Worried that the world will be ending soon? Then you might want to know that NCsoft, the publisher and developer of Richard Garriott's Tabula Rasa, is offering players a shot at immortality. Well, as close to immortality as you can get if the entire earth gets razed by another Tunguska event, a nuclear war, or even aliens. To find out more, check out the full article.

Scientists are always on the lookout for new and safer methods of controlling pain in humans. A  research team from the University of Georgia believe that the common fruit fly may hold the key to creating new pain killers. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Methanol fuel cells have been found to be an efficient and sustainable replacement for fossil fuels. The one thing preventing this device from hitting the mass market is its price since these devices need a catalyst made of platinum, a very expensive metal. However, a researcher from the University of Basque Country may have just the solution to drive the cost down. To find out more, head on over to the full article.

Remember when we reported that NASA was planning on releasing an educational Massively Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG)? After NASA revealed the details of the licensing agreement, there was some confusion on how the developers were supposed to make money on the venture. Well, this has all been clarified as of late, so check out the full article for more information.

Scientists have discovered that Crepis Sancta plants growing in urban areas have been producing heavier seeds that fall to the ground. The plant normally germinates using wind-blown seeds. While adaptation to the environment is pretty much expected in all living organisms, the speed at which it occurred was faster than most would probably expect. For more on this, check out the full article.

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention considers smoking as the single, most preventable cause of premature death. Considering that it has caused the majority of lung cancer deaths it's hard not to believe them. Fortunately for those who've picked up this habit, some scientists from California have finally been able to isolate the cancer causing substances in cigarette smoke; a discovery which may eventually lead to safer cigarettes. Check out the full article for more.

Indiana University cognitive scientist Robert Goldstone has been researching community structures in order to find out which configuration comes up with the best solution. Surprisingly, the scientist has come to the conclusion that more tightly knit communities with a constant flow of shared information may not always be better in solving problems. For more on this, head on over to the full article.

Reports have come in that bats in the Northeasters regions of the United States have been dying off because of a new mysterious disease currently being referred to as the "white nose syndrome." So far 11,000 bats have died in New York alone.

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It was recently revealed that an almost complete fossilized human skull estimated to be around 80,000 to 100,000 years old has been unearthed in Xuchang. The skull was dug up last month after over two years of excavation.

Interestingly enough, the significance of the find is still being debated on. For more information on this find and the issues surrounding it, head on over to the full article.

NASA's (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) Learning Technology project is exploring the possibility of developing an Massively Multiplayer Online Game based on accurate simulations.

NASA envisions creating a virtual online laboratory which would allow its users to play around with chemical reactions and experiment with microgravity. The complete details can be found in the full article.