This New Year’s countdown will be one second longer as the National Physical Laboratory — the UK’s national measurement institute and the birthplace of atomic time — introduces the 27th leap second into UTC. The additional second will keep the timescale based on atomic clocks in sync with time based …

The mesentery, which connects the intestine to the abdomen, had for hundreds of years been considered a fragmented structure made up of multiple separate parts. However, new research by University Hospital Limerick scientists found the mesentery is one, continuous structure. Digital representation of the small and large intestines and associated …

The high quality genome sequence of the dry jujube cultivar ‘Junzao,’ along with sequences from trees throughout its range, have illuminated the domestication history of this popular Asian fruit tree. ‘Junzao’ jujube in Xinjiang, China. Image credit: Xingang Li. The Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) is one of the oldest cultivated …

For the founder sitting in coworking spaces like The Farm SoHo or CoCo Minneapolis, or working from a home office, the harsh environment of Google AdWords can feel like a trap. Where do you even start? Do you hire someone to manage your campaigns, or do you try to get …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: How your startup should be using Google AdWordsDec 22, 2016 by Brett Middleton If you’re just getting started with your business, figuring out who should manage …

Nick Young had shown how valuable he is when Young averaging 14.5 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game. Young also had shooting 46.5 percent from the field, including 41.1 percent from beyond the arc, which proved that his having best season with the Laker as his last season …

Uber launched a new version of its ridesharing application with two new features. The first, and the one we’re frankly less concerned with, is that the app now has custom Snapchat filters. You unlock said filters by riding around in an Uber, and they apparently fill some previously unmet need …

Imagine being lost on the side of a mountain, or on a remote ski slope, and being able to tell rescuers your actual location in just three words. Or a system that could get mail to people in the favelas, or nomads on the Mongolian steppes, or places like the …

Android smartphones get better every year, but there are a lot more good ones than there used to be. The hardware is faster, Android is more refined, and designs are smarter. It all adds up to an embarrassment of riches. Phones that would have been blockbusters a few years ago …

Once upon a time, goods and services in the United States were exchanged on a straightforward basis: You bought a product, the manufacturer sold a product, and everybody went home happy. Over the last decade we’ve seen companies move away from this model, from so-called ‘freemium’ games to the widespread …