Science

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.

Tomorrow (Saturday) night we'll have a moon that will appear bigger and brighter. The phenomenon is known as a "Supermoon". More details after the jump.