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Craig Ferguson to produce new science TV series 'I F-ing Love Science'

October 21, 2015

Craig Ferguson to produce new science TV series 'I F-ing Love Science'

A new television series called "I F-ing Love Science" will air on the Science Channel with Craig Ferguson as executive producer, the late-night star announced here Saturday night at the South by Southwest Interactive festival.

Giant virus resurrected from permafrost after 30,000 years

October 21, 2015

Giant virus resurrected from permafrost after 30,000 years

A mysterious giant virus buried for 30,000 years in Siberian permafrost has been resurrected.

Strange state of matter found in chicken eye

October 21, 2015

Strange state of matter found in chicken eye

Never before seen in biology, astate of matter called "disordered hyperuniformity" has been discovered in the eye of a chicken

Do the 'ayes' really have it? Researchers show that voice votes are invalid

October 21, 2015

Do the 'ayes' really have it? Researchers show that voice votes are invalid

Except under unrealistic controlled circumstances, voice votes are useless, researchers at the University of Iowa in Iowa City found. Their research suggests that the "ayes" don't necessarily have it.

Why do we itch? Scientists seek to solve the maddening mystery

October 21, 2015

Why do we itch? Scientists seek to solve the maddening mystery

The sensation of feeling itchy is pretty universal, and yet scientists still don't completely understand the complex processes that give us the urge to scratch.

Would time travelers leave online traces?

October 21, 2015

Would time travelers leave online traces?

Scientists searched a corner of the Internet for evidence of time travel into the past. They found no evidence that this fantastical form of travel exists.

Secret second code found hiding within human DNA

October 21, 2015

Secret second code found hiding within human DNA

Scientists have long believed that DNA tells the cells how to make proteins. But the discovery of a new, second DNA code overnight suggests the body speaks two different languages.

Ask a science teacher: Why are the oceans salty?

October 21, 2015

Ask a science teacher: Why are the oceans salty?

The father of modern chemistry, Antoine Lavoisier, gave us the first definitive answer some two hundred years ago. He stated that oceans are the “rinsings of the Earth.” He meant that salts are washed from the land into the ocean.

How many people heard the Sermon on the Mount? Or the Gettysburg Address?

October 21, 2015

How many people heard the Sermon on the Mount? Or the Gettysburg Address?

Have you ever wondered how many people in the audience actually heard the Gettysburg Address? How about the Sermon on the Mount or Moses at Sinai?

Pa. museum tells blind visitors: Please touch!

October 21, 2015

Pa. museum tells blind visitors: Please touch!

The Penn Museum, an archaeology and anthropology center, is offering touch tours for the blind and visually impaired.