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Visionaries Take on Life, Evil, and the Universe at TED Conference
Acclaimed thinkers and doers are gathering on the picturesque California coast to candidly discuss evil, beauty, the future and how to save humanity. The...
Five Things Happy People Do
"Sages going back to Socrates have offered advice on how to be happy, but only now are scientists beginning to address this question with...
Robot Offers Hip Surgery Success
"A surgical robot developed by UK scientists makes hip operations so simple even students get good results." (BBC Health)
NASA Beams Beatles Tune ‘Across the Universe’ Into Deep Space
U.S. space officials said The Beatles song Across the Universe will be blasted directly into deep space tonight.The tune will be beamed toward the...
Better Diet Could Prevent Criminal Violence
"Improving the eating habits of would-be criminals could cut rates of crime and antisocial behavior by as much as a third, scientists have...
Cuba Throws Lifeline to Sea Turtles
Cuba has thrown a lifeline to the Caribbean’s endangered and critically endangered marine turtles with a government resolution ending all harvesting of marine turtles.
Such...
Monkey Brains In U.S. Make Robot Walk In Japan
New research allows rhesus monkeys in North Carolina - just by thinking - to control robotic arms & legs all the way in Japan....
US Farmers Show Grass Makes Better Ethanol than Corn
Farmers in Nebraska and the Dakotas have worked with the USDA to plant switchgrass and measure the native plant's ability to deliver Ethanol more...
Climate Change Conference Hails Australia Kyoto Signing
More than 10,000 scientists, bureaucrats and politicians from 186 countries gathered this week on the Indonesian island of Bali for what is perhaps the...
Stem-Cell Advance Opens Up the Field
The Christian Science Monitor reports: "This week's announcement that two teams have genetically reprogrammed skin cells so that they take on the traits of...
Surfer Dude Stuns Physicists with Theory of Everything
SCIENCE - "An impoverished surfer has drawn up a new theory of the universe, seen by some as the Holy Grail of physics,...
Cancer Victim Invents Possible Chemo Alternative
"This is the story of a man whose reaction to a cancer diagnosis was to go to his garage and invent something -- a...
Frog Killer Fungus ‘Breakthrough’
New Zealand scientists have discovered that common eye drops used by humans may be a lifesaver for frogs protecting them against the disease responsible...
Superflock of Endangered Birds Spotted in Turkey
Scientists thought as few as 400 Sociable Lapwings remained, a critically endandered bird of the Middle East and Central Asia. "Now, a superflock of...
Robot Suits Offer Super Powers That Help Elderly
Japanese scientists showed off their intimidating and clunky AIR-PRESSURE ROBOT SUIT, designed to keep old people out of wheelchairs and on their own. In...
Beaming Away Cancer with Simple Radio Waves
Leukemia patient and former broadcast engineer, John Kanzius, has developed a new cancer-fighting technique that uses radio waves to destroy cancer-causing agents. He's not...
Weeds – The Next Big Energy Source
Until the day when we no longer need liquid fuel: "Scientists say a new generation of biofuel sources could yield cheap energy supplies that...
Energy From Moving Crowd Could Generate Electricity
"The energy from commuters in a train station, dancers in a night club or shoppers in a mall could one day be harvested,...
Kids Against Hunger Stems Starvation for 20 Million
Kids who volunteer with Kids Against Hunger learn that no matter how young they may be, they can make a difference. They help to...
Live Earth Concerts on 07/7/7 Tune in Worldwide Climate Message and Music
Plan this Saturday, 7/7/07, to check in with Live Earth, a 24-hour concert taking place on 7 continents that will bring together more than...