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Titanic sunk faster than thought General Science December 12, 2005 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 69 vote(s) \| No comments yet After visiting the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in August 2005, scientists have discovered that Titanic took just five minutes to sink – much faster than previously thought.

Safe Nuclear Power and Green Hydrogen Fuel General Science December 11, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 150 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nuclear power is being shunned. It’s not surprising, after the serious accident at Chernobyl in 1986 that made the Russian city’s name synonymous with disaster. The potential exists for more of the same and ...

Evolution revolution General Science November 22, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet The blue-footed booby, the giant turtle and the horned toad are among several unusual creatures currently on show at The American Museum of Natural History. They form part of new exhibition, running until May ...

Physicist Proposes New Way to Rank Scientific Output General Science November 08, 2005 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Publications in peer-reviewed journals are the yardstick by which academic scientists compare their work with their colleagues. But is the best measure of a scientist’s worth the total number of his or her published papers? ...

Researcher challenges movies unscientific aliens General Science November 07, 2005 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Is there life on other planets? And if so, are they the little green men of science fiction? Professor Ian Stewart from the University of Warwick thinks there is life on other planets and while it could ...

'The Matrix' is a step closer to reality; Neuroscientists break code on sight General Science November 04, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 177 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the sci-fi movie "The Matrix," a cable running from a computer into Neo's brain writes in visual perceptions, and Neo's brain can manipulate the computer-created world. In reality, scientists cannot interact ...

Explaining Why the Millennium Bridge Wobbled General Science November 02, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| No comments yet Steve Strogatz has a penchant for things that happen in unison. So when the Cornell University professor of theoretical and applied mechanics (and author of the 2003 book "Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous ...

The 2005 Ig Nobel Prize Winners General Science October 07, 2005 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet The 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on Thursday evening, October 6, at the 15th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at Harvard's Sanders Theatre. The Igs are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- ...

Study: The human brain is still evolving General Science September 08, 2005 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Chicago researchers say they've discovered the human brain is apparently still evolving. In two related papers published in the Sept. 9 issue of Science, they show that two genes linked to brain size ...

Human brains pay a price for being big General Science / Biology August 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal ...

2,100-year-old gadget tracked Olympics General Science / Archaeology & Fossils July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (AP) -- An astronomical calculator, considered a technological marvel of antiquity, was also used to track dates of the ancient Olympic games, researchers have found.

'Chicken and chips' theory of Pacific migration General Science / Biology July 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of pre-historic Polynesian contact with the Americas.

How a simple mathematic formula is starting to explain the bizarre prevalence of altruism in society General Science / Mathematics July 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 58 vote(s) \| User comments: 12 Why do humans cooperate in things as diverse as environment conservation or the creation of fairer societies, even when they don’t receive anything in exchange or, worst, they might even be penalized?

Researchers Discover Remnant of an Ancient 'RNA World' General Science / Biology July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Some bacterial cells can swim, morph into new forms and even become dangerously virulent - all without initial involvement of DNA. Yale University researchers describe Friday in the journal ...

From humming fish to Puccini: Vocal communication evolved with ancient species General Science / Biology July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 It's a long way from the dull hums of the amorous midshipman fish to the strains of a Puccini aria – or, alas, even to the simplest Celine Dion melody. But the neural circuitry that led to the human love song – not to mention ...

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Titanic sunk faster than thought General Science December 12, 2005 \| User rating: 3 / 5 after 69 vote(s) \| No comments yet After visiting the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean in August 2005, scientists have discovered that Titanic took just five minutes to sink – much faster than previously thought.

Safe Nuclear Power and Green Hydrogen Fuel General Science December 11, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 150 vote(s) \| No comments yet Nuclear power is being shunned. It’s not surprising, after the serious accident at Chernobyl in 1986 that made the Russian city’s name synonymous with disaster. The potential exists for more of the same and ...

Evolution revolution General Science November 22, 2005 \| User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet The blue-footed booby, the giant turtle and the horned toad are among several unusual creatures currently on show at The American Museum of Natural History. They form part of new exhibition, running until May ...

Physicist Proposes New Way to Rank Scientific Output General Science November 08, 2005 \| User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 11 vote(s) \| No comments yet Publications in peer-reviewed journals are the yardstick by which academic scientists compare their work with their colleagues. But is the best measure of a scientist’s worth the total number of his or her published papers? ...

Researcher challenges movies unscientific aliens General Science November 07, 2005 \| User rating: 3.6 / 5 after 26 vote(s) \| No comments yet Is there life on other planets? And if so, are they the little green men of science fiction? Professor Ian Stewart from the University of Warwick thinks there is life on other planets and while it could ...

'The Matrix' is a step closer to reality; Neuroscientists break code on sight General Science November 04, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 177 vote(s) \| No comments yet In the sci-fi movie "The Matrix," a cable running from a computer into Neo's brain writes in visual perceptions, and Neo's brain can manipulate the computer-created world. In reality, scientists cannot interact ...

Explaining Why the Millennium Bridge Wobbled General Science November 02, 2005 \| User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 21 vote(s) \| No comments yet Steve Strogatz has a penchant for things that happen in unison. So when the Cornell University professor of theoretical and applied mechanics (and author of the 2003 book "Sync: The Emerging Science of Spontaneous ...

The 2005 Ig Nobel Prize Winners General Science October 07, 2005 \| User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet The 2005 Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded on Thursday evening, October 6, at the 15th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony, at Harvard's Sanders Theatre. The Igs are intended to celebrate the unusual, honor the imaginative -- ...

Study: The human brain is still evolving General Science September 08, 2005 \| User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s) \| No comments yet University of Chicago researchers say they've discovered the human brain is apparently still evolving. In two related papers published in the Sept. 9 issue of Science, they show that two genes linked to brain size ...

Human brains pay a price for being big General Science / Biology August 05, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 30 vote(s) \| No comments yet Metabolic changes responsible for the evolution of our unique cognitive abilities indicate that the brain may have been pushed to the limit of its capabilities. Research published today in BioMed Central's open access journal ...

2,100-year-old gadget tracked Olympics General Science / Archaeology & Fossils July 30, 2008 \| User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| User comments: 4 (AP) -- An astronomical calculator, considered a technological marvel of antiquity, was also used to track dates of the ancient Olympic games, researchers have found.

'Chicken and chips' theory of Pacific migration General Science / Biology July 29, 2008 \| User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 16 vote(s) \| No comments yet A new study of DNA from ancient and modern chickens has shed light on the controversy about the extent of pre-historic Polynesian contact with the Americas.

How a simple mathematic formula is starting to explain the bizarre prevalence of altruism in society General Science / Mathematics July 18, 2008 \| User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 58 vote(s) \| User comments: 12 Why do humans cooperate in things as diverse as environment conservation or the creation of fairer societies, even when they don’t receive anything in exchange or, worst, they might even be penalized?

Researchers Discover Remnant of an Ancient 'RNA World' General Science / Biology July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4.9 / 5 after 27 vote(s) \| No comments yet (PhysOrg.com) -- Some bacterial cells can swim, morph into new forms and even become dangerously virulent - all without initial involvement of DNA. Yale University researchers describe Friday in the journal ...

From humming fish to Puccini: Vocal communication evolved with ancient species General Science / Biology July 17, 2008 \| User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) \| User comments: 2 It's a long way from the dull hums of the amorous midshipman fish to the strains of a Puccini aria – or, alas, even to the simplest Celine Dion melody. But the neural circuitry that led to the human love song – not to mention ...

Titanic sunk faster than thought

Safe Nuclear Power and Green Hydrogen Fuel

Evolution revolution

Physicist Proposes New Way to Rank Scientific Output

Researcher challenges movies unscientific aliens

'The Matrix' is a step closer to reality; Neuroscientists break code on sight

Explaining Why the Millennium Bridge Wobbled

The 2005 Ig Nobel Prize Winners

Study: The human brain is still evolving

Human brains pay a price for being big

2,100-year-old gadget tracked Olympics

'Chicken and chips' theory of Pacific migration

How a simple mathematic formula is starting to explain the bizarre prevalence of altruism in society

Researchers Discover Remnant of an Ancient 'RNA World'

From humming fish to Puccini: Vocal communication evolved with ancient species

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