Thursday, September 1, 2016
Ticks found on 'one third' of dogs, researchers say
Monday, July 4, 2016
Juno mission: Jupiter probe on course for orbit manoeuvre
Saturday, June 25, 2016
2,500 scientists implore Australia to protect the Great Barrier Reef
More than 2,000 coral reef scientists have sent a letter to the Australian government pleading for it to protect the Great Barrier Reef.
Warning that Australia is perceived as a "laggard" on climate action, the letter was sent Saturday after the conclusion of the 13th International Coral Reef Symposium, which was held in Honolulu, Hawaii.
Addressed to Australia's Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, it was sent on behalf of the International Society for Reef Studies, which represents more than 2,500 coral reef scientists, managers and policy makers.
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Saturday, June 11, 2016
1865: Haunting portraits of the Lincoln assassination conspirators
Lewis Powell, also known as Lewis Payne, who attempted to assassinate Secretary of State William Seward.
Image: Alexander Gardner/Library of Congress
On April 14, 1865, at the climax of a performance of Our American Cousin at Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C., actor John Wilkes Booth entered Abraham Lincoln's private balcony and shot the president in the back of the head. He leaped to the stage below, shouting “Sic semper tyrannis” - “thus always to tyrants" - before fleeing into the night
Booth's brazen murder of the president was the only successful part of a larger, hastily organized conspiracy to kill the president, vice president and secretary of state simultaneously, with the aim of throwing the Union government into disarray just as the Civil War was ending. Read more...
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Saturday, April 16, 2016
Beyoncé announces mysterious 'World Premiere,' and the Beyhive loses it
Mark your calendars: Beyoncé is releasing something called Lemonade on HBO on April 23 at 9 P.M. ET.
Beyoncé posted a short teaser for whatever it is on her Instagram and YouTube on Saturday, which leaves much to the imagination.
"Lemonade. A world premiere event," the promo reads.
Beyonce can be heard saying, "What am I gonna do, love, what am I gonna do?"
#LEMONADE immediately began trending on Twitter in the United States, while the Beyhive attempted to unravel the cryptic message.
Now, the Beyoncé fans were aware of something called Lemonade for a while now, however it was unclear exactly what the project will be. Read more...
'For the Love of Spock' is a moving love letter to an icon and a father
Spock, an iconic presence on the original Star Trek series and its multiple incarnations over the next 50 years, might have been another all-but-forgotten TV character, like Alf or Doby Gillis - if not for Leonard Nimoy.
As written, Spock was supposed to be logical, emotionless. But Nimoy imbued the alien with a striking humanity telegraphed through tiny gestures - an eyebrow raise, a furrowed brow.
Spock was Star Trek's only full-time, half-breed character. On the surface, he was a Vulcan; underneath, he was constantly struggling to keep his human half and its emotions in check. Read more...
Jealous dog isn't into sharing the couch with a cat, lamb and human
That's my spot.
Clearly this dog was not used to sharing the love seat with so many species.
Max Landis defends Scarlett Johansson in 'Ghost in the Shell' after whitewashing controversy Read more...
