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ift.tt/2oMq9U2 A major question in astrobiology is how we’ll measure and interpret the atmospheric composition of any Earth-analog worlds we find out among the exoplanets. We pretty much know the technical requirements: big telescopes, excellent spectroscopic instruments, the right nearby…

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ift.tt/2oLXUcd When civil liberties advocates discuss the dangers of new policing technologies, they often point to sci-fi films like “RoboCop” and “Minority Report” as cautionary tales. In “RoboCop,” a massive corporation purchases Detroit’s entire police department. After one of its officers…

ift.tt/2pumlrV You can buy a lot of things online these days, but a Korean grocery store is still the best place to buy ingredients and equipment for Korean cooking. They have the best selection and prices, and you can see…

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ift.tt/2q9ZwMI Cassini is making its first dive inside the gap between Saturn and the ring system. What will happen? We don’t really know for sure but we are going to find out. I will be checking shortly after 08:00…

ift.tt/2oWa0f0 Omega Sunrise Photographer msoltanolkotabi@gmail.com Email msoltanolkotabi@gmail.com Location of photo Mataro, Spain Date/Time of photo 25/4/2017 Equipment Canon 6D, 1000 mm lense…

ift.tt/2qmDnrd Lots of Cassini related items lately, mostly our last looks at the Saturnian system. Cassini completed the first gap encounter. This image came a few days ago well in advance of the flyby, it is the moon Tethys, and…

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An unknown perpetrator is shaving (apparently) random cats across Waynesboro, Virginia, police there said Friday. Since December, at least seven cats have been abducted and let loose again with their underbellies or legs carefully shorn, according to the Associated Press.…

ift.tt/2pscoek On this day in 1962 "Soldier Boy" by the Shirelles was the #1 song.  1962 Average U.S. Prices Bread: $0.21/loaf Milk: $1.04/gal Eggs: $0.94/doz Car: $2,275 Gasoline: $0.31/gal House: $19,000 Stamp: $0.04/ea Average Income: $6,670/yr Minimum Wage: $1.15/hr Today’s…

ift.tt/2qi4Ef5 I cook and bake with my two kids regularly, everything from weeknight dinners to the more advanced sugar cookies during the holidays and cakes for their birthdays, but I recently had a cooking-with-my-kids experience that was so revolutionary, so…

ift.tt/2mZDnQn In this section of the site we bring you curated collections of images, books, audio and film, shining a light on curiosities and wonders from a wide range of online archives. With a leaning toward the surprising, the strange,…

ift.tt/2pbKyog There’s a tired joke about mathematicians (or engineers, or even Finns) that says you can tell a mathematician is an extrovert if they look at your shoes when you talk with them. In truth, mathematicians come in all shapes, sizes,…

ift.tt/2oW0MPO The ancient Chinese practiced copromancy, the diagnosis of health based on the shape, size and texture of feces. So did the Egyptians, the Greeks and nearly every ancient culture. Even today, your doctor may ask when you last had…

ift.tt/2qiogQd American Airlines agreed this week to do something nice for its employees and arguably foresighted for its business by giving flight attendants and pilots a preemptive raise, in order to close a gap that had opened up between their…