A cleverly stitched together set of imagery from Japanese weather satellite Himawari 8 creates a jaw-dropping HD time-lapse of a day-in-the-life of Earth—this is Glittering Blue -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

"Today, the promise of these digital currencies is most seen in the developing world." The post Why Bitcoin Will Thrive First in the Developing World appeared first on WIRED.

On the day that Joe Biden convenes new Cancer Moonshot task force, White House says his budget will propose big boost for research.Working on a cure for cancer is emerging as a top initiative of President Obama's final year in office. Since the formal announcement of the goal in the State of the Union address, the White House effort, under Vice President Joe Biden, has been moving fast. The VP convenes the first meeting of a special task force today, pulling together five federal departments and various other agencies and bodies. And just this morning, according to sources including the Washington Post the White House reported that it will request an extra $1 billion in funding in the next two years for its Cancer Moonshot initiative.Read Full Story

As the mosquito-borne disease spreads top health and national security officials are discussing lack of studies, vaccine -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

Diversity-challenged tech companies run out of excuses as Boardlist, a database of more than 1,000 qualified women for corporate boards, comes out of beta. The post Can’t Find Qualified Women for Your Startup, You Say? Here’s 1,000 appeared first on WIRED.

The social media giant plans to lean on its 1.6 billion users to report gun sales, the company says.Although Facebook says it has banned sales of firearms on the service, it is relying on its giant user base to monitor the social network for violations of its new policy.Read Full Story

The new guidelines recommend that all people age 18 and older, including pregnant and postpartum women, be screened for depression -- Read more on ScientificAmerican.com

This is a controversial first step toward what some see as a future of designer babies. But it doesn't go nearly that far. The post The UK Just Green-Lit Crispr Gene Editing in Human Embryos appeared first on WIRED.