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Seizure detector treats epilepsy in rats 10 Aug 2012 | 09:26 pm
Just think about it: a minimally invasive brain stimulator that significantly reduces seizure duration for epilepsy patients. Such a device exists, but sadly, only works in rats so far. The device was...
Neolithic man: the first lumberjack? 10 Aug 2012 | 05:40 pm
During the Neolithic period, man made the big jump from hunter-gatherer to farmer and agriculturalist, eventually moving on to larger and larger settlements, with a variety of animals and plants. The ...
NASA releases first Mars Curiosity rover panoramic [with video] 10 Aug 2012 | 04:57 pm
NASA’s Curiosity rover is really getting down to business, sending spectacular pictures back to Earth – including a colour panoramic image of the Gale Crater landing site. During a press conference, N...
Demand for water bigger than supply 10 Aug 2012 | 12:43 am
Groundwater use is unsustainable in many of the world’s major agricultural zones; as a matter of fact, about a quarter of the world’s population lives in regions where groundwater is being used up fas...
Massive meteorite crater found in Canada, after oldest and biggest one was found in Greenland 9 Aug 2012 | 11:18 pm
Researchers have found evidence that the crater in case was formed when the ground was slammed by a massive meteorite, millions of years ago. Prince Albert crater Measuring about 25 kilometers across,...
Perseid shower peaks this weekend [shorties] 9 Aug 2012 | 09:19 pm
In a previous post I was telling you how to make the most of the Perseid shower, and now, it’s time to make the most of that know-how. Good news for sky gazers in America: drier air should move into t...
Americans are eating endangered shark soup 9 Aug 2012 | 08:55 pm
Would you eat shark fin soup? Please, tell me that the answer is ‘NO!’. Nearly a third of all shark species are endangered, due to wreckless killing – mostly for soup. Proceed at will, but the article...
Fossil hints at distant relatives of our ancestors, deepens mystery 9 Aug 2012 | 07:16 pm
Our family tree may be much more complex than we know – it may have sprouted some long lost branches which go back some 2 million years. A messy family tree A team led by Meave Leakey, daughter-in-law...
First high-res image from Curiosity. Mars in our computer 9 Aug 2012 | 04:34 am
Ok, enough of the low-res, black and white photos from Curiosity. NASA just released the first high-resolution, nearly dust free, photograph taken by the Curiosity rover on Mars. The image was taken b...
Curiosity first color image from Mars 9 Aug 2012 | 01:25 am
Hope you’re all not too bored by the influx of Curiosity we’ve been feeding these past few days. We believe this to be one of the most significant scientific events of the year, topped maybe just by t...
