Breaking out in the Midwest and sending hundreds of children into emergency rooms across the states, it would appear with the resurgence of enterovirus D68, that we too are facing a viral epidemic. Though not as severe as Ebola, enterovirus D68, more commonly known as the virus to cause hoof and mouth disease, is not one to be trifled with because its intended hosts are children. Particularly difficult on the lungs, the respiratory illness is known to be relatively mild with great discomfort, however, can cause death from a myriad of complications such as asthma in its young hosts.
As Silicon Valley and the rest of the world is set abuzz after months of anticipation for the newest Apple reveal, the biggest thought on everyone’s minds is when and where can we get our hands on the newest iPhone gadgets? And with the expected release date just around the corner, you can start lining up now; trust me you’ll need to.
As Silicon Valley and the rest of the world is set abuzz after months of anticipation for the newest Apple reveal, the biggest thought on everyone's minds is when and where can we get out hands on the newest iPhone gadgets? And with the expected release date just around the corner, you can start lining up now; trust me, you'll need to.
In the preface to a new book entitled “Starmus”, a collection of lectures given by famous scientists and astronomers worldwide, Cambridge cosmologist and noted icon Stephen Hawking says that a recent human discovery may in fact lead to the demise of the universe itself. Questioning the safety and stability of the “God Particle”, also known as the Higgs Boson particle, Hawking says that the entire universe could be at risk from a simple mishap.
Bringing a close to an astronomical summer, filled with four stunning cosmic events, the 2014 Harvest Moon will be the third and final supermoon we can expect to see this year in the Northern Hemisphere. Reaching its fullest phase this evening, Sept. 8, at 9:38pm EDT, the Harvest supermoon will bring in the autumn with a bright and stunning display of Earth’s only satellite.
A dead star, such as a white dwarf that is no longer active in fusion and fission reactions, is essentially a ball of volatile cosmic gas. Waiting for a light to be matched, astronomers have long hypothesized that as such an intense concentration of combustible gases, that dead star can be set off like hidden mines by nearby stellar events. But until now, they’ve never found a smoking gun.
Domestication is a fairly common quandary of science that we take for granted in our daily lives. Every morning when you take your Shepherd or Pomeranian out for his breakfast and stroll around town, thousands of years of artificial selection and carefully planned science follows you. It’s the key to their disposition, loving affection and innate trust of humans, and it’s a scientific secret that is widely studied but not fully understood.
While rumors swarm and factories in China add fuel to the fire over what we can expect from Apple’s newest iPhone6, which will debut at the Sept. 9 Apple press conference, little to nothing has been confirmed by the technology super-power. Product designs and prospective images of the iPhone 6 have been leaked from Apple’s factories in China, however it’s news States-side that reports all the specs we can expect to see in the Sept. 9 reveal.
