Topic: Science & Technology

The Reality Hacker's ongoing hunt for reality-bending tools exposes a world where telekinesis is downright ordinary.

A new e-book called Uncovering Secrets of the Psi Underground reveals that thousands of ordinary people have been manipulating objects with their minds for decades - and no one has noticed. Using a new technique called reality hacking, longtime skills from this "Psi Underground" are being rediscovered, dusted off and repurposed for an entirely new level of weird science.

The Royal Empress Tree has been dubbed the "wonder tree," providing numerous ecological and environmental benefits. The most recent discovery about this amazing tree is its ability to combat global warming through soil and air purification.

Recent agricultural discoveries have shed new light on how the average homeowner can do their part to combat global warming. Everyone knows the environmental benefit of planting trees, but not everyone knows the best trees to plant. The Royal Empress (Paulownia) Tree was once a godsend for barren lands suffering from erosion, but it also purifies the soil and cleans the air of pollutants and harmful gases more efficiently than any other tree available.

"The Symmetries of Things" presents a comprehensive mathematical theory of symmetry in a richly illustrated volume designed for those with an interest in math, artists, working mathematicians and researchers.

Humans have used symmetrical patterns for thousands of years in both functional and decorative ways. Now, a new book by three mathematicians offers both math experts and enthusiasts a new way to understand symmetry and a fresh way to see the world.

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Chaim Goodman-Strauss, professor of mathematics, University of Arkansas.

Countries should avoid planting crops for biofuels that stand a high risk of becoming invasive species, according to a report released yesterday.

The Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) has identified all the crops currently being used or considered for biofuel production and ranked them according to the risk they pose of becoming invasive species.

Catching a football. Maneuvering through a room full of people. Jumping out of the way when a golfer yells “fore.” Most would agree these seemingly simple actions require us to perceive and quickly respond to a situation. Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mark Changizi argues they require something more—our ability to foresee the future.

Catching a football. Maneuvering through a room full of people. Jumping out of the way when a golfer yells “fore.” Most would agree these seemingly simple actions require us to perceive and quickly respond to a situation. Assistant Professor of Cognitive Science at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mark Changizi argues they require something more—our ability to foresee the future.

Capt. Alfred S. McLaren and the crew of the USS Queenfish took their submarine in 1970 beneath the perennial sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean to explore and map the Siberian Continental Shelf for the only time in history, encountering extreme dangers and discoveries along the way.

It’s hard to believe that a year after humanity reached the moon, a U.S. Navy submarine captain still could explore uncharted and virtually unknown areas of our own Earth. Yet that was what Capt. Alfred S. McLaren and the crew of the USS Queenfish did in 1970. They took their submarine beneath the perennial sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean to explore and map the Siberian Continental Shelf for the only time in history, encountering extreme dangers and discoveries along the way.

Web site allows users to contribute towards rigorous statistical analysis of the paranormal, including phenomena such as clairvoyance and precognition.

The Anima Project promises to finally end the debate of whether certain paranormal phenomena exist. The site, launched April 10, 2008, is currently gathering data from the internet community in preparation for a definitive mathematical analysis of clairvoyance and precognition, bringing such realms under the lens of rigorous science for the first time in history.

"Frozen Evolution" by Professor Jaroslav Flegr argues that evolution occurs after species have short periods of change followed by stasis.

In Frozen Evolution: Or, that's not the way it is, Mr. Darwin - Farewell to selfish gene, professor and author Jaroslav Flegr turns evolutionary theory on its head. Flegr presents genetic, paleontological and zoogeographical evidence to demonstrate that evolution of sexual species stops when a sufficient amount of genetically determined variability accumulates in the gene pool.

Computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, new research concludes. The study can help scientists improve computer models and determine if Earth's southernmost continent will warm significantly this century, a major research question because of Antarctica's potential impact on global sea-level rise.

Computer analyses of global climate have consistently overstated warming in Antarctica, concludes new research by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) and Ohio State University. The study can help scientists improve computer models and determine if Earth's southernmost continent will warm significantly this century, a major research question because of Antarctica's potential impact on global sea-level rise.

The Arctic has become a poster child for the negative effects of climate change, but new research from the University of Washington shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world.

Polar bears fighting for survival in the face of a rapid decline of polar ice have made the Arctic a poster child for the negative effects of climate change. But new research shows that species living in the tropics likely face the greatest peril in a warmer world.