Month: March 2015
Life on Titan? Unlimber Your Checkbook, Uncle Sam
So maybe bubbles with nitrogen-based membranes could form on Titan. Exciting, right?
More Functions Discovered for "Jumping Genes"
Additional treasure has been found in "junk DNA" — this time in the repetitive sequences dubbed "jumping genes."
"Resurrected" Flagella Were Just Unplugged
Suppose some guy told you that natural processes could make a functioning television.
Humans Will Evolve Beyond Ourselves Via Technology? At Least the Idea Offers Some Comic Relief
Once in a while, when the world is too much with me and I need a little entertainment, I turn to transhumanism.
How Space Shield Protects Earth from "Sledgehammer Blow" of "Killer Electrons"
A massive attack of high-energy electrons slammed against the Earth’s magnetic field last October, but most people didn’t even notice.