New smart cups reveal presence of date rape drugs (Video)
Tuesday, ABC reported that a company out of Boston has created a cup that changes color if exposed to drugs popularly utilized in cases of date rape. Drink Savy Inc., founded by Mike Abramson, plans...
View ArticleNASA dismisses rumors of Mayan apocalypse (Video)
While NASA is confident that the Maya have not accurately predicted the apocalypse, they feel the panic encircling the date Dec. 21, 2012 could pose a serious threat. Tuesday, NASA released a...
View ArticleScan reveals cut throat of mummy Ramses III (Video)
Yesterday UPI reported that researchers have discovered the probable cause of death for ancient Egypt's Pharaoh Ramses III. A study of his mummified remains revealed a deep cut in his neck....
View ArticleWorld's thinnest woman speaks out against anorexia after receiving 'fan mail'...
Standing 5ft 8in, and weighing only 59 pounds Valeria Levitin is little more than skin and bones. Yesterday, Mail Online reported that Levitin, 39, has been dieting her entire life. She has shared her...
View ArticleLive giant squid caught on film for first time (Video)
Earlier today, the New York Post reported that the first ever video of a live giant squid have been released. Japanese zoologist Tsunemi Kubodera led the documentary team lucky enough to capture the...
View ArticleHeadless mystery fish puzzles fishermen and scientists (Photos)
Yesterday, Grind TV reported that a fishing vessel reeled in a thin, 7-ft long fish carcass off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. Captain Dale Leverone posed with the dead fish before he and his crew...
View ArticleFlu deaths reach epidemic level (Video)
Earlier today, The New York Times reported that the number deaths recorded in this year's flu season have crossed the threshold of epidemic level illness. Federal health officials noted that while the...
View ArticlePrivate company seeks applicants to help colonize Mars (Video)
Earlier today, TG Daily reported that Mars One, a private space company, released the requirements for astronauts wanting to join a mission to establish a colony on Mars starting in 2023. The company,...
View ArticleReddit co-founder and online activist Aaron Swartz found dead (Video)
Earlier today, the L.A. Times reported that Reddit co-founder Aaron Swartz was found dead. The 26 year-old hacker activist hanged himself in his home about two months before he was slated to go on...
View ArticleEngineer petitions White House to build starship Enterprise
An engineer who created plans to build a working replica of the starship Enterprise from “Star Trek” has created a petition for NASA to consider the feasibility of the project and re-imagine his...
View ArticleAddressing the myth: Goldfish have three-second memories (Video)
It is popularly held that gold fish are only able to remember very short spans of time. Even though the myth was debunked years ago, many still believe that the low-maintenance pets have three-second...
View ArticleStudy shows some children able to recover from autism (Video)
Today, Medical Daily reported that a study of a group of children with autism found that some of them began to develop normally as they aged. The study was published in the Journal of Child Psychology...
View ArticleCuriosity finds minerals likely created by water on Martian surface (Video)
Earlier today, IBTimes reported that Curiosity is set to begin drilling in an area of the Martian surface “criss-crossed by mineral-filled veins.” Researchers believe the mineral deposits were likely...
View ArticleSeventh grader launches Hello Kitty into upper atmosphere
Today the Scientific American reported that a 13 year-old girl launched a Hello Kitty doll near space in an enterprising school project. Lauren Rojas, a seventh grader from Antioch, California, built...
View ArticleDNA test determines remains belong to England's King Richard III
Today, The L.A. Times reported that a skeleton discovered last summer in northern England has been positively identified as the remains of the infamous King Richard III. The remains were discovered...
View ArticleEnvironmentalists outraged over coyote killing contest
Yesterday, The Science Recorder reported that more than 200 hunters entered a coyote killing competition that earned national controversy last weekend. Coyote Drive 13 was held in a sparsely populated...
View ArticleThumb-sized sea slug boasts detachable penis
Today, CodeWit reported that Japanese biologists have discovered an interesting mating habit among a certain species of sea slug. Each time the slug mates, it detaches and regrows its penis. Called...
View ArticleDogs indicate understanding human perspective by stealing food in the dark...
Yesterday, Nature World News reported that a new study suggests that dogs might understand the human perspective. In a study lead by Dr. Juliane Kaminski from the department of psychology at of the...
View ArticleThis is your brain on love
The subject of sexual attraction and love has long been an area of interest in the scientific community. Although many of us would like to believe that love is beyond explanation, past studies show...
View ArticleMeteorite shockwave injures more than 1,000 in central Russia (Video)
Yesterday, the BBC reported that a large meteor plunged into a lake near Chebarkul in the Ural mountains of Russia, leaving a 20ft-wide crater on the shore. Although there are no reported fatalities,...
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