Russian former figure skating world champion Alexander Zhulin has lamented the domination of young female figure skaters, suggesting it’s “more interesting to see women with formed bodies” in senior competition. Zhulin, a former ice dance world champion and double Olympic medallist, spoke out as a number of younger Russian female stars have claimed major titles. […]
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Scientists think these meteorite diamonds formed on a long-lost planet
Scientists studying a meteorite fragment that fell to Earth in 2008 have found evidence that suggests it may have originated from a Mercury-sized planet that no longer exists. The makeup of a meteorite — the elements it contains, what ratios they’re in — can usually point us to where it came from, like say the […]
Political arguments inside Google have gotten so bad that 100 employees formed a group to stop cyberbullying (GOOG, GOOGL)
Around 100 U.S. Google employees have banded together to form a group promoting new policies to fight cyber bullying inside the company. Employee grievances such as false HR complaints and inflammatory conversations within internal chat groups led to the group being formed last fall. The group is hoping Google will tighten conduct rules for internal […]
The moon may have formed inside the early Earth
Scientists have been puzzling over the moon’s formation for a long time, and now there’s a new theory that might explain some of the baffling mysteries surrounding our satellite. A new study published today in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets posits that the moon may have actually formed inside the Earth, before our planet […]
The skipper of the ‘Miracurl on Ice’ curling team was cut from Team USA after Sochi so he lost 35 pounds, formed his own team of ‘rejects,’ and won gold
John Sibley/Reuters Team USA won an improbable gold medal in men’s curling with a “Miracurl on Ice” win over Sweden in the gold medal match. The team of “rejects” was led by John Shuster who had been cut by USA Curling after a disappointing performance in Sochi in 2014. Shuster rededicated himself to the sport […]
WhatsApp Co-Founder Brian Acton Injects $50 Million in Newly Formed Signal Foundation
WhatsApp co-founder Brian Acton has taken on the leadership of the non-profit behind that popular encryption app—and given it a serious injection of cash. https://media.wired.com/photos/5a8cb040f721ce73ee3afc78/master/pass/BrianActonSignal2_RTX2QFU4.jpg
Our solar system may have formed inside a giant space bubble
There are various theories about how the solar system formed, but scientists haven’t been able to agree on a single model that explains all the quirks of our corner of space as it exists today. Now, scientists at the University of Chicago have come up with a new model that explains an enduring mystery about […]
What is cancer? How tumours are formed and what happens if it’s malignant
CANCER will affect one in two people in their lifetime in the UK. But, what actually is cancer, and what treatments are available? Daily Express :: Health Feed
Warren Buffett turns 87 on Wednesday — here’s his brilliant explanation of how bubbles are formed
Jason Reed/Reuters Warren Buffett turns 87 on Wednesday, August 30, 2017. In honor of his birthday, we decided to look back at one of his brilliant insights. Back in 2010, in an interview with the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission (FCIC), Buffett answered several questions about what he thought caused the housing and credit bubble. The […]
Why the developer of Inside and Limbo formed a new indie game studio
Dino Patti cofounded game studio Playdead in Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2006. The indie team created an award-winning title, Limbo, in 2010. It won a number of awards, and then Playdead went dark for six years. They launched Inside in June 2016 and won even more acclaim. Now Patti has left Playdead to start a new […]