A startup based in Cambridge, MA, says that it plans to soon begin clinical trials of a nanostructured material that stops bleeding almost instantly. picked by doggylives 3 days ago

Dust that covers your television set contains a chemical called flame retardant that interferes with the normal functioning of nervous system and hormonal function, may also harm reproductive organs and was found to cause cancer picked by maxriter 3 days ago

Cornell researchers are studying bacterium big enough to see -- the Shaquille O'Neal of bacteria. Well, perhaps not quite Shaquille O'Neal. But it is Shaq-teria. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

Blackberries, blueberries, oranges and grapes—chemistry students at Rowan University (Glassboro, N.J.) are loading up on their fruits these days, but it has nothing to do with the food pyramid. The students are using the fruit to produce solar energy. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

Discarded computer parts could one day wind up fueling your car. That’s because researchers in Romania and Turkey have developed a simple, efficient method for recycling printed circuit boards into environmentally-friendly raw materials for use in fuel, plastic, and other useful consumer products. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

Astronomers have made use of ESO's Very Large Telescope to detect for the first time in the ultraviolet the carbon monoxide molecule in a galaxy located almost 11 billion light-years away, a feat that had remained elusive for 25 years. This detection allows them to obtain the most precise measurement of the cosmic temperature at such a remote epoch. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

It's amazing how intelligent these creatures are! picked by Jetka 3 days ago

I think I beat Autumn to it! picked by Bornbad 3 days ago

If you've been recently rescued from sleepwalking, here's a possible reason why you went zombie - lack of sleep.

Sleepwalkers should keep a regular bedtime to avoid unwanted evening strolls, said Antonio Zadra Universite de Montreal. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

It's not just people who watch their weight. It seems that Australia`s Goby fish do it too and the discovery is providing a whole new insight into the way animals maintain social order. Marine scientists working on the Great Barrier Reef off Lizard Island have found that Goby fish deliberately diet - just to maintain their position in the pecking orders and to ensure they do not antagonise bigger ... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

They say dogs are like their owners.

Well if these pictures of the world's fattest pets are anything to go by, there must be some obese dogs-lovers out there, as well as cat and guinea pig owners. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

Black holes can be secretive about their past, but now there may be an easy way to tell if a monster black hole was once a pair that got cosy and fused together. picked by AutumnLotus 3 days ago

Do you know the extent to which drinking carbonated, caffeinated, sugared, or artificially sweetened beverages harms your body? picked by karenben 4 days ago

Are your nighttime noises are so appalling that even your dog can't bear to spend a night in bed with you? A high-dose treatment with a new pill, code-named BGC20-0166, reduced snoring by 40 percent or more. picked by Mitzuzake 4 days ago

"I was home sick on June 14, 2002, so I was able to capture the birth of 42 red-sided garter snake babies. It was, to say the least, a messy process, but a fascinating one." picked by MissWinkle 4 days ago

Brad, the club's resident tennis pro and notorious alcoholic, takes to his feet, Prince racket in hand, and smites the beast violently into a wall. picked by Bornbad 4 days ago

It doesn’t take brains to have some smarts. New research shows that even bacteria can evolve to predict upcoming events based on clues, like a dog salivating at the sound of the dinner bell. picked by 2manyusernames 4 days ago

When you try to remove adhesive paper from a surface, you inevitably get a pointy flap, while what you want is to remove the entire piece. Physicists have finally explained the physics behind this frustrating experience. picked by AutumnLotus 4 days ago

A fish that would rather crawl into crevices than swim, and that may be able to see in the same way that humans do, could represent an entirely unknown family of fishes, says a University of Washington fish expert. picked by AutumnLotus 4 days ago

Six pictures showing two Thai kids rescuing a puppy trapped in an aquaduct. picked by pocksucket 4 days ago

If you randomly pick a date from the past 25 years and ask her about it, she’ll usually provide elaborate, verifiable details about what happened to her that day and if there were any significant news events on topics that interested her.

I pity her S/O. picked by doggylives 5 days ago

...but you'll have to wait until May 14th. picked by Jetka 5 days ago

Lady mice prefer cat urine drenched male mice over rabbit urine drenched male mice. picked by suebe 6 days ago

A passenger train was placed under quarantine Friday in northern Ontario after an undetermined illness left one woman dead and at least 10 other people sick.

Authorities said the train was carrying 230 passengers and 30 crew members. Police ordered the train station evacuated in the tiny hamlet of Foleyet. picked by dollyllama 7 days ago

An East Carolina University biologist has brought his admiration of Neil Young to a whole new class.
Or species, to be exact. picked by mutil8or 7 days ago