2019-03-01
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Print Your Next Pet
April 13, 2012Why adopt a pet from the pound when you can print out any kind of pet you want? Three-dimensional printing can make objects ranging from violins to pilotless aircraft, so why not a unique pet, designed especially for you. The... continued
Poop Fuel
April 13, 2012Thanks to this website, you now know about poop burgers, and you also know about the sometimes heroic efforts to get communities safe drinking water. Now scientists have solved two problems with one machine--it not only cleans sewage out of... continued
Did the Mayans Have Contact with ETs?
April 13, 2012This may be the source of their extraordinarily accurate calendar. A new Mexican documentary titled "Revelations of the Mayans 2012 and Beyond" claims that the ancient Mayans had contact with alien visitors who left evidence behind. The movie makers say... continued
Truth Tellers Being Attacked
April 12, 2012As the presidential race heats up, the climate is heating up too--perhaps irreversibly--but despite this, politicians are denying that climate change even EXISTS in order to garner votes from frightened constituents. On CNN, researcher Michael Mann talks about how he... continued
Who’s More Likely to Get Married?
April 12, 2012Past studies have shown "college is the great equalizer" in the labor market, dampening social class differences. But the same can't be said for the marriage market: Social and cultural factors, not just income, are central to marriage decisions. Men... continued
Why You Need to Find Your Roots
April 12, 2012Scholars at the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond are looking through eight million documents dating back to the 17th century, seeking the names of slaves, so they can help black people in the US discover their roots. They are finding... continued
Odd Cures Continued
April 11, 2012MORE Odd cures (or preventatives, anyway): The combined effects of exercise plus caffeine consumption may be able to ward off skin cancer. Chemical biologist Yao-Ping Lu says, "We found that this combination treatment can decrease sunlight-caused skin cancer formation in... continued
Mind Reading Machines in the Future
April 11, 2012Chimps can read each other's minds, but in order for US to do it, we may need a machine. They're building one for Stephen Hawking, the UK quantum physicist who has ELS. In the April 3rd edition of the New... continued
A Weed Killer is Killing Us
April 11, 2012Monsanto's Bt and Roundup insecticides are not only killing weeds-- new findings show that they are also killing human kidney cells, even in low doses. Roundup, designed to be used on GM crops, is also linked to infertility, killing testicular... continued
Why are Some Eyes Blue?
April 10, 2012We told you where white folks come from--now we're going to explain why some white people have blue eyes. People with blue eyes all have a genetic mutation that reduces that amount of melanin (color) in the eye, meaning they... continued