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California Forced To Issue Caution to Cell Phone Users: Keep Your Distance
Under a court order, last week California public health officials released draft guidelines advising cell phone users to keep phones away from their bodies, use speaker phone and limit use. The guidelines, first reported by the San Francisco Chronicle, advise Californians that scientific studies have linked electromagnetic radiation from long-term cell phone use to an increased risk of brain cancer … Continue reading
Neanderthals Found to Have Had Complex Vegetarian Diets, Aussie Research Finds
Neanderthals have been revealed to have had varied and sometimes vegetarian diets, while some also used plant-based medicines to treat illnesses, according to Australian-led research on Thursday. Often thought of by many as simple “cave men” with only weak links to modern humans, Laura Weyrich from the Australian Centre for Ancient DNA has said analysis of Neanderthal dental plaque has … Continue reading
‘Mars One Colony Humans’ May Quickly Evolve in the Martian Environment, Biologist Claims
An evolutionary biologist has suggested that human colonists on Mars could go through rapid evolution, eventually becoming an entirely new human species. Scott Solomon, an evolutionary biologist with Rice University and the author of “Future Humans: Inside the Science of Our Continuing Evolution,” wrote on Nautilus that humans on Mars would be subjected to the “founder effect,” a phenomenon in … Continue reading
Harvard Scientists New Theory for Mysterious Fast Radio Bursts Signals Suggests Link To Interstellar Spaceships
Could these ‘fast radio burst’ be the ‘exhaust smoke’ of alien starships, very intriguing theory/idea. Fast radio bursts are among the most mysterious phenomena in the universe and have baffled astronomers for years. Now, researchers at Harvard have suggested the ultra-bright bursts could be evidence of interstellar spaceships in distant galaxies. If that sounds too absurd to be true, bear … Continue reading
A Dangerous Nemesis Star Heading this Way Could Knock Millions of Asteroids Towards Earth
Incoming… slowly. Researchers have known for a while that a star called Gliese 710 is headed straight for our Solar System, but they have now worked out precisely when it should arrive. The star is currently hurtling through space at about 32,000 mph (51,499 km/h), and is around 64 light-years away. (One light-year is around 5,878,000,000,000 miles, or 9,461,000,000,000 kilometres.) … Continue reading
Neandertals Dental Plaque DNA Shows They Used ‘Aspirin’ and ‘Penicillium’
Ancient DNA found in the dental plaque of Neandertals – our nearest extinct relative – has provided remarkable new insights into their behaviour, diet and evolutionary history, including their use of plant-based medicine to treat pain and illness. Published today in the journal Nature, an international team led by the University of Adelaide’s Australian Centre for Ancient DNA (ACAD) and … Continue reading
Researchers Hold a Scary AI Doomsday Workshop
We’re talking about malware on steroids that is AI-enabled. That’s just one description – and a mild one at that – of the doomsday scenarios played out, analyzed and discussed in a game format at the “Great Debate: The Future of Artificial Intelligence – Who’s in Control?” held last weekend at Arizona State University. About 40 scientists, cyber-security experts and … Continue reading
Cancer-Killing Drug Successfully Tested in Space by Russian Scientists
Russian scientists have successfully tested a cancer-killing drug in space, which can fight all kinds and stages of malignant tumors in the human body, the local newspaper Izvestia cited a professor as saying on Friday. “The drug is named as ‘thermal shock protein,’ based on the main active ingredient,” said Professor Andrei Simbirtsev, Deputy Director of the Scientific Research Institute … Continue reading
Scientist Discover Real-Life Superpower Hidden Deep in Our Brains – Harness Your HEBBIAN POWER
THE super human could be only a matter of generations away as scientists have discovered evidence that the human brain is evolving far faster than natural selection would normally dictate. Researchers think our brains are using so-called Hebbian networks hidden deep inside our grey matter to create super-fast, super-powerful short-cuts – which massively increase our power to think and process … Continue reading
Mysterious Giant Neuron Has Been Found Wrapped Around the Entire Circumference of the Brain
This could be where consciousness forms. For the first time, scientists have detected a giant neuron wrapped around the entire circumference of a mouse’s brain, and it’s so densely connected across both hemispheres, it could finally explain the origins of consciousness. Using a new imaging technique, the team detected the giant neuron emanating from one of the best-connected regions in … Continue reading
