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T-Mobile will pay $40 million after using fake ring tones

April 17, 2018, 6:08pm Business

Bellevue telecom T-Mobile has been cited by the federal government for using fake ring tones on some customers’ calls — sounds that made the caller think the phone was ringing on the recipient’s side, when it really wasn’t. Read story

What the inside of the orbiting hotel may look like.

Space hotel sells ‘the experience of being an astronaut’

What the inside of the orbiting hotel may look like.

April 15, 2018, 6:02am Life

Aboard the International Space Station, an astronaut’s life is typically work, exercise, rest, repeat. But what if your chance of having the right stuff for NASA’s astronaut corps is, to say the least, minimal? Read story

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Study: Dogs help kids bond

April 13, 2018, 6:00am Life

I like to think I have a great relationship with my children. While I can’t brag that my 19 years with my son and 16 years with my daughter have been perfect, I can chalk them up as pretty darn good. Is it because I’m (ahem) a great mother? Or,… Read story

UC Berkeley research shows squirrel behavior is not so nutty.

Study uncovers surprising things about squirrels

UC Berkeley research shows squirrel behavior is not so nutty.

April 12, 2018, 6:00am Life

As the squirrel rotates a nut between its front paws, its brain is considering a variety of factors to reach the answer to a critical question: Do I eat this nut now, or do I store it for later? Read story

A bowhead whale is seen in June 2017 in the Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard. In a study released in the April 4 edition of Biology Letters, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales which roam the Arctic under the ice, and have found they are more prolific and jazzier than other whales. Kit M.

Bowhead whales improvise when singing, study says

A bowhead whale is seen in June 2017 in the Fram Strait between Greenland and Svalbard. In a study released in the April 4 edition of Biology Letters, scientists have eavesdropped year-round on the songs of bowhead whales which roam the Arctic under the ice, and have found they are more prolific and jazzier than other whales. Kit M.

April 12, 2018, 6:00am Life

Some whales are taking jazz riffs to new depths. Read story

Two eyes not enough for extinct monitor lizards

April 12, 2018, 6:00am Life

Here’s a sight for four eyes. Scientists say they’ve found evidence of a fourth eye in the fossil skulls of extinct monitor lizards — an ocular abundance found in no other known jawed vertebrate. Read story

Black holes found in inner circle of the Milky Way

April 12, 2018, 5:22am Life

The center of our galaxy is teeming with black holes, sort of like a Times Square for strange super gravity objects, astronomers discovered. Read story

How to protect yourself: Cybercriminals are targeting online retailers

April 7, 2018, 6:05am Business

Cybersecurity can be a cat-and-mouse game. Fix one weakness, and the criminals find another target. Read story

This undated photo provided by Jamie Voyles in March 2018 shows a rocket frog in Panama. A deadly fungal disease devastated amphibians in Central America more than a decade ago, quieting some mountain streams. But new research released on Thursday, March 28, 2018 shows evolution may have saved the day _ and the frogs.

Panama frogs hop back after fungal disease

This undated photo provided by Jamie Voyles in March 2018 shows a rocket frog in Panama. A deadly fungal disease devastated amphibians in Central America more than a decade ago, quieting some mountain streams. But new research released on Thursday, March 28, 2018 shows evolution may have saved the day _ and the frogs.

April 5, 2018, 6:02am Life

After years of silence, the rhythmic dee-dee-deeps of frogs and toads are returning in parts of Panama. Read story