By Suzanne Ma
DNAinfo Reporter/Producer
MANHATTAN — A crew of scientists and researchers have been sailing around the Americas for the past three months, examining the health of the world's oceans and the impact of global climate change on local environments and ecosystems. On Saturday, the crew of the 64-foot steel cutter known as the “Ocean Watch” will dock at Midtown's Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum on the Hudson River. [AroundtheAmericas.org]
Mayor Michael Bloomberg has announced the creation of a new, free iPhone application that lets New Yorkers send their complaints, along with any photos they may take, to the city's 311 hotline using GPS technology. [NYDailyNews.com]
A team at Columbia University is working on new technologies that suck climate-warming carbon right out of the air. [Reuters]
The first full analysis of a 4.4-million-year-old early human paints a clearer picture of what the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees may have looked like. [ScientificAmerican.com]
New Scientist looks into the best of green technology out there, from threads made from chicken feathers to a superconductor installed right here in New York State. [NewScientist.com]
Uma Thurman will play a frazzled West Village mom who blogs about the experience of raising two kids in her latest film, "Motherhood." That's due out in theaters on Oct. 23. [Motherhoodthefilm.com]
