Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 10:30am
Hope you aren't a fan of sleeping, because this may keep you awake: A new species of bees were discovered that drink sweat from your skin and tears from your eyes. Kind of makes me hope for the extinction of bees.
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Saturday, May 5, 2012 - 8:18am
So now there's a bike horn louder than a concord jet. Which is good since bike riding in an urban environment can be a dicey task, and those little metal bells mom bought last Christmas aren't always great for warning motorists of your existence. A problem that will probably only worsen when robots live among us.
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 12:34pm
In the race to eliminate humans from the face of the earth, computers have another new victory: they can grade standardized test papers with the same consistency and accuracy as human beings can.
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 10:32am
Summer's coming and fresh berries (and berry-related products) along with it. Turns out eating those berries can actually delay memory loss, so don't feel bad for your third helping of blueberry cobbler.
Sunday, April 29, 2012 - 8:31am
You know how Google Maps has always been pretty nifty, but it really was missing a gaming component? Well, Google thinks we think that, thus the company has introduced Google Cube, a game in which you guide a ball through various cities.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 12:24pm
Back in the day, Tetris was the best way to get through pre-calc when you finally got a sweet graphic calculator capable of running it. Turns out, it may also be a great way to treat Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Who knew?
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 10:34am
It's been about two years since the Deepwater Horizon oil spill devastated the Gulf Coast, and we all learned how far behind our cleanup technology really was. Protei, a sailboat that mops up oil, could be the answer needed.
Saturday, April 28, 2012 - 8:02am
Our quest to create the six million dollar man will be one step closer to complete when bionic eyes begin testing next year. That's exactly what Bionic Vision Australia plans to do — and has for a while, actually.
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 12:32pm
If you have big plans this Earth Day, it might feel like the day flew by by the time it ends. But look back in a few weeks, and it'll seem like it lasted for months. This is called the holiday paradox, and we're just now beginning to understand it.
Sunday, April 22, 2012 - 8:16am
If you were given the Jeopardy! category "things that breathe," chances are your answer might be, "What are living creatures?" Chances are also high that your answer would not be, "What is a battery?" You'd now be wrong.
