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Physicists Discover A Second Layer Of Information Hidden In Our DNA
ARJUN WALIA – CollectiveEvolution – June 2016 DNA is fascinating, and we stand to learn so much about who we are, where we came from, and what we are capable of (biologically speaking) from its study. Our capabilities in particular have yet to be studied in-depth by the mainstream scientific community. Yet the study of phenomena like the placebo effect, … Continue reading
Plants Remember You if You Mess With Them Enough
Plants are reviving after a long winter, helped along by warming temperatures and increased light. But do plants also “remember” what to do? Maybe so. In 2014, Dr. Monica Gagliano and colleagues at the University of Florence in Italy decided to see if they could train a plant to change behavior. The researchers chose Mimosa pudica, more commonly known as … Continue reading
The 10 Smartest Animals – How Do Humans Compare To Other Intelligent Creatures?
We humans have the ability to learn, to reason and solve problems. We’re self-aware, and we’re also conscious of the presence, thoughts and feelings of others. We make tools and practice the art of deception. We’re creative. We think abstractly. We have language and use it to express complex ideas. All of these are arguably signs of intelligence. Scientists may … Continue reading
Making People from Scratch – No Need For Parents When You Have the Right Chemicals
In mid-May, more than 100 scientists, entrepreneurs and other experts were summoned to Harvard and asked not to talk to the media or even tweet about the meeting. After all, what they were about to discuss — the creation of a synthetic human genome — would be highly contentious. Instead of reading the human genome, this effort would be about … Continue reading
Asteroid Danger? 1.5 Mile Long Mega Space Rock that Could Hit Earth Coming This Way TODAY
A MONSTER asteroid that astronomers fear could smash into Earth, with potentially world-changing effects is TODAY heading our way. The up to 1.5-mile long mass of rock and metal is making a “close approach” according to US space agency NASA. Although, set to pass us at a very safe distance this time, there are fears among astronomers that it could … Continue reading
Will a Stolen Alien Planet Wipe Out Life on Earth? Expert Explains What We Know About the Mysterious ‘Planet Nine’
In January, astronomers in California predicted the existence of a ninth planet in our solar system. Since the announcement, scientists have been trying to discover more about the mysterious world, also known as ‘Planet X’ Theories range from how it might have been an exoplanet stolen by our sun to how it could have wiped out the dinosaurs. Some have … Continue reading
Meteor Lights Up Skies Over Western Washington
Everett, Washington — Several residents of the Puget Sound region reported a bright flash in the sky around 4:30 a.m. and a dashcam video shows it was an apparent meteor burning up in the atmosphere. Darren Clayton was on his way to work around 4:30 a.m. coming from Lake Stevens heading toward the U.S. 2 Trestle. You can see the … Continue reading
How Windows 10 Became Malware
By Preston Gralla – Computer World Several weeks ago my wife came fuming into my office. “Windows 10 just hijacked my computer,” she complained. “Without asking, Microsoft upgraded me from Windows 7, even though I didn’t want Windows 10, and I had to wait for the installation to finish before I could get any work done.” I asked her whether … Continue reading
Stephen Hawking: Black Holes are a Portal to Another Universe
In a newly published paper, the eminent physicist has theorised that black holes, which scientists still know little about, could be a portal to another universe. It had been thought that black holes have such a strong gravitational pull that even light cannot escape from them and that they are all consuming of everything within their reach. However, the 74-year … Continue reading
Meteor Fireball Lights up Night Sky over Klickitat County, Washington
A fiery meteor-bright enough to be classified as a fireball-came crashing into the atmosphere over Goldendale on June 3, only a day after a similar fireball lit up the sky near Phoenix, Ariz. Seventeen reports of sighting of the meteor came from Washington and Oregon residents posted on the American Meteor Society’s webpage. The fireball, which is a meteor that … Continue reading
