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Feed SubscriptionRaspberry Pi, Aakash: The Tale Of Two $35 Devices
Two portable computers aim to revolutionize education and access to technology across the world. As they begin pre-sales, here's a look at their rocky roads to reality.
Read More »Marriage retreats combat high rate of military divorce
Hoping to reverse the rising divorce rate among service members, organizations across the country are offering military couples and families places to have fun, bond and cope with life after wartime.
Read More »A Day on Neptune Is Less Than 16 Hours Long
Not long after Neptune completed its first orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846, scientists have managed to calculate the exact length of one day on the distant gas giant planet .
Read More »A Day on Neptune Is Less Than 16 Hours Long
Not long after Neptune completed its first orbit around the sun since its discovery in 1846, scientists have managed to calculate the exact length of one day on the distant gas giant planet . Unlike their rocky counterparts, gas giants have long challenged astronomers when it comes to calculating their rotation .
Read More »Sneak Peek: Rasa, Jaipur
After a soft opening in April, Devi Resorts’ radical boutique hotel, the Rasa, officially opened in September. Comprising 40 canvas cube-like tents, the grounds spread across the rocky hills outside India’s historic Amer Fort, a 16th-century castle blending Hindu and Mughal elements about 10 miles north of Jaipur. Though the ...
Read More »Listeriosis outbreak prompts recall by Colo. cantaloupe grower
Consumers should check "Product of USA- Frontera Produce-Colorado" label or a gray, yellow, and green sticker that reads: "Jensen Farms-Sweet Rocky Fords."
Read More »Listeria deaths prompt CDC warning about cantaloupe: Which kind?
CDC warning advises high-risk people to not eat cantaloupes from Rocky Ford region, Colorado
Read More »4 Adventure Spas for Office Retreats
Tired of the usual off-site meetings?
Read More »Dad, the Apollos and the End of Space Shuttle Era Sadness
I can't even recall a time that I wasn't cognisant of the fact that I lived in a country that actively pioneered space exploration. I remember sitting on wicker hassock in my Dad's study, as a child and asking lots of questions. Dad would light his pipe, lean back in his big red chair, blow circular smoke rings and try his best to answer them.
Read More »Frog Faces Last Stand in Panama against Killer Fungus
By Sean Mattson CERRO SAPO, Panama (Reuters) - The harlequin frog that hops and swims the rocky streams of a damp niche of Toad Mountain in eastern Panama's dense tropical jungle has probably been on Earth for around 3 million years.
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