208 New Species Discovered in Greater Mekong
It might be a small world after all, but there’s still plenty to learn about this little blue marble we call Earth, and there’s no…
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Ötzi the Iceman’s Final Hours
It was previously thought that Ötzi the iceman’s last hours consisted of him being caught and killed after a grueling chase, but new evidence suggests…
Scottish Wind Turbine Explodes
As you can see in the above image, a wind turbine in Ardrossan, North Ayrshire, Scotland exploded on December 8th, when the area was battered…
Bearing Gifts Equals More Sex Even With Spiders
It looks like human males aren’t the only ones giving women cheap gifts to get sex. Male nursery web spiders (Pisaura mirabilis) wrap their gifts…
Nuclear Plant Helps Save Endangered Florida Crocodiles
Normally we hear about how bad nuclear plants are, but when was the last time you heard a story about how they save animals? One…
Two Largest Black Holes Ever Discovered
Huge. Massive. Gigantic. Monstrous. Ginormous. Words fail to describe two huge black holes that may be the largest ever measured. Supermassive black holes inhabit most…
3D Video Offers A Tour Over Asteroid Vesta
The 3D video below of the giant asteroid Vesta offers an amazing look at the object. Sort of a guided tour that might have come…
Astronomers Discover 18 New Planets
Good news today for fans of giant planets. Astronomers have found 18 new alien planets. They are all Jupiter-size gas giants that circle stars larger…
Lava Fingerprinting Reveals Differences Between Hawaiian Volcanoes
According to University of British Columbia (UBC) research published this week in Nature Geoscience, Hawaii’s main volcano chains, the Loa and Kea, have distinct sources…
Lightning Foundry: World’s Largest Tesla Coils To Research Lightning
Just what causes lightning? Amazingly we still do not know. We know what it is, just not why. There have been numerous experiments to study…
Harvard Scientists Develop $5 Rubber Robot
This may not look like the future of robots that we were promised in movies like Star Wars and Star Trek, but according to scientists…
New Spray Lights Up Cancer Cells
Doctors don’t have forever to sit around and wait for lengthy testing procedures to work while a patient lies with his chest open, but missing…
NASA Curiosity Heads to Mars
We’re heading back to Mars to search for any clues that might indicate life has or could exist on the big red planet. Of course,…
Amazing Time-Lapse Video of Earth from the International Space Station
An incredible new 5-minute video shows a time-lapse view of the Earth from the International Space Station. Words don’t do justice to the extreme beauty…
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