Articles by Rhodi Lee
Power Rangers Star Ricardo Medina Jr. Arrested For Butchering Roommate With Samurai Sword
A former Power Rangers star was arrested after stabbing his roommate in the abdomen with a samurai sword. Ricardo Medina Jr. is currently held on $1 million bail.
Third Time Lucky: SMAP Satellite Launched -- Here's What It'll Do
In its third attempt, NASA has successfully launched the SMAP satellite into space. The spacecraft will serve as a new tool that can pave the way for improved weather forecasts, drought tracking and monitoring of climate change.
Cassiopeia A Supernova Resembles Swiss Cheese: Here's Why
A three dimensional model of the supernova remnant Cassiopeia A reveals big bubbles and big cavities in its interior. It also suggest that stars may have exploded differently compared with what scientists believe.
Zombie Cat At Center Of Custody Battle: Humane Society Won't Give Back Miracle Feline To Owner
The Humane Society of Tampa Bay no longer wants to return Bart, the zombie cat, to its owner. One reason appears to have something to do with a video posted on Youtube.
Measles Cases In The US Now Over 100: Time To Vaccinate?
The U.S. now has one of the worst measles outbreak in 15 years and the White House is urging parents to take heed of advice from public health officials, who advise of vaccination against the viral disease.
Travel History of Patients may Help Distinguish Chikungunya from Rheumatoid Arthritis
Researchers said that doctors should check on their patients' travel and medical histories in order to better identify whether Chikungunya or Rheumatoid Arthritis is behind the symptoms.
US Planning to Analyze Genomes of 1 Million Individuals
In a bid to come up with better treatments for cancer and to develop drugs that are tailored according to an individual's genetic make-up, the U.S. is proposing the Precision Medicine Initiative, which will involve analyzing the genetic information of more than 1 million participants.
California is Trying to Raise Legal Smoking Age From 18 to 21: Will it Deter Smoking?
In an effort to reduce tobacco smoking in children and young adults, state Sen. Ed Hernandez proposed Senate Bill 151, which would increase the legal smoking age in California to 21 years old.
Qijianglong guokr: 50-Foot Long Dinosaur Fossil Found in China With 25-Foot Long Neck
Compared with the sauropods, whose necks make up a third of their body length, the neck of the Qijianglong, a member of the mamenchisaurid dinosaur group, spans half of the length of its body. Its bones also resemble those of the Chinese mythical dragons.
Oh No! Gravitational Waves 'Discovered' in 2014 is Probably Space Dust
What astronomers initially thought was evidence of primordial gravitational waves turned out to be obscuring interstellar dust in the Milky Way, ESA revealed on Friday.
Simulated Mars Research Station in Utah Damaged by Greenhouse Fire
Crew members on a simulated mission on Mars dealt with a serious emergency on the first day of their mission when a fire broke out and destroyed the habitat's greenhouse.
Very Rare African Golden Cat Caught on Camera
The African golden cat is so elusive it is rarely photographed, but scientists were able to capture what could be the first ever video of this predator hunting Colobus monkeys in daylight.
Americans Love Science but They Disagree With What Scientists Think: Survey
Although the American public view science positively, their opinions class with those of scientists particularly in areas involving the cause of climate change and consumption of GMOs.
Watch President Obama Singing His Version of 'Uptown Funk' [Video]
In a new mash-up video created by Baracksdubs, President Barack Obama can be seen "singing" the chart topping song Uptown Funk. The video already had over 850,000 views on Facebook a day after it was uploaded.
Police Find Dismembered Human Body Parts in Suitcase on San Francisco Sidewalk
After responding to a suspicious package call, San Francisco police discovered human body parts stuffed inside a suitcase. Additional human remains were found in three other locations.
Chicks Are Like Humans: They Map Numbers Spatially - From Left to Right
Just like humans, chicks associate smaller numbers with the left side and bigger numbers with the right indicating that mapping numbers from left to rights has its beginning prior to the emergence of the concept of numbers.
Strange but True: Genes Responsible for Modern Maladies Evolved to Benefit Human Health
Certain health maladies such as Psoriasis and Crohn's disease persisted since the ancient times because human ancestors have evolved the genetic variations that are associated with these to provide some health benefits.
Electrically Charged Web: Uloborus Spider Catches Its Prey Better Than Spider-Man Catches Criminals
The feather-legged lace weaver uses a charged silk measuring only a few nanometers thick to catch its prey. It achieves this by using a special combing technique and by violently pulling the thread.
Bill Gates: Humanity Must Prepare for Global Pandemic as if Preparing for War
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates said that just like preparing for war, a technology-based action plan would be needed to fight against a potential global killer disease that may arise in the future.
Patients Respond to 'Expensive' Drug Better Than 'Cheap' One: Study on Human Perception Reveals
Parkinson's disease patients who were made to believe they received a more expensive drug first tend to exhibit more improvements in motor skills.
55000-Year-Old Skull Suggests Human and Neanderthal Interbreeding Began in Israel
The 55,000 year-old Manot skull that was discovered in a cave in western Galilee in Israel is giving hints as to when and where the interbreeding between humans and the Neanderthals occurred.
Study Links Sugary Drinks to Earlier Menstruation, Puberty
Sugary drinks do not just cause cavities and make children fat. These can also lead to earlier onset of puberty in girls. Girls who drink sugary drinks more frequently tend to start their menstrual cycle earlier.
Kepler Discovers Ancient Star System With 5 Exoplanets Nearly As Old As The Universe
Data from NASA's Kepler space telescope led to the discovery of five planets orbiting Kepler-444, an 11.2-billion-year-old star that is almost as old as the universe.
Asteroid 2004 BL86 has Its Own Moon, NASA Reveals
Based on radar images from the Deep Space Network antenna, asteroid 2004 BL86, which has just flown by in close proximity to our planet, has its own moon.
Ancient Snake Fossils Suggest Snakes Slithered on Earth Much Earlier Than We Thought
Fossils of four snake species dating back as early as 143 to 167 years ago and were previously mistaken as lizards provide evidence that snakes existed on Earth much earlier than previously thought.
Boeing, SpaceX Announce Space Taxi Development: No Check For Roscosmos From 2017
Boeing and SpaceX, which have been awarded with contracts to build space taxis that will ferry astronauts to and from the ISS, said that they are on track to start transporting NASA crews to and from low Earth orbit as early as 2017.
Meet ATX-101, New Magic Injection to Get Rid of Your Double Chin (Yes, No Surgery Needed)
An experimental injectable drug by Kythera Biopharmaceuticals is designed to eliminate the unsightly double chin offering an alternative to surgery and dieting.
Too Lazy to Floss? Chewing Gum Removes as Much Bacteria as Flossing
Chewing spearmint gum for ten minutes removes an amount of germs comparable to those achieved by brushing the teeth and flossing, findings of a new study show.
Autisms vs. Autism: Why the 's' Matters When Referring to the Developmental Disorder
Researchers said that "autism" should be aptly used in plural form because there are many different forms of the developmental disorder. Genes associated with autism even vary among brothers and sisters.
Great White Shark Katharine Back in Florida Waters to Escape Winter Cold
The cold winter temperature appears to have prompted the 14-foot great white shark Katharine to get back to Florida. The 2,300-pound marine predator appears to be headed east from Ponte Vedra beach.
