added 2008 Sat May 10 20:40:44 by KevinFederline
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV.
Gamers have devoted countless years of collective brainpower to rescuing princesses or protecting the planet against alien invasions. This week researchers at the University of Washington will try to harness those finely honed skills to make medical discoveries, perhaps even finding a cure for HIV.
added 2008 Sat May 10 14:22:02 by maheshee11
Like a team of laboratory gearheads, Arizona State University (A.S.U.) researchers have found a way to soup up microscopic "nanomachines" that may someday be used to deliver lifesaving medications or test the quality of drinking water in remote regions of the world.
Like a team of laboratory gearheads, Arizona State University (A.S.U.) researchers have found a way to soup up microscopic "nanomachines" that may someday be used to deliver lifesaving medications or test the quality of drinking water in remote regions of the world.
added 2008 Sat May 10 1:25:27 by zohaibusman
An electric light bulb in California has burned continuously for 107 years. It's housed in a garage bay within a firehouse ? and has since outlived its manufacturer.
An electric light bulb in California has burned continuously for 107 years. It's housed in a garage bay within a firehouse ? and has since outlived its manufacturer.
added 2008 Fri May 9 22:34:23 by DigiDave
Quite possibly the most comprehensive website covering research on marijuana that's ever existed.
Quite possibly the most comprehensive website covering research on marijuana that's ever existed.
added 2008 Fri May 9 17:02:06 by skored
People keep devising theories. Some, not content to come up with explanations for unexplained phenomena, instead go to great lengths to come up with bizarre takes on explained phenomena.
People keep devising theories. Some, not content to come up with explanations for unexplained phenomena, instead go to great lengths to come up with bizarre takes on explained phenomena.
added 2008 Fri May 9 15:19:32 by TalSiach
As carbon dioxide levels rise, most researchers have assumed that increasingly acidic oceans will compromise the calcification processes of ocean organisms.But new results show that one delicate species, a brittlestar, actually bumps up the speed of shell production, or calcification, under such conditions.
As carbon dioxide levels rise, most researchers have assumed that increasingly acidic oceans will compromise the calcification processes of ocean organisms.But new results show that one delicate species, a brittlestar, actually bumps up the speed of shell production, or calcification, under such conditions.
added 2008 Fri May 9 14:07:25 by maheshee11
The discovery has come from research conducted across cultures and species that focused on one trait that earlier work found was attractive: symmetry.
The discovery has come from research conducted across cultures and species that focused on one trait that earlier work found was attractive: symmetry.
added 2008 Fri May 9 13:41:09 by bamafun
A fossil of a new species of dinosaur-era bird found in China is one of the oldest ever discovered, experts say in a new study. The new bird, called Eoconfuciusornis zhengi, or "the dawn of the Confucius bird," is predated only by the 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx, which lived during the Jurassic period.
A fossil of a new species of dinosaur-era bird found in China is one of the oldest ever discovered, experts say in a new study. The new bird, called Eoconfuciusornis zhengi, or "the dawn of the Confucius bird," is predated only by the 150-million-year-old Archaeopteryx, which lived during the Jurassic period.
added 2008 Fri May 9 12:32:29 by adrian67
The platypus sports fur like a mammal, paddles its duck feet like a bird and lays eggs in the manner of a reptile.
The platypus sports fur like a mammal, paddles its duck feet like a bird and lays eggs in the manner of a reptile.
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added 2008 Fri May 9 6:30:01 by MakiMaki
At least one of Britain's birds appears to be coping well as climate change alters the availability of a key food. Researchers found that great tits are laying eggs earlier in the spring than they used to, keeping step with the earlier emergence of caterpillars. The same birds in Holland have not managed to adjust.
At least one of Britain's birds appears to be coping well as climate change alters the availability of a key food. Researchers found that great tits are laying eggs earlier in the spring than they used to, keeping step with the earlier emergence of caterpillars. The same birds in Holland have not managed to adjust.
added 2008 Thu May 8 23:26:01 by molliann
A team of scientists has determined the platypus' entire genetic code. And right down to its DNA, it turns out, the platypus continues to strain credulity, bearing genetic modules that are in turn mammalian, reptilian and avian.
A team of scientists has determined the platypus' entire genetic code. And right down to its DNA, it turns out, the platypus continues to strain credulity, bearing genetic modules that are in turn mammalian, reptilian and avian.
added 2008 Thu May 8 17:30:12 by openthink
Great Nat Geo gallery of different elements & objects, & the unexpected, often beautiful patterns they produce. From the detailed arm of a starfish to "Mammatus clouds [that] roil in the Nebraska sky, identifiable by their sagging, pouch-like shape [& whose] name comes from the Latin word for 'breast.'"
Great Nat Geo gallery of different elements & objects, & the unexpected, often beautiful patterns they produce. From the detailed arm of a starfish to "Mammatus clouds [that] roil in the Nebraska sky, identifiable by their sagging, pouch-like shape [& whose] name comes from the Latin word for 'breast.'"
added 2008 Thu May 8 11:19:00 by BCCStu
Intelligence, it turns out, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow off the starting line because it depends on learning instead of instinct.
Intelligence, it turns out, is a high-priced option. It takes more upkeep, burns more fuel and is slow off the starting line because it depends on learning instead of instinct.
added 2008 Thu May 8 3:30:04 by MakiMaki
Across the nation, academic freedom laws are trying to protect educators that "teach the controversy" about evolution. But two days of seminars on evolution reveal that the real controversies are extremely technical, and the true goal of the legislation is to teach "controversies" that have no basis in reality.
Across the nation, academic freedom laws are trying to protect educators that "teach the controversy" about evolution. But two days of seminars on evolution reveal that the real controversies are extremely technical, and the true goal of the legislation is to teach "controversies" that have no basis in reality.
added 2008 Tue May 6 19:11:23 by Doe22
A number of psychological experiments over the years have yielded terrifying conclusions about the subjects. No, not the occasional psychopath who turns up. We're talking about you.
A number of psychological experiments over the years have yielded terrifying conclusions about the subjects. No, not the occasional psychopath who turns up. We're talking about you.
added 2008 Tue May 6 18:30:12 by reflex768
Anaerobic bacteria that use metals to gain energy in the same way that humans use oxygen.
Anaerobic bacteria that use metals to gain energy in the same way that humans use oxygen.
added 2008 Tue May 6 15:24:18 by pizzler
Think our attitudes predict our behaviours? Think we only use 10% of our brains? Think blind people's other senses are more acute? Think again.
Think our attitudes predict our behaviours? Think we only use 10% of our brains? Think blind people's other senses are more acute? Think again.
added 2008 Tue May 6 12:28:16 by pizzler
The mere act of folding your arms increases perseverance and activates an unconscious desire to succeed.
The mere act of folding your arms increases perseverance and activates an unconscious desire to succeed.
added 2008 Tue May 6 12:24:07 by noosaboy
Bacteria that cause the bubonic plague may be more virulent than their close relatives because of a single genetic mutation. Bubonic plague has killed over 200 million people during the course of history and is thus the most devastating acute infectious disease known to man, BUT we are still uncertain about the molecular basis of its virulence
Bacteria that cause the bubonic plague may be more virulent than their close relatives because of a single genetic mutation. Bubonic plague has killed over 200 million people during the course of history and is thus the most devastating acute infectious disease known to man, BUT we are still uncertain about the molecular basis of its virulence
added 2008 Mon May 5 21:40:07 by WriterSD
Influential group of MDs drafts grisly list of recommendations
Influential group of MDs drafts grisly list of recommendations
added 2008 Mon May 5 16:28:11 by maheshee11
A new mathematical and statistical method allows the virus population in a diseased organism to be determined quickly and economically. Using this method, medicines and vaccines against diseases caused by viral infections could be developed and deployed in a more targeted way in the future.
A new mathematical and statistical method allows the virus population in a diseased organism to be determined quickly and economically. Using this method, medicines and vaccines against diseases caused by viral infections could be developed and deployed in a more targeted way in the future.
added 2008 Mon May 5 14:50:06 by openthink
Award-winning photographers here are "amateurs", but only through semantics. Beautiful, eclectic gallery of pics--from animals & wildlife to wilderness & landscapes. Some really nice stuff.
Award-winning photographers here are "amateurs", but only through semantics. Beautiful, eclectic gallery of pics--from animals & wildlife to wilderness & landscapes. Some really nice stuff.
added 2008 Mon May 5 13:14:02 by maheshee11
Like a good gambler, Daphne Koller, a researcher at Stanford whose work has led to advances in artificial intelligence, sees the world as a web of probabilities.
Like a good gambler, Daphne Koller, a researcher at Stanford whose work has led to advances in artificial intelligence, sees the world as a web of probabilities.
added 2008 Mon May 5 13:08:13 by TalSiach
A new, simplified family tree of humanity, published on Sunday, has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our forebears.
A new, simplified family tree of humanity, published on Sunday, has dealt a blow to those who contend that the enigmatic hominids known as Neanderthals intermingled with our forebears.
added 2008 Mon May 5 6:20:42 by maheshee11
Scientists have discovered why fat people find it so hard to lose weight, which will lead to many new approaches to weight loss.
Scientists have discovered why fat people find it so hard to lose weight, which will lead to many new approaches to weight loss.
added 2008 Mon May 5 0:51:26 by maheshee11
People can smell thousands?perhaps even millions?of different scents. Yet scientists know that in the nose, there are only about 400 different types of odor receptors?proteins that capture scented molecules so that smells can be identified.
People can smell thousands?perhaps even millions?of different scents. Yet scientists know that in the nose, there are only about 400 different types of odor receptors?proteins that capture scented molecules so that smells can be identified.
added 2008 Sun May 4 22:20:05 by profvegas
"These test results reveal the functioning of several mechanisms when the laser is used to destroy a target: thermal heating of the high explosive to ignition; increased material removal due to combustion of certain materials from the increased oxygen during air flight; and aerodynamic forces that literally rip the membrane from the annealed..."
"These test results reveal the functioning of several mechanisms when the laser is used to destroy a target: thermal heating of the high explosive to ignition; increased material removal due to combustion of certain materials from the increased oxygen during air flight; and aerodynamic forces that literally rip the membrane from the annealed..."
added 2008 Sun May 4 19:40:29 by amanilaenvelope
Long dismissed as a product of overactive imaginations or a sign of mental illness, synesthesia has grudgingly come to be accepted by scientists in recent years as an actual phenomenon with a real neurological basis. Some researchers now believe it may yield valuable clues to how the brain is organized and how perception works.
Long dismissed as a product of overactive imaginations or a sign of mental illness, synesthesia has grudgingly come to be accepted by scientists in recent years as an actual phenomenon with a real neurological basis. Some researchers now believe it may yield valuable clues to how the brain is organized and how perception works.
added 2008 Sun May 4 16:32:45 by lekahe
Worries about an apocalypse unleashed by particle accelerators are not new, says Philip Ball. They have their source in old myths, which are hard to dispel.
Worries about an apocalypse unleashed by particle accelerators are not new, says Philip Ball. They have their source in old myths, which are hard to dispel.
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