Mars Lander Discovers Oil

"PASADENA, CA - NASA's Phoenix Lander, while searching for frozen water and organic compounds on the Martian surface, discovered today what appears to be crude oil instead. A secondary experiment, built by the...

NASA rolls out new shuttle launch schedule

"NASA unveiled a new launch schedule today that calls for eight shuttle missions in 2009 and 2010 and 10 overall before the nation's three-orbiter fleet is retired.The last of the missions now is slated to launch May 31, 2010 -- which would leave enough time to launch an...

Saying "Yes" to Spam: One Woman's Experience

Below is the story of a spam masochist. Tracy Mooney agreed to answer all the spam sent her way for a month, just to see what happened. It was part of a research project by McAfee, to see what sort of spam was out...

Earth 'not at risk' from collider

Well, that's one less thing to worry about. If we did disappear down a black hole, it would probably be over pretty quickly anyway."Earth 'not at risk' from collider ...

Mini-BlackHole Will Not Swallow Earth, Same Cannot Be Said About Artie Lange

I know I can rest easy now... well, easier. "Our planet is not at risk from the world's most powerful particle physics experiment, a report has concluded....Critics have previously raised concerns that the production of weird hypothetical particles called strangelets... could...

Young scientists uncover styrofoam waste treatment

" Vici Riyani and Adrienne Trinovia Sulistyo, second-year and third-year students at Santa Laurensia senior high school in Tangerang, have found a waste treatment solution for styrofoam. Through a series of simple...

Using Brainwaves To Chat And Stroll Through Second Life

The line between science fiction and reality is definitely blurring. Scientists at the University of Keio have developed a device that will allow quadrepalegics to move characters in Second Life. The system uses tiny...

Opinion: Tall Tales About Tuskegee

Interesting insights from Jonah Goldberg. Reason # 124 why it’simportant to either a) know your history or b) do your own research:turns out that no one was actually infected with syphilis at Tuskegee, but theywere lied to about the ‘treatment’ they were receiving....

How Much Should Microsoft Charge for Its Home Software Subscription?

"Microsoft said Friday that it was going to start testing a subscription service that combines its OneCare anti-virus package, the home version of its Office suite, and some other features in one package, called Albany, to be sold by subscription. Microsoft already sells...

Dark matter may have been found on Earth

"Dark matter may have been found on Earth 14:45 17 April 2008 NewScientist.com news service Anil Ananthaswamy   Tools Related Articles Dark matter theories vie to explain odd radiation 14 March...

City on the Gulf: A Grand Urban Experiment in Dubai

" "It has been 12 years since the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas unleashed his concept of “the generic city,” a sprawling metropolis of repetitive buildings centered on an airport and inhabited by a tribe of global...

Captain Blueballs - The ultimate experiment in self-control

Some twenty-something dude thinks he can develop self-control over his sex life. Yeah right. The most recent post is about a text message on his phone from a girl who claims to be 'dancing naked on the bar.' Sure.

UK Soul Songstress, Bukola, The Milgram Experiment, Parody Hip Hop Rap Duo To...

This month on video you will see trailers and video clips of The Milgram Experiment - http://www.myspace.com/tme61 ; http://www.youtube.com/user/milgram61 a Moving Art Picture film by Maxwell Addae following the...

Improv Everywhere and the art of the public disturbance

New York City based improv group Improv Everywhere is a guerrilla performance group that stages public "missions" (so called by founder Charlie Todd, from the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre) meant to be...

No Parental Consent for Pediatric Seizure Study

Much like in the case of over 20,000 unconscious patients that will be enlisted into experiments without their permission, being conducted by the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium, the National Institutes of Health...

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