New Ozone Culprits Discovered in Antarctica

Over ten years ago, atmospheric scientist Paul Crutzen won the nobel prize for his groundbreaking and alarming discovery - CFC's, the common refrigerator coolants, were depleting our skin cancer safety net, the...

Electromagnetic Afflictions "Likely Psychological"

That's right, British technophobes.  A nail has been convincingly hammered into the coffin of electromagnetic alarmists - short term exposure to electromagnetic waves, such as those coming from the cellular...

Study: Korean Mummy With Hep B

Transport yourself back 500 years ago to modern South Korea.  You have been commissioned to study the ancient burial rituals of the Neo-Confucianist Joseon Dynasty.  In traditional garb, you attend the...

Religious Thinkers Practicing Scientific Tom-Foolery

In recent years, it has become apparent that many religious thinkers have resorted to using science, although, as you will see very perversely, to help support their teachings of faith.This is not a new...

NASA Moon Bots In The Arctic

Nasa is currently field testing two new robots for lunar exploration.  "Big news!  We have two on Mars!" you might think, but these two new bots are special -  they will be used to help prospect a...

UK Science Committee To Be Disbanded

The influential House of Commons Science and Technology Committee in the UK could very soon be disbanded in the coming week, according to The Guardian.  It plays a prominent role in developing and advising on...

Man With Water Sac For A Brain

A man from Marseille, France went to the doctor complaining of weakness in his left leg.  The problem?A giant sack of fluid where his brain should be.  Take that Scarecrow.The condition, known as...

Youthful Cancer Free Pill Poppers?

Could you imagine one day, popping back a few tiny white pills with your morning coffee, knowing you were both fighting time and cancer?  That's the hope for research published in the scientific journal...

Elevated Childhood Leukemia Near Nuclear Reactors

Nuclear energy appears to be making a comeback in the general public as our fossil fueled world might soon run out of steam.  Even in light of a variety of nuclear disasters, the most notable at Chernobyl in...

Spite is Strictly Human

Philosophers, religious thinkers, and teens brimming with angst have long thought about the following question for thousands of years - what does it mean to be human?Conscience? Will? Thought? Art? Creativity? A...

Juvenille Diabetes Gene Discovered

A fourth gene linked to Juvenille Diabetes has been discovered by a North American team, hailing from McGill University in Montreal and The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.  In Canada, over 2 million...

Astronomers Hedging Bets on Extraterrestrial Life

For life to persist on Earth, a number of prerequisites must be met.  Foremost of these essential, life-giving substances is water.  Without it, arguably there would no longer be life on this planet, nor...

Syphilis on Rampage in Big Apple

Nietzsche might have had 'The Pox', as is speculated for Oscar Wilde, Beethoven, van Gogh, and even Abe Lincoln [source].  So, big deal right? It is if you're a New Yorker: this year there are twice as many...