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Chefs may be able to start drafting a menu for Mars-bound astronauts. A group of Dutch scientists have found radishes, peas, rye, and tomatoes may take root in Martian soil.
The World Health Organization just reversed 25 years of warnings about coffee causing cancer – and unleashed a tidal wave of concern for tea drinkers.
3.5 million Americans have ASD today, and the rate has been increasing since the year 2000. Experts aren’t sure why. But a new study offers insights on how autism develops and what might be done to prevent it.
Michio Kaku suggests that we lack to evolutionary pressure these days to keep evolving in any significant way.
Imagine a device implanted inside your body which can detect heart disease, diabetes, cancer, an infection, and more, down at the genetic level? Scientists at UC San Diego have just created one.
These are some of the strangest, most mysterious books ever written.
Nobody likes sitting in a dentist’s chair, especially to have a cavity fixed. But why does that process take so long? Because fillings take forever to apply — and your […]
Mark Zuckerberg recently reiterated that brain-to-brain interfacing is our species future. Today, scientists can have participants move things on a screen with their mind and signal to one another across vast distances. It may someday have therapeutic uses for ADHD, give us sense experiences not akin to our species, and even allow advertisers to invade our minds.
Hannah Rousey won a $1000 scholarship for college from a bottled water company. Here’s why she turned it down.
Researchers present what they’ve learned now that they can read the tiny text inside the Antikythera mechanism.
Implanting false memories could cure Alzheimer’s, PTSD, and depression. It could also make scapegoating easier, allow for witness tampering, or give those under a brutal dictatorship false patriotism.
American commuters have different habits and spend a different portion of their income on car commuting than their counterparts in other developed nations.
STEM employers say they are looking for more qualified applicants than they can find, but teens are growing less and less interested in science. What if the way we teach science is the issue?
A new carbon capture technique could help us take carbon dioxide out of the air… for good.
Scientists will combine stem cells, lasers, and other techniques to (hopefully) reanimate the brain stems of 20 brain dead patients. The technique has promise, and perhaps unforeseen pitfalls.
Physicists confirm the presence of a second layer if information in DNA that determines how it folds and what kind of cells it creates.
Autoimmune disorders–what do we know about them? Turns out not much. Why are they increasing? Our squeaky clean environments and lack of contact with bacteria may be the reason. Fortunately, recent breakthroughs have brought new treatments, and a cure might even be on the horizon.
How many trees do you need to see before you feel relaxed? Less than you think.
Two new particles, one maybe seen and one theoretical, have the physics community buzzing.
As baby boomers age, Alzheimer’s cases are expected to skyrocket, which threatens to bankrupt Medicare.
Google’s DeepMind and the Future of Humanity Institute are trying to find a way for human operators to stay in control if artificial intelligence starts acting out.
A group of German researchers are developing a way for robots to process pain. This “artificial robot nervous system” is designed to allow the robots to “feel” and avoid further unwanted stimulus.
Thanks to modern brain imaging technology, researchers have been able to discover how memory works, and how to manipulate it.
All those hours spent trying to get the doctor to fill a prescription should count for something, right?
Imagine cancer is no longer an issue, HIV is wiped out, and the signs of aging come on so slowly, one appears young forever. Gene editing promises much. Incurable diseases could become curable, new drugs could be created to battle cancer, and genetic diseases could be corrected. It has potentialities for research too. But we aren’t there yet. And there are lots of pitfalls we need to avoid.
The mystery surrounding Planet Nine continues. This time around researchers question its origins.
Neurotechnology pioneers envision an expanded future for humanity straight out of science fiction.
Through human caused climate change, we are barreling toward a world with less stability, less resources, more disease, and more lives lost to extreme weather events.
A new community planned for Amsterdam will provide all of its own food and energy, without negatively impacting the environment.