Science

I am so ticked. I practically invented this and now it's a 'thing'.  When I was a kid, I went to may cousins house where we spawned a version of this game.  He had the metal ring of an above ground pool.  It looked basically like a gladiator arena to us, so we did the logical thing, we invented a dangerous sport.  Basically it was simple, we soaked a tennis ball in gasoline, put on welding helmets

This Sunday the great moon god will eat the great sun god, well mostly.  The sun will be going  behind the moon perfectly in Lubbock for the first time this century.  This is known as an annular eclipse and barring cloudy skies, you should be able to see it here.  More after the jump.

At the University of Belgrade, a team of researchers are getting us closer and closer to building the Terminator.

Some people think this century has gotten off to a pretty dangerous start, what with 2004′s major and deadly tsunami in Asia. Oh yeah, and there was also that recent tsunami in Japan, those earthquakes in Haiti, Iran and elsewhere, those rampant wildfires in Europe, and so on. To stop your mind from asking, “When will it be my turn?” here is the real story about dying in a natural disaster. Read

I had always heard that women are tougher than men when it comes to pain. A new study says that that fact may not be true.  There also may be an entirely different explanation.  Details after the jump.

Do you get nosebleeds?  Would you like to smell bacon all day?  Well, we have a story for you you bloody pork lover.  Check it out after the jump.

Some people may think climate change is just a myth, but there’s no arguing with this: NASA scientists say the earth’s surface temperature in 2011 was the ninth warmest since 1880. What’s more, nine of the 10 warmest years in modern recorded history have occurred since the year 2000.

The plot of the movie "Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes" comes to mind when we hear about the latest study with rats.  I guess everything has to be tested on something, but I'm not ready for "Uber-Rats" just quite yet.  Details after the break.

Extracting DNA from fossilized amber to create a living breathing dinosaur might sound like the work of science fiction, but one paleontologist wants to do it.

Not all advances in science are worthwhile.  Some aren't even necessary and you wonder how they get funded.  We have a list for you on the other side.

The comet known as YU 55 has passed the earth.  No one died. No one turned into zombies.  It just sped by like a giant deformed Chicklett.  Check out a cool video after the jump.

Not content with almost destroying all of existence with the Large Hadron Collider, scientists now want to create a laser powerful enough tear a hole in the very fabric of space.