Facebook and Instagram have begun testing a feature that allows you to more easily bring your Instagram contacts into Messenger. The experience, which is entirely opt-in for the app’s users, is the latest in a series of integrations between Instagram and Facebook’s properties, which has earlier included the cross-posting of …

As promised earlier, Target today launched its own mobile payments system with the introduction of “Wallet” in the Target app. Wallet, as the name implies, allows Target shoppers in-store to both check out using their smartphone as well as take advantage of their Cartwheel digital coupons and discounts with only …

Photo: Twenty20 One thing most gym-goers probably don’t focus on enough: body alignment outside the studio walls. While you may work on cardio and strength, paying attention to your everyday posture is also crucial. “If you have pain or movement issues, checking posture can give you insight into what needs …

Muddy Buddies (or Puppy Chow, whatever you call it!) are the EPITOME of an unhealthy treat.  It’s a chocolatey, peanut buttery, sugary snack known for it’s crunchy and delicious, bite-sized goodness.  Recipes call for margarine, lots of powdered sugar, and a ton of chocolate and peanut butter.  It’s definitely one …

The production of iron from its ore only started in the 2nd millennium BC, but a number of iron artifacts from the preceding Bronze Age are known to exist. According to a new study published in the Journal of Archaeological Science, the composition of all Bronze Age iron artifacts is …

Vanillin, one of the most widely used flavoring products worldwide, is an effective bioactive compound against psoriatic skin inflammation, according to a mouse study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Vanilla plant, 1915. Image credit: McCormick and Company. Psoriasis is an inflammatory skin disorder that affects about …

An international team of researchers has produced the first high-quality genome sequence for the bottle gourd, also known as calabash, and reconstructed the genome of the most recent common ancestor of cucurbits (family Cucurbitaceae). The results are published in The Plant Journal. The high-quality genome sequence of the bottle gourd …

NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft is the only human-made object in interstellar space. The spacecraft, which has been flying for 40 years, relies on small devices called thrusters to orient itself so it can communicate with Earth. Now, the Voyager team is able to use a set of four backup thrusters, …

Automakers are laying the groundwork for a future in which electric cars are omnipresent – and at least as common a sight on roadways as traditional gas-powered vehicles. Last month, a group of car OEMs including Ford, BMW, Daimler, and Volkswagen Group created a new joint-venture called ‘Ionity’ to build …

Juan Carlos Ferrero and Marat Safin are tied 6-6 in the head to head meetings on the ATP Tour back in the days, but in the final at the ATP Champions Tour event in the Royal Albert Hall of London, the Spaniard defeated the Russian 6-3 6-4. Ferrero was always …