Is Total Gadget Immersion Good or Bad for Kids? [INFOGRAPHIC] Gadgets such as smartphones and tablets are becoming more and more embedded in kids' lives. From middle schoolers with smartphones to babies who are comfortable with an iPad but can't work a magazine, many children today grow up as true digital natives. And parents are catching on that gadgets can help control and distract their little rugrats. Ancient Plant Revived After 30,000 Years The plant in this picture dates from the Pleistocene Age, 30,000 years ago, before agriculture, before writing, before the last Ice Age. And while it’s not accurate to say the plant itself is that old, scientists in Russia say they regenerated it from frozen cells...
  Pinterest Raising $120 Million to Fund International Expansion [REPORT] Pinterest is raising $120 million in a funding round expected to be announced Thursday or Friday morning, according to multiple sources. The investment, Pinterest's third, places the two-year-old social bookmarking site's valuation in the range of $1 billion to $1.5 billion. Photos: Black Hole Shreds Star The Lyrid meteor shower was so bright that it could been during the day and night from California to Nevada.
  Real Simple: New Cellphone for Seniors It’s almost every day that a cellphone is released for the Millennial Generation — just look at all those new Android phones. But a phone for seniors? It’s not a brand new concept, but there’s a new one hitting the market very soon. Clarity, which...
  First Earth-Size Planets Found in Space Scientists using NASA's Kepler space telescope say they have found two planets orbiting a distant star -- and say the planets are the first ever that are the size of Earth or smaller. That could be critical in the search for extraterrestrial life.
 
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