Double the weapons double the fun its better than double mint gum
As if those killer drones flying over Afghanistan and Iraq aren’t lethal enough, here comes the next generation: Excalibur. This 13-foot-long prototype is just half-sized; by the time the radio-controlled hovering jet is unleashed on the battlefield, it’ll travel at scary-fast 460mph speeds. The [...]

Brains, brains, and more brains
A detailed, functional artificial human brain can be built within the next 10 years, a leading scientist has claimed.

Hey short guys at least we have Albert Einstein he was only a little over 5′9″
Taller men earn more money than their shorter counterparts because they are seen as more intelligent and powerful, a study found.

Your not clueless just old
The average adult forgets three key facts, chores or events every day, a study has found.

More creepy stem cell goodness
Two groups of Chinese researchers have performed an unprecedented feat, it was announced today, by inducing cells from connective tissue in mice to revert back to their embryonic state and producing living mice from them.

The top 10 images are those that were seen as “good” pictures, while the bottom 10 were the “bad” pictures.
Pigeons could be art critics yet, according to a new study which shows that like humans, pigeons can be trained to tell the difference between ‘good’ and ‘bad’ paintings. According to Professor Shigeru Watanabe from Keio [...]

Drinking milk could cut your chances of dying from heart disease and stroke, say scientists.  Contrary to reports that milk harms health, they claim consumption could reduce the risk of succumbing to chronic illness by as much as a fifth.
 

Molecular modeling of CO2 capture by an ionic liquid membrane.
Separating carbon dioxide from its polluting source, such as the flue gas from a coal-fired power plant, may soon become cleaner and more efficient.
 

Amphorae from a Roman shipwreck are seen on the seabed near the island of Ventotene
A team of archaeologists using sonar technology to scan the seabed have discovered a “graveyard” of five pristine ancient Roman shipwrecks off the small Italian island of Ventotene.
 

July’s Startup Junkie Underground saw Jim Mooney, founder and CEO of References-Online, telling the story of his business and the influence his customers have had on its development. According to Mooney, he has been able to turn “one good idea” into a successful business employing over 20 people without ever taking on outside financing. With [...]