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• March 29 2011

  12-Year-Old Genius Jacob Barnett Sets Out to Disprove Einstein

  12-year-old Jacob Barnett is a YouTube hit, thanks to a new video demonstrating an impressive new calculation. Read More

• March 23 2011

  Daily Pill Could Prevent Onset of Type 2 Diabetes

  A drug called pioglitazone has recently been shown to cut the risk of developing Type-2 diabetes by 72 percent. Read More

• March 10 2011

  Afternoon Nap Boosts Study Skills By 20 Percent

  A new study found that 100 minutes of sleep could boost memory skills significantly. Read More

• March 02 2011

  Looking at a Loved One’s Photo Takes Away Pain as Well as Drugs

  A new study shows that looking at a photo of a loved one can reduce pain just as well as drugs. Read More

• February 25 2011

  A Few Amazing Brains: Geniuses with Savant Syndrome

  Ever wish you could count cards like Dustin Hoffman's character in Rain Man? Well, he's got nothing on these remarkable real-life savants. Read More

• February 22 2011

  Scientists Accidentally Discover Cure for Baldness

  In studying the effect of the compound astressin-B on mice, scientists found that it could regrow the rodents' hair. Read More

• February 03 2011

  6th Grader David Sukhin Invents 100% Accurate Snow Day Calculator

  A student invented an online calculator to predict the odds of schools calling snow days -- and in five years, he's never been wrong. Read More

• December 22 2010

  Kosta Grammatis Wants to Buy Satellite to Bring Free Internet Access to Entire World

  Through his nonprofit A Human Right, scientist Kosta Grammatis is working to purchase a satellite that could provide free Internet access to developing countries. Read More

• December 21 2010

  Amazing Videos of the Winter Solstice Lunar Eclipse

  In the early morning of December 21st, a rare winter solstice lunar eclipse took place. Check out some amazing video footage of the eclipse. Read More

• December 08 2010

  Daily Dose of Aspirin Cuts Cancer Risk by 25 Percent

  A large new study from Oxford University finds that a small daily dose of aspirin can cut the risk of cancer by 25 percent. Read More

• November 04 2010

  Cure for the Common Cold May Finally Be Upon Us

  Researchers have found a new development that means the common cold -- and numerous other viruses -- could be eliminated. Read More

• November 02 2010

  Study Finds that Twitter Can Predict the Stock Market

  A new study found that Twitter messages could predict trends in the stock market -- and may have uses for other predictions, too. Read More

• October 27 2010

  Bee Brains Can Outsmart Computers

  A new study shows that bees are experts at solving the "traveling salesman" problem. Read More

• October 26 2010

  Pig-Powered Cure for Diabetes Could Be Coming Soon

  A permanent cure for diabetes, involving pig cells, could be on the horizon. Read More

• October 22 2010

  Eyetracker Could Prevent Sleepy Drivers from Causing Car Crashes

  A new monitor system called the Eyetracker sounds an alarm to prevent drivers from falling asleep at the wheel. Read More

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