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Cold weather really does help cold germs spread.
Cold weather really does help cold germs spread. ift.tt/1Asfxg1 Science Daily finds the truth behind the old wives’ tale, that common cold viruses ...

Neanderthals made art. Like we do. The Associated Press
Neanderthals made art. Like we do. The Associated Press (through the Wall Street Journal and other outlets) has been sharing the discovery of the art...

Broken Bells – indie band, interplanetary heroes. The Verge
Broken Bells – indie band, interplanetary heroes. The Verge explains how a Danger Mouse and The Shins’ James Mercer have joined forces to make so...

Science Art: Plate from Kitab fi al-adwiyah al-mufradah by Abu
Science Art: Plate from Kitab fi al-adwiyah al-mufradah by Abu Ja`far al-Ghafiqi. In the 11th century, this was the pinnacle of medical knowledge –...

Controlling rats with OUR BRAINS. ExtremeTech introduces the
Controlling rats with OUR BRAINS. ExtremeTech introduces the technology of the supervillain – the brain-to-brain interface (BBI), a new device that...

I don’t know that quasar – can you hum a few
I don’t know that quasar – can you hum a few bars? Smithsonian joins the celestial chorus singing the praises of a new way to process astronomica...

Science Art: Positron Discovery by C.D. Anderson That scratch
Science Art: Positron Discovery by C.D. Anderson That scratch going up the left half of the picture might look like an accidental blemish, but it’s...

A book that’s physically older than Jesus. Archaeologists in
A book that’s physically older than Jesus. Archaeologists in China have found a collection of bamboo texts – including copies of the I Ching, Tao...

New bacteria species discovered… in NASA’s “clean
New bacteria species discovered… in NASA’s “clean rooms”. The Telegraph reveals that America’s space agency isn’t quite as clean as it co...