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‘Leap Second’ to Be Added on New Year’s Eve This Year To Compensate For Slowing Earth
A “leap second” will be added to the world’s official clocks on Dec. 31, 2016, to accommodate Earth’s gradually slowing rotation. Revelers will get to celebrate New Year’s Eve for a tiny bit longer than usual this year. A “leap second” will be added to the world’s official clocks on Dec. 31 at 23 hours, 59 minutes and 59 seconds … Continue reading
Dark Streaks on Mars May Indicate Flowing Water: Study
Recurring slope linae, dark streaks that change seasonally, on Martian slopes indicate presence of flowing water, according to a new study of thousands of such features in the red planet’s largest canyon system. The study investigated these warm-season features in the Valles Marineris region near Mars’ equator. Some of the sites displaying the seasonal flows are canyon ridges and isolated … Continue reading
Scientists Discover That Humans Have A “Magnetic 6th Sense” to Detect Something We Can’t See
It’s called magnetoreception, and it refers to the ability to perceive magnetic fields. Several animals use it to find their way over long distances by aligning themselves with the Earth’s magnetic field. Sea turtles. honeybees, spiny lobsters, dolphins, migratory birds, and more all have a magnetic compass which allows them to use the information that’s coded into magnetic fields. We … Continue reading
Consciousness: The Mind Messing With the Mind
A paper in The British Medical Journal in December reported that cognitive behavioral therapy — a means of coaxing people into changing the way they think — is as effective as Prozac or Zoloft in treating major depression. In ways no one understands, talk therapy reaches down into the biological plumbing and affects the flow of neurotransmitters in the brain. … Continue reading
Massive ‘Lava Lamp’ Blobs Deep Inside Earth Have Scientists Puzzled
Two continent-size blobs of hot — and possibly molten — rock can be found deep underground, about halfway to the center of the Earth, according to a new study. These curious structures — each of which is so large that it would be 100 times taller than Mount Everest — could be made up of materials that may shed light … Continue reading
Latest ‘Solution’ to the Mysterious Ceres Bright Spots
Based data gathered by NASA’s Dawn, new study claims the spots are deposits of sodium carbonate that could have been formed by crystallization. The mystery of Ceres bright spots, first captured by Dawn as it neared the dwarf planet last year, may have finally been solved. Images of Occator captured by Dawn showed shinning spots in its center that could … Continue reading
New Regenerative Tooth Fillings Heal Your Teeth From The Inside
YES!! Scientists in the UK have developed a new material that can be inserted into teeth to repair and regenerate dentin – the hard, bone-like tissue that makes up the bulk of all teeth. Just like regular fillings, which are inserted into a tooth to block off spaces where bacteria could colonise, the new material is injected into the tooth … Continue reading
The Biggest Alien-Hunting Telescope in the World Just Unveiled by China
The truth is out there! China just finished installing the last piece in the world’s largest single-dish radio telescope, which stretches the size of 30 soccer fields on the side of a mountain in the south-western province of Guizhou. The 500-metre Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST for short, will be used to explore some of the most mysterious objects in … Continue reading
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft Records Alien Sounds Near Jupiter
Chilling, alien-like sounds have been recorded coming from Jupiter, and they could be made by enormous creatures living in the planet’s atmosphere. The sounds were picked up by NASA’s Juno spacecraft, set to enter Jupiter’s orbit today [July 4th], after a five-year journey through interplanetary space. The space probe is set to stabilize in a polar orbit and beam back … Continue reading
Should Your Driverless Car Hit a Pedestrian to Save Your Life?
People say that one day, perhaps in the not-so-distant future, they’d like to be passengers in self-driving cars that are mindful machines doing their best for the common good. Merge politely. Watch for pedestrians in the crosswalk. Keep a safe space. A new research study, however, indicates that what people really want to ride in is an autonomous vehicle that … Continue reading
