Heavy drinkers outlive non-drinkers
still less than moderate drinkers but hey, this is good news for me Why Do Heavy Drinkers Outlive Nondrinkers? A new paper in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research suggests that — for reasons that aren’t entirely clear — [...]
Roberto Carlos’ famous goal leads to new physics equation
this is pretty awesome…everyone remember this famous goal by roberto carlos leading up to the 1998 world cup? well, scientists have taken a look at the trajectory and come up with an equation that actually explains the physics of the [...]
Social drinking gene?
this is super interesting: Gene Makes Some Drink More When Other Boozers Are Around Individuals who inherit a particular gene variant that tweaks the brain’s reward system are especially likely to drink a lot of alcohol in the company of [...]
Ever seen a crab molt?
This is a freaky, but cool, time lapse vid
Scientists create the world’s first synthetic cell
this is utterly fascinating: Scientists Create First Synthetic Cell, Opening New Era in Biology To make the synthetic cell, a team of 25 researchers at labs in Rockville, Md., and San Diego, Calif., led by bioengineer Daniel Gibson and Dr. [...]
Texas congressman uses porn to kill science funding
this is utterly disgusting However, right before it was to go to the floor, Rep. Hall called a Motion to Recommit. Because of those weird rules I mentioned above, this meant that Congress would either have to agree to the [...]
Neuropeptide responsible for hangovers found
pretty interesting article about hangover studies involving roundworms that are apparently pretty applicable to humans Hangover’ Molecule in Brain Found
This is absolutely amazing
the balance these robots have is incredible…so many practical applications for these
How large is the biggest living organism?
How about a fungus that is an astounding 2200 acres large and 2400 fucking years old: Until August of 2000 it was thought that the largest living organism was a fungus of the same species (Armillaria ostoyae) that covered 1,500 [...]
High fructose corn syrup is worse than real sugar
Princeton researchers find that high-fructose corn syrup prompts considerably more weight gain A Princeton University research team has demonstrated that all sweeteners are not equal when it comes to weight gain: Rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup gained significantly [...]