A robotic device that allows people to stand up is being hailed as a potential breakthrough for the disabled. The…
Month: March 2012
Human brain has more switches than all computers on Earth
The human brain is truly awesome. A typical, healthy one houses some 200 billion nerve cells, which are connected to…
Cameron found Few Signs of Life
In what he called a “heckuva ride,” James Cameron came “screaming back up” from Earth’s deepest point in about 70…
Dina opens a unique school in Afghanistan
While growing up in the suburbs of Minneapolis, Dina Fesler never aspired to be a teacher, never mind the founder…
Daily aspirin ‘prevents and possibly treats cancer’
Taking a low dose of aspirin every day can prevent and possibly even treat cancer, fresh evidence suggests. The three…
Solar Eclipses Can Change Weather on Earth
Solar eclipses occur when the moon slips between Earth and the sun, causing a huge shadow to glide across our…
Researchers solve Darwin’s copycat evolution puzzle
It is a clever trick if you can pull it off – mimic another, more dangerous animal and so avoid…
The twin conjoined sisters who can now live separate lives
They play side by side, walk hand in hand to school and love dressing-up games – the picture of happiness…
First Madagascar settlers may have been Indonesian
Madagascar is a country of paradoxes. It lies just 400 kilometres off the coast of Africa yet appears to have…
“Lost” Great Wall of China Segment Found!!!
A forgotten section of the Great Wall of China has been discovered deep in the Gobi Desert—and outside of China—researchers…