Meet Aiko she's the world's first woman with BRAINS, that's Biometric Robot Artificial Intelligence Neural System. "Aiko doesn’t need holidays, food or rest, and will work almost 24 hours a day. She is the perfect woman," brags creator Le Trung. But despite having touch sensors everywhere on her body (and I do mean ... [Read More]

Whether it's the Ascended beings of pure energy beings seen on Stargate or the hyper-evolved salamanders of Star Trek: Voyager, man has long imagined what the future holds for us as a species. But stick a fork in us, we're done! According to geneticist Steve Jones evolution has stopped, at least for western man. He cites ... [Read More]

PETA unveiled a new billboard campaign in Newark, New Jersey this week that claims "Studies have shown a link between cow's milk and autism." But really they're just crying over spilt milk. PETA cites the pseudo-science known as "leaky gut syndrome," in which damaged bowel lining leaks toxins into the brain. In their ... [Read More]

First there was the discovery of jadarite, a mineral nearly identical to kryptonite. Now scientists have found a cave in Mexico that bears a remarkable resemblance to Superman's Fortress of Solitude. The cave is covered with dagger-like crystals measuring up to 36 feet long & weighing up to 55 tons. The crystals are ... [Read More]

While Americans reel from the prospect of a $700 billion bailout, things are lookin' up in Japan. The Japanese plan on building a space elevator for the relative bargain price of $9.5 billion. The carbon nanotubes needed to tether an orbiting satellite would have to be 4x as strong as currently available but given Japan's ... [Read More]

Cyborgs, no longer are they the stuff of science fiction. Scientists at the University of Reading (England) have created the real thing. And not just some armless guy with prosthetic limbs, the medical equivalent of a kid with a plastic animal grabber toy  (no offense all you armless guys out there but a cyborg you're not). ... [Read More]

Spain is going to the dogs... er, apes. Last month the parliament's environmental committee approved resolutions to extend human rights to apes (chimpanzees, bonobos, gorillas, and orang-utans). The legislation was spearheaded by the Great Apes Project (GAP), which believes (among other things) apes aka "community of equals" ... [Read More]