Scientists in the United Kingdom are reporting new evidence that humans can make their own salicylic acid (SA) — the material formed when aspirin breaks down in the body. SA, which is responsible for aspirin’s renowned effects in relieving pain and inflammation, may be the first in a new class of bioregulators, according to a [...]

 
In a macabre discovery fit for Indiana Jones,
archaeologists in Spain unearthed a 14th century brick oven with a unique role — to bake bones. Scientists report that the animal bones were burnt in the oven and mixed with other materials to produce a protective coating to strengthen the grand medieval walls of what is today [...]

 LOOK MOM!!!
The job of one University of Missouri researcher could chill to the bone, but his research could make weather predicting more accurate. Patrick Market, associate professor of atmospheric science in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, is chasing storms in the dead of winter in order to release weather balloons that will [...]

 
MY GIRLFRIEND AND I!!!… no actually Researcher scientists
Ice-like “cages” of gas trapped underground may offer a safe and efficient way to reduce global warming.

Over 200 Extra planets being formed
Two independent groups have simultaneously made the first-ever ground-based detection of extrasolar planets thermal emissions. Until now, virtually everything known about atmospheres of planets orbiting other stars in the Milky Way has come from space-based observations.

US Web population increases online leisure time, but still trails China.
Americans are spending more time online, on both a daily and weekly basis. At-home access far outstripped at-work access time in 2008, according to Harris Interactive.

 
Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed on Thursday.

 
 Gary Chang’s Apartment
Hong Kong architect and technophile Gary Chang has the most amazing apartment. His 344-square-foot space can be shifted into at least 24 different layouts, using a funhouse’s worth of sliding walls and detachable shelving.

 
Last year, after the social-networking site MySpace found that its members included some 29,000 registered sex offenders, the nation’s top state prosecutors demanded a technological fix, asking that the industry “explore and develop age and identity verification tools for social networking web sites.” But a new study concludes that such technologies are unlikely to thwart [...]

 
Southwest Florida International Airport has been using dogs to chase birds away from the airport since 1999. It is now on its third generation of border collies, that are part of a bird-dog training program.

 
Nokia N79 Active 
For the health conscious type there is a new mobile phone in town that is aimed at you. The Nokia N79 Active is a phone that helps you keep track on your pulse rate.

A New Bicycling Vision

American bicyclists are a wistful lot. With the encroachment of an Obama presidency, rising gas prices and a recognized recession, they imagine that America’s city streets will be reforged with dedicated bicycle lanes… and, as a bicyclist myself, I certainly hope that’s the case. Still, with bicycle lanes costing $5,000 to $50,000 [...]

Titanic Texter

Brad Cox of Clermont was surfing the Internet this week when he saw a story about a California girl who had sent and received 14,528 text messages on her cell phone in one month.
“I laughed and thought, ‘That’s nothing,’ ” Cox said.
Cox’s 14-year-old daughter, Emilee, hit 35,000 messages a month twice in the past [...]

Clean Living Through Gender Bending Chemicals

According to a new meta-study by CHEMTrust drawing on more than 250 scientific studies from around the world, males of the species are in danger of becoming “feminized” by gender-bender chemicals:
Wildlife and people have been exposed to more than 100,000 new chemicals in recent years, and the European Commission has [...]