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Science Wire | May 24, 2013

Help at hand for schizophrenics

How can healthy people who hear voices help schizophrenics? Finding the answer for this is at the centre of research conducted at the University of Bergen.

footprints
Science Wire | May 24, 2013

How sustainable is Switzerland?

Even though technology has become more efficient and little stands in the way of a sustainable lifestyle, a new study shows, that even the Swiss are a long way from a 2,000 watt society.

Via Bytesize Science
FAQs | Videos | May 22, 2013

Video: How does toothpaste make orange juice taste bad?

Be prepared to amaze your friends at breakfast when you explain why orange juice and toothpaste together taste so weird.

Wilbur and Orville Wright.
This Date in Science | May 22, 2013

This date in science: Wright brothers’ flying machine patented

“[It] provide[s] means for guiding the machine both vertically and horizontally … combining lightness, strength, convenience of construction, and certain other advantages.”

Earth when May 20 tornado was active in Oklahoma
Blogs | May 21, 2013

View from space: Four satellites views of Moore tornado

Four images from space, from NASA and NOAA satellites, of the Moore, Oklahoma tornado on May 20, 2013.

cancer cells
Science Wire | May 21, 2013

Scientists develop new tumor-killer

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Lund University, Sweden, have bioengineered a novel molecule which has been proven to successfully kill tumor cells.

Hayfield in infrared via Andrew Shurtleff
Blogs | Videos | May 21, 2013

Video: Seeing (infra)red

Andrew Shurtleff’s stunning time-lapse video shows the world as viewed in near-infrared – like a planet painted in pure ice.

May 20, 2013 tornado in Moore, OK
Blogs | May 21, 2013

Official death toll lowered in Moore, OK tornado tragedy

Officials have lowered the death toll to 24 confirmed deaths and hundreds of injuries from the massive tornado that struck Moore, Oklahoma yesterday.

Via TornadoChasers.com
FAQs | May 21, 2013

What are the 10 deadliest U.S. tornadoes?

These are the 10 deadliest U.S. tornadoes since 1900.

Show above are elastic conductors using silver nanowires, which are said to offer several advantages over other materials used in the past.
Science Wire | May 20, 2013

Opening doors to foldable electronics

Researchers develop method to print highly conductive, bendable layers of graphene.