• A pink dolphin was discovered in an inland Louisiana lake.
  
• After three years of research, including examining 503 pieces of fluff from his own belly button, Georg Steinhauser has discovered a type of body hair that traps stray pieces of lint and draws them into the navel.
  
• An innovative and easily implemented technique, which involves the self- ( Read more... )

• Disagree with a flight attendant, and you may be branded a terrorist. According to the LA Times, more than 200 people have been placed on the No Fly List for cursing, talking too loudly, or having misbehaving children. Under the USA Patriot Act, the government now considers these people "terrorists".
  
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• Scientists have discovered that ondansetron, a commonly available non-addictive drug used to treat nausea and vomiting, can prevent symptoms of withdrawal from opioids with little likelihood of serious side effects.
  
• The Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope has observed the most extreme gamma-ray blast ever seen, with energies ranging from 3,000 to more ( Read more... )

• The United States overtook Germany as the biggest producer of wind power last year, new figures show, and will likely take the lead in solar power this year, analysts said on Monday. Even before an expected 'Obama bounce' from a new President who has vowed to boost clean energy, US wind power capacity surged 50 percent last year to 25 gigwatts - ( Read more... )

• Engineers have created a process that may revolutionize the manufacture of nano-devices from computer chips to biomedical sensors by exploiting a novel type of metal. The material can be molded like plastics to create features at the nanoscale and yet is more durable and stronger than silicon or steel.
  
• IBM has filed a patent for "bionic body armor" ( Read more... )

• Strong evidence has been uncovered in Bermuda that the planet's sea level was more than 70 feet higher about 400,000 years ago, during the interglacial period most similar to the present one now in progress.
  
• Isolongifolenone, a cheap, natural compound easily synthesized from inexpensive turpentine oil feedstock, has been found to deter biting of ( Read more... )

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• Contrary to popular belief, new evidence suggests that moderate alcohol use might somehow lower the risk of erectile dysfunction. The causal relationship isn't entirely clear.
  
• Emperor penguin populations could face near extinction if global warming continues to shrink their sea ice habitat.
  
• Individual nerve cells in the front part of the brain can ( Read more... )

• A former Guantanamo detainee released in 2007 has reportedly emerged as deputy leader of a branch of Al-Qaeda based in Yemen.
  
• The John Williams piece performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Itzhak Perlman at Obama's inaugural ceremony was not only god-awful, it was pre-recorded.
  
• Former National Security Agency analyst Russell Tice, who helped expose the NSA's ( Read more... )