August 24, 2008 – 7:58 am
As the world’s population is ever expanding, and conflict over land resources might intensify over the years, humanity is need of new habitable terrain. One of these options is the premise of underwater cities.
Imagine a city full of people lying on the seabed. Our first association is Atlantis, but future underwater projects don’t have to [...]
August 21, 2008 – 9:03 am
The robots they’re making at Boston are so freaky. Will this be the ultimate soldier of the future?
No more horse riding in the forest, camel hopping in the desert, or mule handling in the snow — simply buy a BigDog and you’re set to go.
August 18, 2008 – 9:40 am
A bold idea is suggesting to increase the spread of ocean-dwelling algae in order to fight global warming. The premise is simple: algae produce their nutrients through the process of photosynthesis (like most plants do), and CO2 is a vital component in this process, thus more algae will result in less CO2 in the atmosphere.
One [...]
I already reported this week that the NASA Phoenix vehicle discovered water on Mars. But now it appears that the robotic lander has also confirmed the presence of a chemical known as Perchlorates.
From Wikipedia:
Perchlorates are the salts derived from perchloric acid (HClO4). They occur both naturally and through manufacturing. [...] They are also used [...]
The same folks who had won the Ansari X Prize for being the first private team to fly a vehicle to outer space and back — twice in two weeks — are now working hard on their next project: a commercial luxury jet that would take millionaires on a 24h flight into outer atmosphere.
Yes, I’m [...]
NASA’s Martian vehicle Phoenix confirmed the existence of water on Mars while testing soil samples in the past week. How wonderful!
Photo taken from Origins of Life
Extraordinary! The Spanish parliament has affirmed its commitment on granting Great Apes, such as Chimpanzees, with limited Human Rights, including the freedom from torture. This is the first time in recorded history when non-humans are given juridical agency.
For more information, visit these resources:
* Fox News
* The Great Ape Project
* New York Times
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