By connecting the dots between theory and real-life effect, two new studies offer more proof that neonicotinoid insecticides are causing extensive damage to honeybee colonies.
It's about time people acknowledged that judging drug users would do nothing productive to help them. In the US this week, two new programs are launching that should help addicts be a little safer: Walgreens Healthcare Clinic will begin offering to test for HIV and hepatitis C next week, and Las Vegas is set to introduce clean syringe vending machines to stop infections from dirty needles.
The theme running throughout most of this year's WinHEC keynote in Shenzhen, China was mixed reality. Microsoft's Alex Kipman continues to be a great spokesperson and evangelist for the new medium, and it is apparent that Microsoft is going in deep, if not all in, on this version of the future. I, for one, as a mixed reality or bust developer, am very glad to see it.
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Facebook just added another feature to Messenger as part of its quest to have their service become an all-encompassing communications app. This feature lets you make free group calls using Messenger's VoIP service, and you can chat with up to 50 people at once.
Your brain holds a lot of precious information and is capable of great feats. However, there's one quality that doesn't lie among its strengths—memory security. Yes, that's right, your brain can be hacked, and it doesn't take a psychologist to do it. Anyone with the right know-how can change your memories for their own personal benefit, and you can do so to others, too.
One of the first orders of business after purchasing a new smartphone is to load up your shiny new toy with phone numbers, email addresses, and general contact information for all the important people in your life.
To say we're a nation of coffee-lovers is putting it mildly. Americans consume 400 million cups of joe in one day alone, but how well do we actually know our morning BFF? We know it comes from a bean, and that more coffee drinks exist than there are ways to skin a pig, but what else?
As much as it pains me to say it, without my phone, I would pretty much be useless. I can barely remember what I had for lunch yesterday, let alone all of the hundreds of numbers in my contact list. That's why whenever I forget my phone at home, I am pretty much stuck having to choose whether I want to be late to wherever I'm going, or feeling completely lost and disconnected for the rest of the day.
Send an email prematurely? Forgot to attach a file? Accidentally addressed it to the wrong person? It happens to the best of us. But what can you do to get it back? Hack into the other person's email account and delete the email before they get a chance to see it? Unless you're a hacker extraordinaire, that option is unlikely. So, what can you do? If the email has already been sent, you're probably out of luck. Even if they didn't read it yet, your chances of retrieving it are slim. But some ...
Hate answering the door, but don't trust your friends with a set of keys? This RFID front door lock made by Steve Pomeroy will solve all your party-hosting problems. It reads the RFID tags in his friends' public transit cards and decides who's allowed in based on "groups" that Steve defines. And I have to say, it's also rather stylish. It's controlled by an Arduino serial console and a custom Android app to add and remove cards. The reader can store 50 or 100 tags at a time and allows 7 diffe...
Summer is the best friend of poison ivy, oak, and sumac. When the weather is hot outside, people spend more time in the great outdoors, which means more people accidentally running face first into some poisonous shrubs, leaves, and vines. If that sounds like you, instead of suffering through the itch or spending money on expensive pharmaceutical solutions, try some of these home remedies out.
In this video, let our expert show you how to grow bamboo. Yolanda Vanveen gives you information about this wondrous plant, and she shows you how to care for it. Learn the different types of bamboo, and learn what diseases can effect your plant.
This video series gives you expert knowledge on growing orchids indoors. William Hutchinson teaches you all about many varieties of orchids and how to grow them successfully in your home. In this series he shares his experience growing orchids on bark, osmundine, sphagnum, and sponge rock.
In this series of gardening videos, our expert on plant propagation tells you how to grow new house plants from tip cuttings of existing ones. She demonstrates how to take your trimming in order to get the best results, then explains in detail how to prepare the soil for maximum growth with nutrients and hormones. Learn what tools you need and what type of plants will react best to this type of propagation. And you will have a full and healthy house full of plants in no time at all!
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a Yoshi playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw the dreaded Connection Interrupted symbol in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Love the Yankees? This clip will teach NY Yankees logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a Squirtle Pokémon playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a Brazilian flag playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw the Redwings logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Love Famous? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a Famous logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Love Chevrolet cars? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a Chevy logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a PS3 logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Want to show off your OG (original gamer) status? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a custom Sonic & Tails playercard emblems in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Is your love of Black Ops matched only by your love of skateboarding? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw skateboard logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a custom B-Bomb playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Want to show off your OG (i.e., original gamer) status? This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a custom NES controller playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Excited about Portal 2? Show the world! This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a custom Portal 2 playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Love Invader Zim? Learn how to draw Gir in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor. This quick clip will teach you everything you need to know.
Love Portal? Learn how to draw a Companion Cube in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor. This quick clip will teach you everything you need to know.
Love Dragonball? Show the world by using one of the titular orbs as your playercard emblem. This tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw it in the Black Ops Emblem editor.
Love the Xbox? Show the world by using its iconic controller as your Black Ops playercard emblem! This tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw it in the Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Love Family Guy? Show the world by using Brian as your Black Ops playercard emblem. This tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw the popular animated dog in the Black Ops Emblem editor.
Love Resident Evil? Learn how to use the umbrella logo as custom Black Ops playercard emblem! This COD tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw it in the Black Ops Emblem Editor.
Love Assassin's Creed? Learn how to use the Assassin's Creed logo as custom Black Ops playercard emblem! This COD tutorial presents a complete, step-by-step walkthrough of how to draw it in the Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a custom Pepsi logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a custom prismy Pink Floyd DSOTM playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a custom Gears of War logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
This clip will teach you everything you'll need to know to draw a Nike Jumpman logo playercard emblem in the Call of Duty: Black Ops Emblem Editor.
