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Scientists find sign of 'God particle' – Brian Greene explains breakthrough (Video)

Scientists believe that they've spotted hints of this elusive subatomic particle, formally called the Higgs Boson, which is key to an elegant theory explaining how tiny particles work to form all of the matter in the universe. On American Morning this morning, Brian Greene, theo …

JEREMY GRANTHAM: We're Headed For A Disaster Of Biblical Proportions

Summary of the Summary The world is using up its natural resources at an alarming rate, and this has caused a permanent shift in their value. We all need to adjust our behavior to this new environment.

Decline of American Exceptionalism - NYTimes.com

Is America exceptional among nations? Are we, as a country and a people and a culture, set apart and better than others? Are we, indeed, the “shining city upon a hill” that Ronald Reagan described? Are we “chosen by God and commissioned by history to be a mode …

Researchers Create Functional Invisibility Cloak | w/Video

Researchers have created a working invisibility cloak using one of nature’s common yet bizarre phenomena -- the “mirage effect.” The new design from the University of Dallas was demoed on YouTube and even has an on and off switch -- and it's best used underwa …

Light Speed: Will We Ever Master It?

Light-speed, one of the most fascinating traits of our universe, travels through the vacuum of space at 186,000 miles per second.

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Embryonic Stem Cells: European Human Trial for Child Blindness Greenlighted

Surgeons at Moorfields Eye Hospital in London will inject cells into the eyes of 12 patients with an incurable eye disease called Stargardt's macular dystrophy, one of the main causes of blindness in young people.     More Seeds :: JCAtom

Video: Scientist Use fMRI to Translate Brainwaves & Show the Movies That Play Inside Our Minds

This is about as awesome as neuroscience gets. This video shows us some everyday clips, and - thanks to some super-advanced brain imaging and computer simulations - how those clips are seen inside our brains.     More Seeds :: JCAtom

Seawater Greenhouses Produce Tomatoes in the Desert – Water Matters - State of the Planet

According to the World Health Organization, about 20 percent of the world’s people live in regions that don’t have enough water for their needs.

Harvesting 'Limitless' Hydrogen from Organically Self-Powered Cells

US researchers say they have demonstrated how cells fuelled by bacteria can be "self-powered" and produce a limitless supply of hydrogen.   More Seeds :: JCAtom

Gamers Solve AIDS Puzzle Where Scientists Fail

Online gamers have succeeded where scientists have failed for a decade, successfully deciphering the structure of an AIDS-like retrovirus enzyme .   More Seeds :: JCAtom

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