The new Disney movie WALL-E features robots of the future actively helping humans. But the future is now. This ScienCentral News video reports on a real robot that could help us take care of elderly relatives from miles away.
As if winning $1.5 million wasn't enough, the winners of the 2008 Nobel Prize in Chemistry also get an enthusiastic "shout out" from us. As storytellers who rely on images or video to report on scientific discoveries , our jobs have been made a whole lot easier thanks to Osamu Shimomura, Martin Chalfie, and Roger Y. Tsien.
Exclusive footage and interviews from the upcoming IMAX 3D production "Under the Sea 3D", the sequel to "Deep Sea 3D". Slated for release in 2009, "Under the Sea 3D" will explore the impact that global climate change has had on ocean wilderness. Moviegoers will be able to experience face-to-face encounters with some of the most mysterious creatures of the sea in stunning IMAX 3D.
From "Star Trek" to the new sci-fi film "Jumper," we're all familiar with the idea of teleportation. But as this ScienCentral News video explains, scientists are actually doing real teleportation experiments in the lab.
ScienCentral caught up with Buzz Aldrin at the premiere of his new animated 3D movie "Fly Me to the Moon", and then took to the streets to gather questions for the iconic astronaut. In this Web exclusive, Buzz answers your questions, speaking candidly about everything from the vast emptiness of space to the souvenir toothbrush that he brought back from the moon. Part 1 of 2.
Bond is back, with agent 007 battling bad guys over that precious resource: H20. And while the movie "Quantum of Solace" has raked in big bucks, we wondered, how realistic is the plot of this nefarious Bond villain?
In the upcoming movie "Be Kind, Rewind," Jack Black plays a man who is magnetized and erases an entire store-full of video tapes. But can people really be "magnetic?"
Physics is fun - or at least it is for physicists. But to make it fun enough for a big budget IMAX film, Hollywood movie-makers had to talk some scientists into pushing the limits of their own expertise.
Scientists have discovered that a large expanse of a musician's brain "shuts off" while improvising music. This ScienCentral News video explores a note-worthy study of the human brain.
Unlocking the gecko's ability to walk on walls is leading researchers to find a way to replace surgical stitches with sticky tape. As this ScienCentral News video explains, the challenge is to make a surgical tape that works in the wet conditions inside your body.
They say youth is wasted on the young, but the truth may be the opposite. A first-of-its-kind study, out today, shows a drastic change in how our brains respond to pleasure and reward as we age. But as this ScienCentral News video explains, the research also shows that our brains can adjust to these changes.
In "The Happening," common plants release a neurotoxin that threatens the survival of the human race. This movie premise may be far-fetched, but scientists say summer is a good time to familiarize yourself with toxic plants that can be harmful to your health. This ScienCentral News video has more.
The Lasker Foundation has announced that Doctors Victor Ambros, Gary Ruvkun, and David Baulcombe won the Lasker Medical Prize for their discovery of micro-RNA molecules, and their role in gene regulation.
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