“Equal to or substantially better than steroids, and it’s not illegal.” -Stanford’s Dr. H. Craig Heller

With humongous salaries, countless endorsements and the idolization of the masses, more and more athletes are becoming open to the idea of taking steroids to improve their on-field performance.

What we’re learning about the effects of performance enhancing drugs on the body are devastating: hormonal, cardiovascular and neurological issues and even worse.

Biologists at Stanford University are on the cusp of a breakthrough device, a cooling glove, that will help athletes exceed their peak performance levels in a unique but completely healthy manner.

When Skype and other types of video chat first came out, they were the cat’s meow. Now that they’re played out, what can we do to spice things up on FaceTime and the like?

“We’re in the business of superior marshmallows.” -Wondermade

Have you tried different flavored marshmallows? Have you even thought of flavored marshmallows? Thanks in part to Kickstarter, a company called Wondermade has brought us the next step in marshmallow evolution: six new amazing flavors guaranteed to spice up your life and make your tastebuds tingle.

“I haven’t sat down for six months now.” -Sunita Williams

Ever wondered what it would be like to float around on the International Space Station?

Commander Suni Williams gives us that very chance, taking us on a personal, in-depth tour of the ISS. We get to feast our eyes on where people snooze, how they pump iron, how they maneuver about the giant craft, what types of Bill Nye inspired science experiments are conducted and even how they use the bathroom. The video was recorded this week, twelve hours before Ms. Williams headed back to Earth, which probably explains why she’s in such a good mood.

“This may be our best hope for controlling the HIV pandemic.”  -Dr. Marie-Claire Gauduin

Researchers at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute have applied for a patent for a one-time administered vaccine they believe will provide a lifetime’s worth of protection against the most commonly transmitted form of HIV.

A special bacteria is being used to heal the most common building material in the world.

The fact that concrete is far from a perfect material is common knowledge; if it was anywhere close to perfect, we wouldn’t see so much traffic-halting construction everywhere. Concrete is the best we’ve got for now, so we’ve gotta find a way to make it work.

There are nearly four quadrillion gallons of water in the air, yet people all over the world are still thirsty. Scientists have been working to break into this untapped resource for over a decade, and are making some incredible breakthroughs.

Progress in this field has been made by studying the survival mechanisms of an insect living in one of the most hostile regions on the planet.

James Cameron’s Terminator

Robot Uprising? Completely autonomous military vehicles are dangerously close to becoming a reality.

The U.S. Military’s X47B is designed to refuel itself and land by itself on an aircraft carrier. What comes next is the problem.

A fifty page joint report by the Human Rights Watch and Harvard Law School International Human Rights Clinic warns that the next step is for these unmanned machines to be able to make life and death decisions, firing on particular targets deemed to be threats, without the need for a human go-ahead.

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Scientists have discovered a new smell that is “fragrant, chemical, perfumery, aromatic, floral, soapy, sweet, fruity and medicinal” yet indistinguishable all at the same time.

Via CVG

New Xbox to include Kinect 2.0, Augmented Reality, 3D Sound, Blu-Ray and HD Touch Screen Controllers. Release expected by late 2013.

We’re days away from the seven year anniversary of the launch of the phenomenally successful Xbox 360 and Xbox World Magazine has unleashed some incredible information about Microsoft’s new Xbox console, nicknamed Durango during development, and widely referred to as Xbox 720.

It’s been a while since a new console has been released, and Microsoft is aiming to make up for lost time. The console is rumored to just be called the “Xbox”, and feature a plethora of mouth-watering perks.