn child. We discuss the technology, its implementation, and …

Aluminum is probably one of the most familiar metals in the modern world thanks to its usage in everything from smartphones to aluminum foil. Aluminum is so commonly used because it has a low melting point, works well in alloys, and is relatively light compared with its overall strength. What if …

Photo: Twenty20 Resistance bands are a priceless tool to have in your toning arsenal. For starters, they’re inexpensive and easy to take on the road. Even better: “They’re joint-friendly and provide a more functional movement in comparison to free weights,” says Bec Donlan, a certified personal trainer in NYC who …

Photo: Courtesy of Kettle Fire When it comes to health foods, bone broth — which is made from the cartilage-rich bones of chicken or beef, veggie scraps and herbs — is pretty barebones. It’s warm, immunity boosting, and tastes like, well, chicken noodle soup. But there’s a new wave of …

Rolls-Royce revealed a one-off custom-made build called the Sweptail. At a reported rate of almost $13 million, it is believed to be the most pricey new car … Read More

A team of researchers at the University of Exeter, UK, studied how Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata) behaved in various situations and found complex differences between individuals. The results are published in the journal Functional Ecology. Wild male and female Trinidadian guppies (Poecilia reticulata). Image credit: Per Harald Olsen / CC …

An international team of scientists from the United Kingdom, Japan, and Germany has produced the first high-quality genomic sequence for the white Guinea yam (Dioscorea rotundata), a staple tuber crop that contributes enormously to the subsistence and socio-cultural lives of millions of people, principally in West and Central Africa. Woman …

This striking image of Jupiter was captured by NASA’s Juno spacecraft as it performed its eighth flyby of the giant planet. This image was taken by NASA’s Juno spacecraft on September 1, 2017 at 5:58 p.m. EDT (2:58 p.m. PDT), and then processed by citizen scientist Gerald Eichstaedt. At the …

With 12 seconds remaining, Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford threw what appeared to be a 1-yard touchdown pass to receiver Golden Tate — a score that would have lifted the Lions to a 32-30 lead over the Atlanta Falcons. All scoring plays are reviewed automatically by the NFL, and when senior …

Acquisio released a report (PDF) this month that argues machine learning algorithms can dramatically improve paid-search marketing performance vs. accounts that don’t use them. Acquisio calls its suite of machine learning tools “Acquisio Turing,” after British computer scientist Alan Turing. The company looked at thousands of campaigns over a two-year period, …