It's not easy to get a mental picture of the world's largest building. But tour guides at Boeing Co.'s aircraft assembly plant in Everett do their best by using some mind-blowing imagery. At 98 acres, its footprint is as big as 75 football fields — which makes it larger than Disneyland.
But there are no whirling teacups here....
In April, people across the USA and the world celebrated the beauty of nature, our rivers and mountains, and wildlife. The original Earth Day was inspired by founder Gaylord Nelson, former U.S. Senator from Wisconsin, after witnessing the devastation of the 1969 massive oil spill in Santa Barbara, California. In that era of...
As often happens in science, it was an accidental discovery. It solves the mystery of why a lot of people who smoke look so skinny and, more importantly, why many people who quit the habit gain weight.
"Interestingly, initially we were not looking into feeding behavior but depression," says Yann Maneur, an associate research...
One person was fatally shot and four people were wounded, one critically, near Brighton Beach this evening as hundreds of youths swarmed the area with schools closed for "Brooklyn-Queens Day."
"It’s a bad combination of guns, heat, beer and angry young men," a police source said, pointing to empty malt liquor bottles strewn all over The Boardwalk.
Cops had one suspect in custody, and an FDNY spokesman described the scene as "utter chaos."
“Just watched some idiot kid...
He was hired to fix their computers, but police say that Trevor Harwell instead installed spyware software that took candid photos of his clients in various states of undress.
Harwell had been a Macintosh specialist with a Los Angeles-area home computer repair company called Rezitech. That's how he allegedly had the opportunity...
During the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, Nintendo finally revealed the details of its long-awaited the next generation Wii console, the Wii U, featured by a 6.2 inch touch-screen controller.
Wii U is Nintendo's first console that supports HD graphics, providing its gamers not only with high-quality and powerful graphics on the TV, but also with the full gaming experience on the Wii U's mobile screen by featuring an accelerometer, a gyroscope, a rumble...
It turns out there is one less crazy person out there than we thought—a Dutch woman who posted video of her sleeve tattoo featuring the profile pics of 152 Facebook friends was part of an advertising stunt, according to Dutch media.
The YouTube video by Susyj87 was posted about a week ago and went viral this week when discovered...
Google pays out nearly $10,000 to flaw finders for Chrome 12, which also jettisoned Google Gears, and features better Safe Browsing and the ability to remove Adobe Flash cookies right from Chrome.
Google released Chrome 12 to the stable channel June 7, introducing a build that boasts better security, privacy and graphics.
The...
It’s not just RIM that Apple surprised with the new iMessage instant-messaging feature for iOS devices, announced during the Steve Jobs WWDC 2011 keynote yesterday. According to Daring Fireball‘s John Gruber, his sources say Apple’s carrier partners were blindsided by the iMessaging launch too.
His “well-connected” informant...
Adolescent girls who followed a Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH)-style eating plan had lower body mass indexes (BMIs), sustained over a 10-year period, than those who did not follow this diet, a new epidemiologic.
Avoiding excessive weight gain during adolescence is a key way of preventing adult obesity and its...
When the news hit last week that Steve Jobs would be giving the keynote address at Apple’s 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference, it seemed as though it was good news regarding his health, which has been in the spotlight since he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. But today at WWDC, Jobs’ trademark black turtleneck hung off...
In just a few hours, Microsoft's press briefing will kick off the 2011 Electronic Entertainment Expo. But, as is often the case with E3 press conferences, several details about the event have already leaked, courtesy of a report in USA Today.
According to the national daily, Microsoft will use part of its media event to...
There's nothing like an entire sea of sartorial goodies from an awards show to get the MTV Style squad good and excited, and Sunday's (June 5) 2011 MTV Movie Awards red carpet was nothing short of bananas!
Sharing the podium with none other than our Christian Siriano — and his darling boyfriend, jewelry designer/photographer...
Apple Inc. (AAPL) Chief Executive Officer Steve Jobs, addressing an annual developers conference today, may give consumers a new way to access digital songs and information on smartphones and computers.
Jobs, on medical leave since Jan. 17, will make his second public appearance of 2011 at Apple’s conference in San Francisco....
Rafael Nadal won a record-tying sixth French Open title by beating Roger Federer at Roland Garros today, a victory that preserved his No. 1 ranking.
The Spanish left-hander retained his title by defeating Switzerland’s Federer 7-5, 7-6 (7-3), 5-7, 6-1 on the main Court Philippe Chatrier in Paris. His victory ties him with...
Crews used controlled backfires early Sunday to blunt the advance of a major wildfire near mountain communities in eastern Arizona, a blaze termed "absolutely frightening" by the state's governor that has already burned through 225 square miles of forest and brush.
Fire officials still have zero containment of the Wallow...
