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Working Fusion Reactor May Have Solved World’s Energy Crisis
Harnessing the power of nuclear fusion may require holding on to a little heat, about 100 million degrees Celsius (180 million degrees Fahrenheit) or so, but for a team out of the UK, it’s no big deal. Tokamak Energy, a British energy company, has built a working fusion reactor which has the potential to heat plasma up to 100 million … Continue reading
Comprehensive Map of the ‘Dark Web’ Revealed for the First Time Shows a Remarkably Antisocial Corner of the Internet
The dark web is not much of a web at all. Most of the world wide web is invisible. Beyond the “surface web”—the parts accessible to search engines—there is a “deep web” containing (by one estimate) 500 times the content, secured in databases and hidden behind login screens. And within this deep web is a tiny corner known as the … Continue reading
Scientists Discover that Epigenetic Memories Are Passed Down for 14 Generations
The most important set of genetic instructions we all get comes from our DNA, passed down through generations. But the environment we live in can make genetic changes, too. Researchers have now discovered that these kinds of environmental genetic changes can be passed down for a whopping 14 generations in an animal – the largest span ever observed in a … Continue reading
The Physics of Time Explained in Under 3 Minutes
Many people find the concepts in physics challenging to wrap their head around. Visual aids and explanations can definitely help, though. The Youtube Channel Minute Physics videos do just that. In the video featured below, Henry from MinutePhysics explains the relativity of time in under three minutes. With a clever demonstration that pits two giraffe owners against one another, Henry … Continue reading
Scientists Are Exploring a Link Between Our Minds and the Quantum World
COULD QUANTUM CONSCIOUSNESS EXIST? Despite all the research we’ve done, we still know relatively little about how the human brain works, and we know even less about the mystery of “consciousness.” Scientists disagree about whether consciousness exists at all outside the illusions of our own collective imagination. Some believe it exists independently although we’ve yet to understand its origins have … Continue reading
Popular Type of Beverage Consumed By 50% Of People Every Day Linked To Dementia
Half of Americans use a drink linked to dementia on any given day. Both sugary and artificially sweetened ‘diet’ drinks are linked to dementia by two new studies. People who drink sugary beverages tend to have poorer memories, smaller brains and a smaller hippocampus (an area vital for learning and memory). Diet sodas, though, don’t seem much safer. A follow-up … Continue reading
Regenerating Body Parts Is in Our Future
A HUMAN REGROWTH INDUSTRY? The ability to regenerate body parts has always been a fascinating prospect, inspiring characters like Wolverine who can instantly heal themselves and regrow body parts they’ve lost — and now regeneration has inspired scientific research. Many species in the animal kingdom can regenerate: arthropods (like scorpions) can regrow appendages, some annelids (like worms) can regenerate from only … Continue reading
Nearby Young Sun with a Solar System that Appears to be Very Much Like Ours Discovered
Analyzing distant solar systems can tell us more about our own. A young solar system located a mere 10 light years away appears to be remarkably similar to our own. Discovered recently in the constellation Eradinus, the solar system surrounding the star Epsilon Eridani is not only very similar to our own but is also the closest known solar system … Continue reading
Devastating Effects An Asteroid Impact Would Have on the Earth and the Human Body
RESEARCHERS have described the ways in which humanity could die out if an asteroid were to strike Earth, with only a small fraction of the casualties coming from the impact itself. The aftermath of an asteroid impact would be more deadly than the collision itself, researchers have said. Earthquakes, tsunamis, wind blasts and a sudden change in air pressure are … Continue reading
Earth Glances Halley’s Comet Ancient ‘Dust’ Trail – Aquarid Meteor Shower for 2017 Underway
According to Canada’s Meteor Orbit Radar (CMOR), a “hot spot” has appeared in the constellation Aquarius. This is a sign that the annual eta Aquarid meteor shower (ETA) is underway. This sky map shows where the radar is detecting pings from incoming meteors in broad daylight on May 2nd: These meteors are pieces of Halley’s Comet, hitting Earth’s atmosphere at … Continue reading
