Large Hadron Collider discovers a brand new particle

After two years of the Large Hadron Collider smashing particles together at just under the speed of light, researchers say they've discovered a brand new subatomic particle. It isn't the Higgs boson (also known as the "God ... Read >

New type of test may detect Alzheimer’s before it appears

If there is a single disease that is bringing a lot of fear into the minds of people in their middle age it would have to be Alzheimer's. Even more so that cancer the idea of anyone ... Read >

NASA Space Telescope Discovers Earth Sized Planets

NASA's Kepler mission has found two Earth-sized plaents that are orbiting a "sun-like" star outside our solar system. NASA officials have named the planets Kepler-20e and Kepler-2of and note that they are too close to their star ... Read >

Scientists Create New Strain of Bird Flu, Bio-Security Officials Terrified

Dutch scientists, for reasons I can't fathom, have created a new strain of on of the deadliest known form of Influenza...the Bird Flu.  The US government is very concerned about this development and  U.S. National Science Advisory ... Read >

Study: Cocaine Levels in the Air Connected to Crime and Cancer Rates

New technologies have always been able to help researchers learn more about our lives, our health and the way we interact with each other.  This time, due to new technology, researchers have been able to detect different ... Read >

Chronic Pain in Kids on the Rise, Study Says

While now more than ever, kids have broad access to diagnosis and treatment of chronic conditions, it also seems that complaints among young people of chronic pain are on the rise, a new study has observed. Resulting in ... Read >

NASA Detects Tiny Black Hole, and It Has a Heartbeat

Last week scientists at NASA may have found the largest black hole on record, now this week they may have found the smallest, and it has a heartbeat! The object would probably be close to three times the ... Read >

Nuclear waste site sporting some strange white web-like substance

Shades of some superhero back story but scientist have discovered a strange growth that resembles a white spider web showing up in the racks of spent nuclear fuel that has been collected from foreign governments. The spent fuel assemblies were ... Read >

Turns out that a large part of Mars could support life

One of man's dreams has always to be able to go out into space and find a new home for us to screw-up live on and one of the places has always been Mars, even though it ... Read >

Comet Lovejoy Grazes the Sun, Survives

It was only two weeks ago that amateur astronomer Terry Lovejoy discovered Comet Lovejoy, and today it was looking like the comet was going to be short-lived; it was on a path that put it extremely close ... Read >

Massive Black Hole Ready to Consume Giant Gas Cloud

A massive black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy called Sagittarius A* is about to consume a giant cloud of gas. Scientists are hoping that the cosmic feast will shed light on how black holes ... Read >

Doctors Keep Donated Lungs Breathing While Waiting for Patient

Nancy Bloch, 60, of Wstchester, N.Y., is now the second patient to successfully undergo a new experimental approach to lung transplantation at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital. Where usually lungs are checked while in the donor's deceased body and ... Read >

Study: Younger Women Changing Speech Patterns to Mimic Pop Stars

A new study suggests modern pop songs are influencing the way young women speak. Not in terms of the language used - pop culture has always influenced that - but in how their voices sound. The report, recently ... Read >

God Particle Discovery Closer Than Ever, Say Scientists

The so-called 'God Particle' is closer than ever to being located by scientists at the world's largest particle accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) in Geneva, Switzerland. The Higgs boson particle, first hypothesized in the 1960s, is said to ... Read >

Oral Flu Vaccine On the Horizon?

Results from a new study have suggested that an oral flu vaccine may be more effective than traditional shots in prevention of the seasonal flu. Researchers at the International Vaccine Institute in Korea found that administering a certain ... Read >

Strep Linked to OCD, Behavioral Issues in Kids

  One of the more common ailments of childhood is strep throat- an inconvenient condition that generally requires a time off school, a trip to the pediatrician and a course of antibiotics to correct. But researchers have also possibly ... Read >

NASA Looking Into Mission to Send Landers to Europa

Europa, one of Jupiter's many moons, has recently been in the spotlight after scientists found that the icy moon may have not only a world-spanning ocean beneath the ice-covered surface, but also lakes as well. The moon is ... Read >

Send your ashes into space and get a tax break – What?!

I understand that we are running out of spaces where we can have out mortal remains buried so that everyone can come and pay their last respects but the idea of polluting the great expanse of space ... Read >

Hey folks it’s official – drinking too much alcohol leads to unsafe sex

Well here's one for the old DUH! column. It seems that scientists wanted to see if there was any validity to the old saying that drinking too much can lead to having unsafe sex, and potentially an HIV infection, so ... Read >

Higgs Boson May Have Been Glimpsed At Large Hadron Collider

Scientists at the  Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland may be ready to announce that they have caught a glimpse of the Higgs Boson Particle.  The Higgs Boson is more commonly referred to as the "God" Particle, because ... Read >

Watch out bed bugs a revolutionary disinfection technique has your number

Bed bugs. They suck - literally in most cases enjoying many a dinner on you blood as the work to take over the world, or at least New York; however a new disinfection technique could be their ... Read >

Rats Free Friends, Show Compassion and Empathy

According to movies, rats are disgusting, greedy, and filthy creatures. According to a recent study at the University of Chicago, rats are empathetic, compassionate, and masters at organizing a prison break. A new study shows that rats will almost ... Read >