Kecia Lynn
Kecia Lynn has worked as a technical writer, editor, software developer, arts administrator, summer camp director, and television host. A graduate of Case Western Reserve University and the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she is currently living in Iowa City and working on her first novel.
In the US, it may not be in gasoline or paint anymore, but it’s still present in the environment and is increasingly being attributed to a wide range of health issues.
Kepler 37-B is about the size of our moon, yet is a little too close to its parent star for human comfort.
A sustained and targeted environmentalist marketing campaign is at least partly responsible for Indonesia’s Asia Pulp & Paper’s decision to reexamine its manufacturing process.
The park is only the fifth place in the world to receive the honor from the International Dark Sky Association, which is “the only non-profit organization fighting to preserve the night,” according to its Web site.
Last week’s events have asteroid hunters feeling both vindicated and excited as they step up efforts to develop better detection methods.
In Taiwan, millions use the Easycard for everything from riding a bus to opening a door to buying a snack. Other countries are considering adopting the technology, which comes with both pros and cons.
Data released this week predicts that by the end of this month, China will officially become the world’s largest smartphone and tablet market, surpassing the US.
The Stylistic S01 will become available to users of France’s Orange network starting in June. Writer David Meyer suggests that more manufacturers should be paying attention to this kind of accessibility.
The study, which involved anonymous tracking of commuters in urban areas, is the first to use data from phones rather than from surveys or census records.
Their YouTube channel is within a few million views of one billion, a first for any nonprofit organization. It also makes a point about the evolution of children’s media.
Unlike America’s “Yule Log,” this fireplace is accompanied by poetry readings and commentary from “firewood specialists.” The show — which will run for 12 hours straight — is the latest “slow TV” offering from the NRK television network.
A report from a professional organization representing almost all of Britain’s doctors says drastic measures must be taken to stem a rising tide of obesity.
Despite never being keen on French wine in the past, Chinese consumers — and investors — are helping to grow sales in the region.
Supplying laptops to all 2,000-plus high school students in tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri is just one example of how the country’s donations are helping local communities.
A new law instituted last fall mandates that students at state-subsidized public universities must work two years in-country for every year of study.
A trade guild reports that top-end butcher shops are reporting sales increases of up to 30 percent as customers continue to steer clear of processed meals containing meat.
While you’re at it, let your boss know about a recent study that suggests that the amount of willpower exerted in order to avoid using the Internet for personal use could contribute to a decrease in productivity.
For help in this endeavor they’re turning to, among others, Charles Darwin, a University of California-Berkeley researcher, and an illustrator at Pixar.
Thanks to a government lawsuit, a digital rights group has released what they claim is a partial list of organizations across the country that have applied for permission to fly drones.
More than 1.7 million were sold last year alone, revealing an aging culture’s devotion to tradition and a technological lag behind other developed countries.
Scientists at Stanford University have created a tiny probe that emits light when inserted into a living cell without damaging or disrupting the cell or its functions.
Later this month, a filmmaker will screen a movie for which sensors on selected audience members will determine which scenes will appear on screen.
A Microsoft-funded project is bringing wi-fi to remote areas of Kenya using solar power and the bandwidth being freed up as TV goes from analog to digital. The country could find itself “in the global vanguard of white-space roll-out.”
Scientists at King’s College London have developed a method that delivers vaccines through the skin using a dissolvable microneedle array.
Developed by a Spanish team, it combines conventional GPS with additional sensors. The increased accuracy makes it ideal for driverless cars of the future.
Some good news for once: The European Science Agency reports that the hole is now smaller than it’s been at any time in the last decade.
One mining company speculates it’s in the low nine figures; astronomers think that’s a stretch. There’s no way to be sure, of course, but its Friday fly-by has both groups thinking about future close encounters.
According to recent FDA data compiled by a Pew Charitable Trusts project, the amount appears to be growing while the government “dithers with voluntary approaches to regulation.”
For the first time, and only until February 25, the public is invited to submit and vote on names for the objects currently known as P4 and P5.
The most common stars in our galaxy were too small to be seen until recently. A new study suggests that there’s a good chance that they support Earth-like planets.