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It Keeps Happening

March 24, 2010
But we don't know why - We don't know why it happened before but it seems to be happening again: Huge quantities of methane below the Arctic seabed are showing signs of leaking out into the atmosphere, which would be... continued

Many Worlds

March 24, 2010
Is the "many worlds" theory of parallel universes correct? Even cosmologist George Ellis, who came up with the theory, isn't sure that HE agrees with it! The theory forms one of the bedrocks of quantum physics, and it also helps... continued

War: What REALLY Happens

March 23, 2010
Something most people don't know about - Time passes quickly: It's been 7 years since we invaded Iraq, and now there are a large number of birth defects in Fallujah, where the fighting was most intense. This is probably due... continued

Robot Roaches

March 23, 2010
What if all those nasty bugs running around your kitchen floor were really ROBOTS?! This may especially be true if they're not scurrying around but are marching in formation to some sort of unheard time beat. And speaking of kitchens,... continued

How to Make Things invisible

March 23, 2010
European researchers are perfecting the invisibility cloak that the Japanese invented. It may take a long time, but some day we may stumble over things that we don't see because, to us, they're just NOT THERE. German scientists were able... continued

Monkey Pollution

March 22, 2010
This isn't the kind of pollution that monkeys MAKE, it's the kind they DETECT. It turns out that testing hair from Asian monkeys living close to people may provide early warnings of toxic threats to humans and wildlife (and those... continued

New Kind of Terrorism

March 22, 2010
Our enemies are figuring out new ways to attack us all the time: There will be new forms of terrorism in the future, and one of these could be a cyberattack, which could knock out both cell phones and computers.... continued

Music Magic

March 22, 2010
Teaching stroke victims who have lost the ability to speak to sing again can "rewire" their brains so they can speak again as well. And music isn't just important for the old: Neuroscientists now think that music training should start... continued

Nurse Fights!

March 19, 2010
If you thought the biggest problems you could face in the hospital were boredom (from time passing slowly) and getting a superbug, think again: You may find yourself in the middle of a FIST FIGHT! Researchers think that measures are... continued

New Way to I.D. Criminals (and Everyone Else)

March 19, 2010
The nose knows! - We already have iris and fingerprint scanning to determine I.D., but nose scanning could work even better, and it might make it quicker to get through that security line at the airport. Or what if you... continued