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Thursday, February 18, 2016

Study Suggests Drinking Coffee Might Reduce Liver Damage From Alcohol

There is a growing body of evidence that coffee may be good for your long-term health, reducing the risk of type II diabetes, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. According to one recent meta-study, it may also lower your risk of liver damage from boozing.

Robots Could One Day Have Gecko Ears

Shine a light in a gecko's ear, and you'll see light coming out the other side. This quirk of biology may one day give us robots that can amplify and locate sounds without requiring any energy to do so.

This Video Shot From Inside A CH-46 As It Burst Into Flames Is Absolutely Terrifying

We often talk about how fast things can go from normal to catastrophic when it comes to flying, but hearing and seeing are two different things. This video, shot from inside the cabin of a CH-46 Phrog during departure from a Landing Helicopter Dock underlines this reality in spectacular fashion.

Delhi's Car Ban Experiment Didn't Improve Air Quality That Much, But it Should Still Be Permanent

Earlier this year Delhi's air pollution was so bad that the government banned half its cars from streets for 15 days . The policymaker who came up with the idea says the ban should be 365 days a year--but not because it improved air quality all that much.

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Hospital Pays $17,000 Ransom to Reclaim Its Files

Ransomware is one of the nastiest forms of malware around: once it's downloaded onto a computer network, it runs around encrypting all your files, before charging a Bitcoin ransom to give up the encryption key: bad if it's your holiday photos at stake, disastrous for hospitals and patient data.