Type I Diabetes Cured in Mice With No Side Effects, But Will it Work for Humans?
The discovery, made at The University of Texas Health Science Center, increases the types of pancreatic cells that secrete insulin. In Type 1 diabetes, people must theoretically take daily insulin shots because their bodies don’t produce any insulin, and is most commonly diagnosed in children and young adults. This makes up less than 10 per cent of all diabetic cases. … Continue reading
US Hanford Nuclear Waste Site Tunnel Collapse, Emergency Declared
The US Department of Energy has declared an emergency at the Hanford, Washington nuclear waste storage site, after a cave-in of a tunnel used to store radioactive materials and equipment. About 3,000 workers have taken cover at the 200 East Area of the sprawling complex, local media reported. By 10:30 am local time, the “take cover” orders have been expanded … Continue reading
Deep 6.8 magnitude Earthquake Strikes Weather Beaten Vanuatu
It must seem kind of apocalyptic there, they were recently hit with a cyclone and now a fairly big quake. stuff.co.nz reports: An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.8 struck north of the South Pacific island nation of Vanuatu, the US Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was recorded at a depth of 175km and was located about 115km north … Continue reading
Study Shows Swearing Makes You Stronger
This is great f***ing news! A new psychological study has determined that swearing while exercising can actually make one stronger and perform better. Wait … you have to exercise first? What the f*** is up with that? In the short period of time we looked at there are benefits from swearing. In a recent presentation at the British Psychological Society … Continue reading
Regarding an Alien Visit, Don’t Expect a Hollywood Ending, Warns Ridley Scott
Film director Ridley Scott, who delights in terrifying moviegoers with his cinematic blend of horror and science fiction, suggested in a recent interview that the scary prospect of belligerent invading aliens might transcend the realm of sci-fi. According to Scott, hundreds of alien species are “out there” on distant worlds, and Earth’s inhabitants should prepare for the worst if they … Continue reading
NASA Study Helps Confirm that the Unprecedented Rise in Noctilucent Clouds is Caused by Meteor Dust
Tuesday marked the 10-year mission mark of a NASA satellite, named AIM for Aeronomy of Ice in the Mesosphere, whose purpose was to study noctilucent clouds and the data has proven invaluable. Noctilucent clouds, also known as “night-shining” clouds, form on the edge of space about 50 miles high off the surface. They’re made of ice crystals, which reflect sunlight … Continue reading
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
Trump Hates Radical Islam, Except When You Can Make Money From It
It’s hard to fully capture the irony — not to mention sheer repulsiveness — of Donald Trump’s decision to make Saudi Arabia the first stop on his inaugural foreign trip as US president. In early 2016, he asked the hosts on Fox & Friends: “Who blew up the World Trade Center? It wasn’t the Iraqis, it was Saudi — take … Continue reading
Secretive US X-37B Plane Returns After 718 Days in Space
I’m very curious as to why there is a need to wear hazmat suits when dealing with the X-37B space plane. Are there radioactive items aboard? if not for radiation, what else would bring about the need? RT reports: The US Air Force’s X-37B space plane has returned to Earth from its secret mission in orbit which is said to … Continue reading
Study Suggests Ancient Meteors Caused Massive Volcano Eruptions
The impact of ancient meteorites sparked volcanic eruptions, a team led by Trinity College Dublin geochemists says in a report. The team studied rocks in a massive crater in Sudbury, Ontario, where a deep basin was formed 1.85 billion years ago by a bolide, a meteor which exploded in the atmosphere. Small volcanic fragments of the crash remain, each shaped … Continue reading
