While danger from Mother Nature’s fury was blowing away from the region Sunday, police said a man-made act of road rage took place in Silver Spring, Md.
via NBC Washington.
Category: Life Is Like Science Fiction
Researchers have shown for the first time that a single intravenous infusion of a genetically engineered virus can home in on cancer, killing tumor cells in patients without harming healthy tissue.
Leroy Luetscher was working in his back garden when he dropped a pair of pruning shears, which landed point-side down in the ground.
“It wasn’t easy but because it’s so like (science) fiction, engineers had a lot of fun making it.
It sounds like an urban legend: giant mutant-looking rats roaming a city housing project. Only there’s a picture.
via NY Daily News
Japans government estimates the amount of radioactive caesium-137 released by the Fukushima nuclear disaster so far is equal to that of 168 Hiroshima bombs.
A planet-like body 4,000 light years away may be the compacted remains of a white dwarf star that is now mostly diamond.
Researchers at the University of Leeds have discovered a pain-free way of tackling dental decay that reverses the damage of acid attack and re-builds teeth as new. The pioneering treatment promises to transform the approach to filling teeth forever.
via University of Leeds.
Though anger may be unpleasant to feel, it is associated with a variety of attributes that may facilitate creativity. First, anger is an energizing feeling, important for the sustained attention needed to solve problems creatively.
An earthquake sent tremors from the nation’s capitol to New York City Tuesday afternoon, the result of what officials said was a 5.8 magnitude earthquake based in Virginia.
via NYTimes.com.
