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Can “cliodynamics” help historians predict future unrest?
Unlike physicists and chemists, historians have been unable to formulate grand equations or immutable laws. The trends of history, it would seem, are outside the scope of reproducible science. But a...
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Here's how Curiosity will use its laser to search for the ingredients of life...
NASA's Curiosity is set to make its historic landing this coming Sunday, August 5. Once settled, the rover will get to work analyzing the Martian surface and atmosphere for signs that the planet was...
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Have archaeologists discovered lost Egyptian pyramids using Google Earth?
Satellite archaeologist Angela Micol believes she may have stumbled upon two previously unidentified pyramid structures by using Google Earth. Located in Egypt, the sites contain distinct features and...
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Methane-exhaling microbes found in undersea volcanoes reset the limits of life
As unbelievable as it sounds, it's thought that up to a third of all the Earth's organisms by mass live in rocks and sediments. Suffice to say, we know excruciatingly little about the lives and...
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The Rise of "Cyber Therapy," or How Games Became a Medical Treatment
Today many doctors today say the best high-tech treatments are ones you can download from an app store. A trend in digital bootstrapping, using simple technology to solve complicated problems, reveals...
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Artificial "floating" islands could replace the sinking Maldives
A number of seaside nations are expanding their coastlines by constructing offshore artificial islands — beautifully structured land masses that are being used for tourism, the commercial sector and...
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Grey parrots shown to have the reasoning skills of toddlers
Biologists know that calling someone a "birdbrain" is totally unfair. Birds are much smarter than we give them credit for and they're often observed doing some amazing things — like corvids who can...
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Why "utility fogs" could be the technology that changes the world
Arthur C. Clarke is famous for suggesting that any sufficiently advanced technology would be indistinguishable from magic. There's no better example of this than the ultra-speculative prospect of...
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What it's like to turn into a robot at work — literally
Rachel Emma Silverman has penned a fascinating article for The Wall Street Journal in which she describes what it was like to go to work using a telecommuting robot. She embarked on the project to see...
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Study shows that robots suffer from sexism
Robots of the future take note: Humans will stereotype you and assign you gender roles depending on how male or female you look. We know this because a new study conducted by German psychologists...
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Breakthrough "genetic circuits" bring us closer to synthetic human cells
We're one step closer to building artificial cells. Synthetic biologists have found a new way to assemble "genetic circuits," components that perform logical operations in living cells. This...
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American Cyborg documentary ventures into the pioneering world of basement...
Ben Popper has put together an intriguing short documentary for The Verge in which he visits the bizarre and mysterious world of "basement body hackers." Called Cyborg America, the short film explores...
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Why look for life on Mars when you can make life on Mars?
Biologists who study extremophiles are dramatically expanding our sense of just how amazingly resilient microorganisms can be — insights that have serious implications in our search for...
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Custom-built Hoverbike prototypes are now available for purchase
Back in June of last year we told you about Chris Malloy's awesome Hoverbike, a Star Wars Speeder-like aircraft that is ridden like a motorcycle but has ducted fans at the front and back instead of...
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Creepy robot fairies made from recycled parts
Italian artist Andrea Petrachi (a.k.a. Himatic) creates mechanical sculptures from things that most people throw away — everyday items like camera lenses, discarded electronics, doll heads, and lamp...
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A history of space exploration as seen through TIME Magazine covers
TIME Magazine's iconic covers have been an indelible part of the pop culture and media fabric since the journal's inception back in 1923. And from 1952 onwards, the magazine has covered humanity's...
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Plate tectonics confirmed on Mars
After nearly forty years of research, scientists have finally proven that plate tectonics exist on Mars. A recently published paper by An Yin in the journal Lithosophere reveals that the origin of...
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Scientists discover stem cells responsible for big brains and higher functions
Neuroscientists from The Scripps Institute have identified a specialized population of stem cells that have an impressive vocational calling: higher brain functioning. It's an important finding that...
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Would it be boring if we could live forever?
Some futurists predict that we'll be able to halt the aging process by the end of this century — if not sooner. The prospect of creating an ageless society is certainly not without its critics, with...
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Stress makes you sick by changing your genes
Most of us are well aware that stress dramatically heightens our susceptibility to contracting illnesses — both physical and psychological. Scientists have known about this link for decades, but have...
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