SpaceX has launched a resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS), which would have been big news a few years ago. Now, it happens all the time. However, there is something very important about this most recent flight. For the first time, SpaceX has reused a Falcon 9 for …
Read More »Shot of Apple Cider Vinegar, Please? The Gut Health Benefits of Bitters
Photo: Twenty20 We salivate over sweet desserts and dig into comforting savory dishes with gusto. Meanwhile, bitter foods are usually the odd man (or, er, food) out in the culinary world. But it may be time to pursue bitter tastes as often as we reach for the nearest block of …
Read More »Healthy Matcha Green Tea Krispy Treats
These Healthy Matcha Green Tea Krispy Treats are crunchy, chewy, sweet, and sophisticated. Every bite is packed full of homemade marshmallows and an earthy, comforting green tea flavor. Unlike the prepackaged treats that you can buy at the grocery store, these are all natural, low fat, refined sugar free, and …
Read More »Cordillera Azul Antbird: New Bird Species Discovered in Peru
A distinctive new species of antbird has been discovered in the humid montane forests of the San Martin region in north-central Peru. The Cordillera Azul antbird (Myrmoderus eowilsoni). Image credit: Andrew Spencer / Macaulay Library. The antbirds are a large family of insect-eating passerine birds, Thamnophilidae, known for habitually following …
Read More »Sumatran Rhinoceros Genome Sequenced
An international team of scientists has produced the first whole-genome sequence for the endangered Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis), the smallest of the five living rhino species and is one of the three species native to Asia. This is a photograph of Ipuh, the Sumatran rhinoceros (Dicerorhinus sumatrensis) at the Cincinnati …
Read More »The Illusionists Return To Toronto In A Family-Fun Event
The Illusionists Live From Broadway premiered their Toronto show last year over the holiday season, and tickets were hard to come by thanks to a wonderful word of mouth campaign. For their return this year there are some familiar faces on the stage, with some new players mixed among them. …
Read More »Closed golf course in Gainesville
With hundreds of houses neatly tucked along a series of quiet cul-de-sacs, the Virginia Oaks neighborhood in Gainesville is like any other upscale golf course community in Northern Virginia, except for one key difference. The course opened with the community in 1999, but its current owners shuttered it earlier this …
Read More »Search in Pics: Life size Google snow globe, Bing bean chair, Menorah & more
In this week’s Search In Pictures, here are the latest images culled from the web, showing what people eat at the search engine companies, how they play, who they meet, where they speak, what toys they have and more. Life size Google snow globe: Source: Instagram Bing bean chair: Source: …
Read More »Google Ad Grants policy changes include 5% CTR minimum, up from 1%
Google is making changes to Ad Grants, the AdWords program that provides search advertising grants of up to $10,000 per month to non-profits. As first reported by Robert Brady of Clix Marketing, advertisers and agencies began receiving email notification this week extolling the fact that more than 35,000 non-profits participate in the …
Read More »First Look Roundup: Apple iMac Pro
After years of fending off questions from its increasingly unhappy workstation customers, Apple has finally released an updated professional Mac. The new iMac Pro is built on an iMac form factor, but packs considerably more horsepower under the hood than your typical iMac or even the older Mac Pro. Before …
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