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Why Time Slows Down in Near-Death Experiences
Using an unorthodox experiment, a researcher thinks he has discovered why time seems to drag in moments where the body thinks it is experiencing extreme danger.
Life Advice: It is Not Safe to Eat Moldy Food (Even If You Cut Off the Mold)
Got a few green splotches on an otherwise-fine loaf of bread? No worries — just cut them off and you’re good to go, right? Wrong! According to science, that practice is not exactly a healthy one.
Perseid Meteor Shower Set to Light Night Sky
Astronomy enthusiasts rejoice — one of the best shows of the year starts this evening.
New Tech Lets Robots Show Emotion
Think your electronics don’t have feelings? Well now, thanks to the work of Dr. Lola Canamero, they do. Be scared.
Dr. Dre Wants to Make an Album That Revolves Around the Solar System
1, 2, 3 and to the 4, Mercury and Mars and Dr. Dre are at the door.
Balloon Boy’s Father Attempts To Prove There’s Life On Mars
Just when you thought the Heenes couldn’t seem any more up in the air, the ‘Balloon Boy’ family patriarch Richard Heene resurfaces with an alien lecture.
Quotes: Stephen Hawking on Colonizing Other Planets
“I believe that the long-term future of the human race must be in space.”
— STEPHEN HAWKING, arguing that it is nearly impossible for Earth to avoid disaster within the next few hundred years, and therefore the human race …
The Future Is Now: Brain-Powered Prosthetic Limbs
With all of the adverse effects technology has yielded, it’s easy to sometimes overlook the exceptional. In today’s case, that exceptional advancement comes in the form of prosthetic limbs, wait for it, controlled by its …
Video: Stunning Views of the “Solar Tsunami”
Though only northern territories could see it, the “solar tsunami” had quite the dramatic effect on the skies last night.
Clone Concerns: Britain Worries About Milk Supply
The British Food Safety Agency is currently in the midst of an investigation responding to claims that milk from the offspring of cloned cows has hit the market.
Solar Tsunami! Celestial Show to Hit Earth Tonight
A gargantuan eruption of plasma on the surface of the sun has caused a celestial tsunami shower of ionized atoms to head straight for the Earth, which scientists expect to arrive at our planet Tuesday night.