07/09/2016

USGS upgrading Oklahoma earthquake to 5.8 magnitude

Two earthquakes this year in Oklahoma greater than magnitude 5.0—including a record-setting quake last weekend that damaged more than a dozen buildings—are expected to increase the likelihood of a more violent quake in ...

Apple unveils iPhone 7 with better camera, no headphone jack

Apple's latest iPhone may be more notable for what's missing from previous models than what's being added. The iPhone 7 and 7 Plus unveiled Wednesday won't have an analog headphone jack—a longtime staple in just about every ...

Apple announcements: iPhone 7, Mario game, new watch

At Apple's iPhone 7 unveiling in San Francisco on Wednesday, the tech powerhouse revealed a host of new and updated hardware and software, including a new type of headphone jack and souped-up camera. Here's a rundown of the ...

Calculating the role of lakes in global warming

As global temperatures rise, how will lake ecosystems respond? As they warm, will lakes—which make up only 3 percent of the landscape, but bury more carbon than the world's oceans combined—release more of the greenhouse ...

Climate change blamed for collapse of Hawaiian forest birds

Native forest birds on the Hawaiian island of Kauai are rapidly dying off and facing the threat of extinction as climate change heats up their habitat and allows mosquito-borne diseases to thrive, according to a study released ...

Researchers in hot pursuit of creeping bacteria

University of Alberta mechanical engineering professor Aloke Kumar and members of his lab are hot on the trail of bacteria as they spread between surfaces connected by fluid flows. Understanding how this spread occurs is ...

Upgraded Apple Watch is waterproof, has GPS

Apple on Wednesday unveiled a new version of its smartwatch, aiming to reignite growth in the segment more than a year after its introduction.

Team develops groundbreaking membrane analysis tool

To understand the complexity of cell membranes, scientists count on a panoply of technological tools that allow them to analyze microscopic images. A multidisciplinary team from VIB-KU Leuven has just added an important one ...

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