Back to the Future II promised us flying skateboards known as hoverboards by the far-flung year of 2015! So far the closest we gotten are movie replicas such as a levitating art exhibit and a non-working limited edition hoverboard from Mattel toys.
Now a fully functional prototype has been successfully funded on ... [Read More]
You have to crawl before you can walk, unless you're a kangaroo. Modern kangaroos hop or use all four limbs and tail for pentapedal locomotion but prehistoric kangaroos walked, according to a paper published in the journal PLOS ONE. Sthenurus stirlingi (short-faced, giant kangaroo) lived for 12.5 million years until going ... [Read More]
We have a big appetite for chicken, which has directly led to bigger chickens. Modern chickens, known as Ross 308 broiler strain, are four times larger than their counterparts from 1957 and double the size of those from 1978 according to a study published in the journal Poultry Science. The supersized chickens aren't the ... [Read More]
As a Baywatch lifeguard, Pamela Anderson braved cold water to save fictional people but she won't do it for real people. Anderson has refused the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to help raise money and awareness for Lou Gehrig's disease. The longtime spokesperson for the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) cited ... [Read More]
One third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) but the vast majority of those people are asymptomatic. The relatively small number of deaths occur mostly in impoverished regions where meat is unaffordable.
A new study published in the International Journal of Tryptophan Research hypothesizes that TB ... [Read More]
Bill Nye The Science Guy debated creationist Ken Ham, contrary to the advice of fellow scientists who worried that it would legitimize creationism as a possible alternative to the accepted model of evolution.
The debate was hosted in Kentucky at the Creationist museum founded by Ham. Despite having the home advantage the ... [Read More]
Nearly three-quarters of Americans believe in the virgin birth of Jesus Christ according to a Pew Research poll. One percent of women don't need faith. They've experienced the miracle firsthand.
Britain's Medical Journal (BMJ) has published a study by the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill that examined the 14 ... [Read More]