Live dinosaur spotted in LA’s Museum of Natural History

Here are two videos of a mini T-Rex dinosaur on the loose inside LA’s Museum of Natural History. No folks, this isn’t some CGI animation, it’s a dinosaur suit being manipulated by someone. Wish something like this would happen here in Montreal so I could bring my kids and see the wonder upon their faces!



Nanobots navigating your bloodstream

Science fiction or reality: Little robots that can swim through your vascular system to administer medicine to a specific part of your body. Well, according to innovationcanada.ca, a site that showcases some of the most interesting research projects done in Canada, these robots could soon become commonplace. Using microscopic magnetic balls, a scientist from Montreal’s […]

The Most Irresponsible Science Lesson Ever Taught

Now before you hit that play button, here’s a quick warning: DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME! (Or, in fact, anywhere else!)



The Dancing Cornstarch

What do you get when you mix cornstarch and water and expose the mixture to the vibration of a subwoofer? Check it out: Amazing, isn’t it? And for those of you who have young kids, this might be a cool science project to do with them. You never know… doing things like this in their […]

Saturn’s Rings Explained

In the following video, Phil Plait of the Bad Astronomy blog (One of our favorite science-related blog here at [GAS]) explains several little known facts about Saturn’s rings, from theories on how they came into existence, to why there is a gap inside them. To the unaided eye, Saturn doesn’t look like much. It appears […]

The Sound of Jelly Wobbling is Recorded for the First Time

And as you would expect, it’s suitably filthy. Courtesy of New Scientist. I guess finding the cure for cancer was taking too long.

What if Earth was hit by a meteor?

Ever wondered what would happen if a 500 KM (300 miles) wide meteor would hit Earth during our lifetime? Here’s a simulation presenting the apocalyptic result: Apparently, our planet was hit approximately 6 times in the past by a meteor around that size. Cheery thought for a Friday morning isn’t it? [Via Neatorama]

Windows XP has been retired but you can still get it

By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] June 30th 2008 was the day that Microsoft officially pulled the rug out from under Windows XP. It was the day that the OS was given its gold watch, its long service medal and told to sod off and retire because it was hogging Vista’s limelight. But as this […]