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A New Protein Powder Created from Air, Water, and Bacteria Could Feed Millions
If a post-scarcity society is ever realized, it will likely not involve the redistribution of wealth and a populace of leisured gluttons feasting on filet mignon and songbirds drowned in armagnac. As the global population increases amidst a background of climate change and the effects it has on agriculture and clean water, the types of food that we consume will … Continue reading
First Ever Image of Quantum Entanglement Revealed
For the first time ever, physicists have managed to take a photo of a strong form of quantum entanglement called Bell entanglement—capturing visual evidence of an elusive phenomenon which a baffled Albert Einstein once called ‘spooky action at a distance’. Two particles which interact with each other—like two photons passing through a beam splitter, for example—can sometimes remain connected, instantaneously … Continue reading
Scientist Conduct Experiment in Search of Evidence of a ‘Mirror Universe’
Scientists are attempting to prove the existence of parallel universes by firing neutrons at a solid wall. The idea that we live in one of a practically limitless number of near-identical worlds is nothing new, having been proposed previously many times by physicists including Hugh Everett, who in 1957 put forward his ‘many-worlds interpretation’ of quantum mechanics. Everett’s theory suggested … Continue reading
In a World First, Japan’s Hayabusa2 Probe Collects Samples from a Distant Asteroid
The Hayabusa2 probe made a “perfect” touchdown Thursday on a distant asteroid and collected samples from beneath the surface in an unprecedented mission that could shed light on the origins of the solar system. “We’ve collected a part of the solar system’s history,” Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) project manager Yuichi Tsuda said at a jubilant news conference in Sagamihara, … Continue reading
Mining the Golden Asteroid that Could Make Everyone on Earth a Billionaire
Whether it was the Big Bang, Midas or God himself, we don’t really need to unlock the mystery of the origins of gold when we’ve already identified an asteroid worth $700 quintillion in precious heavy metals. If anything launches this metals mining space race, it will be this asteroid–Psyche 16, taking up residence between Mars and Jupiter and carrying around … Continue reading
ISS Mold Can Survive 200 Times More RADIATION than Humans, Could Contaminate Other Planets
This could be a one possibility of how life came to be on Earth in the first place. Perhaps these types of organisms came here from another planet that via vessels such as comets, asteroids or perhaps even on ships of ETs in the long ago past. via RT: Mold from Earth has long found its way aboard the International … Continue reading
4 Potentially Deadly Asteroids Headed Our Way
It’s a scenario straight out of a Hollywood blockbuster, an asteroid is careening towards Earth and is set to wipe out human existence. To mark Asteroid Day, here are four space rocks on a collision course with our planet. The United Nations fears that the possibility of an asteroid smashing into a densely populated area isn’t being taken seriously enough, … Continue reading
Tunguska Event Helped Researchers Recognize Potential Meteor Threats to Earth
Tunguska Event occurred on June 30, 1908 Russia’s state emergency center has shared some of the most worrisome scenarios that presumably await planet Earth in the decades to come, and, most importantly, outlined how dangerous the contact with celestial bodies might turn out. Large asteroids of up to one kilometer in diameter are feared to come into dangerous proximity to … Continue reading
Earth Blasted by Highest Energy Photons Ever Recorded from the Crab Nebula
The Tibetan Plateau is a vast elevated plain almost five kilometers above sea level, sometimes called the Roof of the World. It is bordered to the south by the world’s highest mountain range and to the north by desert lands. It is one of the most isolated places on Earth. But the extreme altitude makes it a useful place for … Continue reading
DNA May Have Emerged on Earth as Early as 4 Billion Years Ago
DNA, the hereditary material, may have appeared on Earth earlier than has been assumed hitherto. LMU chemists led by Oliver Trapp show that a simple reaction pathway could have given rise to DNA subunits on the early Earth. How were the building-blocks of life first formed on the early Earth? As yet, only partially satisfactory answers to this question are … Continue reading
