A scorpion bite may actually save you life rather than end it
At the University of Washington, where researchers were already studying the effects of scorpion venom as a treatment for brain cancer, one group found that they could enhance the effectiveness of the venom by preparing a compound including nanoparticles. This venom/nanoparticle compound cut [...]

 
Ice expansion and global warming hmm strange
ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap.

Super wheat comes to save the day
The gene for death has been isolated — and reversed — by scientists. Not a bad day’s work, you might say, and a bright ray of light in this dark winter of gloomy news reports.
Sorry, it’s not the death of human beings that’s at issue. But it is a [...]

Special dress code: Drinkers leave the G&T-smelling bar in their special protective gear  
You’re advised to wear protective clothing in this bar… the one called Alcoholic Architecture in London. It’s a bar with a twist, you might say. A big twist of lime in a gin and tonic, infused into the air. 

The Blaby; a touch sensitive MP3 player designed to play soothing songs to an unborn child  
Pregnant mothers will soon be able to play their favourite songs to their unborn children with the invention of an MP3 players for babies.

Mycocepurus smithii
A group of Amazonian ants have evolved an extremely unusual social system: They are all female and reproduce via cloning. Though their sexual organs have virtually disappeared, they have also gained some extraordinary abilities.

‘Silent’ heart attacks more common and deadly 
A study using new imaging technology found “silent” heart attacks may be far more common, and more deadly, than suspected, U.S. researchers said on Friday.

Pawsengers will ride in style on the world’s first pet airline
The airlines industry has finally gone to the dogs (and cats).

Now you sashimi, but soon you won’t.

Psst! Love your tuna sashimi? Well, eat up because they may not be around much longer. The World Wildlife Fund has a dire report saying that unless current fishing practices are changed, tunas will be wiped out by 2012…

No. I am NOT looking a you…

The Rotterdam Zoo is giving away cardboard glasses that make it appear that you’re looking off to one side; these are gorilla-viewing glasses, meant to avoid incidents in which gorillas attack visitors for making eye contact with them. The glasses’ introduction follows an attack on a woman by [...]