2019-03-01
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Tyrannosaurus Rex Confirmed to have been Pregnant
March 26, 2016One of the frustrating aspects that paleontologists face when studying dinosaur fossils is the odd lack of sexual dimorphism in the ancient creatures -- being able to tell the difference between male and female individuals based on their physical features.... continued
Secret Chambers Found Behind Tut’s Tomb: Is This Queen Nefertiti’s Final Resting Place?
March 25, 2016Last fall, a team of Egyptologists discovered signs that there may be a series of hidden chambers connected to King Tutankhamun's tomb -- hints that were revealed in minute irregularities revealed in high-resolution 3D reproductions of the famous vault. Since... continued
Coming Soon to a Grocery Store Near You: Lab-Grown Meat, Eggs and Milk
March 24, 2016Seeing the need to balance the ethics of using animals as a food source and a burgeoning planetary population, researchers have been studying ways to grow animal tissue in the lab, to produce a food source that doesn't rely on... continued
Dwarf Planet Ceres May Be Showing Signs of Daily Geological Activity
March 23, 2016Some of our smallest astronomical neighbors just keep getting odder and odder: recent observations of the bright spots found on dwarf planet Ceres have shown them to be brightening and dimming over the course of it's 9-hour day. The spots,... continued
Researchers Develop Method of Uploading Information Directly to Your Brain
March 22, 2016Do you know Kung-Fu? In a reversal to improved methods of reading, recording and interpreting brain patterns, researchers at California's HRL Laboratories have developed a method of transmitting learning patterns directly into the brain. While this technique isn't quite as... continued
Here’s NASA’s Concept For What a Future Starship Might Look Like
March 19, 2016On September 8, 1966, the first episode in a television series that would come to revolutionize television aired: simply called 'Star Trek', this science-fiction show would change the way stories were told, the way we would view the world, and... continued
Hactivist Group Anonymous Declares War on Donald Trump
March 18, 2016 The hactivist group Anonymous has released a video calling on it's members to launch cyberattacks on Donald Trump's websites, beginning on April 1. “We need you to shut down his websites, research and expose what he doesn’t want the public... continued
Atlantic Ocean off of the U.S. East Coast Rising 3–4 Times Higher than the Global Average
March 17, 2016A study from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warns that waters off of the U.S. East Coast may be particularly susceptible to dramatic level increases, due to the effects of global warming. This study used computer models that tracked... continued
Russian Scientists to Test Upgraded ICBMs as Asteroid Killers
March 16, 2016Earlier this month, Russia's Makeyev Rocket Design Bureau announced it's intention to upgrade intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), to be used against asteroids that could potentially impact the Earth. The proposal comes two years after the high-altitude, 500-kiloton explosion of a... continued
Harsh Winter Storm Hits Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary
March 15, 2016A harsh winter storm has hit the world's largest butterfly sanctuary in southern Mexico, killing upwards of 1.5 million monarch butterflies, ahead of their annual migration north. The Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve, a designated World Heritage Site, has a comparatively... continued