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UN Appoints ET Ambassador

October 1, 2010
Do international governments expect contact to take place soon? Well, the UN has appointed a special ambassador in case it does! Malaysian astrophysicist Mazlan Othman, head of the UN's Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), says that the recent discovery... continued

The Salmon That Grew & Grew

September 30, 2010
Sometimes science is wrong, and one example of this are Frankenfish: In order to grow bigger salmon that can feed more people, a genetically-modified Atlantic salmon has been created that grows twice as fast as wild ones. Its genes have... continued

Messy House?

September 30, 2010
Get a robot! - Most households have a refrigerator and vacuum cleaner, and the lucky ones have a dishwasher and clothes washer too. So how to impress the neighbors? Get your own robot. If you hate tidying up a messy... continued

Bird Droppings

September 29, 2010
Bird droppings don't just mess up your car, they can also give you a superbug (which is why you should avoid driving behind trucks carrying chickens). If birds could talk, they'd tell you to beware of seagulls as well: Migratory... continued

Football

September 29, 2010
Why the ball is that shape - Football is a rough game. Does the unique shape of the American football have something to do with this? It's almost impossible to pick up off the ground, so if they get a... continued

Dancing Tells All

September 29, 2010
UPDATE by a psychologist! - UPDATE--A reader writes: "Your article entitled 'Dancing Tells All' is wrong! I have found that women do not care about how a man dances, only that he does dance (to play along with the crowd,... continued

Virtual Reality

September 28, 2010
Science isn't all bad: Video is getting more realistic all the time and that goes for video games as well. They can be useful and virtual reality can be more than a game. Scientists use it to explore human behavior... continued

The Birds & the Bees

September 28, 2010
(No, not that kind!) In 2003, a massive heat wave struck and killed some 30,000 people in Europe in an area where heat was not considered a major threat. Similar mass die-offs occur in wild birds and some mammals during... continued

Old Bones

September 28, 2010
The skeletal remains of a prehistoric boy that were found in an underwater cave in Mexico 4 years ago. At more than 10,000 years old, they are among the oldest human bones found in the Americas. The partial skeletons of... continued

Another Extinction

September 27, 2010
Tiger's roar may soon be a memory - Tigers will soon join the group of animals (and humans?) that may soon be seen no more. But some researchers have used hidden cameras to film some of them in surprising places.... continued