Scientists Discover a Virus That Create’s a bit of a Brain Drain.
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Medical School and the University of Nebraska have discovered an algae virus that makes us more stupid by infecting our...
Video: Robotic Micro-Scallops Can Swim Through Your Eyeballs
Designing robots on the micro or nano scale (like, small enough to fit inside your body) is all about simplicity. There just isn’t room for...
Rosetta comet mission: Landing site named ‘Agilkia’
The landing site on a comet to be targeted by Europe's Philae robot on 12 November has been named "Agilkia" following a public competition. (more…)
A planet past Pluto? Astronomers redefine the solar system’s edge
Space is a very large place, however our little corner of the universe just got a little more crowded. (more…)
Video: Accidental discovery dramatically improves conductivity
Quite by accident, Washington State University researchers have achieved a 400-fold increase in the electrical conductivity of a crystal simply by exposing it to light....
Quantum reality more complex than previously thought
Imagine you order a delivery of several glass vases in different colors. Each vase is sent as a separate parcel. What would you think of...
Five Things You Should Know About the Nobel Prize Winner’s Higgs Boson
Analysts said it would happen. Professor Stephen Hawking said it should happen. And now it has. Peter Higgs, the man who first predicted the existence...
Light completely stopped for a record-breaking minute
Editor note: We ran an article earlier on the Facebook Site regarding this. Here is the ORIGINAL new scientist article with LINKS to the Physic's...
Tsunami seen on Sun’s surface
Two satellites have seen "tsunami" spreading on the surface of the Sun after a release of matter into space called a coronal mass ejection (CME). ...
Mystery Intergalactic Radio Bursts Detected
Astronomers were on a celestial fishing expedition for pulsing neutron stars and other radio bursts when they found something unexpected in archived sky sweeps conducted...