Was Newton right and Einstein wrong? It seems that unzipping the fabric of spacetime and harking back to 19th-century notions of time could lead to a theory of quantum gravity. Physicists have struggled to marry quantum mechanics with gravity for decades. In contrast, the…
Read Full ArticleScientists give grubby children a clean bill of health
For parents too stretched to make sure their offspring are perfectly turned out at all times, it may just be the scientific cover they’ve been waiting for. They will now be able to answer the disapproving tuts of their more fastidious friends by pointing…
Read Full ArticleWhy boys are turning into girls
Here’s something rather rotten from the State of Denmark. Its government yesterday unveiled official research showing that two-year-old children are at risk from a bewildering array of gender-bending chemicals in such everyday items as waterproof clothes, rubber boots, bed linen, food, nappies, sunscreen lotion…
Read Full ArticleNew Cancer Detector Chip Works in About 30 Minutes
So there’s this period of time during a visit to the doctor’s when you’re left alone in the office. You just saw the nurse or PA, and the doctor is playing golf somewhere, so you have to wait in your little paper dress. I…
Read Full ArticleSecret Oil Rigs In Los Angeles Uncovered VIDEO
Did you know that LA sits on top of the third largest oil field in the country? Did you know oil rigs are scattered covertly throughout the city, placed near schools, malls and even a farmer's market? HuffPost Green did not know about this…
Read Full ArticleBomb-Proof Wallpaper Could Save You in a Natural Disaster
Imagine: a hurricane is barreling towards your house, but instead of hiding in the basement, you can stay safely and comfortably in your living room, all thanks to your X-Flex Blast Protection System wallpaper. It’s not a fantasy; the wallpaper, invented by Berry Plastics…
Read Full ArticleNASA Develops Tricorder: Adapts iPhone to Detect Dangerous Chemicals
A researcher at the NASA Ames Center has developed a proof of concept device which can convert an iPhone into a chemical sensor capable of detecting ammonia, chlorine gas, and methane. The chem sniffing device is a small silicon chip (no bigger than a…
Read Full ArticleThe Vatican joins the search for alien life
The Pontifical Academy of Sciences is holding a conference on astrobiology, the study of life beyond Earth, with scientists and religious leaders gathering in Rome this week. For centuries, theologians have argued over what the existence of life elsewhere in the universe would mean…
Read Full ArticleNASA Discovers Large Lunar Ice Field
A team of NASA scientists announced Friday the discovery of a large amount of water on the moon’s south pole. “Indeed, yes, we found water. And we didn’t find just a little bit, we found a significant amount,” said Anthony Colaprete, a principal project…
Read Full ArticleParkinson’s dopamine killers identified
Researchers have found an essential key that could lead to new treatments and possibly a cure for Parkinson’s disease. They have identified the protein that kills dopamine-producing cells in the brain—and a way to disable it. Parkinson’s disease sufferers lack a sufficient amount of…
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