It seems that the Crazy Cat Lady may have a medical explanation

We love our cats but there are some people who love them maybe just bit too much and seem to collect them like other people collect stamps or bottle caps the only problem is that at some ... continue

Shroud Of Turin Couldn’t Have Been Faked [Research Findings]

Italy - Researchers attempting to determine the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin revealed on Tuesday that they don't believe it could have been faked given their repeated attempted to do so. According to the study medieval technology ... continue

Widely Used Breast Cancer Test Could Be Flawed [Study]

A recent study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology claims that the cancer screening test Oncotype DX does not accurately identify a gene that is critical in determining which type of live-saving cancer treatment to administer. According to ... continue

Scientists replace a rat’s cerebellum with an artificial one

It seems that week can't go by without scientists somewhere in the world pushing the boundaries of medical procedures that might have been consider within the realm of science fiction even a couple of years ago. In this ... continue

Excuse me but is that a particle accelerator I see in your basement?

Folks, let me introduce you to EMMA, or if you'd rather by her official name Electron Machine with Many Applications; otherwise known as a pocket-sized power plant that could fit in your basement and produce nearly unlimited ... continue

[Damn Cool Dept.] Portable treatment for brain tumors

Cancer is an insidious disease that can affect all parts of our bodies but nowhere is cancer tumors more dangerous, and most often terminal, than when they occur in the brain. Currently treatment can range from risky neurosurgery ... continue

Time to pass manufacturers the crying towel as PCs face their biggest slump yet

You heard it here first folks, well maybe not first but two PC research firms, IDC and Gartner, have started patting themselves on the back over their prediction that we would see a slowdown in first quarter ... continue

[Cool Stuff] Flexible microprocessor with organic semiconductors

This is definitely the stuff of the future and, as Michael Gorman at Engadget says in their headline when he wrote about this, it brings the idea of clothes in which a computer is woven - so ... continue

A brain-controlled wheelchair with AI augmentation

As much fun as I might make of the strange and weird things we humans invent there are time when something comes along that could truly transform parts of our society. This brain-controlled wheelchair from some researchers ... continue

The BBC brings world’s largest zoo to you – online

Of all of the traditional media trying to get online in a useful way the BBC has to be one of the best examples of how it can be done. Their latest effort is ... continue

10 of the strangest scientific studies

It has always amazed me how money is spent of really screwy types of studies and when it comes to ‘science’ it has to be right at the top of the list of silly ... continue