Science
Space.com - by Geoff Gaherty, Starry Night Education In February 2012, skywatchers can enjoy views of the zodiacal light, and see Venus and Uranus together in a small telescope. |
Brisbane Times - KANGAROOS and koalas should share this wide, brown land with elephants, a scientist has advised. David Bowman, of the University of Tasmania, said the world's biggest herbivores should be brought to Australia to munch their way through the large swath ... |
Los Angeles Times - In a study published Monday in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science, researchers report that the giant snakes have put a serious dent in the Everglades' usual ecosystem, devouring the wide array of animals that live there… |
News24 - The USA accelerated the space race in 1958 by forming NASA. Eager readers will learn about the... Now R267.95 Cape Town - A Nasa spacecraft has detected "alien" particles that come from beyond our solar system. |
AFP - MOSCOW - Russia will replace the Soyuz spacecraft set to take the next crew to the International Space Station after a fault was found in testing, a space industry source said Wednesday. |
Slate Magazine (blog) - By Konstantin Kakaes MySlate is a new tool that you track your favorite parts Slate. You can follow authors and sections, track comment threads you're interested in, and more. |
San Francisco Chronicle (blog) - A striking letter appears in the Wall Street Journal today, signed by 38 leading climate scientists. They strongly protest a previous opinion piece titled “No need to panic about global warming,” signed by other scientists of good repute in their ... |
Examiner.com - Throughout history, it is an undeniable fact that humans leave garbage wherever they go, which includes space. There are thousands of man-made satellites floating around the Earth in addition to our natural satellite, the Moon. |
Technology
Forbes - As Facebook prepares for one of the biggest IPOs in US history this week, comparisons between the social network and Google (GOOG) are inevitable. |
Manila Bulletin - By ALLAN D. FRANCISCO MANILA, Philippines - The online world is but a reflection of everything that happens in the real, offline world. |
Written by  WebProNews - Pinterest was launched in 2010, but that didn't stop the fine folks at TechCrunch from giving Pinterest their “Crunchie” award for “2011 Startup Of The Year”. |
PCWorld - With its longtime focus on usability, Linux Mint is now the fourth most widely used home operating system in the world, its makers say. |
NPR - by AP LOS ANGELES (AP) - Microsoft took out full-age ads in major newspapers Wednesday, slamming policy changes at search rival Google that allow it to merge user data across its services. |
Technology Bloom News - If you happen to still rock an HTC EVO 3D for your mobile device and are feeling a bit nostalgic about the days when Windows XP or earlier iterations of the operating system ruled the day, you can now get that experience on your handset. |
AutoGuide.com - Whittled down from all the cars in the world, a group of 66 automotive journalists from across the globe have released their top 10 picks for the 2012 World Car of the Year and World Performance Car. |
News - What Car? - Safety body Euro NCAP has revealed 2011's top-performing cars in its crash-test ratings. The following cars were named as category winners. |
ConsumerReports.org (blog) - At first look - not to mention the second and third - the Land Rover Range Rover Evoque is rather appealing. But living with and thoroughly testing the car reveals a lot of flaws. |
SPEEDtv.com - Collector-Car-insurance leader forecasts which of today's cars will bloom into tomorrow's desirable auction stars. The 2012 Buick Regal GS is at the top of the Hagerty Hot List because of performance that appeals to enthusiast drivers. |
News24 - This title helps you to discover Sweden region by region; from the mountains and virgin forests and... Now R261.95 Stockholm - Twins born in Indonesia and put up separately for adoption have been reunited after finding each other living just 40km apart ... |
Atlanta Journal Constitution - AP LOS ANGELES - Microsoft took out full-age ads in major newspapers Wednesday, slamming policy changes at search rival Google that allow it to merge user data across its services. |
Los Angeles Times - The elevation of Kazuo Hirai to chief executive of Sony Corp. will deprive Sony Pictures Entertainment of someone atop the Japanese electronics giant who has been a major champion of its Hollywood studio. |
TIME - By Jared Newman | @OneJaredNewman | February 1, 2012 | + For anyone out there still excited for BlackBerry 10 smartphones, a new product rendering of the so-called “BlackBerry London” is now making the rounds. |
CanadianBusiness.com - By Michael Oliveira, The Canadian Press | February 01, 2012 TORONTO - There was a time when mobile phone makers were racing to shrink their models and bragged about shaving mere millimetres from their designs. |
New Zealand Herald - A court has refused to hear an appeal against the founders of file-sharing giant The Pirate Bay. Sweden's Supreme Court said it would not hear an appeal brought by the founders of filesharing site The Pirate Bay, meaning jail terms and hefty fines ... |
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