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Transgender boy’s mom sues hospital, saying he ‘went into spiral’ after staff called him a girl

Via: hal-a-lujah • Health, Science & Technology • 1 Comments • 9 years ago

Source The transgender teenager had once written a poem about the heartache of a boy born in a girl's body. His words were raw and revealing. In time, they would also seem haunting....

Nine in Ten People Worldwide Breathe Dangerous Air Every Day

Via: community • Health, Science & Technology • 25 Comments • 9 years ago

You can’t see it, but the air around you is vital to your health. A breath of fresh air brings oxygen to your body and can put a smile on your face. But nine out of ten people worldwide...

Superblocks: How Barcelona is taking city streets back from cars

Via: bob-nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 1 Comments • 9 years ago

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Elon Musk’s proposed spaceship can send 100 people to Mars in 80 days

Via: community • Health, Science & Technology • 3 Comments • 9 years ago

Today, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk unveiled the Mars vehicle — the spaceship his company plans to build to transport the first colonists to Mars. The spaceship is meant to launch from Earth on top of...

watch evolution in action

Via: hal-a-lujah • Health, Science & Technology • 7 Comments • 9 years ago

I saw this the other day and thought it to be a fairly profound example of natural selection, compacted into an easily digestible exhibit.

The 1995 Hubble photo that changed astronomy

Via: bob-nelson • Health, Science & Technology • 1 Comments • 9 years ago

The Hubble Deep Field (1995). NASA/ESA If you hold a pin at arm’s length up in the air, the head of the pin covers approximately the amount of sky that appears in the Hubble Deep...

What Kills More Americans than Guns and Cars?

Via: ambivalent • Health, Science & Technology • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

Each year, more than 40,000 Americans die from drug overdoses. That's on par with the annual death toll from HIV/AIDS at the peak of the US epidemic, in the late '80s and early '90s, and far...

Oh, for an old car…

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Health, Science & Technology • 48 Comments • 9 years ago

Oh, for an old car… (A lament by an almost-octogenarian) The first car I owned (in partnership with my older brother) when I was 16 years old was a 1950 second-hand Ford Custom...

Mother Nature: The Original Huntress

Via: larry-crehore • Health, Science & Technology • 30 Comments • 9 years ago

A lightning storm in a mountainous area of Telemark County in Norway killed 322 reindeer this weekend. The Norwegian Institute of natural science say there are known cases of reindeer...

Understanding Why The World Trade Center Came Down.

Via: perrie-berlin-halpern • Health, Science & Technology • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

By Perrie Halpern For me, having witnessing the downing of The World Trade Center was an event that defies description and comprehension. I personally find crazy ideas that it was a bomb that...

The 13 Fastest Modern Muscle Machines

Via: dean-moriarty • Health, Science & Technology • 7 Comments • 9 years ago

http://www.cheatsheet.com/automobiles/the-13-fastest-modern-muscle-machines.html/?a=viewall The 13 Fastest Modern Muscle Machines...

The weird story of the surgeons who want to do the world’s first head transplant. And yes, they have a head

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Health, Science & Technology • 2 Comments • 9 years ago

The weird story of the surgeons who want to do the world’s first head transplant. And yes, they have a head By Nancy Szokan, Washington Post (reported by National Post) August 30 2016...

Not a Drill: SETI Is Investigating a Possible Extraterrestrial Signal From Deep Space

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Health, Science & Technology • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

Not a Drill: SETI Is Investigating a Possible Extraterrestrial Signal From Deep Space By Robin Seemangal , MSN News, August 29,2016 © AP Photo/Ben...

Rising U.S. Mortality Rate For Mothers Is Highest In Texas

Via: pj • Health, Science & Technology • 13 Comments • 9 years ago

Rising U.S. Mortality Rate For Mothers Is Highest In Texas August 27, 20168:39 AM ET Heard on Weekend Edition Saturday The maternal mortality rate in Texas doubled from 2010 to 2014....

HAARP Mystery Over At Last

Via: larry-crehore • Health, Science & Technology • 21 Comments • 9 years ago

Long the subject of dark rumors over the past years that even drew the attention of a special investigation by Jesse Ventura is set to throw open the gates this Saturday allowing the general...

Sen. Manchin Mum on EpiPen Hikes by Daughter's Drug Company

Via: pj • Health, Science & Technology • 41 Comments • 9 years ago

Sen. Manchin Mum on EpiPen Hikes by Daughter's Drug Company · By JONATHAN MATTISE, ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Aug 24, 2016, 7:02 PM ET U.S. Sen....

The world’s highest and longest glass bridge just opened in China – and it looks terrifying

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Health, Science & Technology • 25 Comments • 9 years ago

The world’s highest and longest glass bridge just opened in China – and it looks terrifying By Dana Varinsky, Business Insider, August 22 2016 China Daily Information...

Boeing Wants to Patent a Fire-Fighting Howitzer Round

Via: spikegary • Health, Science & Technology • 5 Comments • 9 years ago

Source The best way to fight fires may just be to shoot them. Boeing — better known for making aircraft than ammunition — has applied for a patent for a firefighting artillery shell....

Israeli scientists say they can block melanoma spread

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • Health, Science & Technology • 11 Comments • 9 years ago

Israeli scientists say they can block melanoma spread By Sylvain Thomas, AFP, August 24, 2016 © Provided by AFP Exposure to the sun's ultraviolet...

Cans vs. Bottles: Beer's Greatest Debate Ends Here

Via: looser-too • Health, Science & Technology • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

Cans vs. Bottles: Beer's Greatest Debate Ends Here Jason Hoffman/Thrillist https://www.thrillist.com/drink/nation/beer-cans-vs-bottles-which-is-better/drink You've...

Now we know the real reason Aetna bailed on Obamacare

Via: pj • Health, Science & Technology • 50 Comments • 9 years ago

Now we know the real reason Aetna bailed on Obamacare Bob Bryan, Business Insider Wed, Aug 17 6:29 AM PDT On Monday night, news broke that one of the five largest insurers in the...

Donald Trump Is Literally Hanging On For Dear Life

Via: looser-too • Health, Science & Technology • 6 Comments • 9 years ago

#TrumpHealth: Trump always has a death grip on the podium. I think he fears falling.

Fluoride Linked to Diabetes

Via: xxjefferson51 • Health, Science & Technology • 4 Comments • 9 years ago

Millions of Americans drink fluoridated water every day. It was added to public drinking water in the 1940s in an effort to reduce cavities, but the practice has been a controversial subject for...

Sorry to disappoint, but here's the illustrious Flying Toasters (After Dark Screensaver 3.0 for Windows 3.11)

Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner • Health, Science & Technology • 9 Comments • 9 years ago

Amazing Timelapse of 30-Story Building-- Constructed In Only 360 Hours!

Via: the-irascible-harry-krishner • Health, Science & Technology • 9 Comments • 9 years ago

Gizmodo Article: Gizmodo reader Xian Min Zhang just sent me this impressive timelapse video from his company's latest project: a 30-story tall, 183,000-square-foot hotel built in just 360...