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Vatican: Belief in God and Aliens Do Not Conflict

Andy Towle May 14, 2008

Rev. Jose Gabriel Funes, a 45-year-old Jesuit priest who is head of the Vatican Observatory and a scientific adviser to Pope Benedict, said in an … [Read more...] about Vatican: Belief in God and Aliens Do Not Conflict

Andy Towle March 24, 2008

Here's a fascinating lecture from the TED talks series which was posted to their site this month. TED is an annual conference which brings together … [Read more...] about Jill Bolte Taylor’s Stroke of Insight

Andy Towle March 4, 2008

NASA has released some interesting rare shots taken by the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter last month, of an avalanche occurring off a 2,300 foot cliff at … [Read more...] about Reconnaissance Orbiter Photographs Avalanche on Mars

Andy Towle January 22, 2008

CROOKS: Emails went missing from Bush and Cheney offices the very day Alberto Gonzalez "ordered the president and the vice president's staff to … [Read more...] about News: Beijing Stadium, Idaho, Amy Winehouse, Martian, Brad Pitt

Andy Towle January 16, 2008

Two days ago, NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft was the second in history to make a pass by Mercury, the solar system's innermost planet. No such pass has … [Read more...] about Messenger from Earth Reveals Mercury for First Time

Andy Towle January 3, 2008

I'm sure many of you would beg to differ. The Times Online reports: "Both tend to rely on local landmarks to get around, and are also slower to … [Read more...] about UK Researcher: Women and Gay Men are Worst Drivers

Andy Towle January 3, 2008

Scientists feeding alcohol to fruit flies in an experimental "flypub" have demonstrated that, once intoxicated, the sexual inhibitions of male fruit … [Read more...] about Scientists Prove the Six Beer Theory on Male Fruit Flies

Andy Towle December 28, 2007

Scientists have discovered a brain chemical that appears to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation when snorted: "Orexin A is a promising … [Read more...] about Scientists: Brain Chemical Reverses Sleep Deprivation

Andy Towle December 20, 2007

I doubt you woke up this morning expecting to read an article about batteries on Towleroad, but a tipster sent this in to us and I think it's pretty … [Read more...] about Researchers Develop Battery with 10X Charge of Existing Ones

Andy Towle December 10, 2007

A team of researchers was able to alter the sexuality of fruit flies within a few hours by altering a key neurotransmitter in the flies' brains which … [Read more...] about Scientists Turn Homosexuality On and Off in Fruit Flies