Researchers at Harvard have reversed the aging process in mice. First they prematurely aged the mice by genetically engineering out telomerase, an enzyme that creates protective caps on the end of DNA strands called telomeres. The mice suffered from a variety of age-related afflictions such as testes reduced in size and ... [Read More]

The Science Channel's new series Through the Wormhole looks at life's big mysteries, and what bigger mystery is there than "Is There a Creator?" In this premiere episode, astronomer Rich Terrile takes intelligent design to a whole new level by suggesting that God is a programmer and we are the program. Quantum ... [Read More]

The future is finally here! Inspired by a 2008 exhibition called "Back to the Future" French artist Nils Guadagnin set about recreating the floating skateboard featured in the movie Back to the Future II. Guadagnin calls it "a reflexion on the multiple possibilities of how to give a sculpture full spatial autonomy." ... [Read More]

Scientists have discovered 123 new species of animals, insects and plants in the Heart of Borneo, a protected region since 2007. Among them is the green and yellow colored Ibycus rachelae, dubbed the "Ninja Slug." The name isn't derived from its stealthiness but rather from its martial arts style of love making. The ... [Read More]

In the classic 80s movie War Games, all that stood between us and global thermonuclear war was a computer's calculation that tic-tac-toe is unwinnable. Well "XXX" your ass goodbye! The iCub, an open source robot being developed across 11 European universities and institutions, just demonstrated its computer skills at the ... [Read More]

"The Great Sperm Race" (link) is a new flash game in which players assume the role of a sperm and must navigate their way through the acid filled hellhole known as the "Vagina" while steering clear of Leukocytes, white blood cells, which eat sperm. Fortunately, unbeknownst to your 8th grade Health Teacher, the Cervix is ... [Read More]

Youtube user & self-described black man, Desi Cryer, recently uploaded a video titled "Hewlett Packard computers are racist" which demonstrates how his webcam has no problem tracking white faces, but as soon as his "blackness enters the frame, it stopped." HP is certainly looking at Desi now. The video has reach over ... [Read More]