Weird / Interesting

28 June 2011 [14:11]

First patients receive lab-grown blood vessels from donor cells

For the first time, blood vessels created in the lab from donor skin cells were successfully implanted in patients.
27 June 2011 [14:20]

Woman saves man from suicide with a kiss

A teenage girl in China has been praised for stopping a man from committing suicide with a simple kiss.
25 June 2011 [15:51]

Norwegian cruise in midnight sun sets TV record

put any cruise/ship pic, or norwegian flag, or a tv-related smth.
24 June 2011 [19:30]

Was William Shakespeare a pothead?

24 June 2011 [16:42]

Speed of brain signals clocked: new studies illuminate brain's complex neurotransmission machinery

Two studies featuring research from Weill Cornell Medical College have uncovered surprising details about the complex process that leads to the flow of neurotransmitters between brain neurons -- a dance of chemical messages so delicate that missteps often lead to neurological dysfunction.
24 June 2011 [15:54]

A new breed of computers that use less power?

Physicists at the University of Arizona have achieved a breakthrough toward the development of a new breed of computing devices that can process data using less power.
24 June 2011 [12:31]

Sleep Switch found in fruit flies

Rather than count sheep, drink warm milk or listen to soothing music, many insomniacs probably wish for a switch they could flick to put themselves to sleep.
22 June 2011 [15:06]

Seven new species of mammals discovered in Philippines

A group of American and Filipino biologists have discovered seven previously unknown species of mammals in the Philippines, increasing the number of native mammals known from Luzon Island (excluding bats) from 42 to 49 (17%).
21 June 2011 [14:20]

Study: Rising global temperatures spur steepest sea level rise In 2,100 years

Reconstructing sea level history for the first time.
20 June 2011 [14:48]

Giant 55-Foot Unidentifiable Behemoth washed up on Chinese shore

In America we have the corpses of whales washing up on our beaches. In China, the have 55-foot long unidentifiable fish washing up on theirs.
20 June 2011 [14:18]

My home is my castle: Naked Iragi war veteran confronts thieves trying to steal his new car

CCTV footage in Manchester captures the moment naked soldier Lance Corporal Wayne O'Mahoney wields a crowbar to thwart thieves trying to steal his brand new car.