Eating chocolate is good for you.
We have all heard that eating chocolate is good for you - now here’s a study that tells you why.

 Earth like planets common
European researchers said on Monday they discovered a batch of three “super-Earths” orbiting a nearby star, and two other solar systems with small planets as well.

A worker inside the well-known Saqqara Serapium
Egyptian archaeologists have uncovered the “missing pyramid” of a pharaoh and a ceremonial procession road where high priests carried mummified remains of sacred bulls, Egypt’s antiquities chief said Thursday.
Zahi Hawass said the pyramid — of which only the base remains — is believed to be that of King […]

 Bad sleep may be worse than anyone thought
Loud snoring can seriously affect your memory. In what will come as a stern warning for bad sleepers everywhere, scientists have for the first time discovered that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) suffer tissue loss in brain regions that help store memory.

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Suddenly the car becomes a living entity
BMW GINA Light Visionary Model. Exclusively on BMW-web.tv: Transfer of the confidential concept car “GINA Light Visionary Model” to the BMW Museum, Munich. Second video after the jump.
 

 Cancer is now coming in many strange shapes
They may be just perfect for hot weather and a fashion hit of the summer, but remember wearing sandals and flip-flops can put you at risk of developing skin cancer on your feet.
Researchers have earlier warned of some link between open-toed footwears and skin patches.

It pays to be smart
It seems there may be some truth in the old adage about being old and wise, for a new study has revealed that brainy people are likely to live 15 years longer than others.
Researchers at Calabria University in Italy have found that longevity is because the brains of intelligent people age […]

 
 View high quality 3-D images without special glasses
With the release of a new set of 3-D video screens next week, Philips Electronics is bringing a sci-fi cinema standby a little closer to everyday use. Philips’ WOWvx displays–which allow viewers to perceive high-quality 3-D images without the need for special glasses–are now beginning to appear in […]

 
Getting bored with looking at other planets, NASA now plans to probe the sun
For more than 400 years, astronomers have studied the sun from afar. Now NASA has decided to go there. ‘We are going to visit a living, breathing star for the first time,’ says program scientist Lika Guhathakurta of NASA Headquarters. “This is […]

Swift Enterprises Co-Founders Mary and John Rusek conduct research on SwiftFuel.
PBS has an article by Bob Cringely about the best route to end our dependence on oil and reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of replacing all our expensive cars with even more expensive hybrids or electric cars, his suggestion is to use a […]

 
 No sign of them drinking beer yet, but they’ve got the fishing down
Long-tailed macaque monkeys have a reputation for knowing how to find food - whether it’s grabbing fruit from jungle trees or snatching a banana from a startled tourist. Now, researchers say they have discovered groups of the silver-haired monkeys in Indonesia that fish.

21 is much better than 3 or 4 leaves

Shigeo Obara, a farmer in Japan’s Iwate prefecture discovered a clover last week with an amazing 21 leaves! The current world record is an 18-leaf clover, which Obara himself grew in 2002.

Research shows that smoking damages your mind to the point where you don’t want to stop
Middle-aged adults who smoke tended to perform poorly on tests of memory and reasoning compared to non-smokers, adding to the list of reasons not to smoke, French researchers said.

 
Hey, your sperm just called and said their not up for breakin’ eggs today
In a recent pilot study done at Jawaharlal Nehru University, rats subjected to radiation from mobile phones were found to have damaged DNA and low sperm count, leading to infertility and reduction in testis size. The Union health ministry now wants to […]

And since our bodies are made up mostly of water…

Our thanks to Marshall Dudley of Knoxville, TN for sharing his granddaughter, Arielle Reynolds’, experiment with us. Both Arielle’s mother, Christina, and Grandpa have much to be proud of. Congratulations, Arielle, well done!

“Below is a sience fair project that my granddaughter did for 2006. In […]

Nano-thinking at work

The days of having to decide between paper, plastic or cast iron bags at the grocery store are numbered thanks to the development of a new type of extremely tough nanopaper. The paper is made from nanosized (oh I get it!) cellulose fibers making it both stronger and lighter than traditional papers.

Now That’s A Face Only A Mother Could Love

As biologists are busy working on cloning living organisms, engineers are working on a mechanical counterpart - creating non-living things that can replicate themselves.

The Original Throw N Hurl Toy

The gas that provides millions of schoolchildren with hours of fun and gives stink bombs their revolting smell could soon provide doctors with new treatments for conditions ranging from strokes to chronic arthritis.
Some researchers are even trying to use hydrogen sulphide - the source of rotten eggs’ unpleasant odour - […]

Eye Fi - LoJack for Your Camera
Alison DeLauzon thought the snapshots and home videos of her infant son were gone for good when she lost her digital camera while on vacation in Florida.
Then a funny thing happened: her camera “phoned home.”

 
Ask a newborn baby to make you understand the feeling of a mother’s womb and I’m sure his answer will be ‘akin to lying in the babyC’. That is hypothetically of course…cause you definitely cannot shoot a question to an infant and nor is he going to answer back in words.  
 

Ingenious though it was, the “Be The Bike” patent did not attract much attention amongst bicycling aficionados. But dreams were not dashed: the same inventor’s later patent for “Be The Pony” would eventually make him a kinky S&M baron of a new, multi-million dollar industry.

Learning at a very young stage

Cuttlefish turns out to be a smart predator - in fact, so smart that they actually learn which animal to prey on before they are born!

The power of light microscopes to resolve fine details has just doubled. A new technique can distinguish tiny structures inside cells, in colour and 3D, even if they are only 100 nanometres apart.

The Dish on ET
Astronomers are banking on a promising new technology to trace extra-terrestrials in the same way that one locates a needle in a haystack.
The Allen Telescope Array (ATA) comprises hundreds of small dishes that combine modern, miniaturised electronics and innovative technologies with computer processing.
It endows researchers with the capability to search for possible […]

Knot Always What It Seems

Tangled telephone cords and electronic cables that come to resemble bird nests can frazzle even the most stoic person. Now researchers have unraveled the mystery behind how such knots form.