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Astronomers strike gravitational gold in colliding neutron stars

Astronomers strike gravitational gold in colliding neutron stars

In an astonishing discovery, astronomers used gravitational waves to locate two neutron stars smashing together. The collision created 200 Earth masses of pure gold, along with other elements.

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Mindfulness apps aim to help people disconnect from stress

Mindfulness apps aim to help people disconnect from stress

Finding inner calm hard to come by? Some people use their device obsession to help them disconnect. The apps aren't a quick fix, therapists say, but might help you stick to a mindfulness practice.
by Allison Aubrey

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Equifax takes down webpage after report of new cybersecurity 'situation'

Equifax takes down webpage after report of new cybersecurity 'situation'

When people tried to visit a certain page on the company's website Thursday, they got an error message: "We're sorry ..." Equifax says it is looking into a report of fraudulent links on its site.
by Colin Dwyer

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There's gold in them thar sewage pipes, Swiss researchers say

There's gold in them thar sewage pipes, Swiss researchers say

Each year, more than $3 million in gold and silver wind up in Swiss wastewater, scientists found. But in most cases, it doesn't make economic sense to extract and recycle the metals.

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What drives some people to take personal risks to help strangers?

What drives some people to take personal risks to help strangers?

Acts of altruism -- like saving swimmers caught in a riptide from drowning or donating a kidney to a stranger -- are among the thorniest puzzles of human nature, says guest blogger Abigail Marsh.
by Abigail Marsh

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Once its AIM was true, but soon AOL's Instant Messenger will be no more

Once its AIM was true, but soon AOL's Instant Messenger will be no more

AOL Instant Messenger, with 100 million users at its peak in 2001, was overtaken by mobile text messaging and social media platforms such as Twitter. It will be shut down in December.

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Facebook, Google spread misinformation about Las Vegas shooting. What went wrong?

Facebook, Google spread misinformation about Las Vegas shooting. What went wrong?

The platforms promoted the name of a man falsely accused of being the shooter by surfacing less-credible sites. The companies say they're working on fixes, but analysts say the challenge is massive.
by Laura Sydell

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Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors views of human cells working at the atomic level

Nobel Prize in Chemistry honors views of human cells working at the atomic level

Jacques Dubochet, Joachim Frank, and Richard Henderson worked to develop cryo-electron microscopy, which the Royal Swedish Academy says "both simplifies and improves the imaging of biomolecules."

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Every Yahoo account that existed in mid-2013 was likely hacked

Every Yahoo account that existed in mid-2013 was likely hacked

Yahoo says the massive hack, previously said to have affected 1 billion accounts, in fact likely compromised 3 billion accounts. However, the company says corrective actions have already been taken.
by Alina Selyukh

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