Archive for the 'Research' Category

Eagle to get bionic beak

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

In the picture above is a rescued Alaskan bald eagle named Beauty. She was shot by hunters and as a result lost most of her beak. But the good news is that Beauty will be fitted with a new prosthetic beak soon. The operation is scheduled for this month. Meanwhile, she will remain in a [...]

Firefighting beetle robots: nuff said!

Monday, April 14th, 2008

German scientists are working to develop autonomous, robotic firefighters that in the future could put Smokey the Bear out of a job. I’ve never wanted to see a forest fire in person before, but a chance to see these bad boys in action just might make me chance my mind! The beetle-shaped, six-legged robots go [...]

Love or lust? It’s all over your face.

Thursday, April 10th, 2008

Studies by three London universities have shown that men and women can usually tell whether members of the opposite sex are looking or short-term flings or long-term romantic relationships based soley on facial features. The men preferred women with large lips and wide eyes– indications that they were open to short-term realtionships. The women, strangely [...]