Methane Released from Arctic Ocean Could Cause Climate Change
Score another point for global warming because changing conditions in the Arctic Ocean could have a drastic effect on the climate. Russian scientists have discovered…
1,000 Hidden Species Found in Australian Outback
The Australian Outback might seem lifeless, but under the hot, dry surface, it is actually teeming with life. A team of researchers in Australia, looking…
Magnetic Stimulation of Brain May Speed Up Stroke Recovery
A common condition that occurs after a stroke affects one side of the brain is hemispatial neglect, where the affected person isn’t able to recognize…
Riot Shields That Create A ‘Wall of Sound’ Patented
As they are right now, riot shields do the job of protecting police quite well, but they offer little in the way of offense. Riot…
Elephant Seal Tracked Traveling 29,000 km
When you think about Elephant Seals, you probably picture them sleeping on a beach, relaxing the afternoon away. They often do just that, but not…
Endangered Orangutans Digest Their Own Muscles for Survival
Bornean orangutans live in tropical rainforests, but because of logging that is destroying their habitat, the supply of fruit is shrinking. In order to survive,…
Two New Frog Species are World’s Smallest
You won’t see many frogs of this size. That’s because they are rare and because they are tiny. Two newly discovered frog species are smaller…
Lungfish Use Pelvic Fins to Walk Underwater
The accompanying video shows a lungfish that uses its fins for walking and this could help to clear up the mysteries about when our distant…
Police Can Now Identify Your Eye Color from DNA
If they have a case with very few leads, police now have another tool in their arsenal that will at least provide one distinct factor….
Virginia Wants to Offer Tax Deduction for Burial in Space
The economy still stinks but Delegate Terry Kilgore is sponsoring a bill to help the citizens of Virginia by offering up to $8,000 in tax…
Greenland Loses 100 Billion Tons of Ice
Global warming, or just an unusually warm summer? You be the judge as Greenland loses 100 billion tons of ice in 2010. Southern Greenland has…
The Search for the God Particle Narrows
The elusive Higgs Boson, frequently referred to (sometimes tongue-in-cheek) as the “God Particle” might not have been found yet, but it has fewer places to…
China to Create 10% More Rain by 2015
The rest of the world can deal with droughts and bad crops but China has plans to step up their rain-making endeavors and increase precipitation…
The Guppy: The New Top Predator
They are tiny and cute and can be seen in countless aquariums. Surely the Guppy is at the bottom of the predator list. Maybe not….
Tiny Spider Brains Overflow Into The Body, Legs
According to Smithsonian researchers, the brains of tiny spiders are so large that they fill their body cavities and even overflow into their legs. They…
Babyloid Robot Aims to Combat Depression in the Elderly
This fluffy robot is cuddly and soft, but it is no toy. Babyloid is Japan’s latest therapeutic robot baby, designed to help ease depression among…
208 New Species Discovered in Greater Mekong
It might be a small world after all, but there’s still plenty to learn about this little blue marble we call Earth, and there’s no…
Will Time Travel Become Reality?
116 years ago, H.G. Wells introduced us to “The Time Machine” and it seems like time travel has been a subject of debate since then….