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Yumiko Nakajima, a woman in her 70s, is selecting her grave. But instead of choosing a hunk of stone in a regular, outdoor cemetery, she has her sights set on a glowing blue glass Buddha statue inside Ruriden--a small, futuristic charnel house belon
But science has no limit
The human genome is three billion letters long. About 240 million letters of it, scientists estimate, is viral. Yes, eight percent of human DNA comes from ancient viruses that once infected our ancestors.
Guillain-Barre Syndrome...(NaturalNews) The arrival of the Zika virus in the Americas, and concern over its possible link to birth defects, have stirred up a storm of panic in the media. But the truth is that the virus and its effects on the human bo
(NaturalNews) Inflammation was proven time and time again to be one of the fundamental processes that accelerate illnesses or even cause them to begin with.
Using gossamer-like layers of flexible polymers, researchers at MIT have created the thinnest and lightest solar cells ever made. Just one-fiftieth the thickness of a human hair, and capable of producing up to 6 watts of power per gram, ....
The Washington Post has an op-ed up right now titled: What's the difference between genetic engineering and eugenics?
Dyeing one's hair may no longer be the only option for keeping grey at bay, scientists said Tuesday in announcing the discovery of a gene that makes hair lose its luster.
When doctors told Christophe Novou that his leg would have to be amputated at the hip due to a raging bacterial infection, the 47-year-old Frenchman thought about killing himself.
Brain boffins have been working on the development of sci-fi tech that could make learning easy as having a sleep in future
Ethereum's Vitalik Buterin (https://twitter.com/VitalikButerin) presents on the intricacies of the Ethereum Blockchain Protocol.
On July 9, 1962 -- 50 years ago today -- the United States detonated a nuclear weapon high above the Pacific Ocean. Designated Starfish Prime, it was part of a dangerous series of high-altitude nuclear bomb tests at the height of the Cold War.
In our quest to replace fossil fuels with solar power, we have to first fix the solar cell, which typically stops working at temperatures above 100°C. Luckily, researchers at TU Wien may have just discovered a way to solve this issue with a solar ce
Edward Snowden stoked the debate over mass government surveillance. Tim Cook may be the one to rein it in.
Like most, my personal requirements for long-term data storage pretty much end when I end.
You could say that Illumina is to DNA sequencing is what Google is to Internet search, but that would be underselling the San Diego-based biotech company.
The tiny injectable machine could turn your noodle into a remote control.
Good for news for people with diabetes, and it's edible, too.
It can obviously be proven false if you're willing to wait around long enough, but researchers have added some truth to the old adage that a watched pot never boils.
Get ready for solar bubbles
In other words, the team determined the most efficient way to encode data in optical signals, taking into account the limitations of the transmitter and receiver. They then cleverly used noise reduction techniques normally found in wireless communica
When a burn wound is healing, it's usually highly susceptible to infection, and bandages often make the situation worse, acting as breeding grounds for harmful microbes.
62 children were split into three groups for a study on nutrition and cavities. Group 1 ate a traditional diet with the addition of oatmeal rich phytic acid. Group 2 ate a traditional diet with the addition of a Vitamin D supplement. Group 3 ate a gr
As you light the candle-powered lamp and throw out some soothing background music with a candle-powered Bluetooth speaker, wouldn't it be good if you could add some candle-powered rotary speaker effects to your play along noodling?
Even if the US government forces Apple to help break into the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter Syed Farook, the company reportedly has plans to design its new devices to prevent it from being technically capable of assisting the feds in future cases.
(NaturalNews) Conventional medicine is so incompetent and destructive that it has turned an entire generation of high-IQ doctors into total morons when it comes to basic principles of health.
(NaturalNews) A new scientific study has revealed yet another health hazard associated with mobile phones: A drastic reduction in viable sperm cells was found in nearly half of men tested who carry their phones in their pants pockets or near their te
The Chinese team says the new discovery could pave the way for exciting new treatments to boost male fertility
Live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the SES 9 communications satellite. Tonight's Falcon 9 launch Thursday night at 6:46 p.m. EST (2346 GMT). The weather calls for an 80 percent chance of fav