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scientific discipline fiction and illusion book sales , as measured by Nielsen Bookscan , have dropped dramatically in late years . Just in 2012 , science fiction script sales flatten 21 percent , and phantasy book sales dropped a startling 28 percent . In one twelvemonth . Before you panic too much , bear in judgement that Nielsen is only measuring print book gross sales in certain outlets — and e - book sale are probably picking up much of the slack here ....

Thediscoveryof a probable solid ground - like planet around Proxima Centauri put a new focus on Earth ’s nearest star , the Sun , aside . uranologist have seized a rarified chance to refine our idea of its mass , and therefore of the Earth - like planet that orbit it . The mass of a wizard is possibly its most authoritative metric . We can measure the mass of stars that revolve each other incisively , using their orbital period and Newton ’s laws ....

Instead of forcing your family to live a grueling slideshow of your holiday photos , Panasonic wants you to cover them to stunning 4 K video of your hotel room , random meals , and various takeoffs with its newLumix DMC - Zs100 — a compact shooter with a hefty one - inch sensor . useable starting in March with a black-market or silver housing for $ 700 , the Lumix DMC - Zs100 packs an impressive zoom lens by amateur photographer standards , offer a 35 mm equivalent zoom range of 25 to 250 millimeters ....

Spike Jonze is land up his moving picture version of moody shaver ’ classicWhere the Wild Things Are . We ’ve found a cache of Wild Things - inspired art that we wish well would find its means into his moving picture . These images are curated by illustratorCory Godbey , who has created a sensational protection blog called “ Terrible Yellow eye , ” that celebrates art inspired byMaurice Sendak‘s original Wild Things book ....

Sure , you do n’t get the big screen or make out sound organisation , but watching movies on an iPad feels more intimate . But where do you find picture to watch ? Jump into the iTunes store , skim over to Netflix and dance with Hulu ? Not exactly efficient . Fanhattan for iPad betoken you incisively where you need to go and more . What is it? Fanhattan , Free , iPad ....

Mr. Potato Head has had more alternate identitiesthan even Barbie at this head , but his latest disguises have taken a turn towards the macabre . Although , theseFreddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees Potato Headsdo make Fry - twenty-four hour period the 13th feel a minuscule less skittish . Available later this year just in clock time for your Halloween celebrations , the twain will sell for just $ 18 ....

When you buy through links on our land site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . Singer George Michael ’s death in December was due , in part , to a heart condition that can have many grounds , including intoxicant and drug contumely , and infections . According toa statementfrom official in Oxfordshire County , England , Michael died of natural causes , including a condition called " dilated cardiomyopathy with myocarditis ....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XTAx-DwAHp4 DeepMind flap aworld title-holder of Go , so now it wants to attempt its hand at a much more popular plot . Sorta . Google says it ’s used DeepMindto teach an ant to play soccer — that is , if you consider the beige four - legged ball an “ ant ” and the act of manipulating a black - and - white ball into a red space “ soccer ....

After the disasters that befell the area last year , Japan has been focusing its efforts on designing self - power products that will still function during an pinch . let in water supply - dole out hawking machine that can be accuse via avigorous amount of cranking . The huckster car being demoed was develop by a company calledSanden , and it requires about seventy full turning of the handgrip to mother enough great power to dispense just seven bottles of water ....

When you ’re too onetime to go collect confect , and do n’t have any tike to go on your behalf , Halloween stops being as fun as it was when you were untried . But do n’t interest — there are still plenty of ways to add a little fully grown play back to October 31 . For example , chip at a pumpkin is substantially more awesome when you tot somelight explosivesinto the intermixture ....

A co-king by age three, Caesarion’s solo reign over Egypt lasted mere days before his adoptive brother had him killed. Wikimedia CommonsThis statue header is call back to stand for Caesarion , the alleged nestling of Cleopatra VII and Julius Caesar . For C , power fade from father to son , female parent to daughter , in majestic dynasties . Cleopatra VII , the last Pharaoh of Egypt of Egypt , intended to continue that practice ....

When you buy through connexion on our land site , we may earn an affiliate commission . Here ’s how it works . Surrounded by Snow Despite the " bounteous bad wolf " reputation , wolves almost never assault humans . Here , a gray Hugo Wolf pick out a stroll after a snow .

While the light and slack soundtrack of a nature documentary might make it seem otherwise , nature is , in fact , very noisy – but in a din of different animal sound , which one come up above the rest ? The loudest animal in the world The conflict for which animal is the loudest takes stead in the ocean and if you ’ve ever google the title interrogative sentence before , you ’ll most likely have control two dissimilar answers : the sperm whale and the blue whale ....