spacevirgin galacticHollywoodSomeone just paid $1.5M to fly into space with Leonardo DiCaprioAdario StrangeFriday, May 24, 2013 - 2:58pm A Russian fan has offered up a whopping $1.5 million for the right to ride into space with actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
3D printingMedical devicesimplantsThis 3D printed tracheal implant saved a baby's lifeColin Druce-McFaddenFriday, May 24, 2013 - 2:04pm Credit: A young child is alive today thanks to some quick thinking and a 3D printed bronchial splint.
Flumedicinesynthetic biologySynthetic biology enables fast-adapting flu vaccinesRobin BurksThursday, May 23, 2013 - 5:32pm Credit: A group of synthetic biologists in Boston have successfully created a custom flu vaccine in just a week.
zombiesfungusinsectsThere's a war going on over the corpses of Amazon zombie antsColin Druce-McFaddenWednesday, May 22, 2013 - 4:19pm Credit: A fungus that has been zombifying rainforest ants has a new enemy, though the news isn't exactly good for the undead insects themselves.
WeatherTornadoestime-lapseVideo: Time-lapse of the Oklahoma tornadoAdario StrangeWednesday, May 22, 2013 - 2:42pm Time-lapse video from a weather news helicopter captures the destructive force of this week's massive tornado in Oklahoma.
spaceanimalsmedicineLizards, mice return to Earth alive after month alone in orbitRobin BurksWednesday, May 22, 2013 - 12:19pm Credit: A Russian space capsule carrying lizards, mice, and other small animals has been successfully returned to Earth.
IOTDchemistryexperimentVideo of the Day: High school chem lab gets floodedMegan WollertonWednesday, May 22, 2013 - 10:38am A demonstration in chemistry class goes awry when open flame sets off the sprinkler system.
agingcancerhealthA Mediterranean diet mortalizes cancer, keeps your brain youngColin Druce-McFaddenTuesday, May 21, 2013 - 2:26pm Credit: A pair of reports have shown that a Mediterranean diet is at once a cancer fighter and a brain booster.
SupercapacitorscellphonesIntelTeen invents way to charge phones in secondsMegan WollertonTuesday, May 21, 2013 - 12:09pm Eesha Khare won an Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award for her work in storing energy with capacitors. We need this.
IOTDscienceElementsVideo of the Day: Learn the elements with periodic table tuneMegan WollertonTuesday, May 21, 2013 - 10:40am Learn the periodic table in a jiffy with this catchy rendition from asapSCIENCE on YouTube.