Archive for December, 2007
College classes freely available on the net
Even this kid could tap into the wealth of information. An increasing number of colleges have started using technology to distribute audio and video of college lectures, class notes, and otherwise previously unavailable content to the masses, via the internet. And the price of all this valuable college-level content? Absolutely free, aside from the basic [...]
Parallel universes, could they really exist?
Just a couple parallel universes An article published yesterday suggested the idea that our universe may be no more than a “speck of cosmic dust” amongst the infinite number of parallel worlds. This idea isn’t really anything new, however, an increasing number of scientists are beginning to at least warm up to the idea of [...]
Synthetic DNA close to yielding new life forms
Scientists at LS9, Inc. hard at work A recent recent article on The Washington Post went into detail about how the idea creating artificial life forms through artificial DNA may be soon turned reality. Up until recently, even the most advanced laboratories couldn’t really do much more than add a few extra genes to something [...]
Nasal spray may prevent sleepiness
This orangutan could probably use some Coffee drinkers everywhere, rejoice! A nasal spray containing the naturally occurring hormone known as “orexin A” appears to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation in monkeys. These sleep deprived monkeys performed similarly to well-rested monkeys on cognitive tests, researchers said. “Orexin A is a promising candidate to become a [...]
Dark Matter
Mysterious invisible stuff is discovered to take up 90% of the universe. It’s known as “dark matter.”
Al Gore wins Nobel Peace Prize
Former Vice President Al Gore won the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for the increase in public awareness he brought to threat of global warming. He also invented the internet.
Pluto no longer a planet!
Pluto is now classified as a planetoid, just in case you didn’t get the memo.
Ancient kangaroos didn’t hop
A 25 MILLION-year-old fossil has revealed that a predecessor of Australia’s hopping kangaroo once galloped on all fours, had dog-like fangs and possibly climbed trees, scientists have reported.
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