George Orwell on Kindle
In George Orwell’s “1984,” government censors erase all traces of news articles embarrassing to Big Brother by sending them down an incineration chute called the “memory hole.”
 

Water droplet
Most of us, when we take our first science classes, learn that when things cool down, they shrink. (When they heat up, we learn, they usually expand.) However, water seems to be the exception to the rule. Instead of shrinking as it cools, this common liquid actually expands. In order to explain this phenomenon, [...]

A collection of beautiful and unique sand sculptures created by talented artists from all over the world. (Pics)
 

Baking soda could ease the suffering of patients with failing kidneys
A total of around three million people in Britain suffer from chronic kidney disease, which may have a number of causes and can leave them needing dialysis or a replacement organ.
 

Floodwaters from Hurricane Katrina fill the streets of New Orleans Aug. 30, 2005.
Good news, folks. Microsoft founder Bill Gates has turned his attention to controlling the weather. Five U.S. Patent and Trade Office patent applications, made public on July 9, propose slowing hurricanes by pumping cold, deep-ocean water in their paths from barges. If issued, [...]

Posterchild for “Douchbag of the Year” Award?

A security guard swindled £3,500 benefit money to pay for operations to make himself look like what he considers the devil to look like. Gavin Paslow used the money to fund an operation to give himself a forked tongue, “devil” horns and green eyes.
Paslow, 39 who has changed his name by [...]

DNA is DNA is DNA, Right?

At one point in time in my graduate studies, I stopped being surprised at weird biological discoveries because, as one of my college professors said, when it comes to science, “there’s an exception to every rule, including this one” (think about it for a minute).
But this discovery by Morris Schweitzer [...]