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Saturday, January 3, 2015

Let’s Do It!

Ready to get in shape this year? You only need these 12 exercises to get going.

you can do it!

IT’S ALL (H)APPENING

there's an app for that

10 Trackers And Apps That Can Make Your Life So Much Better

There’s an app for everything — from fixing your posture to finding inner peace. These are the ones you need.

WINE NOT?

a DIY for every wino

TIME TO TAKE MAC-TION

Tim Cook would be proud

14 Mac Hacks That Will Change The Way You Use Your Computer

These life-changing shortcuts are right at your fingertips. They’re all crazy helpful.

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Whoa!

Someone reverse-aged this woman using Photoshop, and it’s just crazy.

Someone Reverse-Aged This Woman Using Photoshop And The Result Is Amazing

It’s an insane what you can do with computers. The before and after photos here are incredible.

that's crazy

FAIL

Kanye West just released a surprise collaboration with Paul McCartney. But some Kanye fans want to know: Who’s this Paul guy?

OMG

Alanis Morissette’s “Ironic” came out 20 years ago. So did Oasis’ “Wonderwall.” Well, we’re all super old now.

LOL

What if adults argued like kids? It’d be totally pointless and absolutely perfect.

WIN

Looking to get in shape this year? These 12 simple exercises are all you need to get started.

NOM

And if you’re looking to cook something delicious this month, start with this list. There’s a lot of delicious food to make in January.

LOL

These guys got wasted to see how much it would take to get legally drunk. Ah, the things people do for science.

QUIZ

What’s your horoscope for January? We’ve got the answers for you.

WIN

This woman took a photo every day for her entire pregnancy. The result is an adorable time lapse.

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And finally: Can we guess your ancestry? With a few questions, it’s easy to figure out where you’re from.

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ScienceDaily: Top Environment News

ScienceDaily: Top Environment News


Plant genetic advance could lead to more efficient conversion of plant biomass to biofuels

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST

Plant geneticists have sorted out the gene regulatory networks that control cell wall thickening by the synthesis of the three polymers, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. The advance may help manipulate the polymer-forming processes to improve the efficiency of biofuel production.

New information on environmental impacts of stump wood energy through 3D modelling

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:33 AM PST

Tree stumps and root systems are a significant but controversial source of bioenergy in Finland due to their environmental impacts. Now Finnish and Norwegian researchers have developed a new method that can produce accurate three-dimensional (3D) models of recovered stumps and root systems. These models provide new information on the impacts of stump wood energy on the carbon sink capacity of forests, the biodiversity of forest nature and the soil structure of recovery areas. Tree stumps and root systems account for approximately 15% of the energy wood harvested from Finnish forests. Tree stumps are recovered from one in every ten clearcutting areas, totalling some 10,000–20,000 hectares annually, which is, at its highest, equivalent to an area the size of Helsinki.

HIV vaccines should avoid viral target cells, primate model study suggests

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:33 AM PST

Vaccines designed to protect against HIV have backfired in clinical trials. Non-human primate model studies suggest an explanation: vaccination may increase the number of immune cells that serve as viral targets. In a nonhuman primate model of HIV transmission, higher levels of viral target cells in gateway mucosal tissues were associated with an increased risk of infection.

NASA finds good news on forests and carbon dioxide

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 05:47 AM PST

A new NASA-led study shows that tropical forests may be absorbing far more carbon dioxide than many scientists thought, in response to rising atmospheric levels of the greenhouse gas. The study estimates that tropical forests absorb 1.4 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide out of a total global absorption of 2.5 billion -- more than is absorbed by forests in Canada, Siberia and other northern regions, called boreal forests.

ScienceDaily: Top Health News

ScienceDaily: Top Health News


Not all obese people develop metabolic problems linked to excess weight

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST

Obesity does not always go hand in hand with metabolic changes in the body that can lead to diabetes, heart disease and stroke, according to new research. In addition, obese people who didn't have these metabolic problems when the study began did not develop them even after they gained more weight.

New version of common antibiotic could eliminate risk of hearing loss

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 02:27 PM PST

A commonly used antibiotic can be modified to eliminate the risk that it will cause hearing loss, a study in mice has demonstrated. The newly patented antibiotic, N1MS, cured urinary tract infection in mice just as well as sisomcicin, but did not cause deafness, study results show. The study presents a promising new approach to generating a new class of novel, nontoxic antibiotics, researchers say.

Why reform of China's one-child policy has had little effect in boosting fertility levels

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 12:01 PM PST

The 2013 reforms aimed at relaxing China's 'one-child policy' are likely to have little effect on the country's long-term demographic trends and the problem of China's shrinking workforce, a new study shows. It explores why China has only partially lifted its family planning restrictions, suggesting that local governments rely on the income from fines imposed on couples who violate the one-child policy, known as 'social maintenance fees'. It also argues that it is hard to dislodge the old system because of 'policy inertia' due to the vast family planning bureaucracy involved in implementing the one-child policy.

HIV vaccines should avoid viral target cells, primate model study suggests

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:33 AM PST

Vaccines designed to protect against HIV have backfired in clinical trials. Non-human primate model studies suggest an explanation: vaccination may increase the number of immune cells that serve as viral targets. In a nonhuman primate model of HIV transmission, higher levels of viral target cells in gateway mucosal tissues were associated with an increased risk of infection.

Predicting superbugs' countermoves to new drugs

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 08:33 AM PST

With drug-resistant bacteria on the rise, even common infections that were easily controlled for decades are proving trickier to treat with standard antibiotics. New drugs are desperately needed, but so are ways to maximize the effective lifespan of these drugs. To accomplish that, researchers used software they developed to predict a constantly-evolving infectious bacterium's counter-moves to one of these new drugs ahead of time, before the drug is even tested on patients.

More efficient, sensitive estrogen detection developed

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 07:02 AM PST

A new method for detecting trace amounts of estrogen has been developed by scientists, an advance that will help health researchers. The hormone estrogen plays an important role in the human body and has been linked to everything from tumor growth to neuron loss during Alzheimer's disease. But detecting very small amounts of it in blood and other biological fluids can be difficult for health researchers, especially in the limited amounts available in laboratory experiments.

Innate behaviour determines how we steer our car

Posted: 02 Jan 2015 04:16 AM PST

A 70 year old mystery in traffic research has been solved: an until now inexplicable jerkiness when we steer a vehicle. The discovery may lead to safety systems in cars that can correct dangerous steering movements before they occur. "With the driver model I have developed, it is possible to predict what drivers are going to do with the steering wheel before they do it. It is possible to predict how far the driver is going to turn the wheel, right when the person starts a wheel-turning movement. It's like looking into the future," says a researcher.

Mind over matter: Can you think your way to strength?

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 12:40 PM PST

Regular mental imagery exercises help preserve arm strength during 4 weeks of immobilization, researchers have found. Strength is controlled by a number of factors -- the most studied by far is skeletal muscle. However, the nervous system is also an important, though not fully understood, determinant of strength and weakness. In this study, researchers set out to test how the brain's cortex plays into strength development.