Science & Technology

Solar Warden: A fully oeprational, top-secret Space Program 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 2, 2017
What if there really is a secret space program financed by a so-called black budget?

By David Aragorn
Researchers demonstrate how to control liquid crystal patterns 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 2, 2017
Research led by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania demonstrated that not only could patterns on liquid crystals be controlled at nanoscales, but the changes could be visible without microscopes.

By David Aragorn
Heavy metal thunder: Protein can be switched on to conduct electricity like a metal 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- November 2, 2017
When pushing the boundaries of discovery, sometimes even the most experienced of scientists can get a surprise jolt from a completely unpredictable result.

By David Aragorn
Giant glowing orb appears over Siberia 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 31, 2017
Social media erupts with alien invasion theories — until a more sensible explanation emerges.

By David Aragorn
Can Something Get So Hot that It Can’t Get Any Hotter?0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 28, 2017
When it comes to temperature—we know that there’s an absolute zero. But is there an absolute ‘hot’?

By David Aragorn
Blue-eyed humans have a single, common ancestor 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 26, 2017
New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. Scientists have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6,000-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye color of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today.

By David Aragorn
Rare Footage Captures Giant Jellyfish Living Under Arctic Ice 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 26, 2017
Biologists who explore the Alaskan Arctic ecosystem aren’t just interested in polar bears. Some are also captivated by the “gelatinous species” hidden below the ice.

By David Aragorn
Space-Based Test Proves Light’s Quantum Weirdness 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- October 26, 2017
Lasers bounced off satellites replicate classic “delayed choice” experiment

By David Aragorn
Neuroscientists improve human memory by electrically stimulating brain 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 25, 2017
Weak signal over ultrafine wires targets region linked to learning.

By David Aragorn
No magic wand required: Scientists propose way to turn any cell into any other cell type 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- October 25, 2017
In fairy tales, all it takes to transform a frog into a prince, a servant into a princess or a mouse into a horse is the wave of a magic wand.

But in the real world, transforming one living thing into another isn’t so easy. Only in recent years have scientists discovered how to do it, with tiny individual living cells.

By David Aragorn