Until now, all photos of the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko have been in greyscale. According to a research paper that will be presented at the American Geophysical Union's 2014 Fall Meeting, you are looking at its first true color photo, taken with Rosetta's OSIRIS camera.
HONG KONG — For two months, the sprawling tent-studded demo site outside the main government offices in Hong Kong had been calm, cheerful and jam-packed with impromptu art. That changed dramatically late on Sunday and in the early hours of Monday, when protesters and police clashed in the most violent incidents that the “umbrella movement” has seen since it started in late September.
Dozens of people were arrested, and dozens more injured in the clashes, which began late Sunday after student leaders urged demonstrators to block the city's main government offices in an attempt to press for concessions in their demands for more democracy. Read more...
In a galaxy far, far away a genetically engineered raccoon blasts the Imperial Fleet
Guardians of the Galaxy melds with Star Wars: Episode VII in a mashup straight out of J.J. Abrams' nerdy daydreams
Needs more lens flare and maybe a Groot-shaped smoke monster.
This weekend, a leak from Japanese magazine Mac Fan (subsequently picked up by Macotakara) reveals what they believe to be schematics and specs surrounding Apple's rumored 12.2-inch tablet, the same mega tablet that Bloomberg reported was coming back in August.
Laughter may be contagious, but sometimes it sounds like we all have different strains.
Think of those famous, trademark laughs — Fran Drescher's nasally titter, Eddie Murphy's breathless guffaw, Nick Offerman's unexpected giggle. Now, think of your own. They're all different, as if dialects or accents from across the geography of laughter.
The reasons we laugh extend beyond responses to humor — laughter is a social tool, one we use to interact with each other and also to take advantage of its benefits (like its therapeutic effects and advantages for improving memory) Read more...
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