Thursday, February 26, 2009
Google Ocean: Has Atlantis been found off Africa? - Telegraph
A "grid of streets" on the seabed at one of the proposed locations of the lost city of Atlantis has been spotted on Google Ocean.
Most Powerful Gamma-Ray Burst May Point to New Physics
Observations from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope hint that extremely high-energy gamma rays don't travel at the speed of light.
Materials Science Mystery Of 'Hidden Order' Solved: How A New Phase Arises And Why
A discovery that can be of great importance to our understanding of how new material properties occur, how they can be controlled and exploited in the future.
Alp-sized peaks found entombed in Antarctic ice
Jagged mountains the size of the Alps have been found entombed in Antarctica's ice, giving new clues about the vast ice sheet that will raise world sea levels if even a fraction of it melts
Mole rats may hold secret to long life
They may not be pretty, but naked mole rats can live nearly 30 years longer than other rodents - now scientists think they know why
Ancient sharks saw the deep sea in colour
A primitive deep-sea fish, the elephant shark, is the oldest vertebrate to share the colour vision system of rods and cones with humans
First pictures of endangered Saharan cheetah
Estimates put the numbers of the animal as low as 250, but this is little more than guesswork – the survey aims to produce a more reliable figure
Jordan's fossil water source has high radiation levels
Ancient groundwater being tapped by Jordan, one of the 10 most water-deprived nations in the world, has been found to contain 20 times the radiation considered safe for drinking water
Sunday, February 22, 2009
100-Foot 'Borneo Monster' Said Photographed
A legendary snake-like creature is thought to have come alive.
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: "Extinct" Bird Seen, Eaten
A rare quail from the Philippines was photographed for the first time before being sold at a poultry market, experts say.
Coulomb Technologies Announces California Smart Charging Infrastructure Installation in Service Stations
New Imaging Technique Reveals Atomic Structure Of Nanocrystals
A new imaging technique overcomes the limit of diffraction and can reveal the atomic structure of a single nanocrystal with a resolution of less than one angstrom
Sophisticated Nano-structures Assembled With Magnets
Researchers have created a unique set of conditions in which tiny particles within a solution will consistently assemble themselves into complex shapes.
Huge Pressures Melt Diamonds On Neptune
The enormous pressures needed to melt diamond to slush and then to a completely liquid state have been determined 10 times more accurately than ever before.
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.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
First Rough Draft Of Neandertal Genome Released
Neandertal genome may reveal secrets of human evolution
Computing Evolution
Scientists sift through genetic data sets to better map twisting branches in the tree of life
Printer emissions: taming the toxic office
ABC News: Brain Pacemaker Helps Parkinson's, but With Risks
Saturday, February 14, 2009
Friday, February 13, 2009
We are becoming a new species, we are becoming Homo Evolutis
Keep an eye on the TV - with the TV in your contact lens
It sounds like science fiction - contact lenses that transmit TV shows and tattoos that let us feel the emotions of the actors on screen.
2 big satellites collide 500 miles over Siberia
Two big communications satellites collided in the first-ever crash of two intact spacecraft in orbit
Study: Paying smokers to quit boosts success rate
Dangling enough dollars in front of smokers who want to quit helps many more succeed, an experiment with hundreds of General Electric Co. workers indicates.
Why are There 60 Minutes in an Hour?
We are all familiar with dividing our days into 24 hours and our hours into 60 minutes. But why do we use these particular units for measuring time?
New Refrigeration System Based On Magnetics
An exotic metal alloy may be the key to a new quieter, more economical class of home and commercial refrigeration systems based on magnetics
New Shock Absorber Harvests Energy From Bumps
Undergraduate students have invented a shock absorber that harnesses energy from small bumps in the road, generating electricity while it smooths the ride
Code Of The Common Cold Cracked
Scientists have begun to solve some of the mysteries of the common cold by putting together the pieces of the genetic codes for all the known strains of the human rhinovirus.
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