KCLScience Novel protein suggested as core of Alzheimer’s amyloid plaques newatlas.com - Rich Haridy A new study is suggesting a previously unknown protein may play a fundamental role in the pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s disease. The research, led by …
KCLAnthropology 'Ghost' population of humans discovered in ancient Africa NBC News - By Laura Geggel, Live ScienceThis is the first time researchers have done an in-depth analysis of ancient DNA from western Central Africa. During the Stone Age in what is now western Cameroon, four children who perished before their
KCLMitochondria Unexpected new component discovered circulating in bloodstream newatlas.com - Michael Irving Researchers at the Montpellier Cancer Research Institute (IRCM) have discovered a new component in blood that has never been detected there before. …
KCLEvolution DNA from child burials reveals ‘profoundly different’ human landscape in ancient Africa sciencemag.org Central Africa is too hot and humid for ancient DNA to survive—or so researchers thought. But now the bones of four children buried thousands of …
KCLHealth (UK) Immune discovery 'may treat all cancer' BBC News - James GallagherA newly-discovered part of our immune system could be harnessed to treat all cancers, say scientists. The Cardiff University team discovered a method of killing prostate, breast, lung and other cancers
KCLData Visualization China Plans 39 Million-Mile Race to Mars to Catch Up With NASA Bloomberg China is taking its rivalry with the U.S. to another planet. The Chinese space agency is preparing a mid-year mission to Mars, marking the most …
KCLQuantum Physics OK, WTF Is Quantum Teleportation? VICE - Carly MinskyHypothetically, if a person could teleport from one place to another, their physical matter would somehow disappear from one location, and reappear instantaneously at another location, even if the destination
KCLScience How do small and isolated tribes cope with inbreeding? sciencefocus.com - Luis Villazon Inbreeding – the production of offspring from parents who are genetically close together – can lead to health problems. This is because there’s an …
KCLCancer Everywhere in your body is tissue called fascia. Scientists are unlocking its secrets. The Washington Post - Rachel DamianiSome in the scientific and medical communities think the same way. They cannot agree on what fascia is. They don’t know what fascia does. They may not even know it when they see it. (One scientist, when
KCLMachine Learning Facebook Invented a New Language for Machines to Solve Complex Math Equations VICE - Kevin McElweeDespite being built by calculus, linear algebra, and an army of statisticians around the world, neural networks have trouble understanding math. Or at least, they have trouble understanding how humanity
KCLChainsaws Chainsaws were invented to help with childbirth Popular Science - PopSci StaffWhat’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Anchor,
KCLCulture What the Earth Would Look Like If We Drained the Water from the Oceans openculture.com - by OC Formerly a NASA Fellow at the Goddard Space Flight Center, Dr James O'Donoghue now works as a planetary scientist at the Japanese space agency JAXA. …
KCL Diver Finds A 23-Foot Anaconda While Filming Underwater And He Lets The Dinosaur-Sized Snake Lick His Camera Like It’s NBD brobible.com - Cass Anderson Everyone has their limits. In general, I’m completely unphased by the presence of snakes. My parents let me have pet snakes when I was a little kid. …
KCLBiochemistry A new study shows an animal's lifespan is written in the DNA. For humans, it's 38 years theconversation.com - Benjamin Mayne Humans have a “natural” lifespan of around 38 years, according to a new method we have developed for estimating the lifespans of different species by …
KCL Navy Pilot Who Filmed USS Nimitz UFO Encounter Breaks His Silence After 15 Years – Tic Tac Craft Broke Laws of Physics brobible.com - paulsacca We still don’t know everything about the USS Nimitz UFO incident from November 14, 2004, where U.S. Navy pilots witnessed an aircraft that displayed …
KCLAstronomy This Is Venus, Earth's Boiling Twin Popular Mechanics - By Jennifer LemanThe second rock from the sun has the hottest surface temperatures of any planet in our solar system. Like Earth, our Twin planet Venus’s origins began around 4.5 billion years ago, in a gyrating cloud
KCL Artists and Scientists In Ghana Reflect On The Country’s Scientific Achievements Forbes - Eva AmsenAlbert Nii Nortey Dowuona created a striking piece of art to commemorate the 2014 Ebola pandemic. His work “In Loving Memory” consists of small white crosses, each topped with a surgical glove and arranged
KCL Fascinating animal species discovered in the last decade - Business Insider Business Insider - Morgan McFall-JohnsenEarth is crawling with lifeforms, and most of them are unknown to us humans. A 2011 study estimated that scientists had not yet identified 86% of species on Earth, and 91% of ocean species. Scientists
KCL The Next Nuclear Plants Will Be Small, Svelte, and Safer WIRED - Daniel Oberhaus A new generation of reactors will start producing power in the next few years. They're comparatively tiny—and may be key to hitting our climate goals. …
KCL DNA evidence's reliability called into question by human chimera Quartz - Ephrat LivniIn Greek mythology, a chimera is a fire-breathing monster made of multiple creatures: a lion’s head, a goat’s body, and a serpent’s tail. In real life, chimeras are rare and not quite as dramatic. But
KCL SpaceX Delivers 'Mighty Mice,' Pest-Killing Worms and a Smart Robot to International Space Station TIME - MARCIA DUNN / AP(CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.) — SpaceX made an early holiday delivery to the International Space Station on Sunday, bringing muscle-bound “mighty mice,” pest-killing worms and a smart, empathetic robot. The commander,
KCL Why Do Smells Trigger Strong Memories? Live Science - Yasemin Saplakoglu The delicious scent of baking bread wafting out from the open doors of a nearby bakery can act like a time portal, instantly sweeping you from a busy …
KCL Scientists Fed an Ancient Earth Organism Space Metals. It Started 'Dancing' VICE - Maddie BenderScientists have discovered that a single-celled organism, a descendant of some of the earliest living creatures on Earth, is able to colonize a meteorite, growing and synthesizing nutrients. Their experiment,
KCL Rivers could generate thousands of nuclear power plants worth of energy, thanks to a new ‘blue’ membrane sciencemag.org BOSTON—Green energy advocates may soon be turning blue. A new membrane could unlock the potential of “blue energy,” which uses chemical differences …
KCL Interactive Periodic Table of Elements Shows How the Elements Get Used in Making Everyday Things openculture.com - by Josh Jones “The discovery of the periodic system for classifying the elements represents the culmination of a number of scientific developments, rather than a …
KCL DARPA Is Spending $65 Million to Meld Mind and Machine discovermagazine.com - Carl Engelking (Credit: Shutterstock) The U.S. defense agency that specializes in “out-there” science and technology endeavors is on a quest to bridge the gap …
KCLSnakes Rare Video Captures ‘Creature From Hell’ Battling Big Watersnake Geek - By Genevieve Scarano Warning: This video isn’t for the faint of heart, especially if you don’t like slimy, slithering creatures. A man fishing in Georgia witnessed a …
KCLBenjamin Franklin Ben Franklin invented a mesmerizing instrument with a deadly reputation Popular Science - PopSci StaffWhat’s the weirdest thing you learned this week? Well, whatever it is, we promise you’ll have an even weirder answer if you listen to PopSci’s hit podcast. The Weirdest Thing I Learned This Week hits Anchor,
KCL Giant radio telescope array prepares to begin construction in Australia and South Africa sciencemag.org Officials with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which will be the world’s biggest radio telescope, say they have nearly finalized designs and are …
