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First Ever World Map of Happiness Produced General Science / Other July 28, 2006 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 307 vote(s) \| No comments yet A University of Leicester psychologist has produced the first ever 'world map of happiness.'

Study says eyes evolved for X-Ray vision General Science / Biology August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 189 vote(s) \| User comments: 26 The advantage of using two eyes to see the world around us has long been associated solely with our capacity to see in 3-D. Now, a new study from a scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has uncovered ...

Long-Lost Da Vinci Masterpiece Found Behind Palazzo Walls General Science June 17, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 82 vote(s) \| No comments yet It could be a scene from the "Da Vinci Code:" A high-tech art sleuth finds a hollow space behind an Italian palazzo’s murals, and believes he may have discovered a Da Vinci masterpiece not seen since 1563. In ...

Ancient flying dragon discovered in China General Science / Archaeology & Fossils March 21, 2007 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 91 vote(s) \| No comments yet Chinese scientists say they've found the remains of a small "flying dragon" that lived around the time of the dinosaurs.

Research confirms theory that all modern humans descended from the same small group of people General Science / Biology May 08, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 163 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers have produced new DNA evidence that almost certainly confirms the theory that all modern humans have a common ancestry.

Backs to the Future General Science / Other June 12, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 258 vote(s) \| No comments yet New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all the world's studied cultures -- so that the past is ahead of them and ...

Synchronising the Swarm General Science / Mathematics June 20, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Models from theoretical physics, which are normally used to plot the motion of particles, are beginning to shed light upon the mass migration of living organisms as well. These include swarms of locusts, which ...

Pet-eating predator reappears in Mass. General Science November 10, 2005 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 100 vote(s) \| No comments yet Weasel-like predators called fisher cats -- voracious housecat-eating cousins to the ill-tempered wolverine -- have reportedly returned to Massachusetts.

Patent issued for anti-gravity device General Science November 09, 2005 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 169 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. patent office has reportedly granted a patent for an anti-gravity device -- breaking its rule to reject inventions that defy the laws of physics.

New pill increases dreaming sleep General Science February 06, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 138 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new sleeping pill that increases dreaming sleep improves memory capacity, according to the results of new research.

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda? General Science / Other April 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 66 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 It's been a long road from being engulfed in flames in an explosion in Israel to leaving dollar bills in dorm refrigerators at MIT. But in an odd way, it's all connected.

Missing lab mice infected with plague General Science September 15, 2005 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet The FBI and New Jersey officials have started a hushed but intensive search for three missing lab mice reportedly infected with deadly strains of plague.

Researchers develop inexpensive, easy process to produce solar panels General Science / Chemistry July 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 222 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets.

The mathematics of cloaking General Science / Mathematics December 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 104 vote(s) \| No comments yet The theorists who first created the mathematics that describe the behavior of the recently announced "invisibility cloak" have revealed a new analysis ...

Scientists develop bird flu vaccine General Science January 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 122 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Pittsburgh scientists say they've genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine that has proven 100 percent effective in mice and chickens.

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First Ever World Map of Happiness Produced General Science / Other July 28, 2006 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 307 vote(s) \| No comments yet A University of Leicester psychologist has produced the first ever 'world map of happiness.'

Study says eyes evolved for X-Ray vision General Science / Biology August 28, 2008 \| User rating: 2.9 / 5 after 189 vote(s) \| User comments: 26 The advantage of using two eyes to see the world around us has long been associated solely with our capacity to see in 3-D. Now, a new study from a scientist at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute has uncovered ...

Long-Lost Da Vinci Masterpiece Found Behind Palazzo Walls General Science June 17, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 82 vote(s) \| No comments yet It could be a scene from the "Da Vinci Code:" A high-tech art sleuth finds a hollow space behind an Italian palazzo’s murals, and believes he may have discovered a Da Vinci masterpiece not seen since 1563. In ...

Ancient flying dragon discovered in China General Science / Archaeology & Fossils March 21, 2007 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 91 vote(s) \| No comments yet Chinese scientists say they've found the remains of a small "flying dragon" that lived around the time of the dinosaurs.

Research confirms theory that all modern humans descended from the same small group of people General Science / Biology May 08, 2007 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 163 vote(s) \| No comments yet Researchers have produced new DNA evidence that almost certainly confirms the theory that all modern humans have a common ancestry.

Backs to the Future General Science / Other June 12, 2006 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 258 vote(s) \| No comments yet New analysis of the language and gesture of South America's indigenous Aymara people indicates they have a concept of time opposite to all the world's studied cultures -- so that the past is ahead of them and ...

Synchronising the Swarm General Science / Mathematics June 20, 2006 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 12 vote(s) \| No comments yet Models from theoretical physics, which are normally used to plot the motion of particles, are beginning to shed light upon the mass migration of living organisms as well. These include swarms of locusts, which ...

Pet-eating predator reappears in Mass. General Science November 10, 2005 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 100 vote(s) \| No comments yet Weasel-like predators called fisher cats -- voracious housecat-eating cousins to the ill-tempered wolverine -- have reportedly returned to Massachusetts.

Patent issued for anti-gravity device General Science November 09, 2005 \| User rating: 3.9 / 5 after 169 vote(s) \| No comments yet The U.S. patent office has reportedly granted a patent for an anti-gravity device -- breaking its rule to reject inventions that defy the laws of physics.

New pill increases dreaming sleep General Science February 06, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 138 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new sleeping pill that increases dreaming sleep improves memory capacity, according to the results of new research.

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda? General Science / Other April 14, 2008 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 66 vote(s) \| User comments: 9 It's been a long road from being engulfed in flames in an explosion in Israel to leaving dollar bills in dorm refrigerators at MIT. But in an odd way, it's all connected.

Missing lab mice infected with plague General Science September 15, 2005 \| User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet The FBI and New Jersey officials have started a hushed but intensive search for three missing lab mice reportedly infected with deadly strains of plague.

Researchers develop inexpensive, easy process to produce solar panels General Science / Chemistry July 18, 2007 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 222 vote(s) \| User comments: 1 Researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology have developed an inexpensive solar cell that can be painted or printed on flexible plastic sheets.

The mathematics of cloaking General Science / Mathematics December 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 104 vote(s) \| No comments yet The theorists who first created the mathematics that describe the behavior of the recently announced "invisibility cloak" have revealed a new analysis ...

Scientists develop bird flu vaccine General Science January 26, 2006 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 122 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Pittsburgh scientists say they've genetically engineered an avian flu vaccine that has proven 100 percent effective in mice and chickens.

First Ever World Map of Happiness Produced

Study says eyes evolved for X-Ray vision

Long-Lost Da Vinci Masterpiece Found Behind Palazzo Walls

Ancient flying dragon discovered in China

Research confirms theory that all modern humans descended from the same small group of people

Backs to the Future

Synchronising the Swarm

Pet-eating predator reappears in Mass.

Patent issued for anti-gravity device

New pill increases dreaming sleep

Would you steal a buck? How about a can of soda?

Missing lab mice infected with plague

Researchers develop inexpensive, easy process to produce solar panels

The mathematics of cloaking

Scientists develop bird flu vaccine

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