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Scientists Create Robots That Self-replicate
A group of scientists at the Cornell Computational Synthesis Lab have invented a way for robots to self-replicate. May 16, 2005
What King Tut May Have Looked Like
Forensic scientists, working in three separate teams, have reconstructed King Tutankhamun's face using photos from CT scans. May 11, 2005
USGS Calls for Volcano Early Warning System
The U. May 11, 2005
The Multi-ton Megasquids are Coming
Yes, humans are doomed and the megasquids are destined to take our place -- if Dougal Dixon and John Adams authors of The Future is Wild are correct. May 9, 2005
666 Not So Bad After All, The Number of the Beast is 616
An acient 1,500-year-old Greek papyrus has been found that contains a Book of Revelation passage that shows 666 is not the number of beast. The number of the beast is 616. May 5, 2005
Animals Grow Human Organs for Science
Scientist are growing human tissue and organ inside of animals for study and the possibility of creating donor parts that can be harvested from the animals. May 4, 2005
Extinct Woodpecker Found Alive in Arkansas
USA Today reports that a rare woodpecker, the ivory-billed woodpecker, thought to have been extinct for decades has been found in Arkansas. April 28, 2005
Only 3% Live a Healthy Lifestyle
We have seen the new healthy pyramid website released by the government. April 27, 2005
Machine Sees What You See
New Scientist reports that a new machine can read people's mind to a certain extent. April 25, 2005
Scrumptious Human Rice Modified With Human Genes
The Independent reports that scientists have begun adding human genes to rice in Japan. April 23, 2005
New Bill Threatens Free Online Weather Information
Republican Senator Rick Santorum has introduced a new bill that will benefit commercial weather services like AccuWeather and do away with free forecasts provided by the National Weather Service paid for with your tax dollars. April 22, 2005
Ants Set Traps to Catch Prey
New Scientist reports that entomologists have discovered a new tactic used by Amazonian ants to catch prey. April 21, 2005
Maggots and Leeches Welcomed Back Into Health Care
The use of maggots and leeches to heal wounds and infections is slowly starting to play a bigger role into modern medicine. April 20, 2005
Human Intestines Home to Trillions of Bacteria
New scientific research by scientists in Palo Alto, California, has found that the human intestines contain 395 bacteria strains that had never been discovered before. April 15, 2005
Slime-Mold Beetle Named After President George W. Bush
Cornell news reports that a new species of slime-mold beetle has named been after President George W. April 14, 2005
Stop Global Warming With Giant Fresnel Lens
Gregory Benford, a science fiction author and professor of plasma physics and astrophysics at the University of California, has introduced a plan to stop global warming. April 12, 2005
Woolly Mammoth Park Planned for Northern Siberia
A group of Japanese scientists plan to build a woolly mammoth refuge similar to the fictional Jurassic Park found in Michael Crichton's bestselling novel. April 11, 2005
Marburg Outbreak in Angola Worsens
The BBC reports that 174 people have now been killed by the Marburg outbreak in Angola. April 8, 2005
Hybrid Solar Eclipse of 2005
A partial solar eclipse will occur on April 8th, 2005. April 7, 2005
Bird Flu Claims 50th Life
The BBC reports that fifty people are now dead from the bird flu outbreak that has plagued Southeast Asia since January, 2004. April 6, 2005