Mar 31 2010

Turning a Hot Tub into a Time Machine

Tag: Humor,Physics,Science Fiction,Time Travel,UniverseIan O'Neill @ 7:27 pm
Assuming a Hot Tub Time Machine has the same energy requirements as Back To The Future's DeLorean, what kind of upgrade would it need?

Mar 31 2010

Laughter: It’s No Joke

Tag: Animals,April Fools,Communication,HumorDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 6:49 pm
Understanding this primal form of communication is no laughing matter for scientists.

Mar 31 2010

The Pac-Man Moon: Mimas Goes Wocka-Wocka-Wocka

Tag: Astronomy,Humor,Moons,NASA,SaturnJennifer Ouellette @ 5:59 pm
Saturn's moon Mimas is a fan of the classic arcade game Pac-Man judging by a strange picture recently taken by NASA's Cassini Equinox mission.

Mar 31 2010

Obama Announces Offshore Drilling Plan

Tag: Clean Energy,Jobs,PetroleumDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 5:30 pm
Reversing his position as a presidential candidate, Obama has decided to open some offshore waters to oil drilling.

Mar 31 2010

Why Early Earth Didn’t Freeze

Tag: Carbon Capture,Earth,Ice Age,The SunIrene Klotz @ 5:00 pm
A new theory emerges to explain how early Earth was able to host liquid oceans despite a weak sun.

Mar 31 2010

Diet Changed Dinosaur’s Head Shape

Diet changed the entire head shape of a giant dinosaur as it grew up.

Mar 31 2010

U.S. Judge Strikes Down Gene Patents

Genes cannot be patented, said a judge, because isolated DNA is not markedly different from DNA as it exists in nature.

Mar 31 2010

How Did the Mammoths Go Extinct?

Tag: Climate,Climate Change,Ice Age,Mammals,MammothDiscovery News - Top Stories @ 4:00 pm
One of the potential culprits has been ruled out, but the debate rages over what killed off the last mammoths.

Mar 31 2010

Is Cyber Bullying Illegal?

You may have heard about the sad news of Phoebe Prince's suicide. Prince was the victim of bullying and apparently decided to end her life after a particularly difficult day. Several of her schoolmates now stand charged of various crimes ...

Mar 31 2010

Punk Rock Penguins Protected

A new marine protected area will help to safeguard "the punk rockers of penguins."

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