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  Immortality Is Impossible. Blame the Physics of Aging, Scientists Say

  Popular Mechanics - Susan Lahey

  Theoretically, the systems in our bodies can repair themselves indefinitely. Practically, the laws of physics make that a futile pursuit. Bryan Johnson is a software entrepreneur who spends about $2 million a year trying to make his 45-year-old body look and function as though it were 18 again. He …

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  We Swore These Human Populations Vanished 50 Years Ago. Scientists Just Found Them.

  Popular Mechanics - Tim Newcomb

  Nice to see you again. Probing the deep genetic web of the African continent has revealed a deeply divergent ancestry among mixed populations in the Angolan Namib Desert. And that web certainly had some secrets to reveal, according to a recent study published in Science Advances. “We were able to …

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  This Blob Is the Size of a Grain of Sand. It's the Key to Unlocking Human Evolution.

  Popular Mechanics - Tim Newcomb

  The small, but mighty placozoan holds oceans of information. The placozoan is oh-so-tiny. We’re talking one-millimeter teeny—the itty-bitty marine animal is only the size of a large grain of sand. And it’s just a simple disc-like blob grazing on algae and microbes. But researchers are giddy over …

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  Archaeologists Found an Entirely New Language Among the Ruins of an Ancient Empire

  Popular Mechanics - Darren Orf

  Look for it soon on Duolingo. Today, the ancient city of Hattusha—the capital of the Hittite empire that ruled north-central Turkey in the late Bronze Age (1650 - 1200 BCE)—is a treasure trove of ancient languages. At the Boğazköy-Hattusha archeological site, excavations over the past century have …

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  What You Need to Know About the Military Sleep Technique

  Popular Mechanics - Manasee Wagh

  This method explains how the U.S. Army pilots in World War II relaxed and fell asleep in just 10 minutes. Quality sleep is at the core of maintaining health; among other important functions, sleep lets your brain focus, supports your immune function, and regulates your hormones. I know that when I …

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  Thacker Pass May Be the World’s Largest Lithium Deposit—But Mining It Won’t Be Easy

  Popular Mechanics - Caroline Delbert

  Setting up a mine to extract the massive deposit of lithium will require a wholly new process to separate the metal from its natural clay deposit. An ancient volcano beneath Nevada and Oregon could hold the largest deposit of lithium ever found, scientists revealed last month in a peer-reviewed …