Researchers from the Dept. of Food Science and Technology at the University of California, Davis have found that beer is a significant source of dietary silicon - a key ingredient for increasing bone density - and suggest that moderate beer consumption may even help to prevent osteoporosis.

Some videos, photos and history on ferrofluids. The company history of Ferrotec, which used to be Ferrofluidics Corp. states "Magnetic fluids, or ferrofluids, were developed in the 1960's through the sponsorship of NASA, to address the unique requirements of moving liquid fuel in a gravity-free outerspace environment.

Researchers from the Nestlé Research Center in Switzerland have published evidence that suggests that eating dark chocolate can correct stress-related biochemical imbalances and actually reduce the levels of stress hormones found in the body.

Jon Stewart explores the media coverage of the H1N1 vaccinations and makes a very obvious case for why there is so much confusion and so many alarmist reactions surrounding the vaccinations. Read full story for Video.

University of Illinois researchers have designed a new system for studying bacterial locomotion. As described in the September issue of Nature Methods, physics professors Yann Chemla and Ido Golding, designed a microfluidic chamber in which the bacteria could swim, and allow the researchers to introduce stimuli - such as chemical attractants - to observe directional changes.

All of the "we never landed on the moon" conspiracy believers have new fuel for the fire. The BBC just ran a story stating "A treasured piece at the Dutch national museum - a supposed moon rock from the first manned lunar landing - is nothing more than petrified wood, curators say."