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Scientists breed gigantic, prehistoric dragonflies

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 7:46am
 
There are a lot of issues out there for science to tackle. You know, the cure for cancer, how to travel beyond our solar system, how to make cloned meat in a lab. But creating prehistoric dragonflies with wingspans of over two feet? Doing more harm than good! We reported on the plans to do this last week, but now you can see the horrifying image above to keep you from sleeping tonight.

Rat controls most terrifying vehicle ever with only its brain

Tuesday, October 5, 2010 - 12:42pm
 
Say hello to the creepiest vehicle ever constructed: the Ratcar. The Ratcar, created by the mad scientists at the University of Tokyo, consists of a small wheeled vehicle that's plugged directly into a rat's brain. The rat can then control where it goes using only their thoughts. Yikes.

Has NASA discovered a new fundamental force? (updated)

Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 3:11pm
 
If you're an astronomy buff, you know about the Pioneer anomaly: that two NASA space probes have been drifting slightly off course for decades in a way that goes against everything we know about how gravity works. Now we may finally have the answer, and it's a doozy: a brand new fundamental force.

Stunning photos taken by scientists during atomic bomb tests

Wednesday, September 15, 2010 - 9:28am
 
The incredible photo above is of the fireball produced by an atomic bomb. Those specs on the ground beneath it are tanks, jeeps and other test vehicles that will be destroyed in a matter of milliseconds. Right below the fireball, a shockwave bouncing off the desert floor and about to merge with the fire is visible.

Freeze your brain, live forever!

Kevin Hall
Thursday, July 1, 2010 - 3:09am
 
A cryonics lab in Russia — the first of its kind outside of the United States — is guaranteeing the most coveted promise of all: immortality. It's not even ridiculously expensive. $10,000 to put your brain on ice, or $30,000 for your whole body. But can it really work?

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