Dutch Team Makes Bulletproof Skin from Spider Silk and Human Skin Cells [VIDEO]
Bulletproof skin has been preserved in Hollywood movies, but a team of Dutch scientists has claimed to have bridge the gap between science and science fiction by making such skin a reality. Dutch artist Jalila Essaïdi along with the Forensic Genomics Consortium Netherlands (FGCN) said they have made a piece of bulletproof skin from spider silk and human skin cells.
Nigeria Successfully Launches 2 Satellites Into Space
The SSTL's NigeriaSat-2 and NigeriaSat-X satellites, which were built under contract with the Nigerian National Space Research and Development Agency (NASRDA), will give Nigeria the ability to perform monthly crop monitoring, help with increasing urban planning demands through the development of engineering skill, and advance the growth of new technologies in the African country.
Brain-Eating Amoeba Linked to Three Deaths
Sixteen-year-old Courtney Nash, who died from a brain infection last week after going for a swim in a Florida river, reportedly is the third person to die after being exposed to the waterborne amoeba Naegleria fowleri.
Child Poverty Rate Increased 18 Percent in Past Decade: Study
Data released on Wednesday by the Annie E. Casey Foundation in its annual KIDS COUNT Data Book, show that over the last decade there has been a significant decline in the economic well-being for low-income children and their families. The KIDS COUNT Data Center provides information about the 10 key measures tracked in the Data Book in addition to hundreds of other indicators of child well-being by state, county, city, and congressional district.
Breeann Rodriguez's Body Found in Ditch
Authorities in Missouri believe they have found the remains of Breeann Rodriguez, the 3-year-old girl who went missing on Aug. 6.
ESA Plans Mission to Blast Asteroid Headed for Earth
Scientists at the European Space Agency is planning a test mission to blow up an asteroid to see if it's possible to change its course from heading towards the Earth. The mission, called Don Quixote, launches in 2015.
MIT Researchers Found Oxygen May Have Existed Undersea on Ancient Earth
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, discovered that oxygen may have been laying low in undersea "oxygen oases" before making contact with the atmosphere.
Scientists Solve Titan's Arrow-Shaped Cloud Mystery
Saturn's largest moon, Titan, has what looks like an enormous white arrow about the size of Texas on its surface, and scientists at UCLA believe they have solved its mystery.
Oxygen Made on Earth Millions of Years Before Detectable in the Atmosphere, Study
Oxygen may have been made on Earth hundreds of millions of years before it breathed new life into the atmosphere, researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, discovered. The MIT researchers suggest that oxygen may have been laying low in what they call "oxygen oases" in the oceans, long before the Great Oxidation Event, or GOE. Researchers have found evidence that small aerobic organisms may have evolved to survive on extremely low levels of oxygen in undersea oases.....
ESA Planning Mission to Protect Earth from Potential Asteroid Collision [PHOTOS]
The European Space Agency is looking to test to see if it's possible divert an asteroid headed for Earth. The mission, called Don Quixote, is already underway at the ESA, and will help the agency learn more about how the Earth can defend itself against any potential asteroid collision threat. The project is slated for 2015.
Missouri Man Confesses to Killing Breeann Rodriguez
A 43-year-old Missouri man has been arraigned in court after confessing to police that he killed 3-year-old Breeann Rodriguez, who has been missing since Aug. 6.
Cops Search Landfill in Spierer Case
Police in Bloomingdale are combing through the Sycamore Ridge Landfill near Pimento, Ind. in search of any evidence that can help with the disappearance of Lauren Spierer. The search is expected to take about two weeks, police say.
Zachery Tims Dead, Police Suspects Drug Overdose
Zachery Tims, founder of the megachurch New Destiny Christian Center, is dead and police believe it may be because of a drug overdose.
Madonna Birthday: The 53-Year-Old Spends it with 24-Year-old Boyfriend
Madonna doesn't seem to mind one bit about turning 53, as she spent her birthday on Tuesday with her 24-year-old boyfriend Brahim Zaibat.
Breeann Rodriguez: Suspect Makes Initial Court Appearance While Body Search Continues
The Missouri man who admitted to killing Breeann Rodriguez, 3, made his initial court appearance on Tuesday in Dunklin County in southeast Missouri. Shawn Morgan, 43, didn't enter a plea and is arraigning for counsel, according to a Dunklin County prosecutor.
Lauren Spierer Missing: Police Search Landfill for Evidence in Her Disappearance
The Bloomingdale Police Department has begun what could be a two-week search of a landfill for evidence into the disappearance of Indiana University student Lauren Spierer.
Breeann Rodriguez: Missouri Neighbor Admits to Suffocating 3-Year-Old
A Missouri man admitted to authorities he suffocated his 3-year-old neighbor Breeann Rodriguez, who he found playing at his backyard swimming pool before throwing her body in a floodway ditch, according to reports of court documents.
Charges Against Dougherty Gang Siblings Delayed Until Next Week [PHOTOS]
The Dougherty Gang's charges are being delayed until next week as a district attorney reviews police reports before deciding the charges the Florida fugitive siblings will face, according to reports.
Drugs Suspected in Death of Florida Megachurch Pastor
The Rev. Zachery Tims, 42, was found dead in a New York hotel on Friday and police suspect that drugs may have been involved.
Protesters Cause BART Station Shutdown
Bay Area Rapid Transit authorities closed San Francisco's Civic Center Station Monday afternoon to control a protest against an earlier cellphone shutdown.
Drugs a Factor in Zachery Tims? Death?
Zachery Tims may have died because of a suspected drug overdose, a police source told the New York Daily News.
Zachery Tims? Cause of Death Remains Unknown
Tims, 42, was found dead at the W Hotel in Times Square, New York City, on Friday. A housekeeper found him unresponsive on the floor of the hotel room and he was pronounced dead at the scene, CNN reported. Grace Brugess, spokeswoman for the New York Medical Examiner's Office, told CNN that more tests will be needed to determine a cause of death and that could take a few weeks.
Radioactive Isotopes of Sulfur Detected in San Diego, Possibly From Japan
Tiny amounts of radioactive isotopes of sulfur, believed to have traveled by wind across the Pacific Ocean from the Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant, were detected in California, scientists say. But the amounts detected weren't in any way harmful, says Mark Thiemens, a professor of chemistry at the University California, San Diego.
HHS Allots More Than $613 Million to Strengthen Emergency Preparedness Nationwide
All 50 U.S. states and territories will be able to boost their public health emergency preparedness capabilities as the federal Department of Health and Human Services awarded more than $613 million to strengthen all-hazards emergency preparedness.
NASA?s Final Space Shuttle Crew to Visit the Big Apple
The astronauts will take part in a series of public events. On Aug. 16, the crew will visit the American Museum of Natural History where they will answer questions from children in attendance at the event that is free with museum admission. They will also appear on The Colbert Report later that night, according to the SPACE.com article.
MIT Researchers Discover New Drug that May Cure Nearly All Viral Infection
Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, or MIT, have developed what could be a groundbreaking drug that seems effective at curing nearly any viral infection to include the common cold, influenza and other such illnesses.
Perseid Meteor Shower 2011: What Happened While You Slept
Perseids are associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle, which orbits the sun once every 133 years. Every August, the Earth will through a cloud of the comet's debris. These bits of ice and dust - most more than 1,000 years old - burn up in the Earth's atmosphere to create one of the best meteor showers of the year, NASA said.
Darkest Planet Found is Blacker Than Coal, Reflects Almost no Sunlight
The planet, TrES-2b, is a distant, Jupiter-sized gas giant situated in our home galaxy, and was discovered with NASA's Kepler space telescope. It reflects less than one percent of the sunlight that falls on it, scientists say, which is what makes TrES-2b blacker than coal or any planet or moon in our solar system
Astronomers Capture Spectacular Views of Perseid Meteor Shower From Space [PHOTOS]
You earthlings might have had some pretty spectacular views of the 2011 Perseid meteor shower, but astronomers in space got some magnificent views. During its peak Friday, NASA astronaut Ron Garan captured these photographs of the Perseids and posted them on Twitter ... from space, while aboard the International Space Station.
City of Cupertino Reveals More Detailed Renderings of the Apple Spaceship Campus [VIDEO & PHOTOS]
Cupertino is currently reviewing the tech giant's campus proposal. The city will first perform an environmental impact assessment to evaluate traffic, noise, air quality and will provide for the public an opportunity to comment on the project. The new Apple project will also undergo a development review and public hearings will then be slated at the Planning Commission and the City Council, according to Cupertino.org.
