One in ten older Americans are living with dementia, but many cases could be prevented or delayed with certain lifestyle choices, experts say. “With increasing longevity and the aging of the Baby Boom generation, cognitive […]
iStockphoto Scientists have created an electric lollipop that can release “adjustable” flavors to make virtual reality an even more immersive experience. This means that soon you may be able to not only see and hear […]
Getty Image Scientists in China say they have been able to successfully create a converging energy beam weapon. Which, in case you were wondering, is kind of like the Death Star superlaser that destroyed the […]
iStockphoto Welcome to the Land of Oz? That’s what some scientists were left wondering when they discovered what appeared to be a yellow brick road on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. Researchers at the […]
iStockphoto Most people are likely familiar with the thought experiment that asserts an unlimited number of monkeys with an unlimited number of typewriters could eventually bang out Shakespeare’s plays, but scientists who took a closer […]
iStockphoto Scientists in the Netherlands recently published a new research paper in which they explain how they are attempting to build synthetic life forms. Recent history is littered with scientists trying to “play God.” Whether […]
iStockphoto The number of times that people have predicted the end of the world, and been wrong, is innumerable. However, people who have predicted how the world will end, well, so far they haven’t missed. […]
Getty Image It’s been close to a century since the last Tasmanian tiger on the planet died in captivity, but a group of scientists believe they have what it takes to bring it back from […]
iStockphoto Scientists have discovered new evidence that it wasn’t just one asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago. There were two of them. It has long been thought by scientists that a […]
iStockphoto / Kalawin/sko Marine biologists have known for a long time that certain species of octopus punch fish. Octopus cyanea are a species of octopus that typically live solitary lives except for when they embark […]
iStockphoto / Adrian Wojcik Late last year, a disturbing phenomenon emerged where endangered sawfish in Florida were observed spinning in circles until they died. Field biologists would soon discover the phenomenon was not unique to […]
Bear in mind no stand-alone supplement can replace a healthy lifestyle. “There are so many gimmicky, magic-bullet fixes out there that say, ‘Take this, you’ll lose weight,’” Bill Willis, a biomedical scientist at Ohio State […]
Getty Image Scientists plan to put a “doomsday vault” at sites near the moon’s north and south poles, deep freezing samples of life on Earth for future generations. The scientists outlined their plan and the […]
iStockphoto For the first time ever, scientists have discovered “dark oxygen” being produced deep in a remote part of the Pacific Ocean in complete darkness without the help of marine plants or any other living […]
iStockphoto A new survey has revealed that many Americans believe artificial intelligence (AI) models are already sentient, or self-aware, and that’s a problem. The survey of 3,500 people in the United States was conducted by […]
iStockphoto Scientists have developed a new imaging chip that utilizes high-frequency radio waves to give cell phones ‘Superman-inspired’ x-ray vision. It took 15 years, but researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and Seoul […]
iStockphoto Astronomers have detected a mysterious radio signal emanating from deep space that repeats itself every 53.8 minutes and they have no clue exactly what it means. The scientists from the University of Sydney and […]
iStockphoto Despite numerous warnings and ethical concerns, scientists continue to make bigger and bigger advancements in the use of lab-grown human brain cells called organoids or mini brains. The latest development in the scientific world […]
Getty Image In the over 10 years that Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared out of the sky without a trace, there have been a wide assortment of theories about what happened to the 239 […]
Getty Image It has now been over 10 years since Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished without a trace, taking with it the 239 people who were on board the plane. There have been countless theories […]