document.write('<ul class="rss-items">');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Why_Are_Human_Brains_So_Big" title="Compared to almost all other animals, human brains are larger as a percentage of body weight. And since the emergence of the first species in our Homo genus (Homo habilis) about 2 million years ago, the human brain has doubled in size. And when compared to earlier ancestors, such as australopithecines that lived 4 million to 2 million years ago." target="new">Why Are Human Brains So Big?</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Compared to almost all other animals, human brains are larger as a percentage of body weight. And since the emergence of the first species in our Homo genus (Homo habilis) about 2 million years ago, the human brain has doubled in size. And when compared to earlier ancestors, such as australopithecines that lived 4 million to 2 million years ago.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/The_Next_Tech_Frontier_Hacking_Your_Head" title="There is no doubt that brain-computer interfaces will arrive - because they\'re already here, in simple forms, and we\'ll have movie-style mind links within a decade at most.  Which makes the movie idea of mind-hacking (as in Ghost In The Shell) an extremely serious problem....." target="new">The Next Tech Frontier: Hacking Your Head</a><br /><div class="rss-body">There is no doubt that brain-computer interfaces will arrive - because they\'re already here, in simple forms, and we\'ll have movie-style mind links within a decade at most.  Which makes the movie idea of mind-hacking (as in Ghost In The Shell) an extremely serious problem.....</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Monkeys_And_Humans_Use_Parallel_Mechanism_To_Recognize_Faces" title="Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating among the numerous faces they encounter daily. " target="new">Monkeys And Humans Use Parallel Mechanism To Recognize Faces</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, Emory University, have demonstrated for the first time rhesus monkeys and humans share a specific perceptual mechanism, configural perception, for discriminating among the numerous faces they encounter daily. </div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Want_your_lost_wallet_returned_Carry_a_baby_picture" title="Hundreds of wallets were planted on the streets of Edinburgh by psychologists last year. Perhaps surprisingly, nearly half of the 240 wallets were returned. But there was a twist. " target="new">Want your lost wallet returned? Carry a baby picture</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Hundreds of wallets were planted on the streets of Edinburgh by psychologists last year. Perhaps surprisingly, nearly half of the 240 wallets were returned. But there was a twist. </div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Researchers_Search_For_3_ft_Long_Spitting_Worm" title="The giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle — its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from \"Dune\" or those vicious creatures from the movie \"Tremors.\"" target="new">Researchers Search For 3-ft Long, Spitting Worm</a><br /><div class="rss-body">The giant Palouse earthworm has taken on mythic qualities in this vast agricultural region that stretches from eastern Washington into the Idaho panhandle — its very name evoking the fictional sandworms from \"Dune\" or those vicious creatures from the movie \"Tremors.\"</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Darwin_survey_shows_intl_consensus_on_evolution_acceptance" title="The British Council, the UKs international body for cultural relations, announced the results of its global survey at the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) in London on Tuesday 30 June, 2009, as part of its intl programme Darwin Now, to mark the publication of Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection" target="new">Darwin survey shows intl consensus on evolution acceptance</a><br /><div class="rss-body">The British Council, the UKs international body for cultural relations, announced the results of its global survey at the World Conference of Science Journalists (WCSJ) in London on Tuesday 30 June, 2009, as part of its intl programme Darwin Now, to mark the publication of Charles Darwins On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Creationists_Still_Want_to_Give_Master_of_Science_Degrees" title="What has become of the Institute for Creation Research\'s federal lawsuit filed in April against the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in which the Dallas-based organization claimed the THECB violated its constitutional rights when it refused to grant the ICR\'s request to dole out master\'s degrees in science?" target="new">Creationists Still Want to Give Master of Science Degrees</a><br /><div class="rss-body">What has become of the Institute for Creation Research\'s federal lawsuit filed in April against the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in which the Dallas-based organization claimed the THECB violated its constitutional rights when it refused to grant the ICR\'s request to dole out master\'s degrees in science?</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Fiber_Fabric_Could_Create_Whole_Body_Cameras" title="Flexible translucent fibers woven into a fabric can capture light and turn it into images without a camera lens, researchers announced this week. " target="new">Fiber Fabric Could Create Whole-Body Cameras</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Flexible translucent fibers woven into a fabric can capture light and turn it into images without a camera lens, researchers announced this week. </div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Science_religious_beliefs_conflict_for_1_in_3_Americans" title="Americans by-and-large admire scientists -- unless they get crosswise on issues with religious overtones such as evolution, global warming, embryonic stem cell research -- according to a new survey released today from the Pew Forum." target="new">Science, religious beliefs conflict for 1 in 3 Americans</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Americans by-and-large admire scientists -- unless they get crosswise on issues with religious overtones such as evolution, global warming, embryonic stem cell research -- according to a new survey released today from the Pew Forum.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Animated_Engines_Two_Cylinder_Stirling_Engine" title="The Stirling engine is one of my favorites. It was invented in 1816 by Rev. Robert Stirling of Scotland. The Stirling is a very simple engine, and was often billed as a safe alternative to steam, since there\'s no risk of a boiler explosion. It enjoyed some success in industrial applications, and also in small appliances like fans and water pumps," target="new">Animated Engines, Two Cylinder Stirling Engine</a><br /><div class="rss-body">The Stirling engine is one of my favorites. It was invented in 1816 by Rev. Robert Stirling of Scotland. The Stirling is a very simple engine, and was often billed as a safe alternative to steam, since there\'s no risk of a boiler explosion. It enjoyed some success in industrial applications, and also in small appliances like fans and water pumps,</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Surgical_glues_to_seal_tissues_after_operation_or_wounds" title="One-size-fits-all nature of surgical adhesives means that existing adhesives, or glues, work well in some cases but not in others. MIT researchers aim to change that with glues tailored to specific tissues." target="new">Surgical glues to seal tissues after operation or wounds</a><br /><div class="rss-body">One-size-fits-all nature of surgical adhesives means that existing adhesives, or glues, work well in some cases but not in others. MIT researchers aim to change that with glues tailored to specific tissues.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Software_Watches_Ball_Games_Calls_Plays" title="Researchers from the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania reported last week that they\'ve developed a computer program capable of learning to understand video footage and describe it in words." target="new">Software Watches Ball Games, Calls Plays</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Researchers from the University of Maryland and the University of Pennsylvania reported last week that they\'ve developed a computer program capable of learning to understand video footage and describe it in words.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Cough_find_sparks_treatment_hope" title="Scientists have discovered a protein molecule on the surface of nerve cells that makes people cough when irritated....They hope the findings could lead to new drugs to treat chronic cough, which affects about 10% of the UK population. " target="new">Cough find sparks treatment hope </a><br /><div class="rss-body">Scientists have discovered a protein molecule on the surface of nerve cells that makes people cough when irritated.\\rThey hope the findings could lead to new drugs to treat chronic cough, which affects about 10% of the UK population. </div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/2000_year_old_lotion_discovered_in_Italy" title="Italian archaeologists have discovered lotion that is over 2000 years old, left almost intact in the cosmetic case of an aristocratic Etruscan woman." target="new">2000 year old lotion discovered in Italy</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Italian archaeologists have discovered lotion that is over 2000 years old, left almost intact in the cosmetic case of an aristocratic Etruscan woman.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Nanoscientists_Trying_to_Turn_Molecules_Into_Motors" title="While using a scanning tunneling microscope to look at sulfur-containing molecules, chemist Charles Sykes noticed they resembled an axle with a blade -- much like a helicopter rotor. He began to wonder if they not only looked like rotors, but moved like rotors as well." target="new">Nanoscientists Trying to Turn Molecules Into Motors</a><br /><div class="rss-body">While using a scanning tunneling microscope to look at sulfur-containing molecules, chemist Charles Sykes noticed they resembled an axle with a blade -- much like a helicopter rotor. He began to wonder if they not only looked like rotors, but moved like rotors as well.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Goose_gets_a_bionic_leg_in_world_first_operation" title="Here is the world\'s first bionic Goose. The two-week old gosling was found with a broken leg, but vets did not have the heart to put it down." target="new">Goose gets a bionic leg in world-first operation</a><br /><div class="rss-body">Here is the world\'s first bionic Goose. The two-week old gosling was found with a broken leg, but vets did not have the heart to put it down.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Making_Of_Boeing_Super_Hornet" title="A timelapse video of a Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet being constructed." target="new">Making Of:  Boeing Super Hornet</a><br /><div class="rss-body">A timelapse video of a Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet being constructed.</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/The_1_700_Ft_Tsunami_That_Struck_Alaska_Can_It_Happen_Again" title="On the night of July 7th, 1958 the world\'s largest wave in recorded history engorged Alaska\'s Lituya bay, located about 250 miles west of Juneau in the Gulf of Alaska. It was 1,700 feet or 520 meters, almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower...." target="new">The 1,700-Ft Tsunami That Struck Alaska-Can It Happen Again?</a><br /><div class="rss-body">On the night of July 7th, 1958 the world\'s largest wave in recorded history engorged Alaska\'s Lituya bay, located about 250 miles west of Juneau in the Gulf of Alaska. It was 1,700 feet or 520 meters, almost twice the height of the Eiffel Tower....</div></li>');document.write('<li class="rss-item"><a href="http://digg.com/general_sciences/Military_mega_lasers_are_too_hot_to_handle" title="HIGH-ENERGY laser weapons have been hailed as the future of anti-missile defence, but they may be further from being battle-ready than military chiefs hoped.......In recent tests, several prototypes have suffered serious damage to their optics at intensities well below the expected levels of tolerance.  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