Archive for the ‘Science & Tech’ category
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78,000 People Can’t Wait to Leave Earth And Head To Mars
On April 22nd a science fiction dream took the next step to becoming a reality. Mars One, a nonprofit seeking to find the crew of the first Red Planet colony started accepting applications April 22nd, and as of May 7th, the number of applicants has reached 78,000. That is 78,000... -
‘Doctor Who’ in Real Life: The Fourth Doctor
Do you ever wonder what if the Doctor exists and walks among us? That ‘Torchwood’ is real and the television show ‘Doctor Who’ is just an elaborate cover up? If the answer to that is yes, ever wonder who he might be? Well, in the grand tradition of me not wanting to discern... -
Scientists Think Aliens Embedded Message in Our Genetic Code, Like, for Real
A new article published in Icarus may have its readers double-checking that they’re reading a planetary science journal and not Prometheus fan-fiction (if there is any…) Researchers Vladimi I. shCherbak of Al-Farabi Kazakh National University and Maxim A. Makukov... -
Truth Is Stranger Than ‘Surface’
For those of you who happened to be lucky enough to watch Surface, in all it’s unfortunately cancelled glory, this science-related story about pockets of heat being trapped in the ocean probably sets off more than a few implausible warning bells, all of which probably... -
NASA To Screen Promo Before ‘Star Trek Into Darkness’
It’s hard to believe that space exploration needs to be advertised, but with budget cuts and NASA retiring space shuttles, space has become a silly dream not worth pursuing anymore. We went to the moon and Mars is nothing but ice and rock, what more could we do? Well,... -
RoboEarth: The Internet for Robots
It looks like Robocop and T-1000 can now skype cat videos to each other. Scientists in Europe have developed an internet for robots, called RoboEarth. Utilizing a similar infrastructure to cloud computing, RobotEarth allows robots to share information with each other about how... -
Marvel Unveils Improved Digital Comics Service ‘Marvel Unlimited’
The digital age is here and the comic book industry is following suit to accommodate. Knowing that some of their readers prefer reading digitally on their tablets, phones, or computers, publishers are coming up with new ways to get their comics to their readers. As part of their... -
Vulcan Tops The List Of Names For Pluto’s Moons
Trekkies have a reason to celebrate as the 2 week long contest to name Pluto’s moons, P4 and P5, has ended and the name Vulcan has come out on top! Last week we reported that William Shatner had requested the organizers of SETI’s ‘Name Pluto’s Moon’ contest to add... -
PlayStation 4 Announcement Recap, With Video
The big PlayStation event is over, and the PlayStation 4 has been officially revealed. While Sony is known for having poorly-paced conferences, with each opened by a discussion of the history of PlayStation and the company’s goals, this event was a great change of pace.... -
Scientists Create Zombie Cells
Get your flamethrowers out, people. Zombie cells have been created by scientists in New Mexico. Follow up question: why do weird science things always happen in New Mexico? Materials scientists at Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque have managed to cultivate replicas... -
Shatner Leading The Way To Name Pluto’s Moon Vulcan
Last week SETI launched a contest for the public to choose the names of Pluto’s two moons, P4 and P5. While several options were already on the list, the Institute did allow voters to suggest names to add to their list. Taking advantage of an opportunity for the ‘Star Trek’... -
Pop! There Goes The Universe
Do you remember when you were little and you used to blow bubbles with a burnt-out babysitter who had a really cool nose ring? Your eyes would gaze upon the bubble as it floats along until suddenly, within a split second, it pops. The bubble no longer exists. Guess what? That’s... -
Become Invisible, Pain-Free or Bionic – A Look at Sci-Fi-esque Advances
Scientists and researchers are always trying to come up with ways to make our lives easier, but it seems as if recently, these theories and advances have come straight from ‘Harry Potter’ or the ‘Six Billion Dollar Man’. Is it me or is there someone out... -
Where to Watch Asteroid 2012-DA14
Image credit: LCOGT/E. Gomez/Faulkes South/Remanzacco Observatory.Asteroid is the round moving object in the center. Today is the day. Today is the day Earth takes a collective sigh of a relief while it watches Asteroid 2012-DA14, originally thought to be passing so close it... -
Meteor Explodes over Russia, Over 1000 Hurt (UPDATED)
When covering meteors, one usually expects it to be a slow news day. However, it seems today that Asteroid 2012-DA14 is not the only dangerous flying object in our midst, as a meteor has exploded over central Russia and sent fireballs crashing towards Chelyabinsk resulting in...
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