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Scientists Increase Lifespan of Worms by 500%
A new study has found that a few simple genetic changes can make worms live much, much longer. Mankind has been obsessed with gaining immortality for thousands of years, but even despite the incredible advances in science and medicine achieved over the last few centuries, our species still remains just as vulnerable to the aging process as our ancestors were … Continue reading
Unknown Burst of Gravitational Waves Detected in Space, Is Betelgeuse Going Supernova?
Scientists think they have detected an “unknown or unanticipated” burst of gravitational waves coming from somewhere deep in space. The wobble in spacetime was picked up unexpectedly by the LIGO experiment, which was specifically built to detect gravitational waves. Astronomers have a picture of what part of the sky the burst originated from, and will look to find more information … Continue reading
‘Enceladus May Harbor Life’, Says Voyager Scientist
The scientific helm of NASA’s historic Voyager missions has suggested that we revisit Saturn’s icy moon. Professor Ed Stone, who at 83 is still working on a variety of space projects, is certainly no stranger to exploring the solar system having served as project scientist for NASA’s Voyager program which launched two of the most audacious space missions ever undertaken. … Continue reading
Scientists Develop the ‘Xenobots,’ First Robots Constructed Completely from LIVING CELLS
Scientists in the US claim to have created zombie robots from reanimated frog cells, giving rise to a living organism never seen or created before which can perform important tasks while healing itself. These millimeter-wide “xenobots” were designed on a supercomputer using an evolutionary algorithm to create thousands of candidate designs. The winning designs can propel themselves toward a target … Continue reading
Moon’s Magnetosphere, Once Twice as Strong as Earth’s, Died Mysteriously, Is it Earth’s Fate Too?
The magnetosphere is the main force protecting Earth from the powerful solar radiation which constantly bombards our planet. Without it, our planet would quickly become an uninhabitable wasteland. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered that the Moon once had a powerful magnetic field twice as strong as that of Earth, but that it was weakened before petering … Continue reading
Sleep Scientist Warns ‘Catastrophic’ Lack of Sleep in Modern Society is Killing Us
‘I take my sleep incredibly seriously because I have seen the evidence,’ says Professor Matthew Walker A “catastrophic sleep-loss epidemic” is causing a host of potentially fatal diseases, a leading expert has said. In an interview with the Guardian, Professor Matthew Walker, director of the Centre for Human Sleep Science at the University of California, Berkeley, said that sleep deprivation … Continue reading
Jupiter Flinging Comets Toward Earth, Not Shielding it, Says New Research
Some astronomers believe that Jupiter, instead of protecting Earth from dangerous comets and asteroids, is actively flinging objects into the inner solar system. New research now demonstrates this complex process in action. A popular theory suggests Jupiter, with its tremendous mass, acts like a gigantic shield in space, sucking in or deflecting dangerous debris left over from the formation of … Continue reading
Astronomers Trace Mysterious Repeating Fast Radio Burst to Nearby Galaxy Similar to Ours
For more than a decade, astronomers across the globe have wrestled with the perplexities of fast radio bursts—intense, unexplained cosmic flashes of energy, light years away, that pop for mere milliseconds. Despite the hundreds of records of these enigmatic sources, researchers have only pinpointed the precise location of four such bursts. Now there’s a fifth, detected by a team of … Continue reading
There May be far More Black Holes Wandering Space, Consuming All in Their Path
Scientists studying the underlying mechanisms which formed the universe have made a startling and terrifying discovery, which they believe indicates that there are more black holes out there than we thought – and they’re moving. The team from Montana State University targeted dwarf galaxies, which are 100 times less massive than our own Milky Way, for study as these are … Continue reading
Why an Asteroid the Size of the Empire State Building Heading Towards Earth is So Feared
In 2010, a team from Universidad de Valladolid, co-led by María Eugenia Sansaturio, warned about the threat that asteroid 101955 Bennu poses to our planet, and since then the asteroid has remained closely monitored by scientists. Enthusiasts on the YouTube channel Destiny recently explained why the notorious asteroid 1999 RQ36 – also known as 101955 Bennu in honour of the … Continue reading
