NASA NASA unveil groundbreaking new plan to 'propel' from Moon to Mars 'and beyond'express.co.uk - Katie Weston NASA detailed their plan to use the Moon’s position to “prepare and propel” to “Mars and beyond”, and carry out even deeper space missions. NASA has …
Science 'Skeleton Lake' mystery deepens with strange DNA discoveryFox News - James RogersIn 1942, hundreds of human skeletal remains were discovered at a lake deep in the Himalayas, baffling experts. Dubbed "Skeleton Lake," the site has been shrouded in mystery for decades, sparking new DNA
Harvard Researchers create electronic lens that works better than the human eyeEngadget - Igor BonifacicThe technology is likely to revolutionize the lenses used in cameras, VR/AR headsets and eyewear. A new breakthrough could soon revolutionize the design of almost every optical instrument in use today,
Play buttonPancreatic Cancer 15-year-old Science Buff Invents Pancreatic Cancer Test With 100% Accuracy Rate for Early Detectiontheepochtimes.com - Michael Wing At the age of 15, Jack Andraka invented a medical breakthrough that could potentially save thousands of lives. It wasn’t a cure for cancer, but it …
Quantum Mechanics The strange link between the human mind and quantum physicsBBC News - By Philip Ball"I cannot define the real problem, therefore I suspect there's no real problem, but I'm not sure there's no real problem." The American physicist Richard Feynman said this about the notorious puzzles paradoxes
CRISPR The next trick for CRISPR is gene-editing pain awayMIT Technology Review - Antonio Regalado A family of street performers could walk on coals. Here’s how the secret of why they felt no pain could benefit others. The street performer was only …
Chronic Pain Chronic pain research: Linking psychology, sociology, and neuroscienceMedical News Today - By Tim Newman Despite its prevalence, scientists do not know why some people develop chronic pain. A new study approaches this question from all angles, exploring …
Volcanoes Yellowstone 'supervolcano' eruption would be catastrophic, NYT op-ed saysFox News - Brie StimsonThe eruption of a “supervolcano” underneath Yellowstone National Park would be like nothing humanity has ever seen, according to an op-ed from The New York Times. There are 20 supervolcanoes on Earth represent
Autoimmune Diseases X chromosome gene may explain why women are more prone to autoimmune diseases - Neuroscience Newsneurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News Summary: Kdm6a, a gene on the X chromosome appears to be associated with the development of autoimmune diseases, such as Multiple Sclerosis. The gene …
Quarks Meet The Quarks. You Are Made Of ThemForbes - Paul M. SutterYour body is made of organs. Skin, brain, heart, liver, the usual. Those organs are made of tissues. Those tissues are made of cells, which are wonderfully complicated biological machinery that turn strands
Recession Modern Monetary Theory Could Destroy This NationForbes - John MauldinThe private event at Leen’s Lodge is generally called Camp Kotok in honor of David Kotok of Cumberland Advisors who started these outings many years ago. CNBC and others began calling it the “Shadow Fed,”
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoPhotography Guess How This Mind-Blowing, 81 Megapixel Photo of the Sun Was Shotthephoblographer.com - Joy Celine Asto They said don’t stare at the Sun, but we bet you’re going to stare at this incredibly detailed photo for a long time. Astrophotography is cool enough …
The Brain Activating newborn neurons suppresses depression and anxiety-like behanature.com - Elif Tunc-Ozcan, Chian-Yu Peng, Yiwen Zhu, Sara R. Dunlop, Anis Contractor, John A. Kessler Wang, J. W., David, D. J., Monckton, J. E., Battaglia, F. & Hen, R. Chronic fluoxetine stimulates maturation and synaptic plasticity of adult-born …
Protein Programmable biomolecular switches for rewiring flux in Escherichia conature.com - Cong Gao, Jianshen Hou, Peng Xu, Liang Guo, Xiulai Chen, Guipeng Hu, Chao Ye, Harley Edwards, Jian Chen, Wei Chen, Liming Liu Synthetic biology aims to develop programmable tools to perform complex functions such as redistributing metabolic flux in industrial microorganisms. …
Criminal Justice Could Restorative Justice Fix the Internet?The New York TimesAs we all spend our days yelling at one another online, it’s easy to despair and wonder: Is there any way to fix our toxic internet? Micah Loewinger, a producer for WNYC’s “On the Media,” was pondering
The Brain A Mathematical Model Unlocks the Secrets of VisionQuanta Magazine - Kevin Hartnett Mathematicians and neuroscientists have created the first anatomically accurate model that explains how vision is possible. This is the great mystery …
Magnetism Earth’s last magnetic pole flip took 22,000 years to completeSYFY WIRE - Phil Plait The Earth has a magnetic field, in many ways similar to a bar magnet. Hopefully you played with a bar magnet in school. You sprinkle iron filings on a …
Pain Theories of Painphysio-pedia.com As long as humans have experienced pain, they have given explanations for its existence and sought soothing agents to dull or cease the painful …
GIF Animations How to make GIFs from videos - Android AuthorityAndroid AuthorityRegardless of how you choose to pronounce the word, a GIF is often the perfect way to express emotions. These animated images can say more than the 1,000 words a still photo expresses, but it is also “snackable”
Atoms How Do We Know How Small An Elementary Particle Is?Forbes - Ethan SiegelThe Universe is out there, waiting for you to discover it. From macroscopic scales down to subatomic ones, the sizes of the fundamental particles play only a small role in determining the sizes of composite
Diabetes What drives inflammation in type 2 diabetes? Not glucose, says new research | EurekAlert! Science Newseurekalert.org LEXINGTON, Ky. (Aug. 21, 2019) -- To date, the underlying causes of inflammation in obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) have been poorly …
Aging The anti-aging drug that’s just around the cornerMIT Technology Review - Stephen S. Hall We will soon learn if a much-hyped, rapamycin-like drug can boost the immune response by targeting how the body ages. One of today’s most promising …
Antibiotics Antibiotics and bowel cancer: Study finds linkMedical News Today - By Tim Newman A recent study looking for a link between antibiotics and cancer risk uncovers a complex relationship. The researchers conclude that there is an …
Carbon Why a Promising, Potent Cancer Therapy Isn't Used in the USWIRED - Condé Nast At first, the rough patch on the roof of Mike’s mouth didn’t seem like anything to worry about. It didn’t hurt. But it didn’t go away. His dentist …
DNA DNA Analysis Just Made The Eerie Mystery of Himalayan 'Skeleton Lake' Even StrangerScienceAlert - Michelle Starr High in the Himalayas of India, amid the snow-capped peaks, nestles a mystery. Roopkund Lake is a shallow body of water filled with human bones - the …
Technology A doctor and medical ethicist argues life after 75 is not worth livingMIT Technology Review - Stephen S. Hall Ezekiel Emanuel questions “whether our consumption is worth our contribution” in old age. In October 2014, Ezekiel Emanuel published an essay in the …
Universe Unexplained shapes in the sky could be from a universe before our own, say scientistsindependent.co.uk - Andrew Griffin Unexplained shapes in the sky could be evidence of a universe that existed before ours, scientists have said. Astronomers claim that very unusual …
UFOs 'UFOs' Are Flying Out of Supermassive Black Holes and Reshaping Galaxies | Live ScienceLive Science Hot ionized gas is streaming out of the accretion disk of a supermassive black hole and slamming into its surroundings at a significant fraction of …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoNeuroscience Alzheimer's drug reverses brain damage from adolescent alcohol exposure - Neuroscience Newsneurosciencenews.com - Neuroscience News Summary: Donepezil, a drug routinely administered to slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease, shows promise in treating damage caused to the …
eCigarettes Vaping Harms Vasculature, Even Without Nicotinemedscape.com In a small group of healthy young people who did not smoke or vape, vaping one nicotine-free electronic cigarette (e-cigarette) produced transient …
