Six North American Sites Hold 12,900-year-old Nanodiamond-rich Soil
Abundant tiny particles of diamond dust exist in sediments dating to 12,900 years ago at six North American sites, adding strong evidence for Earth’s impact with a rare swarm of carbon-and-water-rich comets or carbonaceous chondrites, reports a nine-member scientific team.

Peering at structures only atoms across, researchers have identified the clockwork that drives a powerful virus nanomotor.

 ‘Missing Link’ In Spider Evolution Discovered
New interpretations of fossils have revealed an ancient missing link between today’s spiders and their long-extinct ancestors. The research by scientists at the University of Kansas and Virginia’s Hampden-Sydney College may help explain how spiders came to weave webs.

Coral Reefs Recovering
A team of scientists from the New York-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has reported a rapid recovery of coral reefs in areas of Indonesia, following the tsunami that devastated coastal regions throughout the Indian Ocean on December 26, 2004.

 
New evidence uncovered by oceanographers 
New evidence uncovered by oceanographers challenges one of the most long-standing theories about how species evolve in the oceans.

 
Now Drunks Have Fashion Sense
Patent# US D509944, known in polite circles as the Bottle Cap Necktie, is not for everyone. The question remains: is it for anyone at all? If you wear one of these to work, the suggestion is that you drink on the job and would like others to join you. Why wait [...]

 
Public Bathrooms What A Concept….Sheesh
The Community Toilet Scheme is a not-for-profit partnership of businesses in the UK that open their doors to give the public access to their washrooms whether they’re paying customers or not.

Just Don’t Leave The Coffee Cup On The Roof
Toyota is reportedly still working on that Prius with solar panels (pictured above) to partially power its air conditioning, but now a secret has leaked that trumps that by a mile. Get this: The company’s goal is to create a car that’s totally solar powered. However, according [...]

 This Better Have A Huge Data Storage System With All Of The Faxing That Occurs In Today’s Society
In this day and age, it’s kind of shocking that fax machines still exist. But exist they do, and some people insist on still using them. If you still need to deal with people who require faxes but [...]

Solar Monkey Power Is Here
Anybody accuses you of not being green enough, just ask them if they want to touch your Solar Monkey. Exposed to a bit of sunlight, this little fella climbs up a string, hand over hand, to the delight of hippie children everywhere.

May The Force Tick With You
Attention Star Wars devotees: here’s yet another opportunity for you to finance George Lucas’s next vacation home. Either that or Etsy seller “YOUgNeek” is in a heap of trouble from unauthorized use of that valuable and ubiquitous Star Wars logo.

 
 
Across the University of Colorado at Boulder campus students are sharing answers, checking their responses to questions against those of their neighbors and making adjustments to those answers in hopes of earning a better grade.

 
 RORMaxx
In the ongoing search for alternative energy, few things have been so overlooked as wind. Granted, many places are beginning to accept wind power as an easily accessible form of renewable energy, but still others don’t see its potential. It is this problem that 2 young minds from California have set out to solve.

 
Moonlights are wonderful glowing orbs (or half-orbs) that give off a gentle glow of light, just like its namesake.

 
Canine Treadmill
There’s some pretty amazing irony involved in a treadmill for dogs. On the one hand, you know that it’s important for your dog to exercise in order to stay healthy. On the other hand, you’re too lazy to walk your dog, providing both of you with exercise at the same time.