Flexible Surgical Robot Could Revolutionize Keyhole Surgery

The BBC reports on a new flexible surgical robot cakked the i-Snake. The article says experts believe the i-Snake could revolutionize keyhole surgery.

Minimally invasive surgery has obvious advantages - it can mean smaller scars, reduced hospital stays and shorter recovery times.

Surgeons are also looking at ways to avoid skin incisions altogether.

One approach is Natural Orifice […]

Nasal Spray Could Help the Sleep Deprived

Wired reports that scientists have discovered a brain hormone called orexin A that people could snort to reverse the effects of sleep deprivation. It has worked in monkeys. Sleep-deprived monkeys became alert with no ill effects - as if they had received plenty of sleep - after receiving a nasal spray containing the hormone.

A […]

British Ministry of Defence to Release UFO Files

The British Ministry of Defense plans to release all of its UFO files thanks to the efforts (hat tip UFO Digest) of some UFO researchers.

“The subject of UFOs is one of the most popular subjects for FOI requests. Answering requests takes a considerable amount of time and resources and can involve officials in days of […]

Coral Reefs Unlikely to Survive in Acid Oceans

We’ve all heard that global warming will generate devastating floods and droughts. We are familiar with the warnings about rising sea levels. We know that countless scientists and scientific organizations believe global warming is real and that climate change is something humans are going to have to deal with on an increasing basis over the […]

Complete Moss Genome Sequenced

The complete genome of a moss has been sequenced, providing scientists an important evolutionary link between single-celled algae and flowering plants.
Just as the sequencing of animal genomes has helped scientists understand human genomic history, the sequencing of plant genomes will shed light on the evolution of the plant kingdom, according to Ralph S. Quatrano, Ph.D., […]

Giant Jellyfish in Sea of Japan

This video report by the Wall Street Journal’s Sebastian Moffett shows a Japanese boat where a scientist catches jellyfish, part of a new wave that’s menacing fisherman. These huge six-foot jellyfish have become a real threat to the Sea of Japan. Global warming has been brought up as one of the possibilities for the emergence […]

101 Suspected Ebola Cases in Uganda

There is a serious outbreak of Ebola fever underway in Uganda. Reuters reports there are 101 suspected cases of Ebola with hundreds more being monitored. 22 people have died so far. 11 health workers are part of the group of people infected with the Ebola virus.

Uganda has 101 suspected cases of Ebola fever […]

Giant Spitting Cobra Discovered in Kenya

Reuters reports that a giant spitting cobra has been discovered in Kenya. The snake can spit venom several meters and carries enough venom to kill 15 or more people.

A giant spitting cobra, measuring nearly nine feet and carrying enough venom to kill at least 15 people, has been discovered in Kenya, a conservation group […]

440 Pound Anaconda Found in Empty Brazil House

A six-meter long anaconda snake weighing over 440 pounds was captured in the backyard of an abandoned house in Parana, Brazil. At least the house was abandoned. KNBC says villages took the huge snake to a nearby zoo.

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