SPACE
Early Mars Was Ravaged By Giant Tsunamis
About 3.4 billion years ago Mars was struck by a giant, wet disaster when two massive tsunamis up to 360 feet tall roared across the planet at the speed of a passenger jet.
HEALTH
Brain implant bypasses damaged nerves to control paralyzed limbs
Scientists have been able to bypass the nervous system entirely to help paralyzed patients regain control over their limbs.
OTHER NEWS
Cassini gets into cuddling distance to Dione, a Saturn moon
Finding friends in outer space is not as easy as one may think, but NASA spacecraft Cassini is flirting away on its fourth date with the Saturn moon Dione already.
Hunt is on for Northern African pythons to keep them out of Everglades
The Northern African python is extremely elusive, making it difficult for wildlife officials to track it down in Miami before it can invade the Everglades.
Ancient ancestors of horses, rhinos may have originated in India
Even when India was separated from Asia, it was home to primates similar to those in Europe at the time.
Graphene could be used in next-generation bullet-proof vests
Graphene can withstand a speeding bullet 10 times better than steel and twice as well as Kevlar, a new study shows.
GOCE satellite collects trove of data on Earth’s ocean currents, gravity
The spacecraftt orbited the Earth more than 27,000 times over four years.