[BBC News]
New stem cell treatment may repair spinal discs, cure back pain.

[Guardian Unlimited]
Britain's Environment Agency has named the 100 scientists, campaigners, writers, economists and naturalists who, in its view, have done the most to save the planet.

[abc.net.au]
40 amazing facts about sleep from the National Sleep Research Project.

[3 Quarks Daily]
A two-part essay on "Open Science" and the role it may have in the future.

[Science Daily]
Is this the last century for wild seafood?

[ScienceDaily]
New research shows that at least 10 percent of genes in the human population can vary in the number of copies of DNA sequences they contain—a finding that alters current thinking that the DNA of any two humans is 99.9 percent similar in content and identity.

[The Globe and Mail]
A spate of new discoveries about the basic biology of cancer is pushing researchers toward an astonishing conclusion: For decades, efforts to cure the disease may have targeted the wrong cells.

[CNN Money]
Silicon Valley has changed the world once. Now, thanks to a wave of investment and innovation in solar power, it's on to the next revolution: a massive disruption of the U.S. electricity market.

[New Scientist]
The end of sleep?

[New Scientist]
What will be the biggest breakthrough of the next 50 years? As part of their 50th anniversary celebrations New Scientist asked over 70 of the world's most brilliant scientists for their ideas.

[New Scientist]
A phenomenon called "evanescent coupling" could allow electronic gadgets to start charging themselves as soon as their owner walks into their home or office.

[Science News]
New research suggests that molecules in hot peppers and in the venom of a West Indian tarantula species, Psalmopoeus cambridgei, target the same receptor on nerve cells.

[3B.net]
New social Web 2.0 site 3B allows you take any web sites or photos and place them in a personalized 3D space, your 3B village.

[ZDNet]
Researchers at UCLA have come up with a membrane that can filter salt and impurities out of seawater more efficiently and for less money than current systems, which potentially could help with the world's looming water problems.

[Forbes]
Forget abstinence, regular sex is good for health, fitness, mental health, and longevity. Now available without a prescription!