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Rock Hunter Discovers Unusual Glowing Florescent Rocks Called “Yooperlites”
Erik Rintamaki was searching for rocks on a Michigan beach last summer when he made what he calls a “mind blowing” discovery. Resting among the thousands of pebbles covering the Lake Superior beach, Rintamaki saw a glowing rock. The gem and mineral dealer told CBS News he often goes rock hunting. But on this particular June night, he found a … Continue reading
Transfusions of Young Blood Could End Sickness in Old Age Say Scientist
The blood of the young being a ‘fountain of youth’ has been the stuff of movies and written tales, but could there be some truth to it… via nzherald: It appears Dracula may have been onto something when he drank the blood of young maidens. Scores of start-ups have been tinkering with transfusions of blood from younger adults to treat … Continue reading
New Type of Ion Propulsion System Being Tested
A revolutionary new type of propulsion system for use in deep space missions has reached another milestone. Known as the Hall-effect thruster (HET), the new propulsion system uses electric and magnetic fields to ionize a propellant (such as argon or xenon) and then expels the ions to produce thrust. The main advantage of ion thrusters over conventional chemical rockets is … Continue reading
Scientists Suggest Life Might Exist on Closest Exoplanet to Earth
The findings could be good news for astronomers who still know very little about the planetary companion of Proxima Centauri, a small red-dwarf star located 4.2 light-years from the sun. US scientists have found that the exoplanet Proxima Centauri b, which orbits the closest star to the sun, may harbor living organisms thanks to enormous seas of liquid water on … Continue reading
Bright Green Comet to Grace the Skies in September
September brings a chance to see a comet. It will be bright enough that you can readily glimpse it using binoculars, though it will be much easier to see using just a small telescope. Comet Giacobini-Zinner was discovered in December 1900 by the French astronomer Michel Giacobini at the Nice Observatory in France. Initially, Giacobini calculated that this newfound comet … Continue reading
Experts Gather at New UN-hosted Talks To Tackle Issue of Killer Robots
For now it may seem like something to be taken lightly, but with the ever growing AI presence it seems like a sensible move to try and be ahead of any possible ‘robot uprising’, though even though we may discuss it we still may not be able to stop it if (or maybe when) that time may come. via unexplained-mysteries: … Continue reading
AI Discovers Mysterious Repeating Signals from ‘Alien Galaxy’ 3 Billion Light Years Away
Researchers at Breakthrough Listen, a project involved in the search for extraterrestrial intelligence (SETI), have used AI to study signals from distant galaxies and found that we may have missed a lot in the hunt for alien life. The team, led by UC Berkeley doctoral student Gerry Zhang, examined a phenomena known as Fast Radio Bursts or FRBs. These are … Continue reading
Intelligent Design of the Cosmos From Micro to Macro Scales
From the molecular nanomachines within a tiny cell to the large-scale structure of the universe, design is everywhere to be found. Sometimes the best defense of intelligent design is just to ponder the details. Here are some new illustrations: Fastest Creature Is a Cell If you were asked what the fastest creature on earth is, would you guess a cheetah … Continue reading
Researchers are Finding Out Why Autism Can Bring Extra Abilities
We have been looking at autism all wrong, says Anna Remington. Our understanding of the condition has been skewed by an overly medical focus that classes any differences as impairments, she says, when in fact they could just represent diversity. Remington is head of the Centre for Research in Autism and Education at University College London, which tries to involve … Continue reading
Discovery of Water On Jupiter Ups the Possibility of Finding Exotic Life
The precious liquid once thought to only exist on earth and in ice form on comets… it seems lately scientist are finding water ‘everywhere’ in our solar system. Here are some of the other places recently found to contain water: Evidence of Liquid Water Detected of Beneath the Surface of Mars Water on the moon and now Jupiter! via unexplained-mysteries: … Continue reading
