2019-03-01
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Biological Molecules have been found to be able to Stabilize Quantum States
December 12, 2017Over the course of an experiment involving the quantum entanglement of photons produced from naturally-occurring bioluminescent material, a team of researchers from Northwestern University has discovered that the special structure of proteins that were part of the bio-material somehow protected... continued
Halszkaraptor is One Weird Dinosaur: Part Penguin, Part Swan… All Raptor
December 9, 2017After having been hidden away in a private collection for a decade-and-a-half, a new, extremely novel species of dinosaur has been discovered -- and it's one that's odd-looking enough for researchers to have assumed at first that it might have... continued
No Sonic Weapon involved in Attacks on U.S. Diplomats in Cuba — But What Caused Their Injuries?
December 8, 2017Information regarding the condition of 24 U.S. diplomats working in Cuba that succumbed to what appeared to be a sonic attack earlier this year has been leaked by an anonymous source, offering new insight into the situation, and possibly ruling... continued
The Sudden Breakup of an Antarctic Iceberg has Researchers Worried about its Parent Glacier
December 6, 2017In September 2017, a large iceberg roughly four times the size of Manhattan calved off of the Pine Island glacier in Antarctica (not to be confused with last July's massive iceberg that originated from the Larcen C ice shelf further... continued
2018 might be an Earthquake-Heavy Year
December 5, 2017An increase in the number of devastating earthquakes around the world is being predicted for 2018, according to the University of Colorado's Roger Bilham and Rebecca Bendick of the University of Montana. The two geologists have made a detailed study... continued
DARPA’s New Device can Boost the Brain’s Learning Ability by 40 Percent
December 3, 2017A new, non-invasive technique has been developed by researchers working for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) that can boost the brain's cognitive ability by up to 40 percent. The international team, working under DARPA’s Restoring Active Memory (RAM)... continued
A Village in India is being Plagued by Mysterious Sheep Mutilations
December 1, 2017Mysterious sheep mutilations have been occurring in the Niali region of India, with over 180 animals being killed since last June. The afflicted sheep are reportedly found with their livers removed, and although government officials are blaming the attacks on... continued
Microbes from Outer Space have been Found on the ISS
November 30, 2017In a recent interview with Russian News Service TASS, cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov discussed the presence of microbes that were found on the outside of the hull of the International Space Station, that were not present after the launch of the... continued
Does Evolution Progress at a Snail’s Pace, or can it Leap Forward Rapidly?
November 29, 2017A new study that documented rapid changes in the physiology of snail kites in the Florida Everglades has prompted researchers to question exactly how fast evolution can occur in a longer-lived animal – in this case: instead of occurring over... continued
Could Peculiar Signals from 234 Stars be from Extraterrestrial Civilizations?
November 28, 2017A Canadian physics professor claims that he has uncovered evidence of communication from 234 extraterrestrial civilizations, in the form of signals that are encoded in the emanations of stars much like our own Sun. In analyzing the composition of the... continued