A man in Germany has built a real, working laser pulse pistol that looks like it can do much more than simply flash a light at you.
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If Pi Were a Song
It may not be the first time someone has turned the numerical value of Pi into a song, but one can't deny that it's kind of catchy...
Read More »Video Games May Desensitize You — To Nightmares
A new study claims to show that video games may very well help people cope better with nightmares, especially violent ones.
Read More »6,000-Year-Old Mural Portrays Earliest Use of “Magic Mushrooms” in Europe
Researchers from a Florida Community College and the Ecological Institute of Xalapa have claimed that a 6,000-year-old mural on a cave in Spain could detail the earliest use of hallucinogenic mushrooms in Europe.
Read More »Several “Zombie Ant” Fungi Discovered
Researchers from Penn State University have discovered several new species of a particular fungi that is known for being able to possess, kill and reanimate dead insects.
Read More »Strong Need to Tinkle May Lead to More Rational Decision Making
Researchers at the University of Twente in the Netherlands have a devised a theory, which claims that a strong desire to urinate could lead to wiser decision making.
Read More »Facebook Cited in 20% of Divorces
According to studies from the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, one in five divorces filed in the Untied States cite Facebook as a cause for the separation.
Read More »When ‘Monopoly’ and ‘Internet’ Collide…
If the Internet were to come out with it's own version of 'Monopoly,' it would be one of two things: A highlight of some of the web's greatest successes, or this...
Read More »Man Loses $200K to Fake Girlfriend
An Illinois man discovered that the "girlfriend" that he spent $200,000 on over the span of two years was not a real woman at all, but an online scam.
Read More »Bitter Tastes May Lead to Bitter People
Research from the City University of New York shows that there may be a link between what a person tastes and their overall mood.
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