As word spread of the blasts, social media seemed shaped by every aspect of the response, from runners giving their accounts of the nightmare on Facebook, to authorities using Twitter to give instant updates.
Thousands of artists leverage Facebook and Twitter to raise money for creative projects. But crowdfunding isn't just for hipsters anymore; it's moving into all kinds of other spheres, like research and personal causes.
By the time the staff at New Zealand’s National Aquarium noticed that Inky the octopus was missing, telltale suction cup prints were the main clue to how he had broken free.
Humans have long been fascinated by the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Novels, films, and folk tales have encouraged curiosity and speculation about what might be 'out there' in space.
Even if there is no life on Gliese 581g, its discovery reveals that habitable planets are quite common, with around 10 to 20 per cent of red dwarves and sun-like stars boasting them.
Gliese 581g is part of a string of planets in the Gliese 581 solar system. Two of Gliese 581g's siblings - Gliese 581e and Gliese 581b - orbit too close to their parent star to support any kind of life on them.
Humans have long been fascinated by the possibility of extra-terrestrial life. Novels, films, and folk tales have encouraged curiosity and speculation about what might be 'out there' in space.
Indian officials are blaming the blackouts, which have left a tenth of the world's population without power, on "energy-hungry states guzzling more than their allotted power" and crashing the grid.
Three teenagers persevered 50 days adrift in the Pacific ocean. The boys survived on a couple of coconuts, water they trapped on a tarpaulin, and a seabird they managed to catch.
A recent flash mob of carolers needed to be scaled back after information was leaked to local news outlets regarding when and where the sudden congregation would take place.