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Technology

Germany Seeks the Reich Stuff for a Robotic Moon Landing

By Jeremy Hsu Posted on 8.12.2009 10 Comments
Germany no longer wants to sit on the sidelines of the recent rush back to the moon. A German official suggested that his country could aim for an unmanned lunar landing within the next decade around 2015, and also pushed for cooperation with Europe and the United States. Germans have so far only had a proxy taste of lunar glory through Nazi rocket scientist Wernher von Braun. The father of modern rocketry spearheaded U.S. development of the Saturn V rocket which helped land the first men on the moon.

8.13.2009 at 10:28am - Comment by wheath

get over it.
Science

Goodbye, Ritalin. Hello, Brain Magnets

By Susannah F. Locke Posted on 8.10.2009 5 Comments
An Israeli company wants to keep adults focused using a magnetic field to stimulate the brain. The technique, called transcranial magnetic stimulation, involves hooking someone up to a device that creates a magnetic field. The field then induces an electrical current in specific brain regions, which activates that part of the brain. It's worked for depression, and now may help the estimated 8 million adults with ADHD.

8.10.2009 at 04:25pm - Comment by wheath

magneto
Entertainment & Gaming

The Real Center of the Earth

By Posted on 7.10.2008 8 Comments
Hollywood, in its infinite desire to generate easy profits, has decided to do yet another remake of the Jules Verne classic Journey to the Center of the Earth -- this time in 3-D!. As we can see from the trailer, this movie is going to be a special effects extravaganza. Now, while we all know that the entire idea of traveling to the center of the Earth is pure fantasy, and any "science" represented in the movie is not to be taken seriously, we have so much scientific information about the state of the Earth's interior -- much more than Jules Verne ever could know -- that somehow the premise just falls flat.

3.9.2009 at 11:04am - Comment by wheath

Exactly Yaz. Reading these comments shows that they have obviously lost their creativity and immaginations. This movie was for kids. No, its not teaching them that if they have a crazy uncle that likes to explore or go on crazy hikes that they could wind up in the middle of the earth. its just a fun movie to watch. freakin egg heads. and to highdob of course they will show you what they want you to see, its the scenes that will get the most attention so you will go see the freaking movie. Dont buy the overpriced popcorn, just sneak in your own if you have a problem with it. You dont even know what you are screaming about.
The Environment

Birth Control for Animals

By Rebecca Boyle Posted on 3.3.2009 17 Comments
"Mother Goose" might soon be an anachronism. In wildlife biology, concerns about animal populations often stem from unnatural declines; in a few cases, however, that concern can be a result of too many animals, not too few, as some once-threatened species have returned with a vengeance. Now a group of researchers is fighting back with a familiar (to humans, at least) tactic: birth control.

3.4.2009 at 11:25am - Comment by wheath

maybe you have a dumber brain, but for the rest of us, i think our brains are as bright as ever. sure we are on here with everything else that is living but we do have a right to live comofortably and safetly. the next time you are out driving/flying remember that one of those species that reproduces extremely fast could come and get in your way and you could possibly die. hitting a deer going 60 is not something you would want to do. of course on the other hand, how would you feel if someone came along and kept you from spreading your genes? wouldnt like it i suppose. well unless you realized what was going on which most of these animals dont. though i would try to keep some people from breeding because they dont do anything for our population.
The Environment

Birth Control for Animals

By Rebecca Boyle Posted on 3.3.2009 17 Comments
"Mother Goose" might soon be an anachronism. In wildlife biology, concerns about animal populations often stem from unnatural declines; in a few cases, however, that concern can be a result of too many animals, not too few, as some once-threatened species have returned with a vengeance. Now a group of researchers is fighting back with a familiar (to humans, at least) tactic: birth control.

3.4.2009 at 11:25am - Comment by wheath

maybe you have a dumber brain, but for the rest of us, i think our brains are as bright as ever. sure we are on here with everything else that is living but we do have a right to live comofortably and safetly. the next time you are out driving/flying remember that one of those species that reproduces extremely fast could come and get in your way and you could possibly die. hitting a deer going 60 is not something you would want to do. of course on the other hand, how would you feel if someone came along and kept you from spreading your genes? wouldnt like it i suppose. well unless you realized what was going on which most of these animals dont. though i would try to keep some people from breeding because they dont do anything for our population.
Science

Cheer Up!

By Rachel Durfee Posted on 1.27.2009 13 Comments
Overall, how would you say things are these days? Would you say that you are very happy, pretty happy, or not too happy? This is the question participants in the University of Chicago's General Social Survey have been answering since 1972. Recently, University of Pennsylvania economists Betsey Stevenson and Justin Wolfers took this survey's data from 1972 through 2006 to see if people had gotten happier since the decade of bell bottoms and disco.

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1.27.2009 at 02:40pm - Comment by wheath

very happy.
Gadgets

PopSci.com Giveaway: Win Advanced Lithium Batteries from Energizer

By Posted on 1.21.2009 135 Comments
Leave a comment (any comment) for a chance to win a pack of Advanced Lithium batteries from Energizer. 20 lucky winners will be chosen randomly on January 31, 2009.

1.22.2009 at 03:57pm - Comment by wheath

energizers are the best. use them in everything
Science

Let's Do the Twist

By Greg Soltis Posted on 1.13.2009 3 Comments
Silicon wafers, the backbone of the electronics industry, are brittle and fragile. So researchers have sought to create a more supple polymer surface that can be stretched, twisted, and bent in any direction and to populate it with newly engineered circuits. The solution: "pop-up" wire connections between the circuit components, along with flexible S-curves in the wires that can unwind and slip back into shape.

1.14.2009 at 11:48am - Comment by wheath

this is awesome. cant wait til it comes out for mainstream
The Environment

Saudi Arabia's Jurassic Park

By SciIll Staff Posted on 12.4.2008 28 Comments
It’s hard to imagine it raining in Riyadh. Less than five inches of water fall from the clouds above Saudi Arabia’s capital city each year. When the thermostat rises above 110°F, it’s not a heat wave—it’s midday. But it wasn’t always like this. A little over three million years ago, before climate-change cycles turned the area into a desert, the Arabian Peninsula’s empty riverbeds were overflowing valleys, and its dry expanses of shrubland were lush grasslands.

12.8.2008 at 11:21am - Comment by wheath

then dont read it. there are plenty of people that will. i do not care about one person not reading it trying to make me feel bad about something. but you have obviously read it, you did comment about it. so i say ha to you.
The Environment

Saudi Arabia's Jurassic Park

By SciIll Staff Posted on 12.4.2008 28 Comments
It’s hard to imagine it raining in Riyadh. Less than five inches of water fall from the clouds above Saudi Arabia’s capital city each year. When the thermostat rises above 110°F, it’s not a heat wave—it’s midday. But it wasn’t always like this. A little over three million years ago, before climate-change cycles turned the area into a desert, the Arabian Peninsula’s empty riverbeds were overflowing valleys, and its dry expanses of shrubland were lush grasslands.

12.5.2008 at 05:11pm - Comment by wheath

um for some one who doesnt matter i didnt know that u were the grammar police. o yes i dont use caps, and i wrote the shorthand u. cause i dont care. so bite me.