Read this and you'll look smart. You don't have to be intelligent to impress people -- you just have to fake it. Here's a daily list of fascinating articles that will wow your friends, surprise your co-workers and make you seem sharp at a cocktail party or over the lunch counter....
- Bright flickering lights around Saturn that were captured by infrared camera have baffled scientists because they behave unlike any other aurora and, although similar to the northern lights on Earth, cover a vast expanse of the planet.
- Smartphones could help boost mobile video-gaming into the mainstream market and it's likely that in-game advertising would soon follow.
- Google Earth will allow viewers to visit more than 6,700 buildings in ancient Rome in 3D. The computer model outlines the city around the time of 320 AD -- when Constantine I was the emperor and Rome was the largest metropolis in the world.
- The science behind speed-dating? It's all about looks. Researchers found that the bigger the group of potential mates the more likely individuals are to choose based on looks and sex appeal.
- Occasional panic attacks effect eight out of 10 individuals -- but what causes us to reach these heightened levels of stress?
- The Maldives, a chain of 1,200 islets southwest of Sri Lanka, is extremely vulnerable to rising sea levels and, for now, relies on sea walls to protect its 400,000 citizens.
