Rudolph, why is your nose so bright? Scientists at Johns Hopkins have an idea
Holy glowing genes, Rudolph! If we didn't already know that Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer was special, that shiny proboscis of his could have resulted from the one-in-a-million transfer of genetic material from a brilliant colored coral found in the Red Sea.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-rudolph-nose-bright-scientists-johns.html
CNN cancels its daily Snapchat show after four months
CNN has ended its daily newscast designed for Snapchat users just four months after launching it.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-cnn-cancels-daily-snapchat-months.html
In South Africa, bees stop elephants from trampling trees
The humble bee is helping to keep elephants from destroying trees and wiping out crops in their quest for food.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-south-africa-bees-elephants-trampling.html
Amazon acquires connected camera maker
Amazon has bought an Andover, Massachusetts-based company that makes internet-connected doorbells and security cameras.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-amazon-camera-maker.html
Edward Snowden unveils phone app, Haven, to spy on spies
The former National Security Agency contractor who exposed U.S. government surveillance programs by disclosing classified material in 2013 has a new job: app developer.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-edward-snowden-unveils-app-haven.html
One more thing to ask Alexa: Where's Santa on Christmas Eve?
Alexa, where's Santa?
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-alexa-santa-christmas-eve.html
'Virtual gold' may glitter, but mining it can be really dirty
As the poster child for the growing ranks of computer-generated currencies, bitcoin's recent stratospheric price rises have propelled it from the chat forum-hosted depths of nerddom into the global consciousness.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-virtual-gold-glitter-dirty.html
Gift wrap or tape in 1 hour: How Amazon aids procrastinators
With five days until Christmas, someone in New York urgently needed 10 rolls of wrapping paper. Another person needed a bag of potatoes and aluminum foil baking pans. And someone needed six rolls of Scotch tape, 100 blank envelopes, and 240 dog poop bags—in different colors.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-gift-tape-hour-amazon-aids.html
Rocket lights sky as it carries satellites from California
A reused SpaceX rocket carried 10 satellites into orbit from California on Friday, leaving behind a trail of mystery and wonder as it soared into space.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-rocket-sky-satellites-california.html
NASA astronaut, first to fly untethered in space, dies at 80
NASA astronaut Bruce McCandless, the first person to fly freely and untethered in space, has died. He was 80.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-nasa-astronaut-untethered-space-dies.html
Tribe will move from shrinking island to farm in Louisiana
Louisiana officials have chosen a sugar cane farm as the next home for residents of a tiny, shrinking island—a move funded with a 2016 federal grant awarded to help relocate communities fleeing the effects of climate change.
Source: https://phys.org/news/2017-12-tribe-island-farm-louisiana.html
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