Thursday, February 19, 2009

New Foot-long Tapeworms Identified
A major group of tapeworms, parasitic flatworms that live on host nutrients, has been discovered.

Medication may help erase bad memories
A widely available blood pressure pill could one day help people erase bad memories, according to a Dutch study published on Sunday.

IBM Files Patent for Bullet Dodging Bionic Body Armor
IBM has filed a patent (US 7484451) for Bionic Body Armor, that could essentially allow us to dodge bullets like Neo in The Matrix.

Scientists Celebrate Dawn of Barack Obama's Age of Reason

Could missing Wal-Mart signs wind up as dirty bomb?

Satellite wreckage falls on Kentucky, Texas, New Mexico

New caterpillar plague hits Liberia, spreads to Ivory Coast
Liberia has been hit by an invasion of so far unidentified caterpillars while another species, which has attacked crops in several areas, has now crossed over into neighbouring Ivory Coast.