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Ants are Sneaky Jerks
I’ve always thought of ants as a very cooperative species. Image by Böhringer Friedrich Looking at an ant colony, you’d think all the ants working tirelessly to bring food back home were all working together for the good of the queen and community. It almost seems utopian.
Continue reading...Five Weird and Creepy Japanese Robots
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Robots are awesome. Image by Brad Beattie One day I hope to own a robot butler. That’s a serious dream, mind you. There are already robots that can
Continue reading...Ten Years Until Autonomous Robot Soldiers and Terrorist Robobombs
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Deadly robots hold a special place in the heart of pop culture consumers. A Special Weapons Observation Remote Direct-Action System (SWORDS) robot. Even in some of their earliest appearances in the pulp novels of the 20th century, robots were often treated as evil killing machines. Decades of research into [...]
Continue reading...Superclock Will Stay Accurate for 200 Million Years
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Have you ever looked at your watch and thought: “I know this keeps good time now, but will it be a second slow in 200 million years?” A now incredibly obsolete cesium clock. Image by Zubro I know I’ve thought that dozens of times in the last few months [...]
Continue reading...Birds Love Rich British People
Monday, February 11, 2008
Much like Gwyneth Paltrow or Madonna, birds prefer to be around wealthy British people. A Great Tit on a bird feeder. Image by Andrzej Jab?ecki A recent study found that the population of birds in urban areas of Britain is directly related to the wealth of the area. [...]
Continue reading...Scientists to Shoot Baby Fish into Space
Sunday, February 10, 2008
I’m all for scientific advancement, and I think research for the sake of research is a good thing. Image by Dean Pemberton That being said, sometimes I think scientists have way too much money. Take, for instance, the case of Sweden’s Estrange Space Centre. The space centre will work [...]
Continue reading...Nature Inspires Creepy Robot Swarms
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
I have a serious question for scientific researchers. Robot swarm! Why is it that so many amazing new scientific discoveries end up being applied to distinctly creepy sounding robotics projects?
Continue reading...Female Taste in Men is Fickle by Nature
Friday, January 25, 2008
A new study of birds has caused a rethink of some explanations of evolution, and suggests that the female prerogative to change her mind about men is a natural gift. A lark bunting The study looked at the mating habits of migratory songbirds in Colorado’s prairies. It turned [...]
Continue reading...Britain Readies Itself for Future Jellyfish Attacks
Sunday, January 13, 2008
After a massive swarm of mauve stinger jellyfish wiped out £1 million worth of salmon in a Northern Ireland fish farm, the British government has launched emergency measures to protect their citizens from the purple creatures. The government fears the swarms of jellyfish could return to British waters [...]
Continue reading...Mormon Family Records Show British Couple to Blame for Colon Cancer Risk
Friday, January 4, 2008
Researchers using the detailed genealogical records of a large Mormon family in Utah and New York have discovered the culprits behind thousands of US citizens’ high genetic risk of colon cancer. An English couple brought high colon cancer rates to thousands of future Americans in the 1630s. Who is [...]
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
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