What would you think if we would: Eliminate all cats so that people with cat allergies wouldn’t suffer anymore Cut down all trees so that people allergic to tree pollen wouldn’t sneeze anymore Eradicate all bees, so that folks wouldn’t get anaphylactic shock Well, along those lines, a man in Santa Fe, who experiences sensitivity [...]
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Man Allergic to WiFi, Sues Neighbor
Posted: 17th January 2010 by Veritas in Randomness, Science | TechnologyTags: internet, neighbor, sue, wifi, wireless
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Oceans of Diamonds on Neptune & Uranus?
Posted: 17th January 2010 by Veritas in Mother Nature, Science | TechnologyOceans of liquid diamond, filled with solid diamond icebergs, could be floating on Neptune and Uranus, according to a recent article in the journal Nature Physics.
Astronomers Stumped Over ‘Mystery Object’ Heading Toward Earth
Posted: 14th January 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Oddly Enough, Science | TechnologyTags: astronomers, Earth, mystery, outer space
ASTRONOMERS will tonight get their best look at a “mystery object” orbiting the Earth just a third of the distance out to the moon. Man-made object or a small asteroid No chance having impact on the planet Breaking news: What’s happening now
The Best of CES
Posted: 14th January 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Science | TechnologyTags: CES, computer, gadget
CES week meant one thing: Absolute gadget overload. Here’s the best of Gizmodo’s dispatches from gadget hell, all in one place.
Google Threatens to Exit China
Posted: 14th January 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Politics, Science | TechnologyTags: China, exits, google
Could Cobra Venom Cure Arthritis?
Posted: 13th January 2010 by Veritas in Lifestyle, Science | TechnologyTags: arthritis, cobra, healing, Health, medicine, snake, venom
In 2002, arthritis sufferer Joe de Casa was working in his Northamptonshire garden in England when a venomous snake bit him. After surviving the bite, de Casa, who struggles with arthritis, claimed that the following months provided his only pain-free days in years. Such anecdotal claims, including teachings in India’s centuries’ old Ayurveda traditional medicine [...]
Little PC girl vs. MAC
Posted: 8th January 2010 by Sus Scrofa in Entertainment, Science | TechnologyTags: Mac, PC
Little asian PC girl vs. MAC parody – watch more funny videos
Van With Infrared Beam Nabs Speeders
Posted: 28th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Crime, Science | TechnologyTags: beam, cops, infrared, speeding, van
Speeders in the South Florida town of Juno Beach have to be wary of more than police cars. An immobile white van stationed on roadside has generated more than 7,000 tickets since March. That’s twice the amount of people who actually live in the Atlantic Coast town. The van uses infrared beams to snap pictures [...]
Lost City of Atlantis Discovered?
Posted: 17th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Mother Nature, Science | TechnologyTags: archaeologist, Atlantis, caribbean, discover
A group of ‘undersea archaeologists’ have become the latest to claim they have uncovered the lost city of Atlantis. The scientists – who have refused to identify themselves – have released a series of images taken beneath the Caribbean.
Guinea Pig Gets a Wheelchair
Posted: 10th December 2009 by Sus Scrofa in Happy News, Science | TechnologyTags: guinea pig, pig, wheelchair
PATCH the guinea pig has got a new lease of life – after an engineer built it an ingenious wheelchair.
Paper Battery Technology is Here!
Posted: 9th December 2009 by Veritas in Science | TechnologyTags: battery, energy, environment, paper
Ordinary paper could one day be used as a lightweight battery to power the devices that are now enabling the printed word to be eclipsed by e-mail, e-books and online news.