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Earth’s Magnetic Poles Could Soon Flip, What We Can Expect
The Earth’s magnetic field surrounds our planet like an invisible force field – protecting life from harmful solar radiation by deflecting charged particles away. Far from being constant, this field is continuously changing. Indeed, our planet’s history includes at least several hundred global magnetic reversals, where north and south magnetic poles swap places. So when’s the next one happening and how will … Continue reading
Dolphins Recognize Their Own Reflection Sooner Than Human Children
Dolphins are able to recognize their own reflection at seven months old, revealing a level of self-awareness we humans don’t possess until months later. That’s the conclusion of a paper published in PLOS ONE earlier this week. Dolphins: 1. Humans: 0. Mirror self-recognition might sound trivial but it’s a common marker of intelligence and self-awareness. Dolphins and humans are not … Continue reading
Google’s Artificial Intelligence Builds ‘Child’ that Outperforms Man Made AI
In May 2017, researchers at Google Brain announced the creation of AutoML, an artificial intelligence (AI) that’s capable of generating its own AIs. More recently, they decided to present AutoML with its biggest challenge to date, and the AI that can build AI created a “child” that outperformed all of its human-made counterparts. The Google researchers automated the design of machine learning models using an … Continue reading
Six Scientific Mysteries that We Still Haven’t Solved
Humans have made a staggering amount of scientific and technological progress over the past century. We’ve created technology that has transformed our society; scientific advances have helped us answer fundamental questions about who we are and the world that we inhabit. And, yet, mysteries persist. Why are we compelled to sleep every night? Why are we still not able to … Continue reading
Water Levels Shockingly Fluctuated in Florida After 7.9M Alaska Earthquake
After Tuesday’s earthquake off of Alaska, some water levels in Florida went up, more than 3000 miles away. Water levels in Florida wells changed briefly after Tuesday’s earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska. Seismic waves traveling through the earth often cause groundwater changes after earthquakes. Tuesday’s 7.9 magnitude earthquake in the Gulf of Alaska sent vibrations through the earth that … Continue reading
Virtual Reality Getting ‘Real’: New Laser System Creates 3D Full Color Images in Thin Air
Unlike 3-D images of old, these high-res pictures are visible from almost any direction. The 3-D displays seen in such sci-fi movies as Star Wars may not be so far, far away. A new laser system renders full-color 3-D images in thin air, researchers report in the Jan. 25 Nature. This technology could someday make futuristic, free-floating visuals for everything … Continue reading
Link Between Long Term Cell Phone Usage and Brain Tumors and Cancer Examined
Robert Romeo, a former telecommunications worker in Italy, told an Italian court that he used his cellphone three to four hours a day for 15 years as part of his job duties. He subsequently developed a brain tumor, which the court ruled was due to his constant cellphone use. As a result, he was awarded a state-funded pension of about … Continue reading
Tractor Beam Becomes Reality; May Levitate Humans Someday
Fantastic stuff, I’ve always wanted to sleep on nothing…I imagine it would be so comfortable and relaxing and would probably help a person have the most awesome dreams 🙂 This is truly an incredible and important science/technology breakthrough. This could play a vital role in so many areas including health, even in advancing technology, construction, safety, rescue, and more. Maybe … Continue reading
Russia, Canada, Northern European Countries More Likely to be Hit by Meteorites
Russia, Canada, and Northern European countries are the primary targets for asteroids and meteorites falling to Earth, Columbian scientists have found. But don’t get packing just yet, because nowhere is really safe. Scientists Jorge Zuluaga and Mario Sucerquia from the University of Antioquia in Medellin (Colombia), analyzed the probability of a space rock falling in different regions of the Earth … Continue reading
New Crime Scene Photos from Vegas Shooting Raises More Questions
Dozens of new photos were just released from the Vegas shooting investigation which provide a chilling look inside the room and vehicle of Stephen Paddock. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department finally released a substantial amount of information this week in the form of 28 crime scene photographs. The photos show the alleged shooter’s room, vehicle, security setup, and even … Continue reading
