The state of Michigan is considering a bill that would allow lottery winners to remain anonymous if they so choose to. The Detroit Free Press reports that the Michigan House of Representatives just approved a bill in committee that would enable lottery winners to conceal their identities. Currently, people who receive lottery payments of $10,000 […]

For the first time in over 50 years, the federal government decided to decrease the amount of fluoride that is added to drinking water. According to the Chicago Tribune, government officials explained that Americans are getting more fluoride now than ever before, and that quite a few Americans are actually consuming too much fluoride. Fluoride […]

Brace yourselves — moving season is just about here. While moving onto greener pastures is undoubtedly an exciting time, the process of getting your things from point A to point B can also be stressful. Whether you’re moving across the country or just across town, moving is kind of a big deal, and an expensive […]

A plastic surgery clinic in the Dominican Republic has been shut down by authorities after a U.S. woman died there while undergoing a liposuction procedure. The 23-year-old woman, whose identity was not given, had traveled to the country just two days before her April 23 procedure; however, she had not disclosed where she was from […]

A San Francisco-based company called Docker, which is trying out the concept of a cloud “container,” recently completed its Series D funding round with a whopping $95 million, coming from big-name investors like Insight Venture Partners and Goldman Sachs. The company, which was formerly called DotCloud, found a niche in a cloud computing industry by […]

A rare, bizarre-looking ocean fish, which marine experts say may have been the origin of some sea monster legends, washed up on the shore of a New Zealand beach recently, and then mysteriously vanished. According to the New Zealand Marine Studies Centre and Aquarium, the nearly 10-foot-long oarfish washed ashore on the Aramoana Spit at […]

Scientists with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and the University of California, Berkeley, have developed a system that achieves artificial photosynthesis in a way that could change the energy landscape of the future. “We believe our system is a revolutionary leap forward in the field of artificial photosynthesis,” Peidong Yang, a […]

Already this month, the United State Patent and Trademark Office celebrated two incredible milestones. On April 10, the USPTO turned 225, marking the number of years since the first patent act was passed in 1790. The organization also granted its nine millionth patent on April 7. Who was the lucky recipient? The product belongs to […]

The trustees of the Arkansas County Independent School District decided to approve a bid for fencing replacement services at its term meeting on March 26th. The Rockport Pilot reports that the board of trustees considered six proposals that night. The district’s director of operations, Preston Adams, recommended the lowest bidder, A to Z Fence Co., […]

Renovations of the historic Old Town Temecula district in southern California will need additional funding and time after construction crews discovered large boulders underneath the district as they were installing new sewer pipes. PE.com reports that the construction crews will need $1.5 million in additional funding on top of the original budget of $12.4 million. […]