Scientists Create an Unprecedented Map of the Developing Human Brain

04-03-2014 • http://netcaster.wired.com, By Greg Miller

Scientists released the most detailed map ever made of the fetal human brain today.

State Senator blocks medical marijuana study

04-02-2014 • http://www.myfoxphoenix.com, By Steve Krafft

The proposed University of Arizona scientific study about using marijuana to treat veterans with post traumatic stress disorder has the green light from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

Rife Machines

04-02-2014 • arclein

he Rife machine destroys infectious organisms, viruses, bacteria and fungus and has been used to eliminate 52 different microorganisms including cancer, tuberculosis, strep and leprosy.

Human Trials of Suspended Animation Begin

04-02-2014 • arclein

"We are suspending life, but we don't like to call it suspended animation because it sounds like science fiction," says Samuel Tisherman, a surgeon at the hospital, who is leading the trial. "So we call it emergency preservation and resuscitation

Cognitive Dissonance: The Single Most Important Topic in the Liberty Movement

04-02-2014 • http://www.dailypaul.com, by TommyPaine

Getting people to wake up and see the truth for what it is is the single most important topic in the liberty movement.

Image of the Day: Fighter-launched nanosatellites

04-02-2014 • http://www.dvice.com, Evan Ackerman

Big rockets are overkill for small satellites, especially since the hardest bit is just getting them up out of that first nasty thick bit of Earth's lower atmosphere.

A Bandage That Senses Tremors, Delivers Drugs, and Keeps a Record

04-02-2014 • http://www.technologyreview.com, By David Talbot

A flexible electronic skin patch has strain gauges to measure tremors, and heating elements to release drugs held inside nanoparticles.

Tomorrow’s Super-Soldiers Will Wear Night Vision Contact Lenses

04-02-2014 • http://mprod.wired.com, By Allen McDuffee

As the Pentagon continues to build a lighter, faster and stronger soldier of the future, new technology that could provide night vision without bulky goggles has caught the Army’s eye.

The 500-Yard Headlight

04-02-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, By Daniel Dumas

Beaming

'Paleo Ale' Brewed From Yeast Found On A 40-Million-Year-Old Whale Fossil

04-02-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, Francie Diep

Yum.

Self-Healing Muscles Grown In Lab, Implanted In Mice

04-02-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, By Douglas Main

The muscles also fluoresce when they contract.

A Call To Rein In Phase III Trials

04-01-2014 • arclein

We estimate that development costs for drugs could be reduced by as much as 90%, and the time required by 50%, if the threshold for initial approval were defined in terms of efficacy and fundamental safety. Cutting costs and time, while requiring hig

Naturally Reverse Cavities and Heal Tooth Decay

03-31-2014 • arclein

But according to a study published in the British Medical Journal cavities and tooth decay could potentially be healed or reversed with diet. A study was performed on 62 children with cavities and they were divided into three different diet groups

An Unexpected Discovery in the Brains of Autistic Children

03-31-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Greg Miller

Nobody knows what causes autism, a condition that varies so widely in severity that some people on the spectrum achieve enviable fame and success while others require lifelong assistance due to severe problems with communication, cognition, and behav

We know what you’re thinking: Scientists find a way to read minds

03-30-2014 • http://www.foxnews.com, By Maxim Lott

Think mind reading is science fiction?

Seeing Cells As They’re Meant To Be Seen: In 3-D

03-29-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, Lindsey Kratochwill

Here's the big picture

First cybernetic Olympics to be held in Switzerland

03-29-2014 • http://www.dvice.com, Travis Andrews

Advances in science, medicine, and technology have affected our athletes more than most people might realize. Not just in the actual advancement of sports equipment, though that certainly makes a difference. Since the first Olympic Games back in Gree

Sand Looks Unbelievably Cool Under a Microscope

03-29-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Liz Stinson

Next time you find yourself walking along a beach, stop for a second and shift your focus from the obvious beauty of the ocean to what’s underneath your feet.

Dolphin-Squeak-To-English Translator Works In Real Time

03-29-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, Douglas Main

You had me at "seaweed."

The Mathematical Formula for Beauty, Explained in Clever Pictures

03-28-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Liz Stinson

Mathematical concepts can be difficult to grasp, but given the right context they can help explain some of the world’s biggest mysteries. For instance, what is it about a sunflower that makes it so pleasing to look at? Or why do I find the cereal box

Nuclear Weapons – Hope at Last

03-28-2014 • arclein

The US government has five nuclear submarines on patrol at all times carrying 1,000 times the destructive power of the Hiroshima bomb. Is it possible to imagine the degree of paranoia represented by such a standing threat? The UK government has start

Woman Has Her Skull Replaced With A 3-D-Printed Plastic One

03-28-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, Francie Diep

The most significant skull prosthetic to date

Goats Found To Be Much Smarter Than Previously Believed

03-28-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, By Douglas Main

New research shows goats can quickly learn a puzzle, and remember how to solve it.

Mars One To Build Simulated Colony For One-Way Astronauts

03-28-2014 • http://www.popsci.com, By Rose Pastore

People selected to live on the Red Planet will train inside an earthbound outpost. If they don't go crazy, they just might make the real trip.

The Little Space Tug That Can

03-28-2014 • popsci.com, By Jeffrey Lin and Dr. P.W. Singer

In another first for China’s world class space industry, a description of the liquid fuelled Advanced Upper Stage Yuanzheng 1 was publicly unveiled.

Scientists create first 'designer chromosome'

03-28-2014 • http://www.usatoday.com, Traci Watson

Scientists have managed to re-engineer a form of brewer's yeast in a way that could help with the development of new types of drugs.

A new object at the edge of our Solar System discovered

03-27-2014 • http://m.phys.org

The Solar System has a new most-distant member, bringing its outer frontier into focus.

This Insanely Small 3D Camera Shows What's Happening In Your Bloodstream

03-27-2014 • http://www.businessinsider.com, Leslie Baehr

Doctors can now recreate in three dimensions the insides of your heart, arteries, and blood vessels using a "camera" chip only slightly bigger than the tip of a pencil.

Astronaut Ready to Take 3D Printing Into the Final Frontier (Video)

03-26-2014 • http://www.space.com, By Miriam Kramer

One NASA astronaut launching to the International Space Station in May is ready to 3D print in space.

The Top-Secret Aircraft That Roamed the Skies Over Area 51

03-26-2014 • http://www.wired.com, By Alexander George

In 1992, Boeing’s Phantom Works program began development on the Bird of Prey, a project managed by the U.S. Air Force, funded by Boeing, and borrowing the name from the Klingon starship in 1984’s Star Trek III: The Search For Spock.