Friday, August 3, 2012

How To Best Feed The World

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How To Ensure The World’s Food Supply -- Greg Page, Washington Post In America’s heartland, farmers are making the agonizing decision to plo...
Thursday, August 2, 2012

A Robot Rescue Copter For Wounded Troops?

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U.S. Navy Corpsmen transport wounded from an Army Medical Evacuation H-60 Black Hawk helicopter. Wikipedia Army Eyes Robot Rescue Copters Fo...

Are We On The Brink Of Another Global Food Crisis?

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Historic U.S. Drought Raises Fears Of Global Food Crisis -- Radio Free Europe By this point in the summer, corn stalks are supposed to be as...

Could A Brain Scan Tell You How Smart You Are?

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Well connected: Ten per cent of intelligence could be explained by the strength of neural pathways connecting the left lateral prefrontal co...

'Earliest' Evidence Of Modern Human Behavior Found

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a) Wooden poison applicator from Border Cave made from Flueggea virosa dated to 24,564 - 23,941 years, with close-up showing notches, and b)...

No Porn For Missile Defense Agency Employees

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Inside the heart of defence: The revelation constitutes a massive security risk because pornographic sites provide perfect cover for crimina...

Cybersecurity Bill Fails In The US Senate

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Cybersecurity Bill Fails In Senate -- Washington Post A bill establishing security standards to prevent large-scale cyberattacks on the nati...
Wednesday, August 1, 2012

No Dark Knight's Flying "Bat" For The U.S. Military

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'Dark Knight Rises' crew members lifted up what is allegedly a flying bat mobile in the Financial District to shoot a scene for the ...

The Legal Battle That Could Decide How Much Your Next Phone Costs

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Photo: The Samsung Galaxy S II The Legal Battle That Could Decide How Much Your Next Phone Costs: Apple Takes On Samsung As Billion Dollar ...

Can Certain Types Of Chilli Be Used As A Biological Weapon?

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Dr Anuj Baruah, who cultivates the bhut jolokia chilli, holds a vial containing oily red capcaisin at his lab in Kherti, Assam. Chilli Used ...

On A Sinking Ship It Is Everyman (Not Woman) For Himself

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A scene from the 1997 film 'Titanic' directed by James Cameron Photo: Reuters Every Man For Himself On Sinking Ships -- The Telegrap...
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Welcome To The 'Megadrought'

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Pinon Pines Near Los Alamos, New Mexico in 2002 (Left) and 2004 (Right) Courtesy Oregon State University via Flickr The 2000-2004 North Ame...

Brain Structures Are Different For Those With Excellent Autobiographical Memory

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UC Irvine scientists have discovered intriguing differences in the brains and mental processes of an extraordinary group of people who can e...

Rare Mercedes Supercar With 7.3litre Engine Going To Auction

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This rare 1998 Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR could fetch up to £1 million in an auction later this month Rare Mercedes Supercar With 7.3litre Engine...
Tuesday, July 31, 2012

The Beginning Of Bioelectronics

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Healthcare: Into The Cortex -- Financial Times Scientific advances on the brain promise to transform the pharmaceutical industry. Imagine a ...

The X-47B Stealth Drone Up Close And Personal

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Exclusive Pics: The Navy’s Unmanned, Autonomous ‘UFO’ -- Danger Room NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland — If you saw it in person, y...

China Aims For The Moon

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China To Attempt First Moon Landing -- The Telegraph China will next year attempt to land an exploratory craft on the moon for the first tim...

Where Do Olympians Go When The Olympics End

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Growing ranks of Olympians are choosing to run off with the circus when their bodies no longer allow them to compete. For former gymnasts, d...

The Hunt For HMS Hood's Bell

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Free: Mr Allen offered the Octopus for the expedition at no cost to the government The Hunt For HMS Hood's Bell: Billionaire Offers To F...
Monday, July 30, 2012

US Intelligence: Poverty Will Be Eliminated By 2030

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US Intelligence Predicts Poverty Plummet By 2030 -- CBS News ASPEN, Colo. — Poverty across the planet will be virtually eliminated by 2030, ...