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Facebook language study predicts age, gender, personality traits
Researchers analyzed Facebook users' linguistic patterns to predict the individuals’ age, gender and responses to personality questionnaires.
September 26, 2013
Over 400 reports of large fireball over U.S. Midwest on September 26
People in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri and Wisconsin saw it.
September 26, 2013
7.0-magnitude earthquake off coast of central Peru on September 25
USGS reported strong earthquake off coast of central Peru on September 25. Pacific Tsunami Warning Center warned of possible local events, but no Pacific-wide warning.
September 25, 2013
A shot of anxiety and the world stinks
How stress can rewire the brain - linking centers of emotion and olfactory processing - to change good smells to bad.
September 25, 2013
Powerful earthquake strikes Pakistan, raises new island
Hundreds are dead following a large quake that struck in a mountainous region of Pakistan. A new island has risen off Pakistan's coast.
September 24, 2013
Which cities are most at risk for a natural disaster?
Tokyo-Yokohama, the Pearl River Delta and Osaka-Kobe are the riskiest metropolitan areas in the world. Otherwise ... does your city make the list?
September 24, 2013
2013 Ig Nobel Prizes celebrate absurdity and science
Pure silly science? Don't be fooled. Many awards were for serious research published in reputable journals. "Laugh, then think," say the organizers.
September 23, 2013
Typhoon Usagi batters Philippines and Taiwan
Categorized on Thursday as a "super typhoon" at its peak, Usagi is the strongest cyclone so far in 2013. It's expected to weaken before striking Hong Kong on Sunday.
September 21, 2013
View from space: Greeley, Colorado before and after the flood
On September 20, Colorado's Office of Emergency Management reported the floods had impacted 17 counties, leaving 7 dead with 104 missing and more than 16,000 damaged homes.
September 20, 2013
Wired microbes turn sewage into electricity
A new way to generate electricity from sewage uses naturally occurring “wired microbes” as mini power plants to produce electricity as they digest plant and animal waste.
September 20, 2013
