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Controversy Brews Over Role Of 'Killer Robots' In Theater of War
Singularity Hub - 9 Mar 2014 18:00
As the science advances, it's becoming increasingly possible to dispatch robots into war zones alongside or instead of human soldiers. Several military powers, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Israel and ...
NASA Radar May Predict Sinkholes By Detecting 'Precursory Clues' Of Underground Movement
IBTimes - 9 Mar 2014 07:24
When the earth below Bayou Corne, La., collapsed on Aug. 3, 2012, it created a hole nearly 750 feet deep and covered nearly 15 acres. The sinkhole caused a flurry of bad publicity for Texas Brine Co., whose operations in...
Plasma 'Shield' In Earth's Magnetic Field Protects The Planet From Solar Storms
IBTimes - 9 Mar 2014 02:24
The sun can wreak a lot of havoc on Earth during its more active periods. Coronal mass ejections can send solar storms of charged particles that can lead to radio blackouts and geomagnetic storms. Fortunately Earth has a...
Craig Ferguson to Host New Series 'I F-ing Love Science'
Live Science - 9 Mar 2014 23:53
The Science Channel will produce a new series called "I F-ing Love Science," hosted by Craig Ferguson, the late-night star announced Saturday night (Mar. 8) at the South by Southwest Interactive festival.
Stephen Wolfram Wants To Make Computer Language More Human
Popular Science - 9 Mar 2014 20:25
Stephen Wolfram Last month, Stephen Wolfram--scientist, founder of Wolfram Research, and the closest thing Big Data has to a rock star--unveiled Wolfram Language, a "symbolic" computer language more than 25 years in the ...
New Ozone-Destroying Chemicals Discovered in Atmosphere
Live Science - 9 Mar 2014 20:03
Researchers have found four new substances in the stratosphere capable of depleting the ozone layer.
Dinosaur-Killing Asteroid Triggered Lethal Acid Rain
Live Science - 9 Mar 2014 20:00
The oceans became a lethal sulfuric-acid stew after the huge asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs some 65 million years ago, a new study suggests.
First test to predict Alzheimer's years in advance
New Scientist - 9 Mar 2014 20:00
A blood test can distinguish between people who will get Alzheimer's in the next two to three years and those who won't - but would people want to know?
Four banned ozone depleters detected in the atmosphere
New Scientist - 9 Mar 2014 20:00
The Montreal Protocol has largely phased out CFCs, chemicals which damage ozone – just who could be releasing the four types now detected is unclear
Bummer. Climate change will shrink gnarly Aussie waves
New Scientist - 9 Mar 2014 20:00
Climate change is drowning Australia's surf, which could mean that by the end of the century, waves will be two-thirds of the size they are today
Posh Dog Outfit from China's 'Forbidden City' Revealed
Live Science - 9 Mar 2014 17:52Beautiful, Wild and Weird: Art from China's Forbidden City
Live Science - 9 Mar 2014 17:44Wearable Tech Startups Pitch Their Wares at SXSW 2014
Live Science - 9 Mar 2014 16:46
Ideas for new wearable technologies, from a device that uses heart rhythm to verify a person's identity to a stylish handbag that can charge a phone, were part of a pitch competition on Saturday at tSouth by Southwest In...
Work Isn't Fair ... Especially for Women
Live Science - 9 Mar 2014 13:05
Women are getting a raw deal at work, and it's not their imagination. New research finds that women face more hurdles and have fewer opportunities at work then men.
'Planet X,' The Mysterious Planet Beyond Pluto, Is Nowhere To Be Found In NASA's WISE Survey
IBTimes - 9 Mar 2014 02:24
Those hoping to replace Pluto with a new planet may be disappointed with the news about the hypothetical "Planet X." The gas giant looming in the outer reaches of our solar system was nowhere to be found in NASA's Wide-f...
Climate Change Causes Malaria To 'Creep Up' To Higher Altitudes Putting Millions More At Risk
IBTimes - 9 Mar 2014 02:24
In 2012, an estimated 660,000 people worldwide died from malaria, most of them in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite increased prevention and control measures that have decreased malaria mortality rates by more than 23 percent ...