Facebook's ambitious drone plans just got a little more real. The social network on Thursday revealed more details about Aquila, the airplane-sized solar-powered drone first teased at this year's F8 conference back in March. … [Read more...]
Stress at Work Can Make You Sick
High levels of job stress may increase the risk of sick leave due to mental health disorders, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from nearly 12,000 workers in Sweden. Over five years, about 8 percent of the workers took mental health sick leave. … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office Touch Apps for Windows 10
Just a day after the general release of Windows 10, the company has just released Office Mobile — touch-friendly versions of its Office apps for Windows tablets running Windows 10. … [Read more...]
Chemo Makes Life Worse for Patients Near Death
Chemotherapy can hasten deterioration near the end of life in patients with advanced cancer who haven’t yet lost their ability to perform normal daily activities, a study suggests. … [Read more...]
Push the Button Get Stuff from Amazon Dash
When Amazon announced a push-to-order Dash Button earlier this year, everyone thought it was an April Fool's Joke. But now the company has put its first batch of Amazon Dash Buttons up for sale, allowing users to order specific products from Amazon each time they press it. … [Read more...]
Ghost Woman and Her Baby Haunt Photo
This woman's photo of her with friends in her hometown of Wem in Shropshire, U.K., looks ordinary until you look closely at the window behind them. … [Read more...]
Suicide Risk in Women Linked to Social Connections
Being connected to friends, family and social groups may offer some protection against suicide, suggests a new U.S. study. Among more than 70,000 women followed for almost 20 years, those who were the most socially connected were about 75 percent less likely than the least-connected to die by suicide. … [Read more...]
Arctic Drilling Ship Forced to Turn Around by Hanging Activists
“Not today, Shell!” an anchor support yelled from a Portland bridge as 13 climbers hung below for the 29th consecutive hour. Cheers and chants were heard from land and water around 7:30 a.m. Pacific Time Thursday, as a Royal Dutch Shell ship slowly turned around in the water and retreated from the bridge. … [Read more...]