Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Dog shoots owner

Dog shoots owner: "In a peculiar set of events a duck hunter was accidentally shot by his dog during a hunting trip in California. The man had been picking up duck decoy..."

Memory failing? You may be at higher risk for stroke

Memory failing? You may be at higher risk for stroke: "People who experience memory loss or a decline in their thinking abilities may be at higher risk of stroke, regardless of whether they have been diagnosed with dementia, according to a new study."

New adhesive device could let humans walk on walls

New adhesive device could let humans walk on walls: "Could humans one day walk on walls, like Spider-Man? A palm-sized invention that uses water surface tension as an adhesive bond just might make it possible."

Suspected asteroid collision leaves odd X-pattern of trailing debris

Suspected asteroid collision leaves odd X-pattern of trailing debris: "NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has observed a mysterious X-shaped debris pattern and trailing streamers of dust that suggest a head-on collision between two asteroids. Astronomers have long thought the asteroid belt is being ground down through collisions, but such a smashup has never been seen before."