NASA posts YouTube video debunking Maya ‘Armageddon’
(Reuters) – NASA is so sure there will be a December 22, 2012, it has already posted a YouTube video titled “Why the World Didn’t End Yesterday.”...
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Tau Ceti’s planets nearest around single, Sun-like star
The nearest single Sun-like star to the Earth hosts five planets – one of which is in the “habitable zone” where liquid water can exist,...
Private firm plans “affordable” lunar mission for $1.5 billion
(Reuters) – A Colorado start-up run by former NASA managers plans to conduct missions to the moon for about $1.5 billion per expedition, a fraction...
Gas tanker Ob River attempts first winter Arctic crossing
A large tanker carrying liquified natural gas (LNG) is set to become the first ship of its type to sail across the Arctic. The carrier,...
Smoking rots brain, says King’s College study
Smoking “rots” the brain by damaging memory, learning and reasoning, according to researchers at King’s College London. A study of 8,800 people over 50 showed...
‘Fat’ drug could treat epilepsy
A substance made by the body when it uses fat as fuel could provide a new way of treating epilepsy, experts hope. Researchers in London...
Giant Eocene bird was ‘gentle herbivore’, study finds
Footprints believed to have been made by the giant bird Diatryma indicate that it was a “gentle herbivore” and not a fierce carnivore, scientists say....
Einstein’s Brain Holds Secrets Of His Extreme Intelligence
A new analysis of photographs of Albert Einstein’s brain has revealed special features that could be what gave him his amazing smarts. The researchers compared...
Testosterone, Viagra not a winning ED combination
(Reuters Health) – Using a testosterone gel in addition to Viagra doesn’t make the little blue pill work any better, according to a new study....
Scientists identify new risk gene for Alzheimer’s
(Reuters) – Two international teams of scientists have identified a rare mutation in a gene linked with inflammation that significantly increases the risk for the...