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#madscience
Artificial Penis Takes a Bunny Hop Forward
If there's one thing a rabbit needs, it's well-functioning genitalia. Scientists have successfully regrown rabbits' damaged penises, letting these rabbits do what rabbits do best. And their research could have important implications for generating human tissues as well. More » -
#monstersamongus
A First Look at the World's Largest Stingray
The giant smalleye stingray is a rare and elusive creature, winging quietly off the coast of Mozambique. Now, for the first time, this largest of the stingray species has been captured on film. More » -
#earthquake
Earthquakes Never End, Say Scientists
The aftershocks of earthquakes can occur decades, and even centuries, after the initial tremors, according to new research carried out by scientists at the University of Missouri. Does this mean that the 1906 earthquake could still destroy San Francisco? More » -
#cultmovieworship
Werewolves In Armor Versus Vampire Bill Versus Ice
Werewolves wearing armor, underground monsters, and Vampire Bill are running amuck in this week's Cult Worship. Plus three beautiful, fish filled and altogether brilliant little videos. More » -
#powerbeamingchallenge
Introducing An Ancestor Of The First Space Elevator
Only four years after it was first created, an annual competition set up to promote wireless energy transfer in hopes of speeding the creation of a Space Elevator has finally managed to give out one of its two cash prizes. More » -
#nanodeadly
Are Nanoparticles Unsafe?
Nanoparticles don't need to come into actual contact with human DNA in order to affect them, according to new research carried out by British scientists. Does this mean our miniature future is more dangerous than first thought? More » -
#originsoflife
Did Meteors Cause Life On Earth?
Are asteroids responsible for the creation of life on Earth? Recent experiments back up a theory that the basic ingredients for life came from beyond the stars... which makes us all aliens. Battlestar Galactica was right! More » -
#megapollution
Portrait of a Polluted Land
NASA's Aqua satellite captured this image of a massive smog bank smothering huge portions of China today. This blanket of pollution has been hovering over the country for over a week now, exacerbated by cool air and smoke from fires. More » -
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#evolution
Why Aggressive Men Finish Last
Among the tiny insects known as water striders, males who aggressively attempt to mate with females don't wind up with as many offspring as their more gentlemanly counterparts. How can aggressive mating ever be a losing strategy?
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#largehadroncollider
Bird-Related Accident Suggests the Large Hadron Collider Really Is Doomed
The LHC has been so plagued by problems and shutdowns that some physicists have wondered if it's being sabotaged by its own future. And the LHC has fallen victim to another bizarre shutdown involving a bird and a baguette. More » -
#megageophysics
Rapidly-Forming Rift in African Desert Could Become an Ocean
Four years ago, a volcano opened this massive crack between the African and Arabian tectonic plates in Ethopia. New research shows it could be the beginning of a new ocean shoreline. More » -
#madmedicine
Biotech Company Sued for Accidentally Growing Extra Bones In People's Bodies
A company called Stryker Biotech was in court last week defending a bone-growth product it sold for years, despite reports that it would "drift" in the body, causing bones to grow in random locations. More » -
#madscience
Why Do Humans Kiss? To Share Our Germs
It doesn't matter how many times you got the cootie shot on the playground; when you kiss another person, you're going mouth-to-mouth with their germs. And according to researchers, those kissing germs are extremely important to human reproduction. More » -
#dinosaurs
Your Favorite Dinosaurs May Have Never Existed
Are you a fan of the Nanotyrannus, the three-horned Torosaurus, or the Dracorex hogwartsia, named for the famed school of wizardry? Then paleontologists have some bad news: these and roughly a third of other recorded dinosaur species probably never existed. More » -
#stickysituations
Secret To Spider-Glue Discovered
Scientists have decoded part of the DNA in spiderwebs, and think that they can create a substance as sticky for the good of medicine and science. Or to create a real-life Spider-Man. Whichever comes first. More » -
#io9smackdown
Smackdown Day 5: Can Mad Scientists Triumph Over Magic?
Seriously, people: Witches are better than werewolves? Is Summer Glau brandishing the broomstick in your imagination? (Or, actually, maybe it's fellow Whedonite Alyson Hannigan? Suddenly it all makes more sense.) Nonetheless, this time, it's witchcraft versus science gone wrong. More » -
#maps
During the Ice Ages, An Arctic Paradise Bloomed
This incredible map shows "Beringa," a region that existed millions of years ago during the Ice Ages. What it reveals is that, oddly, far northern regions like the Yukon and Siberia were hotbeds of ice-free life. More » -
#madscience
Fruit Bats Enjoy Oral Sex, Too
Outside of humans and a few other primates, oral sex is a rare phenomenon. But researchers have found male fruit bats do enjoy a little oral stimulation, and that the reasons females offer it go beyond simple pleasure. More » -
#spaceelevator
A Robot Named Maryann Could Propel Us Into Space
Only three teams remain, competing for NASA's latest $2 million prize for advancing space-elevator technology. Good thing one of them, the Kansas City Space Pirates, is using a fast-climbing robot and lasers shot through telescopes. More » -
#disease
Worst Nanotech Threat Isn't Gray Goo - It's Black Lung
The "killer app" of current nanotechnology is the carbon nanotube, which could revolutionize circuit boards and other technologies. But these nanoscopic tubes also cause a new kind of industrial disease that could scar your lungs and give you cancer. More »
