Kepler Discovers 5 New Planets

NASA – NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope Discovers its First Five Exoplanets .

If the Kepler spacecraft could discover 5 new planets after just 6 weeks on the job, imagine what else it may find during its tenure until 2012!

A New Spin on an Old Favorite

S'Mores Brownies
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Disinfectants may promote growth of superbugs

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Disinfectants may promote growth of superbugs.

At first blush, it seems this article may be telling us a couple things we already know. Most people are aware of the superbug concept- that bacteria can become resistant to things that are supposed to kill them, because of the overuse of things [...]

Observations: Government panel recommends fewer and later mammograms, no self-exams

I find it interesting that this new recommendation is coming from a government panel. In any case, self-checks are quick and easy and most insurance companies continue to cover mammograms. Ladies- keep checking. Better safe than sorry.

Observations: Government panel recommends fewer and later mammograms, no self-exams.

The future of office supplies, vehicles, and body implants (Oh, my!)

The ancient invention we call paper is getting a modern makeover. Scientists have been able to use paper with special inks to create batteries that are lighter, more versatile, and equally functional as the bulky batteries we use today. The applications for this technology is endless- can you think of more ways to use this [...]

Observations: Hair dye will soon debut in U.S. that has the power of ammonia without the smell

Have you ever tried to dye your hair in the bathroom, and had to open a window because of the smell? Or maybe you can’t dye your hair because your skin is sensitive to the chemicals. Or maybe when you dye your hair, you get the motherload of split ends all at once.

If any of [...]

Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms Affects Both Brain And Body, Mouse Study Finds

Disruption Of Circadian Rhythms Affects Both Brain And Body, Mouse Study Finds.

It’s 2 am and I can’t sleep. What better way to spend this time than to figure out how this sleeplessness is going to mess me up worse than I already am? According to this research, if I continue to miss out on sleep [...]

Lead Me Not Into Temptation (I’ll find it on my own)

The New Science of Temptation: Scientific American.

Have you ever wondered what your capacity really is to resist temptation? Do we really resist temptation at all? New research suggests that those who appear to “resist temptation” may not be resisting anything at all. Believe it or not, some people are born good (or perhaps it was [...]

Who Says Science Can’t Be Really Yummy?

Okay, so I haven’t tried making this but it’s definitely on my list of domestic goals. Plus, I get to use a microwave to do cooking and with a scientific excuse for why I have to use the  microwave; it’s not being lazy, the recipe will literally not turn out if I don’t utilize the [...]

Cockroach Superpower No. 42: They Don’t Need to Pee | Wired Science

Ha ha, NOW I’ve got your attention. The little buggy roaches don’t even PEE! Check out the article to find out how and why. And people dare say that humans are higher up on the evolutionary ladder? I heard somewhere- I forget where exactly- that one might like to postulate that God is a cockroach. [...]