Today marks the closing ceremonies of this year’s Winter Olympics and Google’s final Snow Games doodle. During the last 17 days, the Google doodle team of artists, engineers, production staff and sound designers has created an animated image for each day of the competitions. “Now that we’re at the tail-end …

If you like pie but don’t like sharing, then these Pie Pops are for YOU!  These are a guaranteed crowdpleaser and you can make them in whatever flavor you like — strawberry to blueberry to apple to cranberry and more.  No one could tell these were totally guilt-free, low sugar, and vegan! …

Photo: Twenty20 Want to live every day like it’s #FlexFriday? Of course you do! But it can be frustrating to crank out endless bicep curls or tricep dips without seeing results. Believe it or not, getting the leaned, toned arms you’ve been longing for isn’t impossible — as long as you …

  When it comes to supporting your own wellbeing and happiness, it o.k. to be a little bit selfish. This month of love, put aside the gift shopping and tackle some inspiring manifestos and books that will uplift your spirits and guide you towards positivity. From motivational, kick-butt anthems to …

Below is what happened in search today, as reported on Search Engine Land and from other places across the web. From Search Engine Land: Google Assistant to get multiple new languages, distribution and skillsFeb 23, 2018 by Greg Sterling The Assistant will soon speak 30 languages and be able to …

When AMD’s R5 2400G launched in mid-February, it quickly became clear that Intel had a formidable new competitor on the market. While Intel still leads on CPU performance, the gap is much smaller than it used to be, and the 2400G’s GPU blows Intel out of the water in gaming. …

Intel is under fire for failing to disclose Spectre and Meltdown to the US government after it heard about the attacks in June. A month ago, we reported that some governmental agencies like the NSA hadn’t been informed of the exploits. It now appears that no government agency was informed …

A new study shows that paintings in three cave sites on the Iberian Peninsula — a red linear motif in Cave of La Pasiega, a hand stencil in Maltravieso Cave, and red-painted speleothems in Ardales Cave — were created more than 64,000 years ago. These cave paintings are the earliest …

A groundbreaking new technique for studying lake sediments can tell scientists more about the frequency and intensity of past and future insect epidemics, their impact on the forest environment and how they are linked to climate change. A well-preserved scale extracted from a lake sediment core. Image credit: Montoro Girona …

An international team of scientists led by Harvard Medical School’s Joslin Diabetes Center has identified four viruses that can produce insulin-like hormones. Reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the discovery brings new possibilities for revealing biological mechanisms that may cause disease. Transmission electron micrograph of ranaviruses …