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more about #science more comments → astrogirl: Well, at least if something goes wrong, we'll be going out with a bang. A big one, no less. ;p more » Bootknife-Jackson: sweet, i'll sign up for that trial! so i'll be susceptible to even the tiniest of infection, so what, i'll just flex the infection out through my pore... more » gorehound: Aah, so 2012 is comin right on the heels of the movie. more » SJ_Edwards: I have huge love for the LHC, but I can't help thinking everytime I see it, that it contains all the essential components of the largest circular mass... more » twophrasebark: So next week is when we all have the flash forward? more » tetracycloide: that is not the sexiest thing i've ever seen but it's at least top five. more » ♠ Final ♠: Just take away their hands so they can't use our firearms against us. What do you mean they can shoot with their feet? more » korybing: Oh yes, make monkeys STRONGER. Because that's something that needs to happen. As if I wasn't terrified of the damn things to begin with... more » EdificeComplex: I'm sure our machines will become self aware long before these super strong primates rise up against us. more » Dresan: Sorry, had to go there. more » gorehound: so now we know the real reason skynet rose. more » gorehound: i want some !!! I need the big muscles to get the hot girls and so I can drink & fight some too. more » Jeb_Hoge: You know, having seen that woman who had her face eaten by a chimp, I'm thinking we don't need to be cranking primates up to 11. more » Jassen: Looks like am going to be the first against the wall when our freakishly large, super strong monkey overlords take over as i am suffering from their o... more » Roklimber: "researchers have increased strength and muscle mass in monkeys with a small genetic tweak" Why go the genetic tweak route, when anabolic steroids al... more » -
#awesomeness
All Systems Go For Large Hadron Collider - Stay Tuned for Collisions!
Discover has a blow-by-blow account of today's tests on the Large Hadron Collider, the massive physics experiment that will eventually recreate the conditions during the Big Bang. Everything worked perfectly. Get ready for particle collisions next week! [via Discover] -
#madscience
Gene Therapy Creates Superstrong Monkeys
It's not quite a supersoldier serum, but researchers have increased strength and muscle mass in monkeys with a small genetic tweak. And human trials for the technique are just on the horizon. More » -
#futurism
Intel Is Developing Brain Implants So You Can Channel Surf With Your Mind
Chipmaker Intel is throwing a ton of cash into developing brain implants to help people send text messages with their minds. They are also predicting these implants will be the main way you turn on the TV in 10 years. More » -
#madscience
Get Ready for the Next Generation of Painkillers
Why do injuries continue to hurt, even when they are healing? New research reveals why we feel certain kinds of post-injury pain - and possibly how to stop it. More » -
#supercrocs
Dinosaur-Chomping Supercrocs Ruled the Sahara
Dinosaurs may not have been the most fearsome creatures to stalk the Saharan plains. Paleontologists have discovered fossils of several crocodile species that indicate some crocs galloped upright on land, some were enormous, and some literally ate dinosaurs for breakfast. More » -
#spaceporn
Movements of the Storm
This massive cyclone in the Indian Ocean was captured by a satellite on Monday. You can see the perfectly-formed eye of the storm surrounded by a frothy spiral of violently disturbed ocean waters. More » -
#chartporn
Robots Are More Popular Than Cold Fusion
When did robots become more popular than cold fusion? Will nano out pace micro as academia's prefix of choice? PHD Comics charts out the changing popularity of various buzzwords in academic papers over the years. More » -
#exobiology
Scientists Say Jupiter's Moon Europa Might Be Teeming With Fish
New evidence has come to light that the vast, ice-encrusted oceans of Europa may be harboring Earth-like life that lives on the oxygen-rich waters. Time to plan your extraterrestrial fishing trip? Maybe. More » -
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#scienceart
Algae Sex and Amoeba Smackdown - Best Microscopy Videos of the Year
Ever wonder what it looks like when algae have sex? Now you'll find out in this winning video from the Olympus BioScapes Digital Imaging Contest. More winning entries in our gallery, which includes an amoeba vs. yeast cell smackdown. More » -
#madscience
The Strange Case of a Goat That Lived Like a Reptile
The now-extinct Myotragus balearicus, or "mouse goat," stood a mere 19 inches high, but its small stature is by no means its most unusual trait. Paleontologists have determined that this diminutive goat had more in common with reptiles than mammals. More » -
#madscience
French Scientists Working to Create Swine-Bird Superflu
Looking toward the worst case scenario for the swine flu pandemic, virologists in Lyon are attempting to create a virus as contagious as swine flu and as deadly as avian flu. Is it time to call in Bruce Willis yet? More » -
#industrialdesign
Real-Life Stargate Discovered?
This is actually a massive boring device, captured by the Department of Energy. Geoff Manaugh of BLDG BLOG came across it a few days ago. -
#moon
A Frozen Reservoir of Water Found On the Moon
Remember that experiment a few weeks ago where NASA smashed a probe into the Moon to see if any water would squirt out? The research is in, and it turns out there is a lot of water on the Moon.
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#madphysics
Large Hadron Collider Less Than Two Weeks Away From First Experiments
It's been plagued by everything from liquid helium leaks to wayward baguettes, but the mega-physics experiment known as the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is finally ready to start smashing protons into each other. Particle collisions could begin in two weeks. More » -
#megaenvironmentalism
The Splendor of Greenland's Ice Sheet Crumbling Away
For the past several years, scientists have been tracking the transformation of the Greenland Ice Sheet. Now it's shrinking faster than ever, and a new study proves it has lost 1500 gigatons of mass from 2000 to 2008. More » -
#madscience
One Gene Tweak Could Make Chimps Talk
The reason why humans speak and chimps don't is dependent on one gene, called FOXP2. New research reveals more about how humans' FOXP2 leads to speech. Could genetic engineering on chimps bring on a Planet of the Apes scenario?
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#monstersamongus
The Tiny Sea Creatures That Want to Eat Your Bones
Researchers at the Monterey Bay Aquarium are currently studying a group of yet-unnamed boneworms of the genus Osedax. The worms' larvae infest the carcasses of dead animals found on the ocean floor and gradually chow down on the bones. [PhysOrg] -
#brainimplants
The Curious Case of a Woman Addicted to Her Brain Implant
One of the cutting-edge cures for chronic muscle tremors is called a thalamic stimulator - it's a brain implant that delivers current to your thalamus. But it can also cause intensely pleasurable erotic feelings, leading one woman into implant addiction. More » -
#dinosaurs
Dinosaurs Were Probably Warm-Blooded, Incredibly Athletic, and Always Hungry
Just one more reason to fear Jurassic Park: a new study has found that, unlike modern-day reptiles, dinosaurs were likely warm-blooded. It's a trait that suggests dinosaurs were far from lumbering reptiles, and were actually quite the prehistoric athletes. More » -
#ionthrusters
The Best Sub-Light Propulsion System This Side of Luyten 726-8B
Today, we use ion thrusters to correct satellite orbits and visit asteroids. In 100 years, we might be using them to propel massive generation ships that send colonists to a different part of the galaxy. More »
