Ecologically Better Natural Gas Power: Using the CO2 burned to generate more power, the company "Net Power" is also attempting to sequester the leftover fumes and produce water from this process. Plant soon to be finished in Texas.
Dinosaur Tail found in Amber...and it had feathers!: How awesome is this! Could redo what many dinosaurs look like and help determine the intermediate species between reptile and avian.
Trees, Fungi, and Oxygen: A very interesting blog post on the history of the fungi that developed the ability to consume trees and created oxygen.
New Microbes in Antarctica: Opening another door to the avenues for searching for life off our planet, microbes on this one were found that live off of carbon monoxide, Carbon Dioxide, and hydrogen.
Alzheimer's Drug also treats Tooth Decay: The drug tideglusib turns off the GLU-3 enzyme, which stops dentine from forming.
A 19 year old Norwegian with a Spy Camera: A hidden camera from the 1890's! Lots of cool pics but kinda creepy.
Blocking/Eliminating the Tau Abnormal Protein could stop Alzheimer's: Oxford did a study on 17 patients using brain scans over time and concluded that there is a correlation between the spread of different types of tau filaments and the onset of Alzheimer's. Another possible piece of the puzzle.
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