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In SUSY We Trust: What the LHC is Really Looking For
Forget the God particle - the rebooted Large Hadron Collider will give us much greater revelations.
Islam\'s Darwin problem
Weeks ago, a team of scientists in Ethiopia unveiled the fossil skeleton of Ardi, a 4-foot-tall female primate who predated Lucy, the fossilized Australopithecus afarensis by 1.2 million years. If you learned about Ardi on the Arabic of Al Jazeera’s website, however, you discovered something else: The find disproved the theory of evolution.
Real-life Star Trek Replicator: EBF3
A group of engineers working on a novel manufacturing technique at NASA\'s Langley Research Center have come up with a new twist on the old saying about dreaming and doing: \"If you can slice it, we can build it.\" You start with a drawing of the part you want to build, you push a button, and out comes the part.
35 Amazing Science Fair Projects [PHOTOS]
Science Fair projects should be creative, fun and informative. Here\'s a list of some of the best science fair projects ever. If anyone knows what Moon Babies are, please contact me. Kthxbai.
Why smells from childhood mean so much
Why does the hint of certain smells instantly transport you back to childhood? It may be because the first smell you associate with an object is given privileged status in the brain
FBI Seizes Property of Physicist Critical of Government
Federal agents have seized six computers, two cameras, two cell phones and hundreds of files from a Los Alamos, N.M., physicist who for two decades has criticized the government\'s nuclear agenda as misguided.
World\'s Freakiest Worm Gets Expanded Family Tree
Five years after discovering some of the strangest creatures in the world — mouthless worms that live in the bones of dead whales — scientists have taken a peek into their genes. Though not complete, the glimpse shows these creatures to be far more complicated than was known.
The amazing man who drives car with thought-powered arms
Christian Kandlbauer, who lost his arms after being electrocuted by 20,000 volts, retook his driving test and passed.
Shrinky Dinks From Toy Stores to Build Microfluidic Devices
A children’s toy inspires a cheap, easy production method for high-tech diagnostic chips
UK Calls For a Transforming, Laser-Toting Stealth UAV
Ministry of Defense (MOD) in Great Britain unveiled its plans for modernizing its military. Curiously similar to the US Army\'s recently killed Future Combat System, the British program looks to bring a new generation of unmanned vehicles, advanced sensors and energy weapons to the battlefield.
Longevity Genes: Why Some of Us Live Longer
Scientists have long been baffled as to why some people live so much longer than others. Diet and exercise account for some of it, but researchers have found that genetics also factor heavily into the equation, and that long life is somewhat hereditary as it is with living bristlecone pine that were alive when Caesar ruled Rome.
Crossing the line: how aggressive cells invade the brain
In diseases such as multiple sclerosis, cells of the immune system infiltrate the brain tissue, where they cause immense damage. For many years, it was an enigma as to how these cells can escape from the bloodstream. Until now, tissue sections provided the sole evidence, but a team of scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology
Carbon Nanotube Sponge Absorbs 180x Its Own Weight in Toxins
Scientists from the Peking University and Tsinghua University have created a sponge like no other. It is made of carbon nanotubes - regular carbon atoms arranged in a specific cylindrical shape - and can absorb organic pollutants from the surface of water (such as oil and solvents) up to 180x its weight (!) without absorbing water.
Life on Mars? It\'s Thrived in Places (Almost) as Tough [PICS
The most unexpected, shocking places on earth where life has been found to survive raise possible questions about places \"elsewhere\" where forms of life may survive. Here, a group of some of the strangest, most fascinating places on earth where life has been discovered to survive and often thrive.
\'Emotions increase or decrease pain\': researchers
Getting a flu shot this fall? Canadians scientists have found that focusing on a pretty image could alleviate the sting of that vaccine. According to a new Université de Montréal study, published in the latest edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), negative and positive emotions have a direct impact on pain.
Reversing America\'s obesity epidemic
MIT researchers think America\'s obesity epidemic can be reversed via ‘foodsheds,’ in which healthier, more affordable food is produced and consumed regionally.
Examining science on the fringes: vital, but generally wrong
Fringe ideas often get a poor reception from mainstream scientists, but can still appeal to the public and influence policy debates Some recent examples of papers that delve into the fringes of science provide a nice example of why not all fringe ideas are created equal.
Mother Nature’s Most Disturbing and Nasty Parasites
They eat human brains and eyeballs, turn snails into pulsating zombies, grow up to 25 feet long in people’s intestines and eat the tongues of fish. Symbiotic relationships may be common in nature, but that doesn’t mean that all parasites are beneficial – many are downright horrifying.
Surprise! Unknown Asteroid Buzzed Earth
A previously undiscovered asteroid came within 14,000 km of Earth last week, and astronomers noticed it only 15 hours before closest approach.
Xray energy to drive fuel implosion is sufficient for fusion
NIF researchers have been focusing on characterizing the x-ray drive created in test targets. Recent tests at the NIF have shown that the NIF laser beams can be effectively delivered and are capable of heating the targets to the radiation temperatures needed to drive fuel capsules to ignition conditions.

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