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Scientists: Brain Chemical Reverses Sleep Deprivation

December 28, 2007 by Andy Towle

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

Filed Under: News Tagged With: News, science

Researchers Develop Battery with 10X Charge of Existing Ones

December 20, 2007 by Andy Towle

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 exciting news. Via Daily Kos, some "revolutionary" … [Read more...] about Researchers Develop Battery with 10X Charge of Existing Ones

Filed Under: News Tagged With: News, science, Tech

Scientists Turn Homosexuality On and Off in Fruit Flies

December 10, 2007 by Andy Towle

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 they had earlier determined factored into the … [Read more...] about Scientists Turn Homosexuality On and Off in Fruit Flies

Filed Under: News Tagged With: gay animals, Genetics, Nature, News, science

Drifting Above the Planet

November 8, 2007 by Andy Towle

You may have seen those scary maps of the United States that show thousands of aircraft over the country at any given time. Check out this page for a series of quicktime movies of flight pattern … [Read more...] about Drifting Above the Planet

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Maps, News, science, Transportation

News: ENDA, Diane Arbus, Iraq Deaths, Elizabeth Taylor

September 28, 2007 by Andy Towle

Polling agency suggests more than 1,000,000 Iraqi citzens killed since U.S. invaded Iraq. Wentworth Miller's Prison Break co-star Dominic Purcell gets behind actor's gay denial: "People like to … [Read more...] about News: ENDA, Diane Arbus, Iraq Deaths, Elizabeth Taylor

Filed Under: Bill O'Reilly, Chicago, Elizabeth Taylor, Iowa, Military, News Tagged With: Bill O'Reilly, Chicago, Don't Ask Don't tell, Elizabeth Taylor, gay marriage, Iowa, Iraq, John Edwards, Matthew McConaughey, Military, News, Peter Pace, Reality TV, Rosie O'Donnell, science, Wentworth Miller

Stephen Hawking, Freed from Earthly Handicap, Flies

April 27, 2007 by Andy Towle

Now that's a picture. Professor Stephen Hawking, wheelchair-bound due to Lou Gehrig's disease for nearly 40 years and unable to speak or move his arms and legs, became the first person with such a … [Read more...] about Stephen Hawking, Freed from Earthly Handicap, Flies

Filed Under: News Tagged With: News, science, Space, Stephen Hawking

Crayfish Don’t Take it Outside, They Take It to the Bedroom

November 22, 2006 by Andy Towle

Male crayfish fake sex with one another to exert dominance and reduce violence, LiveScience has reported. It's the first such behavior observed in invertebrates. Among 20 pairs of adult male crayfish … [Read more...] about Crayfish Don’t Take it Outside, They Take It to the Bedroom

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Crayfish, Nature, News, science

News: Mars, Ricky Martin, Mexico City, Paul Rudnick Play

November 17, 2006 by Andy Towle

University of Wisconsin-Madison professors consider leaving after gay marriage amendment defeat, citing lack of benefits. Scissor Sisters set attendance record at stadium in Birmingham, … [Read more...] about News: Mars, Ricky Martin, Mexico City, Paul Rudnick Play

Filed Under: News, Scissor Sisters, Tom Cruise, Wisconsin Tagged With: Great Britain, Jake Shears, music, News, Paul Rudnick, Pet Shop Boys, science, Scissor Sisters, scotland, Space, Theatre, Tom Cruise, Wisconsin

News: Sea Monster Discovered, Sex Party Death, Pelosi’s 100 Hours

October 6, 2006 by Andy Towle

Nancy Pelosi's 100-hour plan. Scientists discover massive sea-dwelling reptile fossil: "It's like a sea lion with a crocodile skull in the front but it's a 10-meter (33-foot) sea lion, the size of … [Read more...] about News: Sea Monster Discovered, Sex Party Death, Pelosi’s 100 Hours

Filed Under: Cher, London, Madonna, News Tagged With: Auctions, Cher, Health, Iraq, London, Madonna, Nature, News, science, television

Turing Bombe Recreated at Bletchley Park

September 6, 2006 by Andy Towle

The Turing Bombe, a codebreaking machine devised by Alan Turing and Gordon Welchman to decipher the Nazi Enigma Codes during World War II, has been meticulously reconstructed by a team of 60 people, … [Read more...] about Turing Bombe Recreated at Bletchley Park

Filed Under: Alan Turing Tagged With: Alan Turing, Great Britain, science

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