Sci/Environment

Physicists at Princeton University have apparently broken the speed of light barrier, a feat previous thought of as impossible.  Scientists have believed for years that nothing can travel faster than the speed of light moving […]

A bald eagle who was part of the restoration programs of the 70’s and 80’s, who was 38 years old – old for an eagle – was struck by a car in New York and […]

Archaeologists have unearthed a Bronze Age skeleton on the site of a prehistoric earthwork close to the Stonehenge stone circles. The 4,000 year old skeleton is thought to be the body of a teenager from […]

Stephen Hawking, who is considered on of the world’s smartest people, will be holding an unorthodox weeklong Reddit AMA (ask me anything). From The International Business Times [1]: Not only would the event mark Hawking’s […]

In a decison described as “scandalous” by environmental and wildlife groups, the government has temporarily lifted an EU ban on neonicotinoid pesticides in certain parts of the UK. Following studies that showed the pesticide caused […]

A US Army Research report says that future wars will be conducted with robots, genetically engineered ‘super-humans’, and other types of cyborgs – and we can expect this around the year 2050. The report, titled […]

CERN and it’s Large Hadron Collider have discovered a new particle that scientists have spent decades searching for (with many setbacks) called the pentaquark. From The Los Angeles Times [1]: This week, scientists at the European […]

Purdue University scientists have finally isolated the flavor of fat, and it tastes awful (as if that is shocking). From GeoBeats News [1]: Fatty foods such as cookies, cheese, and just about anything deep-fried are loved […]