PCs are back, baby
After seven quarters of decline, a new forecast shows a surge in growth for PCs in the near future......»»
Keep your baby out of harm"s way with the best baby gates
Using one of the best baby gates gives parents a way to keep curious little ones off stairs, out of the kitchen, or safely contained, so you can get things done without worrying about their safety. The best baby gates are easy to set up, easy to us.....»»
Head to toe comfort and support while pregnant with these great pillows
Pregnancy is one of the most beautiful, miraculous times in a woman's life. However, it can be incredibly uncomfortable. As your baby grows, so do your aches and pains; sore feet, swollen ankles, back pain, achy hips, heartburn, you name it! Luckil.....»»
Scientists can predict which women will have serious pregnancy complications
Pregnancy disorders are usually diagnosed during the second or third trimester of gestation when they have often already had a serious impact on the health of the mother and baby. The current methods to diagnose pregnancy disorders are not sensitive.....»»
The Drought Is Making the Klamath River’s Baby Salmon Sick
Dry conditions are worsening a warm-water disease that’s sweeping through juvenile fish. Their deaths will create a future crisis for both fish and human populations......»»
Black bears may play important role in protecting gray fox
Bears are known for being devoted and protective of their baby cubs, but research from the University of New Hampshire shows that they may also play a significant role in shielding gray fox from predators like coyotes, who compete with the fox for fo.....»»
Heads up! The cardiovascular secrets of giraffes
Giraffes: Scary high blood pressure, yet few of the issues plaguing people with hypertension. Enlarge / Three-month baby giraffe of Niger (Giraffa camelopardalis) named "Kano" looks on at the zoological park Zoo de la Fleche in La Fleche, northw.....»»
Thirty-six dwarf galaxies had simultaneous "baby boom" of new stars
Three dozen dwarf galaxies far from each other had a simultaneous 'baby boom' of new stars, an unexpected discovery that challenges current theories on how galaxies grow and may enhance our understanding of the universe......»»
When will the first baby be born in space?
When the first baby is born off-Earth, it will be a milestone as momentous as humanity's first steps out of Africa. Such a birth would mark the beginning of a multi–planet civilization for the human species......»»
How plants leave behind their parents" genomic baggage
Passing down a healthy genome is a critical part of creating viable offspring. But what happens when you have harmful modifications in your genome that you don't want to pass down? Baby plants have evolved a method to wipe the slate clean and reinsta.....»»
20 percent of Switch sales now going to households that already had a Switch
Miyamoto wants a Switch "not just [for] every family, but [for] every single person." Congratulations! It's a bouncing, baby gaming console! [credit:.....»»
From baby blue-tongues to elephant doulas: Motherhood across the animal kingdom
With Mother's Day around the corner, it's a good opportunity to ask what being a mother looks like across the animal kingdom. Most of us have a solid concept of human motherhood, but in nature maternal care comes in many forms......»»
Marie Bee Bloom"s biodegradable face masks blossom into wildflowers
From daisies to baby's breath, Dutch brand Marie Bee Bloom has embedded flower seeds into single-use rice paper masks in a bid to cut down on plastic pollution and give back to nature. Read more From daisies to baby's breath, Dutch brand Ma.....»»
Metafy adds $5.5M to its seed round as the market for games coaching grows
This morning Metafy, a distributed startup building a marketplace to match gamers with instructors, announced that it has closed an additional $5.5 million to its $3.15 million seed round. Call it a seed-2, seed-extension or merely a baby Series A; F.....»»
Bringing up baby: A crocodile"s changing niche
Relatives of the giant crocodile might have been kings of the waterways during the Cretaceous period, eating anything—including dinosaurs—that got a little too close to the water's edge, but the largest of these apex predators still started off s.....»»
Baby"s first stool can help predict risk of developing allergies
Researchers have shown that the composition of a baby's first feces -- a thick, dark green substance known as meconium -- is associated with whether or not a child will develop allergies within their first year of life. By analyzing meconium samples.....»»
Baby mantis shrimp don"t pull their punches
Mantis shrimp don't need baby food. They start their life as ferocious predators who know how to throw a lethal punch......»»
In Florida, a worrying uptick in manatee deaths
Baby manatee Lativa was so sick that her caregivers had to put a flotation device on her to allow her to come to the surface to breathe......»»
Ocean debris again in spotlight as entangled baby whale struggles off California
The plight of an entangled baby whale off Orange County, California, has sparked an urgent multi-agency rescue effort, highlighting again the perils that ocean debris poses to marine mammals and other wildlife......»»
The Red Sea is no longer a baby ocean
It is 2,250 kilometers long, but only 355 kilometers wide at its widest point—on a world map, the Red Sea hardly resembles an ocean. But this is deceptive. A new, albeit still narrow, ocean basin is actually forming between Africa and the Arabian P.....»»
ALMA discovers rotating infant galaxy with help of natural cosmic telescope
Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers found a rotating baby galaxy 1/100th the size of the Milky Way at a time when the universe was only 7 percent of its present age. Thanks to assistance by the gravitational len.....»»