science stories

That Nazi 'iron man' space statue might not be what we thought

Matthew Jackson
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - 2:08pm
Last month, we told you a cool story about an ancient Tibetan statue carved from a meteorite and its eventual arrival in Nazi Germany after a mysterious German expedition. Well, it seems that story just got a bit less cool, because according to one expert, while it may be made from a meteorite, the statue's likely not as ancient as we thought.

Scientists just used bacteria to finally make alchemy a real thing

Matthew Jackson
Friday, October 5, 2012 - 1:56pm
There was a time, centuries ago, when people poured lifetimes of research and hard work into attempting to create gold. This "science," known as alchemy, has long been discredited, but two Michigan State University professors, using a "Superman" bacteria and a little time, have just managed to make it a real thing.

Scientists think they've just found the biggest galaxy ever

Matthew Jackson
Thursday, August 16, 2012 - 10:42am
Galaxies are huge. Our solar system is huge, but our sun is just one of 200 billion stars nestled in our Milky Way Galaxy. That's a lot of space, but scientists have just found a new galaxy cluster that not only dwarfs the Milky Way, but produces new stars at a staggering rate.

Researcher says we love horror because facing fear's in our DNA

Matthew Jackson
Wednesday, August 8, 2012 - 11:34am
Our culture's love of horror is well-documented and seemingly endless. We love horror movies, horror shows, horror books, horror comics. We even love horror cakes. We don't often stop and wonder why, but according to a new theory, our love of being terrified is simply embedded in our DNA.

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