Recent Articles

WTF? SNOW ON THE PALM TREES! Snow hits Mediterranean coast!

Blizzards have hit the French Mediterranean coast amid warnings of up to 20 inches of snow in Northern Spain on Tuesday.

Read the full story

MRI’s successes put the brain on trial

As we obtain a finer-grained understanding of the brain structures that perform specific functions, the use of MRI to probe an individual’s mental capacity may be ready to take a starring turn in the courtroom.

Read the full story

LHC fault forces 2011 shutdown

The Large Hadron Collider must be shut down for a year starting in late 2011 to address design flaws, the BBC has learned.

Read the full story

Fuel-injection System That Delivers 64 Miles Per Gallon

The best hybrid cars of today can only deliver about 48 miles per gallon. By using this newly developed fuel injection system a test vehicle was measured at achieving 64 miles per gallon in highway driving. This is approximately a 50% increase in fuel efficiency in a gasoline engine.

Read the full story

Scientists tease DNA from eggshell of extinct birds

In a world first, scientists in Australia announced on Wednesday they had extracted DNA from the fossilised eggshells of extinct birds, including iconic giants such as the moa and elephant bird.

Read the full story

Is Number of Earthquakes on the Rise? (Washington Post)

Are the recent earthquakes in Haiti, Chile and Turkey a coincidence or a sign of increases seismic activity?

Read the full story

Real-life Hurt Locker: How Bomb-Proof suits work

A fascinating look at how bomb-proof suits actually work

Read the full story

‘Doomsday’ Seed Vault Stores 500,000 Crops

A global seed vault dug out of an arctic mountainside has just reached its half-million mark of seed varieties.

Read the full story

Infoporn: Cellphones and the Environment

Few people consider that these small gadgets in our pockets could be causing a lot of damage to the environment. The negative impact of cellphones on the environment can be reduced in some ways, but some of the serious environmental damage cellphones may be causing will be more difficult to fix.

Read the full story

Google Adds ‘Bike There’ Feature to Google Maps

They’ve been plugging away for awhile now on ways to get directions for cyclists that avoids hills, excessive traffic, and points you in the best directions for pedaling to your destination. Now it’s live!

Read the full story