Science News
Speedy astronauts make fastest trip yet to the ISS
New Scientist - 30 Mar 2013 00:45
For the first time, astronauts riding a Soyuz capsule to the International Space Station have launched and docked in under 6 hours - it usually takes days
Students Create Man-Sized Autonomous Robotic Jellyfish, This Is The Beginning Of The End
Popular Science - 30 Mar 2013 00:00
It's 5'7" long and weighs 170 pounds. And it operates by itself. Video within. Students and researchers at Virginia Tech College of Engineering have created the death of us all a human-sized autonomous robotic jellyfish,...
Crocodiles: Facts & Pictures
Live Science - 29 Mar 2013 23:01
Crocodiles are large reptiles that belong to the order Crocodilia, which includes alligators, caimans and gharials.
Drones Light Up London Night Sky – With Star Trek Logo
Singularity Hub - 29 Mar 2013 22:03
It’s not the Bat Signal, but if you’re a Star Trek fan, it’s even better. And if you’re a geeky Star Trek fan that’s really into cutting edge technology – that was deliberately r...
Popular Science Bracket: And The Winner Is...
Popular Science - 29 Mar 2013 20:30
After five nail-biting rounds, we have a winner! The people have spoken. The greatest landbot/ sky drone in all the internet is.... the X-47B! The X-47B, the world's first autonomous warplane, crushed BigDog, Boston Dyna...
Should we aim to live like cavemen?
New Scientist - 29 Mar 2013 20:00
"Palaeo" lifestyle trends are popular at the moment – but they are rooted in evolutionary myths, says biologist Marlene Zuk (full text available to subscribers)
Nurture/Nature: Art and our Environment
KQED Quest - 29 Mar 2013 19:00
Nature appreciation and art can combine with powerful results.
Italy pushes on with controversial stem cell therapy
New Scientist - 29 Mar 2013 18:30
Patients already being treated by the Stamina Foundation will be allowed to continue, amid protests that the therapy is unproven and unsafe
How A Tool For Perfect Human Vision Grew From One Of NASA's Greatest Blunders
Popular Science - 29 Mar 2013 17:00
Technology used to build NASA’s newest eyes on the heavens will help people see farther and clearer. Since the day the Hubble Space Telescope blinked open and saw a blurry heavens, the world of telescope optics ha...
Smell-o-vision screens let you really smell the coffee
New Scientist - 29 Mar 2013 14:00
A system which can create and direct smells gives the illusion that you can smell the individual food items advertised on a screen
Outcast black holes surround the Milky Way
New Scientist - 29 Mar 2013 13:00
Computer simulations show that as many as 2000 black holes kicked out of their host galaxies might live in the Milky Way's outskirts
Europe to be battered by Sandy-style superstorms
New Scientist - 29 Mar 2013 12:00
Western Europe may be hit by intense hybrid storms later this century, as climate change will cause Atlantic hurricanes to form further east
Astrophile: Mighty Trojan found marching with Uranus
New Scientist - 29 Mar 2013 02:36
An "impossible" asteroid is sharing the giant planet's orbit, and it hints at the possibility of Earth-like worlds in unexpected places