2019-03-01
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2,200-Year-Old Antikythera Computer’s Purpose has been Deciphered
June 22, 2016Recovered from a 1st-century Roman shipwreck in 1901, the Antikythera Mechanism is the world's oldest known analog computer, at an estimated 2,200 years old. While the device's mechanism has long since been known to have involved astronomical calculations, its full... continued
New Conversion Method turns Carbon Dioxide into Stone
June 22, 2016A great deal of the carbon dioxide that our industry produces can be extracted at the source before it gets into the atmosphere, where it would otherwise act as a greenhouse gas, trapping solar radiation before it can radiate back... continued
Largest Coal Producer in the U.S. Funded Climate Change Denial Groups
June 21, 2016A new report from the U.K's Guardian newspaper has unveiled that Peabody Energy, the U.S.'s largest coal producer, was actively funding over two dozen groups that advocated a policy of climate change denial, including various trade associations, corporate lobby groups,... continued
Science Discovers the Secret of Superstorms
June 17, 2016A new study has been released by renowned climatologist and climate activist Dr. James Hansen, that warns of dire consequences if humanity fails to curb it's addiction to fossil fuel use. These consequences include sea level increases and an ice... continued
Experimental Stem Cell Therapy Allows Wheelchair-Bound Patient to Walk Again
June 16, 2016Of all the illnesses that one might have to face throughout life, one of the most frightening is that of experiencing a stroke, where a circulatory problem in the brain delivers either too much or too little blood flow to... continued
Second Layer of Information Found in DNA
June 16, 2016While the sheer amount of information that can be stored in genetic code is well known -- a single gram of DNA is estimated to be able to hold 700 terabytes of information -- it turns out that there is... continued
Theoretical Physicist Michio Kaku Believes that “God is a Mathematician”
June 15, 2016When she awoke from her coma after suffering a brain aneurysm, Anne Strieber received a series of powerful messages, one of them being “God is a mathematical formula,” and explains the concept as "a kind of living probability theory" in... continued
Elon Musk Proposes Adding AI Layer to our Brains using ‘Neural Laces’
June 13, 2016In recent years, numerous scientists and experts in the field of artificial intelligence have warned about the likelihood of AI surpassing human intelligence, and how that development may impact our society. Entrepreneur and technological boundary-pusher Elon Musk has also voiced... continued
Orlando Massacre Kills 50
June 13, 201650 people were killed and 53 injured in a ferocious attack at a the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida on the night of June 11. According to police, the attack was carried out by Omar Saddiqui Mateen of Fort Pierce,... continued
‘Stick a fork in it, it’s done’: 2015-2016 El Niño is Over
June 11, 2016The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced that 2015-2016's 15-month, record-breaking El Niño is over, with a 75 percent possibility for La Niña conditions to form in the Pacific Ocean by the end of autumn. "There's nothing left," explains... continued