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Brain Implant Enables Quadriplegic Man Use of his Hand
April 28, 2016A research team at Ohio University has enabled a man suffering from quadriplegia to regain partial use of his right hand, using signals recorded by an implant that was surgically placed in his brain. "For the first time, a human... continued
Lake Michigan Megaliths may Date Back to the Last Ice Age
April 27, 2016When it comes to mysterious prehistoric sites, North America's rich treasure trove of ancient puzzles tend to get overshadowed by more famous examples from Africa, Eurasia, and South America. Earthworks like the Serpent Mound in Ohio, and numerous medicine wheel... continued
Saturn’s Cassini Probe Offers New Clues for Planet Nine’s Location
April 26, 2016Following the recent unveiling of evidence that there is an object in the outer reaches of the solar system large enough to affect the orbits of known planetoids, researchers have started looking for more clues as to where the elusive... continued
Megalithic Bosnian Sphere May Be World’s Oldest
April 23, 2016The archaeologist behind the uncovering of Bosnia's Valley of the Pyramids has announced the discovery of what may be the world's oldest manmade stone sphere, at a site near the town of Zavidovici, Bosnia. "It is once again further proof... continued
Wild Tiger Numbers Increase for the First Time in Over a Century
April 22, 2016The World Wildlife Fund has recently announced some good news on the animal conservation front: the number of tigers living in the wild has increased for the first time since records started to be taken in the early twentieth century.... continued
Two Major 7.0+ Earthquakes Strike Within Two Days: Are They Connected?
April 21, 2016The geologically active region surrounding the edge of the Pacific Ocean, known as the Ring of Fire, has dramatically increased it's activity over the past week, with numerous earthquakes above magnitude 6.0 occurring in various regions along the Pacific Basin's... continued
The Groundhog Bought an Air Conditioner: February 2016 Continued to Break Temperature Records
April 20, 2016Continuing the trend of upward-spiraling temperatures, February of 2016 broke even more records, with data from both NOAA and NASA agreeing on the trend. Last month was the hottest February on record, 1.21°C (2.18°F) above the 20th century average of... continued
Unprecedented Rain Floods Houston, 5 Dead
April 19, 2016Houston was flooded by a record-shattering rainfall on Tuesday. Almost 17 inches of rain had fallen by 2 PM Monday, and more rain is in the forecast. Large areas of the city were flooded, and the waters rose so fast that... continued
Black Holes Offer a New Surprise: They All Spin in the Same Direction
April 19, 2016One of astronomy's most secretive phenomena, black holes, has yielded yet another fascinating puzzle to astronomers -- and in the process, offering what may be new insight into how the universe formed. A recent survey of a region of deep... continued
More States Sign Onto Investigation into Exxon Mobil’s Climate Change Cover-up
April 16, 2016An investigation that was launched last fall into allegations that petroleum giant Exxon Mobil misled shareholders regarding what it knew about global warming has recently gained a large number of new backers. Attorneys general from 15 states, the District of... continued