Category Archives for Science
Bioarchaeology
In Florida there’s a guy named Tom Robinson, and he’s freaking related to Genghis Khan. Well, maybe he is. Or so says some outfit out of England called Oxford Ancestors. They’re a firm that is pioneering a burgeoning field called “bioarchaeology”. … Continue reading
LASER GUNS! LASER GUNS! LASER GUNS!
HOLY MOLY! A REAL WORKING LASER GUN! WHOOOOOOOOHOOOOOOOOOOOO!! I need to go change my pants now. Here’s the story – The US Air Force has unveiled its first hand-held laser weapon that gives security forces a non-lethal option for controlling crowds … Continue reading
A Tiny Huge Step for Nanotech
A sheet made from nanotubes, tiny carbon tubes only a few times bigger than atoms with remarkable strength and electronic properties. In today’s edition of the journal Science, however, scientists from the University of Texas and Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and … Continue reading
2020 : A Nigerian Space Odyssey
Nigerian president Olusegun Obasanjo said that Nigeria would have astronauts in space within the next 15 years. Hmm. Okay. More… He said the feat was achievable if the momentum of current development drive was sustained. “In 15 to 25 years, … Continue reading