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China Detains Over One Thousand Spammers Affecting Mobile Phones
Acting tough on spammers, China has come down heavily on 1,530 individuals who allegedly use fake base stations to spam phone users.
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Parkers Farm Recall: Several Products Contaminated With Listeria Bacteria
Several Parkers Farm products have Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Several Parkers Farm products have Listeria monocytogenes bacteria prompting the company to issue a recall according to Consumer Affairs.
Regular Exercise and Occasional Drinking Can Protect Your Eyes and Your Vision
A new study shows that regular exercise and drinking on occasion can protect one’s vision. Researchers at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health discovered, after adjusting the age, that people who exercise at least three times a week have 58 percent less of a chance of becoming visually impaired people who were inactive.
Salty Food Speeds Up Cellular Aging in Teens, New Study Reveals
A new study at the Medical College of Georgia found that cellular aging is faster in obese and overweight teenagers who eat too much high sodium food. The findings were much higher than the recommended amount given by the American Heart Association, which is 1,500 milligrams (mg) per day or two-thirds of a teaspoon.
Heat Waves and Global Warming Threaten Food Supply
A new study in the U.K. has shown that heat waves can cause significant damage to food crops and threaten global food supply if climate change is not addressed and dealt with. Researchers at the University of East Anglia studied the effects that extreme temperatures and increased carbon dioxide levels have on wheat, maize and soybean production.
NASA Seeks Ideas and Plans for Asteroid Capture Mission
NASA is looking for ideas to help develop its asteroid-capture plan, which involves dragging an asteroid around the moon’s orbit.
Santa Clara County to Discuss New Laws for E-Cigarettes in California
County supervisors in Santa Clara County, Calif. will meet on Tuesday to discuss enforcing smoking laws for electronic cigarettes. Use of the device would be outlawed at county buildings such as health-care facilities, with a 30-foot no-puff zone around doors, vents and windows.
Apple and Comcast in Talks about Streaming TV-Service
Apple Inc. and Comcast Corp. are discussing the use of an Apple set-top box for a streaming-television service. A deal would let Apple receive special treatment on Comcast’s cables so that it wouldn’t experience congestion on the Internet.
Astronomers Discover Gravitational Waves from Big Bang: Ripples from the Early Universe
Astronomers have found evidence of gravitational waves that started from the Big Bang during a period of great expansion called inflation. The evidence was presented on March 17 by lead researcher John Kovac of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.
Euro Police Chief Calls for Greater Policing Powers for Bitcoin to Curb Money Laundering
Euro Police Chief Rob Wainwright has called for greater policing powers to weed out miscreants that are using Bitcoins for money laundering.
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