Mars mission details revealed
The Inspiration Mars Foundation came out with details about their 2018 mission, and boy, do they have a lot to do before then. The mission, which will send two people […]
Monthly Archives: February 2013
One year in a forest
Getting tired of observing the bleak Chicago winter landscape? Filmmaker Samuel Orr has you covered with a short film of the world coming to life then fading back into cold […]
You got mouse brains on my rat brains
Your cells can’t possibly live without you, right? Wrong. Researchers in Italy tested the boundaries of life existing beyond the death of the individual, specifically, brain cells. Scientists inserted mice […]
Fermilab, Argonne, and the “S” word
You’ve probably heard it half a hundred times in the last few weeks: Sequestration. Basically, it potentially means big fat budget cuts if Congress can’t compromise on how to spend […]
A lost continent beneath the waves
No, it’s not Atlantis – this possible continent of old would have vanished between 50 and 100 million years ago, millions of years before Homo sapiens walked the earth. Nevertheless, researchers […]
Can poisoned mice bombs save Guam?
Imagine you live on a small island with a diverse but delicate ecosystem. Now imagine that a non-native predator, say, a brown tree snake, makes its way to your shores […]
Proving Ridley Scott wrong
According to Alien director Ridley Scott, in space, no one can hear you scream. This statement stands to some reason; space is a vacuum with a severe drought of molecules […]
Sea turtle gets new limbs
It seems the world of prosthetics is continually taking remarkable leaps and bounds when it comes to helping people who’ve lost a leg walk again, or crafting a new arm […]
Space travel becomes a multi-millionaires’ game
The U.S. Government doesn’t have the funds for more manned launches at NASA, so why not get the filthy rich to throw money at space exploration? That certainly seems to […]
A 3-D printed ear
Some stem cell research critics are uncomfortable with the idea of bioengineering parts of the body. But what about printing them? Researchers led by Lawrence Bonassar at Cornell University are […]
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