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Learn Chemistry With Adorable Dogs [SHAMELESS ANIMAL VIDEO OF THE WEEK]

Amanda Ferris — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 04:01:10 +0000

In this heartwarming YouTube video, adorable pooches-turned-chemists Paige and Dexter explain the basics of chemistry using their toys. If your child is struggling with basic chemistry concepts in school or you just need a pick me up after a long, stressful day, this video will make you giggle as the pooches demonstrate the ins-and-outs of chemical bonding.

How NOT to Make an Electric Gun

Tom Blunt — Sun, 10 Feb 2013 05:01:33 +0000

There’s no need to offer a “Don’t try this at home” warning — by the time you’ve watched this guy accidentally shock, burn, and shoot himself, you’re unlikely to follow in his footsteps. It might seem a little strange to talk about making guns so soon after that botched assassination attempt in Bulgaria, but this homemade [...]

Do You Drink Beer Because You're Addicted to Hops?

Donald Deane — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:30:40 +0000

We’ve always been under the impression that people drink beer because it’s awesome, but a new article suggests that hops addiction may actually be a real thing. Someone should tell these “scientists” that buzz-kills are rude. According to Joe Sixpack, some beer drinkers may experience something called “adaptation” after repeated exposure to hoppy beers. In [...]

New Study Examines the Shortened Life Expectancy of Rock Stars

Jeff Giles — Sun, 13 Jan 2013 05:01:57 +0000

Any rock fan worth his or her salt is aware of the “live fast, die young” mythology surrounding the music — and lord knows we’ve all seen more than enough musicians succumb to the stereotype. But a new study suggests the phenomenon might be far more widespread than previously believed. The Wall Street Journal reports [...]

Being Drunk Can Save Your Life if You Get Injured (Sort Of)

Mike Adams — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 20:55:28 +0000

The bare-knuckle spirit of the American boozehound can now hold its head up a little higher: a new study has discovered that being under the influence of alcohol may increase a person’s chances for survival in the event of an accident.

10 Amazing Facts About the Universe You Won't Believe

Carl Pettit — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:45:14 +0000

The universe is a pretty amazing place, from the unimaginably large, right down to the incredibly small. There’s an awful lot going on in this field we call “existence.”With the recent discovery of what is most likely the elusive Higgs boson particle, or some variant thereof, by scientist’s working at the Large Hadron Collider near [...]

Duke University Creates 'Harry Potter' Style Invisibility Cloak

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:22:11 +0000

If you’re a fan of J.K. Rowling’s hit ‘Harry Potter‘ series, you must have longed for your own invisibility cloak so that you could go off on your own magical adventures just like Harry himself. But invisibility cloaks are merely fictional, right? Wrong! A team of researchers at Duke University have created the first invisibility [...]

10 Food Myths You Probably Believe

Ruth Waxman — Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:53:22 +0000

All too often we get carried away believing (or worse, repeating) everything we are told and don’t spend enough time questioning what’s actually been said. We’ve picked 10 very common health mantras you hear everyday and weeded out the worst of the lies, because we want you to eat all the avocados. All of them. 1. [...]

The Likelihood of 'Looper' – Science Behind the Movies

Ruth Waxman — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:09:58 +0000

In the new sci-fi hit ‘Looper,’ starring Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Emily Blunt, the mob uses “Loopers” and time travel to kill targets in the 30-year past. But how much of the film is based on actual hard science? As shown in the film, criminals are sent from 2074, where killing proves to be [...]

Beer Muscles Are a Real Thing Now, Says Science

Mike Adams — Tue, 02 Oct 2012 20:18:57 +0000

There have been countless naysayers throughout the years guilty of spewing out health-nut, anti-beer propaganda in hopes of convincing a society of two-fisted boozehounds that a drinker’s lifestyle is detrimental to his health.

However, an ambitious and heroic team of Japanese scientists has recently concluded that all of that “beer is bad for you” business is for feeble-bodied weaklings, as their research indicates that a steady regimen of good old-fashioned beer drinking can actually keep muscles strong.

What Happens on the Internet Every Minute of Every Day? [INFOGRAPHIC]

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:00:17 +0000

The brains at web development and design company Go-Globe created a stunning infographic that breaks down the internet activity happening every minute of the day on sites like Twitter, Google, Facebook, and Skype. And it’s kind of amazing. Some of the stuff that goes on every 60 seconds: At least 168 million emails are sent 98,000 [...]

The Greatest Scientific Discovery EVER

Dean Of Country — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:09:24 +0000

Never mind Newton’s discovery of gravity. Get over Galileo’s contributions to astronomy and physics. Erase Einstein’s E=MC2. Stephen Hawking who!?! The greatest scientific discovery in science clearly has to be…drum roll please. The secret of a cat’s lap? Yes. Alan Boyle on Cosmic Log on msnbc.com reports that “Engineers have used high-speed videos and mechanical [...]