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Physicists in Illinois have not found "the God particle", contrary to rumor.
In other news, no black holes were reported in the Midwest this week.
The scientists called shenanigans on a Italian blogger/particle physicist who claimed the American lab's Tevatron accelerator would soon uncover the theoretical base-particle of the universe, the Higgs boson or God particle. In doing so, the Illinois-based Fermilab would beat the much-ballyhooed, but long-delayed Switzerland-based Large Hadron Collider to the punch. But alas, they have not found the Higgs boson.
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NASA'S Terra Satellite captured ash plume images of the Eyjafjallajokull volcano in Iceland this morning at 7:35 am EST. The volcano erupted Wednesday for the second time this month and is wreaking havoc by grounding flights all through Europe.
1 in 40 may be a supertasker but I would venture to guess that more then 1 in 40 think they are one.
While the world is celebrating the amazing journey that Apollo 11 made to the Moon 40 years ago, few realize that an early bid to reach the Moon was launched from England, way back in the 17th century. [via trexblog]
A monkey fitted with a hi-tech brain chip has learned to move a complex robotic arm using mind control.
I find this video of a children in stage two (Preoperational stage) of Piaget's four stages of cognitive development fascinating.
According to a study conducted by researchers at the University of California-Davis, a large majority of near-the-line shots called incorrectly by Wimbledon line judges have come on balls ruled out that were actually in. Why? It's science.
McEnroe could've used this info.
A British man who couldn't even draw a stickman wakes from brain surgery after having a stroke as a talented artist.
This story reminds me of Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, who also discovered some hidden talents after suffering a stroke.
Remember Green Porno? Well Isabella Rossellini is back with season 2 of everybodys favorite animal sex behavior class. This season's focus appears to be the deep blue sea.
Galileo Galilei, arguably the vanguard for science in its battle with religion, is coming to Philadelphia. An exhibit, "Galileo, the Medici and the Age of Astronomy," showcasing a couple of his telescopes has made its way to Philadelphia's Franklin Institute. It is the first time these pieces have ever been outside of Florence since Galileo's time. GO!
