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06/10/09 What hallucination reveals about our minds

Neurologist and author Oliver Sacks brings our attention to Charles Bonnett syndrome -- when visually impaired people experience lucid hallucinations. He describes the experiences of his patients in heartwarming detail and walks us through the biology of this under-reported phenomenon.

 TED.com
05/10/09 Glowing mushrooms

They won't alter your mind, but the new glowing mushrooms make even scientists sound a bit psychedelic. Said one fungi expert.

 Nationa Geographic
02/10/09 Ancient Skeleton May Rewrite Earliest Chapter of Human Evolution

Researchers have unveiled the oldest known skeleton of a putative human ancestor.

 Science
01/10/09 "Time Telescopes" Could Make Data Transfer 27 Times Faster

The technology is essentially a simple telescope applied to fiber optic signals, using the same wavelength channels we are using now, we could pack 27 times more information

 Popular Science
30/09/09 A Prototype Detector for Dark Matter in the Milky Way

A device called "scintillating bolometer" to detect the result of interaction of dark matter with material inside the detector.

 universetoday
29/09/09 MESSENGER Spacecraft Prepares for Final Pass by Mercury

NASA's Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry, and Ranging spacecraft known as MESSENGER will fly by Mercury for the third and final time on Sept. 29.

 NASA
28/09/09 Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox

NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month.

 NASA
27/09/09 New Origin of Life Proposed: Zinc & Zap

A new model for the origin of life says zinc may have played a vital role.

 space.com
27/09/09 Water on the Moon: What Does it Mean?

From this day forward we know the chemistry of the Moon is different than what we have thought for decades.

 universe today
23/09/09 Hubblecast 30 Rebirth Of The Hubble Space Telescope

After more than three months of calibration and testing, the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope is re-opening its rejuvenated eyes to begin probing the Universe once again.

 NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope