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Drunk Maryland Cop Bites Man in the Crotch During Cinco de Mayo

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 05:36 PM EDT

The cop Michael Flaig of Anne Arundel County Police was charged with assault and is being investigated.

Florida Scientists Trigger Lightning to See Thunder

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 05:35 PM EDT

Scientists managed to trigger lightnings to measure and image associated acoustic energy.

Spiderman Watchout- Carbon Spray Triples Strength of Spider Webs

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 01:58 PM EDT

Researchers in Italy sprayed spiders with graphene and carbon nanotubes. The resulting webs were three times stronger.

Sun's Massive Flare Caught on NASA Camera, Solar Ejections Miss Earth

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 01:58 PM EDT

NASA caught on camera the X 2.7 flare that caused a radio blackout on May 5.

Measles Dents Immunity for Three Years. Another Reason to Get MMR Vaccine

By Peter R - May 08, 2015 11:58 AM EDT

A new study shows that measles can leave immunity memory impaired following an infection and make the body susceptible to other diseases.

SpaceX's Crew Escape System Successfully Tested, Gets NASA's Nod

By Peter R - May 07, 2015 08:42 PM EDT

The system can help prevent a Challenger like disaster by separating the astronaut-carrying capsule from a burning rocket.

Man's Microbe Evolutionary Ancestor 'Loki' Calls Atlantic Volcanos Home

By Peter R - May 07, 2015 08:42 PM EDT

An archaea, named Loki found in the depths of Atlantic, is being touted as the missing link between complex and simple life.

Most Intriguing Organ of the 'Penis Worm' Excites Scientists

By Peter R - May 07, 2015 03:51 PM EDT

Researchers have developed a dental handbook of penis worm that is helping identify several other unknown species of the worm.

Smartphone Camera Turned Microscope Could Revolutionize Healthcare in Africa

By Peter R - May 07, 2015 03:08 PM EDT

Smartphone camera becomes a microscope with a 3D printed base and an app that can help it detect parasites in blood.

LHC Collides Beams After 2-Year Hiatus to Test Systems

By Peter R - May 07, 2015 08:32 AM EDT

CERN scientists allowed two low-energy beams to collide to check the detector sub-systems.

Blast from Past: Ancient Galaxy Spotted 13 Billion Light Years Away

By Peter R - May 06, 2015 03:27 PM EDT

EGS-zs8-1 is the oldest and farthest galaxy that scientists have ever come across.

Millenials Love Fornication But Gen X Had More Sex

By Peter R - May 06, 2015 03:27 PM EDT

A new study shows that baby boomers aced the fourth base with 12 partners while millenials had 8 partners on average.

Mississippi River May Have Flooded Cahokia and Destroyed Its Settlement

By Peter R - May 06, 2015 09:34 AM EDT

University of Wisconsin researchers found evidence in sediment cores obtained from two lakes that suggest a major flooding evening around AD 1,200 could have driver people away from the historic settlement.

Bungee Nerves Key to Whale-Sized Gulps, New Research Shows

By Peter R - May 05, 2015 04:50 PM EDT

Researchers from UBC found stretchy nerves in a whale specimen's jaw that could help them to take in enormous amounts of water and prey in a single gulp.

Brazlian's Pursuit of Hulk-Sized Body Turned Him into Rock But Nearly Killed Him

By Peter R - May 05, 2015 03:59 PM EDT

25-year old Ramario Dos Santos injected oil and alcohol that turned his muscles rock hard, literally!

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