A new study supports earlier findings by stating that changes in cosmic rays most likely do not contribute to climate change. It is sometimes claimed that changes in radiation from space, so-called galactic cosmic rays, can be one of the causes of global warming. A new study, investigating the effect of cosmic rays on clouds, [...]

 
The common wisdom is that the invention of the steam engine and the advent of the coal-fueled industrial age marked the beginning of human influence on global climate.

 
For years, scientists have wondered why only males of the rarely seen family of beaked whales have “tusks,” since they are squid-eaters and in many of the species, these elaborately modified teeth seem to actually interfere with feeding.

A crew drilling on the Big Island of Hawaii has discovered magma, the molten rock material — never before found in its natural habitat underground — that is the central ingredient in the evolution of planets and the lifeblood of all volcanoes.

 
Here is one more reason why girls are better than boys: a new study has found that girls have a better sense of taste than boys do.

 
 Space Shuttle
Of the thousands of “Once in a lifetime opportunity” ads you see on television and read in the papers, this one could actually be it. It’s not every day that a person gets a chance to own a Space Shuttle, but NASA is offering that to schools, science museums and “other appropriate organizations.” With [...]

 Tiny Backlit Keyboard
We may have just found the perfect replacement for that klunky Bluetooth keyboard we’ve been using in our home theater. Brando’s outdone its tiny keyboard we touted a couple of months ago with this new backlit model, scarcely larger than the palm of your hand, and running on 2.4GHz wireless rather than the [...]

 
Admetior Digital Spoon Scale 
Attention sticklers: the perfect tool for the anal-retentive chef has arrived. This Admetior Digital Spoon Scale aims to please, measuring by both volume and weight, take your pick. Or, you can eschew this digi-frivolity and wing it like my favorite chef, never using any recipes and whipping up miraculously tasty dishes every [...]