Author Archives: Josh Reeves

In a technical tour de force, physicists have spotted long-sought low-energy neutrinos zipping from the sun. The discovery confirms one of the first possible steps in the fusion cycle that helps power the star, says Cristiano Galbiati, a physicist at … Continue reading →

An implanted microchip that releases medication on command from wireless signals has been demonstrated in people for the first time using a drug for osteoporosis. This tiny device, implanted under the skin, could be useful in treating many diseases that … Continue reading →

What by historical standards was a mild earthquake shook parts of as many as nine states on Tuesday in the latest rumble along the fabled New Madrid Seismic Zone. The quake, measuring 4.0, struck at 3:58 a.m. CST near East … Continue reading →

The horrors of the nuclear age, in terms of exploding reactors and nuclear bombs, are well known. Behind the well-publicized threat of mass death lies a secret history of nuclear projects being used to destroy individuals. In the late 1940s, … Continue reading →

Scientists have created a programmable nanorobot made fully of DNA which can transport molecule and specific instructions to definite body cells. Continue reading →

Armed thieves looted a museum on Friday in Greece’s Olympia, birthplace of the Olympic Games, stealing bronze and pottery artefacts weeks after the country’s National Gallery was also burgled. Culture Minister Pavlos Geroulanos offered to resign, but his departure from … Continue reading →

They foiled plots and cracked Nazi codes, but Britain’s spies were unable to solve the mystery of Charlie Chaplin’s birth. Although the entertainer is celebrated as one of London’s most famous sons, newly declassified files reveal that Britain’s MI5 domestic … Continue reading →

The U.S. military is researching ways for its troops can use their minds to remotely control androids who will take human soldiers’ place on the battlefield. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (Darpa), the Pentagon’s hi-tech research arm, has earmarked … Continue reading →

Every time you go shopping, you share intimate details about your consumption patterns with retailers. And many of those retailers are studying those details to figure out what you like, what you need, and which coupons are most likely to … Continue reading →

As state governments wrestle with massive budget shortfalls, a Wall Street giant is offering a solution: cash in exchange for state property. Prisons, to be exact. Corrections Corporation of America, the nation’s largest operator of for-profit prisons, has sent letters … Continue reading →