Massive Iceberg Breaks Away From Antarctic glacier

Boston (DbTechNo) - A giant iceberg has broken off from an Antarctic glacier and is threatening marine life in the region.

According to scientists, the iceberg, the size of Luxembourg broke off from the glacier after being run into by another iceberg. Read more

Human DNA Pulled Off Ancient Hair Found in Greenland

Boston (DbTechNo) - In the permafrost of Greenland, human hair has been discovered and DNA has been taken from it.

According to scientists, the DNA that they managed to derive from the hair sample marks the oldest modern day human genome to ever be sequenced. Read more

Sinornithosaurus Dinosaur May Have Killed Prey With Venom

Boston (DbTechNo) - Scientists have discovered that a type of dinosaur from more than 125 million years ago may have used poisonous venom to kill its prey.

This latest theory comes from David Burnham and his team of colleagues from the University of Kansas. Read more

Shortest Day of the Year Means the winter solstice is Here

Boston (DbTechNo) - With today being the winter solstice, the snowy season is officially upon us.

For many of us, winter came earlier than today of course, but it is today, the shortest day of the entire year when it officially begins for all. Read more

First Documented Use of Tools Seen in veined octopuses

Boston (DbTechNo) - It appears that octopuses maybe smarter than we think, as they have been filmed picking up coconut shells and carrying them off to use for shelter.

This is a startling discovery, and according to researcher Dr Julian Finn from Australia’s Museum Victoria, it is the first example of tool use in octopuses. Read more

Russians Report Failed Test Launch of Bulava intercontinental missile

Boston (DbTechNo) - Officials in Russia have admitted that the 13th test of their Bulava intercontinental missile has failed.

The missile is the latest weapon being developed by the Russians, measuring 12 meters long and weighing an estimated 37 tons. Read more

Aquapod Bottle Launcher Review

Aquapod Bottle Launcher

Gadget Review
Manufacturer: Great American Projects
Price: $24.99
Available Online www.TheAquaPod.com

Let’s face it, no matter how young or old we are, science is always cool. For those of you out there looking for a fun little science gadget to check out and play around with, take a look at this one, the Aquapod Bottle Launcher from Great American Projects.

The Aquapod is a one-piece plastic bottle launcher that will take a 2-liter plastic bottle and launch it up to 100-feet in the air, with minimal work required.

All you need to get this thing to work is to have the Aquapod, which retails for the reasonable price point of $24.99, and have a plastic bottle laying around, which almost everyone will have. Read more

Antarctic Ice Melting at Record Rate

Boston (DbTechNo) - Global warming appears to be having a damaging effect on the Antarctic ice as study results indicate that it is melting faster than thought.

Since 2006, the East Antarctic icesheet, which was believed to be untouchable by global warming has lost billions of tons of ice. Read more

Leonid meteor shower Scheduled for Tomorrow Morning

Boston (DbTechNo) - Less than one day after the lift off of the space shuttle Atlantis, Asia and North America will be treated to a meteor shower.

The annual Leonid meteor shower will take place early tomorrow morning with the best vantage point being on the Asian continent. Read more

Team Wins Nearly $1 Million In Space Elevator Games

Washington (dbTechno) - A team from Seattle has managed to win $900,000 in the Space Elevator Games.

The Space Elevator Games were backed by NASA and were a major competition to try and develop a way in which we could build an elevator to take people up to space. Read more

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