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Saturday, September 27, 2014

5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week (Newser Daily Digest)

5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week

(Newser) - A 1901 time capsule found inside a head and the thing that keeps Antarctic fish from kicking the ice bucket make the list: Scientists Dig Up Viking Stronghold : Archaeologists have excavated a rare find in Denmark: a Viking fortress. It's the first such discovery in more than 60 years,... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology, Science.

Amazon Jungle's Nutrient Source: Dead African Fish

(Newser) - Researchers have made one of the strangest-sounding discoveries in a while: Long-dead African fish are helping feed the Amazon. How, you ask? Well, millions of tons of dust blow west from the Sahara Desert across the Atlantic Ocean each year. The dust, which acts as a natural fertilizer where it... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Water on Earth Older Than Sun, Earth Itself

(Newser) - If you live and die by food and beverage expiration dates, you might not want to know how old some of our drinking water is. A study finds that 30% to 50% of the water found in our taps and oceans contains molecules created more than 4.5 billion years... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Sistine Chapel Getting Better Lights

(Newser) - Michelangelo probably never would have imagined: His masterpiece on the ceiling and walls of the Sistine Chapel soon will be illuminated by 7,000 LED lights, reports the Wall Street Journal . Visitors have been complaining that the current lighting is so bad they can't make out details of the... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Lifestyle.

Ford Recalls 850K Cars on Short-Circuit Concerns

(Newser) - Ford is recalling about 850,000 cars and SUVs because of a problem that could stop the air bags from working in a crash. The recalled models include the 2013-14 Ford C-Max compact, Fusion midsize, Escape SUV, and the Lincoln MKZ luxury car, all sold in North America. Ford says... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.

Hackers Exploit Security Flaw Bigger Than Heartbleed

(Newser) - Remember the Heartbleed bug that made the Internet a sitting duck for hackers? We're now experiencing another security breach that's as bad or worse, reports CNET . One weird aspect, at least to laymen: The flaw has been around for 22 years but went unnoticed until this week. Known... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.

Swiss Woman Treks 10K Miles Over 3 Years

(Newser) - When Sarah Marquis tells people what she's done, they usually tell her she's crazy. But neither those words nor the harsh weather, hunger, thirst, exhaustion, or even intimidating Mongol horsemen can keep the 42-year-old Swiss explorer's wanderlust in check: For three of the past four years, Marquis... More »

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Here's How Much America's Heaviest Drinkers Drink

(Newser) - What does it mean to be one of America's heaviest drinkers? Christopher Ingraham at the Washington Post reports on the numbers presented in Philip J. Cook's book Paying the Tab, and they may surprise you: The top 10% of adult US drinkers consume an average of 74 alcoholic... More »

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Cows Really Don't Like Cowbells, Study Finds

(Newser) - Cowbell-clad cows are an iconic part of Swiss culture, but that doesn't mean the cows are happy about it. A new study out of the federal technology institute ETH Zurich studied 100-plus cows over a three-day period at 25 farms. Those who wore cowbells—some of which rang, some... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.

Here's Your New Facebook Alternative

(Newser) - When Facebook started aggressively enforcing its "real name" policy recently, a whole lot of people got bent out of shape real fast—including but not limited to drag queens, reports the New York Times . One issue at hand is that some people have multiple identities, not just the one... More »

Newser located this story for you on Saturday, September 27, 2014 7:02 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.