AIR - Bulgaria’s Air Is Dirtiest in Europe, Study Finds, Followed by Poland
Bulgaria has the highest levels of two kinds of particulate matter that can lead to health problems from asthma to cancer, the European Union says in an environmental study .. ...
http://www-nc.nytimes.com/2013/10/15/business/international/
ANIMALS - Five-meter sea creature found off California coast
A marine science instructor snorkeling off the Southern California coast spotted something out of a fantasy novel: the silvery carcass of an 18-foot-long (5-meter-long), serpent-like oarfish .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-five-meter-sea-creature-califor
ANIMALS - These images show just how differently cats and humans see the world
Cats and humans have very different perspectives on the world, both literally and figuratively. Indeed, as these visualizations beautifully illustrate, cats use their highly specialized eyes to see the world in a way that's far removed from what we experience. Read more.. .. ...
CLIMATE - Climate change creates complicated consequences for North America's forests
Climate change affects forests across North America – in some cases permitting insect outbreaks, plant diseases, wildfires and other problems—but Dartmouth researchers say warmer temperatures are also making many forests grow faster and some less susceptible to pests, which could boost forest health and acreage, timber harvests, carbon storage, water recycling and other forest benefits in some areas .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-climate-complicated-consequence
CLIMATE - One Guy With A Marker Just Made The Global Warming Debate Completely Obsolete
Global warming is too colossal of an issue to summarize on a whiteboard, but the way this guy divides the possible futures of humanity makes a lot of sense. Skip to 1:28 for the whiteboard magic. ORIGINAL: By YouTube user wonderingmind42 .. ...
http://www.upworthy.com/one-guy-with-a-marker-just-made-the-
CLIMATE - Warming makes El Nino 'more intense'
New research says that the El Nino weather phenomenon will be more intense as a result of rising temperatures .. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-24494398#sa-ns
CLIMATE - World Food Prize takes on biotech, global warming
The World Food Prize Foundation is confronting both opposition to genetically modified crops and the divisive issue of global warming as it gathers hundreds of experts and national leaders to talk this week about how to feed a growing global population .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-world-food-prize-biotech-global
EARTH - 7.2-magnitude earthquake jolts Philippines
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http://www.today.com/video/today/5328334
EARTH - Efforts underway in one of most extensive US river restorations ever
The world's largest dam removal project is nearing completion on Elwha River on Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula. Now it's time to enter the next phase of work on one of the greatest salmon rivers in the nation: the restoration of an entire watershed .. ...
EARTH - How Earth's rotation affects vortices in nature
What do smoke rings, tornadoes and the Great Red Spot of Jupiter have in common? They are all examples of vortices, regions within a fluid (liquid, gas or plasma) where the flow spins around an imaginary straight or curved axis. Understanding how geophysical (natural world) vortices behave can be critical for tasks such as weather forecasting and environmental pollution monitoring .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-earth-rotation-affects-vortices
EARTH - Volcanic Eruption Creates Deadly Acid Lake
How fast can volcanic gases turn a placid lake into an acidic death trap .. ...
http://news.discovery.com/earth/rocks-fossils/volcanic-erupt
ECONOMICS - Universities 'can drive economy'
Universities should be brought into the heart of the economy and given funding to drive economic growth, a report urges .. ...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/education-24526627#sa-ns_mchannel=
EDUCATION - TIL that a man graduated from Columbia after performing his janitorial duties at the school full-time for 12 years.
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HOMES - Life in a $10k home in a friend's backyard
After traveling to Guatemala, a three bedroom house seemed a bit too large. So Dee Williams downsized, big time .. ...
MOVIES - A few notable movies that were actually based on books (25 Photos)
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MOVIES - That fan-remake of Indiana Jones is somehow becoming two more movies
You know the story: Chris Strompolos and Eric Zala, two friends, decided in 1982 to make a shot-for-shot remake of Raiders of the Lost Ark. It took them seven years to finish, and then another 20 years or so for director Eli Roth to discover it, along with the world. Now, Hollywood hopes to make two movies based on the movie which itself remade a movie.Read more.. .. ...
http://io9.com/that-fan-remake-of-indiana-jones-is-somehow-b
MOVIES - Watch this amazing short film celebrating Superman’s 75th anniversary
The 75th anniversary of Superman kicks off, with this amazing super-short film created by Bruce Timm and Zack Snyder. There's so much history in this two-minute film, it's enough to make anyone don a red cape.Read more.. .. ...
http://io9.com/watch-this-amazing-short-film-celebrating-sup
PEOPLE - This Couple Quit Their Jobs To Help Others And Spread Kindness In The Most Unusual Way
When Sarah Fertig heard Sen. Elizabeth Warren argue that no one becomes wealthy in isolation -- and urge wealthy Americans to give back so that others... Read more: Video, Go-Giver of the Week, Go-Givers, The Third Metric, Third Metric, Go-Giver, Chris Kovac, Sarah Fertig, Pie It Forward, Impact New .. ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/15/pie-it-forward_n_40
SCIENCE - A better way to calculate solar radiation
(Phys.org) —Research by Murdoch University, James Cook University and the University of Waterloo in Canada has revealed flaws in the way that the widely-used Ångström-Prescott equation links solar radiation to sunshine duration .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-solar.htm
SCIENCE - An optical switch based on a single nano-diamond
A recent study led by researchers of the ICFO (Institute of Photonic Sciences) demonstrates that a single nano-diamond can be operated as an ultrafast single-emitter optical switch operating at room temperature. The scientific results of this study have been published in Nature Physics .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-optical-based-nano-diamond.htm
SCIENCE - New evidence on lightning strikes
(Phys.org) —Lightning strikes causing rocks to explode have for the first time been shown to play a huge role in shaping mountain landscapes in southern Africa, debunking previous assumptions that angular rock formations were necessarily caused by cold temperatures, and proving that mountains are a lot less stable than we think .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-evidence-lightning.htm
SCIENCE - Newly discovered mechanism propels micromotors
Scientists studying the behavior of platinum particles immersed in hydrogen peroxide may have discovered a new way to propel microscopic machines. The new mechanism is described in The Journal of Chemical Physics .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-newly-mechanism-propels-micromo
SPACE - First 'Habitable Zone' Galactic Bulge Exoplanet Found
The first detection of a massive exoplanet orbiting within a galactic bulge star's habitable zone has been discovered, leading to the hypothesis that there may be life-giving exomoons in tow. Continue reading .. ...
http://news.discovery.com/space/astronomy/first-habitable-ga
URBAN - This New Starbucks Is Made Of Completely Reused Material
A new Starbucks concept store made entirely of reused shipping containers is serving up its first cups of coffee to Chicago commuters this week. T... Read more: Edgewater Starbucks, Chicago Restaurants, Starbucks Concept Store, Starbucks Shipping Containers, Starbucks Shipping Container Store, Starbucks Shipping Container Store Chicago, Starbucks Concept Store Chicago, Starbucks Shipping Containers Chicago, Recycled Starbucks Chicago, ...
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/14/starbucks-shipping-
WATER - How tiny organisms make a big impact on clean water
Nearly every body of water, from a puddle or a pond to a vast ocean, contains microscopic organisms that live attached to rocks, plants, and animals. These so-called sessile suspension feeders are critical to aquatic ecosystems and play an important role in cleaning up environmental contaminants by consuming bacteria. A study published by Cell Press on October 15 in the Biophysical Journal reveals that by actively changing the angle of their bodi ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-tiny-big-impact.htm
WORK - Survey: Working longer—older Americans' attitudes on work and retirement
The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research has released the results of a major new survey exploring the views of older Americans about their plans for work and retirement. It provides in-depth information about a rapidly growing segment of the population that by choice or circumstance is working longer. The Great Recession has had a marked impact on retirement plans .. ...
http://phys.org/news/2013-10-survey-longerolder-americans-at
WRITE - Talking to Jo Fletcher About the British Invasion of U.S. Publishing
Lately, one of the big stories in science fiction and fantasy publishing has been the British invasion. A number of British publishers have come to the States, including Orbit Books, Angry Robot, and now Jo Fletcher Books, an imprint of Quercus. We talked to editor Jo Fletcher about why British publishers are coming to America.Read more.. .. ...
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