The National Sleep Foundation has released a study that claims that technology like cell phones and laptops are hindering sleep for a number of young people.
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3D Printers Create Real, Edible Food
In cooperating with the French Culinary Institute of New York City, Cornell University engineers have developed a method of printing real, edible food.
Read More »6,000-Year-Old Mural Portrays Earliest Use of “Magic Mushrooms” in Europe
Researchers from a Florida Community College and the Ecological Institute of Xalapa have claimed that a 6,000-year-old mural on a cave in Spain could detail the earliest use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Europe.
Read More »Kinect Hardware Fitted for Grocery Store Use
A German company has developed a concept that would use the Kinect sensor to help customers while shopping at their local grocery store delis and bakeries.
Read More »Several “Zombie Ant” Fungi Discovered
Researchers from Penn State University have discovered several new species of a particular fungi that is known for being able to possess, kill and reanimate dead insects.
Read More »Walgreens Opens First Geothermal Store
Walgreens, the largest chain of drugstores in the United States, has opened the country's first store powered entirely by geothermal electricity.
Read More »Strong Need to Tinkle May Lead to More Rational Decision Making
Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have a devised a theory, which claims that a strong desire to urinate could lead to wiser decision making.
Read More »Facebook Cited in 20% of Divorces
According to studies from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, one in five divorces filed in the Untied States cite Facebook as a cause for the separation.
Read More »Genetic Professor’s Mysterious Plague-Related Death Finally Solved
After two years, the curious and tragic death of a University of Chicago professor is explained in a manner worthy of an episode of 'House.'
Read More »Man Loses $200K to Fake Girlfriend
An Illinois man discovered that the "girlfriend" that he spent $200,000 on over the span of two years was not a real woman at all, but an online scam.
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