Science  

  •  
  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 29th, 2006
What's the Difference Between Consciousness and Unconsciousness?

What's the Difference Between Consciousness and Unconsciousness?

The brain never stops

  •  
  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 29th, 2006
Japan Implements Asimov's First Law of Robotics

Japan Implements Asimov's First Law of Robotics

Or at least the first part of it - Do not harm a human

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 29th, 2006
Two Different Types of Landscapes on the Moon

Two Different Types of Landscapes on the Moon

Highlands and 'maria'

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 29th, 2006
At the Bottom of the Gulf of Mexico

At the Bottom of the Gulf of Mexico

3000 meters bellow the surface

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 29th, 2006
Were Ancient Etruscans Wiped Out?

Were Ancient Etruscans Wiped Out?

Ancient Etruscans - unlikely ancestors of modern Tuscans

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 29th, 2006
E. Coli Eats Up the DNA of its Dead Competitors

E. Coli Eats Up the DNA of its Dead Competitors

But DNA remains only a backup nutrient

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 29th, 2006
Precision Whether System

Precision Whether System

Predicting the weather with certainty

  •  
  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 26th, 2006
The Origin of HIV Traced to Wild Chimpanzees

The Origin of HIV Traced to Wild Chimpanzees

In southern Cameroon

  •  
  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 26th, 2006
Scientists Find Mice that Break Mendel's Law

Scientists Find Mice that Break Mendel's Law

A surprising genetic fact with wide implications

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 26th, 2006
How to Detect A Fourth Dimension of Space?

How to Detect A Fourth Dimension of Space?

Scientists show how to detect "gravitational lensing" effects produced by tiny black holes

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 26th, 2006
Patients, Be Patient: the Treatment of Depression Can Take Months to Work

Patients, Be Patient: the Treatment of Depression Can Take Months to Work

Saint Louis University study on vagal nerve stimulation shows brain changes come slowly

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 26th, 2006
Scientists Understood How to Create an Invisibility Cloak

Scientists Understood How to Create an Invisibility Cloak

The physics of "metamaterials"

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 26th, 2006
Minerals Go 'Dark' Near Earth's Core

Minerals Go 'Dark' Near Earth's Core

Scientists start unraveling the geophysical mysteries of deep Earth

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 26th, 2006
Undersea Volcanoes Erupting

Undersea Volcanoes Erupting

Studied at close range with the help of a robot

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 26th, 2006
The Tropics Are Expanding

The Tropics Are Expanding

Scientists say its either global warming or the depletion of the ozone layer

  •  
  • By Sci/Tech News Staff
  • May 26th, 2006
Lighting Up the Nanoworld: Glowing Nanowires

Lighting Up the Nanoworld: Glowing Nanowires

Smaller than ever

  •  
  • By Vlad Tarko
  • May 26th, 2006
Robot Telepathically Controlled by A Human Mind

Robot Telepathically Controlled by A Human Mind

Using MRI