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Ultima and Thule On January 1 New Horizons encountered the Kuiper Belt object nicknamed Ultima Thule. Some 6.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, Ultima Thule is the most distant world ever explored by a spacecraft from Earth. This historic image , the highest resolution image released so far, was made at a range of about 28,000 kilometers only 30 minutes before the New Horizons closest approach. Likely the result of a gentle collision shortly after the birth of the Solar System, Ultima Thule is revealed to be a contact binary, two connected sphere-like shapes held in contact by mutual gravity. Dubbed separately by the science team Ultima and Thule, the larger lobe Ultima is about 19 kilometers in diameter. Smaller Thule is 14 kilometers across. January 03, 2019 via NASA https://go.nasa.gov/2TjLMdk ...

Science Understanding where the insects travel will help biologists better track their overall population levels. A new study out today in the journal Animal Migration contradicts prevailing wisdom about where at least some migratory monarchs go in the winter—and what they do when… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2CLmb7S"

Technology Tell your phone to shut up and use it on your terms. Tell your phone to shut up and use it your own way. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2F7ATrr"

Science Hint: It’s a powerful combo of steam and heat. Accompanied by the sound of a mini-explosion as they make their transformation, the kernels expand up to 50 times their size, making them fluffy and chewable, with… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2F3Gj7y"

Health You can do more for your health. And it’s not that hard. Researchers calculated that people who adhered to five things—drink no more than one glass of alcohol per day (two for men), maintain a healthy body weight, eat a… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2Stp4Q1"

By 2020, more than four-fifths of enterprise data will be cloud-based. This transition is happening even though the cloud is a relatively infant technology. As the cloud explodes into ubiquity, black hat hackers, criminal organizations, and nation-states are adjusting their aim. Like parasites, they are targeting hosts with the healthiest, most substantial portions of data. They will soon compromise the cloud more than any other data stronghold. In 2019, cloud security will confound organizations as concerns over data privacy, and the security skills gap pervade. But the cloud will come to its rescue. Picking up the cloud security tab According to Gartner , in 2019, global spending on cloud security will reach $459 million, up from $304 million in 2018. Gartner also predicts that subscription and managed services including Software-as-a-service (SaaS) will make u...

By 2020, more than four-fifths of enterprise data will be cloud-based. This transition is happening even though the cloud is a relatively infant technology. As the cloud explodes into ubiquity, black hat hackers, criminal organizations, and nation-states are adjusting their aim. Like parasites, they are targeting hosts with the healthiest, most substantial portions of data. They will soon compromise the cloud more than any other data stronghold. In 2019, cloud security will confound organizations as concerns over data privacy, and the security skills gap pervade. But the cloud will come to its rescue. Picking up the cloud security tab According to Gartner , in 2019, global spending on cloud security will reach $459 million, up from $304 million in 2018. Gartner also predicts that subscription and managed services including Software-as-a-service (SaaS) will make up more than half of all security software delivered by 2020.  The Gartner data aligns with figures  from Bain...

DIY Restore order to your days. Sick of always running late? These seven organizational apps will help you track your time, build better habits, receive reminders, and more. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2DnQi6f"

Caught our Eyes: Knitting Pictures By Barbara Orbach Natanson When Digital Library Specialist Anne Mitchell isn't wrangling digital files and managing metadata, she can often be seen with her fingers flying as some beautiful new creation emerges from her knitting needles. It's no wonder that she was particularly adept at finding images of knitters and other practitioners of textile crafts in our collections. Here, with her comments, are some that she found: Not much information accompanied this photo of children knitting in a Prague classroom. The children appear to be making sweaters.  I like to think that schools were a place where some children were learning how to knit AND were given classroom time to work on their knitting projects! Vinohrady (Prague) primary school knitting and crocheting for Russian aid, Prague Czecho-Slovak Junior Red Cross. Photo, American Nationa...

DIY Learn to stop worrying and love working out. You know exercise is great for you. But actually doing it can be a chore. Here’s how to get into the mindset of loving to work out. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2SzycT5"

Health Apply the power of habit to your annual goals. Breaking New Year’s resolutions is so time-honored a tradition that companies can actually stake their business model on it. Prove them wrong this year. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2DGDYe4"

The Orion Nebula in Infrared from WISE The Great Nebula in Orion is an intriguing place. Visible to the unaided eye, it appears as a small fuzzy patch in the constellation of Orion . But this image , an illusory-color four-panel mosaic taken in different bands of infrared light with the Earth orbiting WISE observatory , shows the Orion Nebula to be a bustling neighborhood of recently formed stars, hot gas, and dark dust. The power behind much of the Orion Nebula (M42) is the stars of the Trapezium star cluster, seen near the cent er of the featured image . The orange glow surrounding the bright stars pictured here is their own starlight reflected by intricate dust filaments that cover much of the region . The current Orion Nebula cloud complex , which includes the Horsehead Nebula , will slowly disperse over the next 100,000 years. January 02, 2019 via NASA https://go.nasa....

Health Alcoholism rose 49 percent in the last decade. Nearly every group of people in the United States right now is drinking more than they did a decade ago. Here's how to know if your drinking is a problem. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2EX6agB"

Space Visiting the most distant object ever. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft, which visited Pluto back in 2015, has successfully completed a flyby of 2014 MU69. via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2GMzj0f"

Allergic Reaction Alcohol allergies are pretty rare, but intolerance is a lot more common Every time I enjoy a cold hard cider, I feel nauseated. Not immediately—first comes the congestion. Then I feel woozy. Then, hours later, my stomach churns. I wanted to… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2VnIjwg"

DIY Turn yourself into a bookworm. Want to kick off the New Year with a new habit? Reading is a great way to relax, strengthen your brain, and improve your health. Here’s how to fit more books into your… via Popular Science "http://bit.ly/2QcXTH7"