Whether you love it or you hate it, the school semester is about to start, and like always, it’s starting wayyy too soon. I’m sure the school year is creeping up on students like a monster that’s ready to pounce. But school doesn’t have to be as strict and stressful …
Read More »Study: Breast Milk Oligosaccharides Kill Group B-Streptococcus, Block Biofilm Formation
Streptococcus agalactiae (Group B-Streptococcus, or GBS) is a type of bacteria that can cause invasive infections in people of all ages. A research team led by Vanderbilt University scientists has found that although GBS bacteria can be transmitted to infants through breastfeeding, some mothers produce complex sugars, also called oligosaccharides, …
Read More »Asteroid Florence to Fly Safely Past Earth on September 1
A relatively large near-Earth asteroid will safely fly by pur planet on September 1, 2017, according to NASA. (3122) Florence will pass safely by Earth on September 1, at a distance of about 4.4 million miles. Image credit: University of Colorado. Florence [full name (3122) Florence] is among the largest …
Read More »It Rains Diamonds on ‘Ice Giant’ Planets
A new experiment at SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory reveals how large diamonds may be formed from just hydrogen and carbon in the deep interior of ice giant planets such as Neptune and Uranus. A cutaway depicts the interior of Neptune (left). In the new experiment, Kraus et al studied a …
Read More »Auto giant Continental buys Singapore-based Quantum Inventions for $29M
German automotive giant Continental is furthering its push into the future of transportation after it got its check book out to acquire Quantum Inventions, a Singapore-based company that specializes in mobility data services. The deal was announced in June with little fanfare and it is officially undisclosed, but a source told TechCrunch …
Read More »GoodTime nabs $2M to match job applicants with interviewers to save time and build rapport
Despite countless attempts and millions in venture capital, the calendar, one of the most ubiquitous work tools, has remained largely unchanged for as long as I can remember. Rather than overwrite the calendar in an effort to make it obsolete, Ahryun Moon and Jasper Sone, co-founders of GoodTime, are putting the …
Read More »Red Sox beat Yankees 5-1
So when the Red Sox center fielder saw, as he pulled into second, that his Yankees counterpart had just picked up the ball, Bradley sped off for third. The two-run triple was all Boston needed, but Bradley added an RBI single in the sixth to help the Red Sox beat …
Read More »Wonky Google Search Console data attributed to a logging issue last week
Google experienced an issue with “data logging” on August 14th and August 15th, according to a post on its Google Search Console data anomalies page. Google wrote “users may see a very slight decrease in numbers due to an internal logging issue.” We know that currently there is a delay …
Read More »Google auto-playing video previews in search results carousel on Android
Google announced they have added video previews to the video carousel that shows up in the search results. Currently, this only occurs when you are using the Google app for Android or using Chrome on Android. When you toggle through the videos in the carousel, it will show you a …
Read More »Optimized store landing pages: An important part of local search strategy
If you’re a business which has brick-and-mortar store locations, you may know that having a local search strategy is crucial to your business. Most business owners are aware that building a local search presence requires having profiles on Google My Business, Yelp, Bing Places, Yellow Pages, etc., so that you …
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