In a paper published in the journal Systematic Entomology, researchers described an unusual species of prehistoric trap-jaw ant found in several pieces of Burmese amber (known as burmite). Photomicrographs of Linguamyrmex vladi. Scale bars – 0.5 mm. Image credit: Barden et al, doi: 10.1111/syen.12253. The new species is named Linguamyrmex …

A team of researchers at New York University has found that the nucleus of a human cell exhibits subtle, but measurable, fast shape fluctuations, and that the amplitude of these fluctuations systematically decreases during the cell cycle, thus serving as a cell cycle stage indicator. The findings, published in the …

NASA’s Cassini robotic orbiter successfully made ‘goodbye kiss’ flyby of Saturn’s hazy moon Titan on September 11, 2017, at 3:04 p.m. EDT (12:04 p.m. PDT). This unprocessed image of Titan was captured by NASA’s Cassini spacecraft during its ‘goodbye kiss’ flyby of the hazy, planet-sized moon on September 11, 2017. …

Jason Rowley is a venture capital and technology reporter for Crunchbase News. To the uninitiated, startup fundraising can be confusing. And even some of the resources designed to be approachable for the newcomer often raise more questions than they answer. So we’ve launched a series called “A Startup Takes Flight” …

Going beyond the bounds of our planet is the future. Elon Musk wants to take us to the moon and the likes of SoftBank want to use satellites orbiting the world to solve global connectivity. That explains why Infostellar, a platform that enables antenna sharing to enable better communication for satellites and …

Each week throughout the NFL season, Mike Pereira, the league’s former vice president of officiating, will answer readers’ questions about officiating and league rules. If the ball has already been set up and then made ready for play for the next down, and then the offense commits a personal foul, …

People-based search lets you reach the right people at the exact moment they show intent to buy. That’s huge. But to get the most out of this new discipline, search marketers need to be able to reach more people and try more use cases. This white paper from LiveRamp explains …

Fourteen months after Facebook’s Messenger added support for its parent company’s proprietary article format, Messenger will no longer display the Instant Article version of a link when opened within the messaging app. The news was first reported on Tuesday by TechCrunch and confirmed by a Facebook spokesperson. To read more …

A new ranking study done by Stone Temple Consulting on the importance of links has just been released. The study shows clearly how links are as powerful as ever for ranking in the Google search results. The study used several models to illustrate why links remain a powerful ranking factor …

I’ve been doing some work recently for a non-profit working on hurricane relief in Texas, TeamRubiconUSA. I consider myself mostly a paid search guy, but amidst a pretty chaotic week, I’ve found myself helping out running paid social campaigns on a variety of platforms, including Facebook Ads. As the old …