In other words, your childhood memories of The Land Before Time are safe.
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Stab-Proof Glass Coming to TVs of People Unsure How Else to Spend Money
How often do you touch the glass on your television screen? Once a year, accidentally, perhaps? You probably didn’t even think about how thin and fragile is it. But — what would happen if somebody stabbed it?
New Fossil Evidence for Life on Mars?
Scientists say a collection of ancient rocks could hold evidence of life on Mars some four billion years ago..
Have an Oil Spill Cleanup Idea? Earn $1 Million
The X PRIZE foundation, a philanthropic non-profit institute that organizes public competitions announced its latest initiative last week: oil spill cleanup in the Gulf.
Imagining A Future of Pee Power: Urine the Money
If you were awarded a EPSRC Career Acceleration Fellowship Grant worth 564,561 British pounds, what would you do with it? Well, Dr. Loannis Leropoulos has decided to take his grant money, and use it to research the potential in …
A New Monument Discovered at Stonehenge
Stonehenge has a (smaller, largely eroded) twin.
Happy Anniversary: Neil Armstrong Gets Customs Document Swiped
Times are oh-so-different than 1969.
Heating Up: Last Month the Warmest June on Record
Crank up the air conditioner — according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, last June was the hottest on record worldwide.
Homosexuality Linked to Genetics in Mice
Another of science’s epic debates has finally been resolved: it turns out that homosexuality is genetic. (In mice, at least.)
The Chicken and the Egg: Ancient Mystery Solved?
Philosophers and fertility experts can rest easy as the age-old question, “Which came first, the chicken or the egg?” finally has an answer: The chicken.
Doomsday: Could BP Spill Kill All Life on Earth?
Could the Deepwater Horizon spill cause a massive eruption of methane that destroys civilization as we know it, bet-hedging question mark?
Turns Out Cats Are Pretty Good Monkey Impersonators
Ugh, cats are the worst. Except when it comes to impersonating monkeys. Then they’re actually pretty good.