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Animals turned to stone by Tanzanian lake

Animals turned to stone by Tanzanian lake

October 3, 2013

If you think that being turned to stone only belonged in children's tales you should take a look at photographer Nick Brandt's new book Across the Ravaged Land. The photographs document the animals Brandt...

98-year-old man makes masterpieces in MS Paint

October 3, 2013

Although MS Paint fell behind the curve of graphic design long ago, 98-year-old Hal Lasko continues to make breathtaking art on the program after 13 years.  Lasko, who was diagnosed with wet macular...

Fire in Tesla car raises questions about lithium-ion batteries

Fire in Tesla car raises questions about lithium-ion batteries

October 2, 2013

In a recent article, AltLife posted about the plans of the CEO of Tesla Motors Inc. to drive their car, the Model S, across country. However, attention was recently drawn away from this trip when the...

Rising competition for Google

October 2, 2013

Despite a large advertising budget, Bing still doesn't quick stack up to Google. However, a new search engine called Blippex, developed by Maz Kossatz and Gerald Baeck, emerged and is satisfying the...

Teen’s comics decorate cross-country train

October 1, 2013

Most of the time train companies discourage people from posting tons of their artwork all over the cars, especially when going across country. However, when 19-year-old comic artist and Tumblr star Taylor-Ruth...

The growing popularity of text tattoos

October 1, 2013

It is not very hard to walk around campus and see the wide variety of ink that our student body has. However, according to BBC news, you may be seeing more text tattoos than you used to. In particular,...

The end of meat as we know it

September 30, 2013

If you are still in the meat-eating majority of the population there may be convincing, non-meat alternative to chicken on the horizon.  Beyond Meat, a company that focuses on the processed reproduction...

Stricter tattoo policy for the Army

September 26, 2013

An update of Army regulation 670-1 Saturday would ban tattoos below the elbow and above the neck line for future recruits, according to Associated Press Staff.  The change was proposed by Sgt. Maj....

Redbull’s ‘Inspired’ Bicyclist

September 26, 2013

It is hard to deny that Redbull gives us some incredibly breathtaking videos when it comes to extreme and odd sports. Not surprisingly, they failed to disappoint in sponsoring a video of UK based biker...

Upgrade yourself to superhero

September 24, 2013

Life with super hearing, strength and faster healing may be a dream of a science fiction, but not for much longer. Chemist Michael McAlpine recently developed a bionic human ear that is designed to...

Focusing in on hoarding

September 24, 2013

In the throws of reality television, hoarding can get a pretty terrible reputation. However, Portland-based photographer Jim Golden challenges the idea that art can't exist among the madness.  Golden,...

Mice visit the Fountain of Youth

September 22, 2013

While stopping time is a far off science fiction dream, delaying aging and death looms just over the horizon. Johnny Huard, a stem-cell expert, and his team at the McGowan Institute for Regenerative...

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