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5 Most Incredible Discoveries of the Week
(Newser) - Insights into a famous face and a famous painting are among the most intriguing discoveries of the week: 'Man on the Moon' Didn't Get There Way We Thought : Scientists know it as Oceanus Procellarum, but the rest of us generally refer to it as the "Man on... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology, Science.
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In Early Image of Jesus, He's Got No Beard
(Newser) - Archaeologists in Spain have unearthed what they say is one of the earliest images of Jesus, but you wouldn't know it from a quick glance. The engraving on a glass plate from the 4th century depicts a short-haired Jesus without a beard, flanked by two men believed to be... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Medical History: First Womb-Transplant Baby
(Newser) - A woman in Sweden gave birth to a healthy baby boy last month, an otherwise ordinary event that is making international headlines for good reason: The woman who gave birth was herself born without a womb. Doctors fixed that with a womb transplant earlier this year, leading to last month'... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Facebook's New Venture: Health Care?
(Newser) - Mark Zuckerberg and Co. apparently want to address every human need possible: Facebook is said to be venturing into the health care arena, Reuters reports. Initial possibilities include the creation of "support communities" to sync up people who want to talk about their particular ailments, as well as "... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Technology.
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Uber, Lyft Are Great for Consumers? Dream On
(Newser) - The taxi business, of course, hates ride-sharing services such as Uber and Lyft that are popping up everywhere, but they can only be good news for consumers, right? At the Washington Post , Catherine Rampell pokes a few holes in that line of thinking. Yes, the current abundance of options likely... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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'Thousands' of Hidden Mountains Found in the Sea
(Newser) - Underscoring how much of the Earth remains mysterious, scientists have located "thousands" of previously unknown underwater mountains, known as "seamounts," reports LiveScience . The discovery, announced in this month's Science journal, was a joint effort between a European Space Agency satellite and one from NASA that used... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Monarch Origin Shocks Scientists
(Newser) - Monarch butterflies are famous for migrating from the US and Canada to Mexico for the winter. Now a surprising study in Nature suggests the species itself also started out in North America some 2 million years ago. A researcher from the University of Chicago says monarchs were widely thought to... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Science.
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Italian Parliament's Barbers See Pay Cut—to $125K
(Newser) - In Italy, the average nurse earns about $30,000 a year . A high school teacher typically brings home about the same, PayScale.com reports. The barbers who snip the hair of Italy's members of parliament? Well, they rake in just a bit more: $125,000 a year—and that'... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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Unemployment Rate Hits 6-Year Low: 5.9%
(Newser) - We saw what the AP terms a "burst of hiring" last month, with US employers adding 248,000 jobs and the unemployment rate dropping to its lowest level since July 2008—5.9%. Economists had expected 215,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate to hold at 6.1%,... More » Newser located this story for you on Saturday, October 4, 2014 7:03 AM. The story matched your section(s) Money.
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