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Hialeah pharmacy owner pleads guilty to $1.6M Medicare fraud

Hialeah resident and pharmacy owner Tamara Esponda pleaded guilty Friday to her involvement in an $1.6 million Medicare fraud scheme, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida. Esponda pleaded guilty to one count of ... >> view original

Eye shape reveals whether an animal is predator or prey, new study shows

The eyes say it all. They answer questions about a creature's social scale, and its place in the pecking order. The geometry of the eye indicates whether an animal is the hunter, or the hunted – and how tall it walks. Scientists from the Universities ... >> view original

Verizon ends two-year contracts with new plans

Customers joining Verizon will have to pay the full cost of their smartphone if they choose to stick with the wireless carrier, according to new data plans revealed Friday. In a statement, Verizon says the new plans — which take effect August 13 ... >> view original

Yikes! Scary-Looking New Species of Anglerfish Discovered in Deep Ocean

There might be plenty of beautiful creatures in the ocean, but this newly discovered anglerfish is not one of them. Found between 3,280 and nearly 5,000 feet below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, it belongs to the genus Lasiognathus, and hunts using ... >> view original

Scientists to get ringside view as comet 67P reaches closest point to Sun

A photo of comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko taken in July by the Rosetta spacecraft orbiting 106 miles above it. Photograph: AP. Robin McKie. Saturday 8 August 2015 08.07 EDT. Share on Facebook · Share on Twitter · Share via Email · Share on ... >> view original

Yet another major vulnerability could allow a hacker to take full control of ...

It's BlackHat week, in case you didn't know, and that means hackers are trying their best to exploit the most popular technology out there thanks to discoveries of software flaws and vulnerabilities. We've already discussed Stagefright to no end, but ... >> view original

Fermilab Successful With Its First Experiment Using NOvA Neutrino Gun For The ...

It is no child's play working nearly a decade building the expensive and huge neutrino particle detector and waiting till it is up and running before knowing if it works as intended. Thankfully, for Fermilab, the first evidence of oscillating neutrinos ... >> view original

Massive communal spider web discovered in Dallas, Texas by TAMU scientists

An immense communal spider web was discovered in Dallas suburb of Rowlett by scientists at Texas A & M University (TAMU). Thousands of spiders are residing in it and it is so massive that it is draping the trees. Although a rare sight, it has been seen ... >> view original

Google and Samsung to release monthly Android security fixes

LAS VEGAS: Google Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. will release monthly security fixes for Android phones, a growing target for hackers, after the disclosure of a bug designed to attack the world's most popular mobile operating system. The change came ... >> view original

World's first venomous frogs discovered in Brazil!

Logan: Scientists claimed to have discovered the world's first known venomous frogs with spikes on their heads in Brazil. Scientists have long known of poisonous frogs, but the two species of frog discovered in the wilds of Brazil have been found to be ... >> view original