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We have covered Red Bull Stratos before and we thought it was over. But now we are looking at their first ever test jump. After the capsule was lifted by a helium balloon to an altitude of 21,818 metres, Baumgartner started a freefall that lasted 3 minutes and 33 seconds before reaching the optimum height ...
If it’s a new species, can you still call it human? Hmm. Mysterious fossils of what may be a previously unknown type of human have been uncovered in caves in China, ones that possess a highly unusual mix of bygone and modern human features, scientists reveal. Surprisingly, the fossils are only between 11,500 and 14,500 ... 
After Fukushima, it seems like the world powers are still not daunted by the perils of nuclear power in a bid to satisfy their energy cravings. A new report published by the World Energy Council examining the effects of the Fukushima Daiichi accident upon the global nuclear energy industry suggests a strong long-term prognosis for ... 
FBI does really go to great length to bust the anonymous. I wonder how much fund they have tapped on, just to track this guy down. “Script kiddie”—no hacker worth his salt want … 
Sleep. You can never get enough of it. We often worry about lying awake in the middle of the night – but it could be good for you. A growing body of evidence from both science and history suggests that the eight-hour sleep may be unnatural. In the early 1990s, psychiatrist Thomas Wehr conducted an ... 
One wonders how much money and man hours have gone into the drain to prove that these neutrinos are indeed faster than light. It is certainly worth much more than that of the fiber optics cable. It appears that the faster-than-light neutrino results, announced last September by the OPERA collaboration in Italy, was due to ... 
We all know that internet is blazing fast in Sweden. But I bet you didn’t know that the TCP/IP protocols originated from here. Did you know that the world’s first commercial Internet … 
Don’t worry, pedo bear is here to save you. As the Arab Spring hits its first anniversary, tech activists around the globe are continuing their efforts to enable secure communication …
Which side are you on determines how you read this article, really. It is almost possible to dismiss Michael Mann’s account of a vast conspiracy by the fossil fuel industry to harrass scie …
No more dropping of phone signals or wifi errors! No more frustration over your sexting errors! Error correcting codes are one of the triumphs of the digital age. They’re a way of encoding … 
Carbon nanotubes, how wonderful it is. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and RMIT University have made a breakthrough in energy storage and power generation. The power generated relative to the energy source size is three to four times greater than what is currently possible with the best lithium-ion batteries. While on sabbatical ...
Thinks roller coasters are old school? Try this! Has playing video games on your couch lost its luster? Ever wish you could fully immerse yourself in an interactive world of virtual reality? If so, you might want to keep an eye on ticket prices to South Korea. “Live Park 4D Art Factory” is a new ...
I hope this will actually happen. At least something good came out of this sudden cold winter in europe, where many homeless people suffered. The deep freeze gripping much of Europe means … 
The juxapositioning of your facebook cover photo and profile picture is just asking to be hack. So be creative and have a unique one that shouts who you really are. Follow these steps: 1) … 
Maybe intelligent lifes(like us) once lived on Mars, and have since migrated. That would have made for an awesome new star trek plot. ESA’s Mars Express has returned strong evidence for an ocean once covering part of Mars. Using radar, it has detected sediments reminiscent of an ocean floor within the boundaries of previously identified, ... 
I hope this will actually happen. At least something good came out of this sudden cold winter in europe, where many homeless people suffered. The deep freeze gripping much of Europe means … 
I wonder if this is pure luck, or if it is pure luck. For Clara Lazen, 10, a classroom assignment turned into a scientific finding. As Chemistry Professor Robert Zoellner confirmed, the fifth-grader’s curiosity led to a new molecule, and her first mention in a scientific journal. When Kenneth Boehr instructed his fifth grade class ... 
Drilling into the unknown… With only about 50m left to drill, time is running out for the Russian scientists hoping to drill into Vostok – the world’s most enigmatic lake. Vostok is a sub-glacial lake in Antarctica, hidden some 4,000m (13,000ft) beneath the ice sheet. With the Antarctic summer almost over, temperatures will soon begin ... 
You may be growing fatter, but the land you stand on, is shrinking. Bit by bit. There are factors that are causing Earth to both gain and lose mass over time, according to Dr Chris Smith, a medical microbiologist and broadcaster who tries to improve the public understanding of science. Using some back-of-the-envelope -style calculations, Dr ... 
Seriously, with the advent of these new technologies in warfare, it doesn’t look bright for humans. In future wars, we will be quashed as easily as ants. The U.S. military has been after self-guided bullets for years. Now, government researchers have finally made it happen: a bullet that can navigate itself a full mile before ... 
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