Updated Hot Tags Vitamin D Vitamin C Drug Vitamin B Genome

sciencewr.com

2,000-Year-Old Computer Video

Text Size - +
Print
E-mail

Keerthi Chandrashekar

First Posted: Jun 06, 2012 02:23 PM EDT

Watch this interesting video on the Antikythera Mechanism :

Like Us on Facebook

Print
E-mail

Around the web

Join the Conversation

Go to Top

Space News

Rare Merger of Ancient Galaxies Solves Mystery of Galaxy Evolution

Years ago when the universe was still young, two massive galaxies collided. Now, ESA's Herschel space observatory has spotted the rare encounter between the two gas-rich galaxies, which may provide clues to galaxy formation.

NASA Captures Image of Storm System that Spawned Oklahoma Tornado (Video)

NASA has released an image of the massive storm system that spawned the mile-wide tornado that slammed into Moore, Oklahoma. The system moved over the south central United States and was captured by various sat...

The Future of Our Sun

A newly discovered solar twin star allows astronomers to refine the expected development path of our Sun. The time that remains until the Sun will become too hot for liquid water on Earth will be about 2 billio...

U.S. Politicians Debate About NASA Options to Prepare Mission to Mars

The U.S. House Subcommittee on Space held one of their hearings today on the topic of possible options for the next steps in human space flight and how these options move the U.S. closer to a human mission to M...

NASA Onboard for Creating 3D Food Printer for Mars Mission (Video)

NASA is onboard for creating a 3D printer--for food. What sort of food will it print, you ask? Apparently the first item on the menu is pizza.

NASA Mars Rover Curiosity Drills into Red Planet in Hunt for Life

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity, the vehicle that's trekking across the Red Planet in hopes of making novel discoveries, has officially drilled into its second rock. The sample, once analyzed by the rover's onboard...

Health & Medicine News

Migraine and Depression Together May Mean Smaller Brain

A new study has found that old people who suffer from migraines and depression have smaller volumes of brain tissue than those who suffer with either of the conditions or none of them.

Children of Married Parents have Lower Obesity Risk: Study

Kids living in a traditional two parent married household are at a lower risk of becoming obese when compared to those living with cohabiting parents.

Study Links Calcium Supplements to Longer Life Span in Women

According to a study conducted by David Goltzman, MD, of McGill University in Montreal, Canada, taking a calcium supplement of up to 1,000 mg per day helps women live longer.

Rejection of Medical Implants Could be Prevented by Synthetic Biomaterial

Medical implants and devices can be life saving or health restoring, but our body doesn't automatically know that and sometimes rejects these foreign objects, a natural response with problematic consequences. A...

Physicists Bring Big Guns to War Against Cancer: Cold Atmospheric Plasma

For the first time, physicists from the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE), biologists and physicians demonstrated the synergistic effect of cold atmospheric plasma - a partly ionized gas -...

Feet Fungus: Skin Home to 80 Different Types of Fungi

What's home to a bunch of fungi? Your feet, that's what!

Environment News

Cosmic Impact 12,800 Years Ago Caused Mass Extinction: Impact Spherules Tell All

When Earth began to warm after the last ice age, the warming abruptly halted and slammed our planet back to a near-glacial state. Now, scientists may have discovered why and what may have caused the associated mass extinction event.

NASA Captures Image of Storm System that Spawned Oklahoma Tornado (Video)

Oklahoma Tornado: Residents Still Looking for Lost Pets, What You Can Do to Help

As Oklahoma continues to pick up the pieces after the deadly tornado struck Monday, residents are searching for their missing pets in the wake of the disaster.

Short and Tall Plants: One Has Speedier Evolution Than the Other

Some creatures evolve more quickly than others. Now, researchers have discovered that short plants actually evolve faster than taller ones.

Engineers Create Clean Hydrogen: The Future of Powering Cars

Hydrogen may be the future of clean energy. Engineers at Duke University have developed a novel method for creating clean hydrogen, which could prove essential to weaning society off of fossil fuels.

Alaska Pavlof Volcano Spews Ash, Disrupting Flights and Reaching Communities (Video)

The real land of fire and ice is Alaska. The state's Pavlof Volcano has been spewing ash and lava since last week. Now, the volcano has forced regional flight cancellations and has even dusted nearby communitie...