I tried this once with bed sheets.. Didn’t work out to great
Colugos (aka flying lemurs)—the closest living relatives of primates most notable for their ability to glide from tree to tree over considerable distances—are more diverse than had previously been believed, according to a new report published in the November 11th issue of Current Biology.

 
Astronomers using the Gemini North telescope and W.M. Keck Observatory on Hawaii’s Mauna Kea have obtained the first-ever direct images identifying a multi-planet system around a normal star.

 
Environmentally Friendly Acrylic Glass Made Of Sugar
In future, polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA for short) – better known as acrylic glass – could be made from natural raw materials such as sugars, alcohols or fatty acids. Compared with the previous chemical production process, a biotechnological process is far more environmentally friendly.

Census of Marine Life
Octopuses started migrating to new ocean basins more than 30 million years ago as Antarctica cooled and large ice-sheets grew.

 aurora and underlying atmosphere
Saturn has its own unique brand of aurora that lights up the polar cap, unlike any other planetary aurora known in our solar system. This odd aurora revealed itself to one of the infrared instruments on NASA’s Cassini spacecraft.

If they all hop at the same time … Which way will they go
Evidence that global warming is causing the worldwide declines of amphibians may not be as conclusive as previously thought, according to biologists. The findings, which contradict two widely held views, could help reveal what is killing the frogs and toads and aid [...]

 
 Water (dyed blue) and hexadecane (dyed red), an oil, bead up on an omniphobic surface, which repels all liquids.
Materials under development at MIT could lead to coatings that repel both water and oil. A group of MIT researchers have created an improved set of design rules for making any surface impervious to any liquid, be [...]

 
 The Hubble Space Telescope captured a fuzzy image of the planet, known as Fomalhaut b, which is no more than a white speck in the dust ring that surrounds the star.
A little more of the universe has been pried out of the shadows. Two groups of astronomers have taken the first pictures of what they [...]

 
Researchers at The Rockefeller University in New York state that eating a high-fat diet while pregnant may cause the child to overeat or be overweight early in life.

 
Twitter has really taken off in Japan and naturally Japanese twitterers want to add native spice to background their tweets.

And You Thought Bad Cell Phone Ring Tones Were A Distraction At Work
Sometimes you just get the urge to dance. Problem is, last time you had that urge you came out of your Saturday Night Fever daydream and found all of your cubicle mates staring at you. Now you’re known as “that guy who shakes [...]

 
Can You See A Projector That Fits Into Your Pocket In The Near Future??
Ask most people about projectors and they think of home theater setups, but many professionals use projectors to give presentations for business. This type of user doesn’t care as much about resolution as they do brightness and how compact the projector is.

 
From The Brain Of A Gum Ball Wizard Comes This Beauty
Genius ideas sometimes come from the strangest places and SEMA has a way of bringing these out in force. This year, the perfect example of this is a replica of Mach III Mustang
that was not put together by anyone normally associated with automotive production or [...]

Everyone Needs An Exercise Machine That Keeps You Company By Talking To You But Can Knock You Out Cold If Your Not Paying Attention. Just Look At Those Detachable Swinging Weights. Can You Say An Accident Waiting To Happen.
Jumping rope is one of the best cardio exercise you can get. The problem is the rope. [...]

When You Need To Be Trained How To Take A Walk
Look, they shrunk the treadmill. Even walking and running in place gives you good cardio exercise and tones your glutes, quads, calfs, and even your obliques, without joint stress.

Kids Make Sure To Properly Chew Your Food Or Your Parents Are Going To Drastically Going To Put A Damper On Your Social Life By Utilizing This Invention
The next time the little kid in your life misbehaves you might want to show them a picture of Nitto Kagaku’s Kami Kami sensor and watch them straighten [...]