The origins of teeth have long been debated. With some fishy ancestors exhibiting teeth-like structures on their skin, known as dermal denticles (and, by the way, some even have “teeth” on their eyeballs), researchers found themselves wondering: did teeth grow out from within? Or did they migrate from the body into the mouth? New research […]
Google Accused Of “Airbrushing” After Changing How It Calculates Your Flight’s Carbon Footprint
Google has been accused of “airbrushing” the air industry’s impact on climate change after it changed the way it calculates the carbon footprint of your flights. When you search for flights on the search engine, as well as displaying times and services, Google displays the average amount of carbon emissions pumped out by those flights. […]
Eight-Year-Old Girl Chats To Astronaut On The ISS Using Dad’s Radio
An 8-year-old girl from the UK has chatted to the astronauts onboard the International Space Station (ISS) using her dad’s ham radio. Isabella Payne managed to catch a quick call to the ISS with the help of her father Matt, an amateur radio enthusiast from Kent, England. Late in the evening on August 2, the […]
Missouri School District Brings Back Spanking For Students – Here’s Why That’s A Bad Idea
A school district in Missouri has announced it will be allowing the use of a paddle as corporal punishment in schools, so long as they have parental consent. The district covers around 1,900 students and stopped using spanking in 2001, but now has reversed the decision as a means to violently keep students in line. […]
Doggy Dementia Is A Thing And Risk Increases With Each Year Of Life After 10
Dog dementia risk increases yearly for pups aged 10 or over, according to new research from the Dog Aging Project. The findings also revealed that activity can influence a dog’s likelihood of developing the condition, with inactive animals being at the highest risk. Canine Cognitive Dysfunction (CCD), as doggy dementia is more officially known, is […]
Newly-Discovered Cretaceous Mega Predator Comes With Free Existential Crisis
It was the size of a killer whale, with the mouth and teeth to match; it had a tail similar to that of a shark, and a body like a Komodo dragon. It sounds like a ferocious chimera from myths of old – and in a way, it is. But in a much more scientifically […]
Psilocybin Therapy Helps Treat Alcoholism In First Controlled Clinical Trial
The first placebo-controlled clinical trial of psilocybin as a treatment for alcohol use disorder (AUD) reveals that the psychedelic compound may help heavy drinkers significantly reduce their booze intake. Eight months after receiving the drug, participants’ heavy drinking was on average 83 percent lower than at the start of the study period. Writing the journal […]
Elusive Red Sprite And Air Glow Captured In Photo So Pretty It Looks Like A Painting
A member of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) at La Silla, Chile was able to capture two elusive atmospheric phenomena in a photograph that would not be out of place among paintings in an art museum – and both events rival each other in beauty. ESO featured it as Image of the Week. On the […]
Modern Day Henry VIII Recreated With AI, And He Doesn’t Look Happy About It
An Artificial Intelligence (AI)-generated image has given us a glimpse of what King Henry VIII of England would look like in the modern world, and he does not look comfortable with the circumstances. AI-generated imagery is getting spookily good. As well as producing never-before-seen demons from hell named Crungus, they are able to produce some […]
In World First, A Man Tests Positive For Monkeypox, COVID-19, And HIV
A person in Italy has become the first reported case of a person simultaneously testing positive for monkeypox, COVID-19, and HIV – a grim reminder that the world is battling an array of global health issues at the moment. As reported in the Journal of Infection, the 36-year-old man from Italy had just returned from […]
The Sausage Robot Will Make You Feel Less Worried About The AI Uprising
Every few weeks, it feels like, there’s a new video from Boston Dynamics showing off their robot dancing or doing athletics that makes you wonder “will this robot soon be doing this salsa routine on a big pile of human skulls?” Even in games of chess, you aren’t really safe. But you probably shouldn’t worry […]
The US Forest Service Guide To Completely Obliterating A Horse With Explosives
The United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service has a handy guide, complete with illustrations, on how to blow up a horse. If you’ve ever heard the tale of a certain Oregon whale that was splattered across a crowd of onlookers and journalists, you probably already realize this isn’t a terrible idea. The guide – […]
Scientists Have Traced Earth’s Path Through The Galaxy Via Tiny Crystals Found In The Crust
“To see a world in a grain of sand”, the opening sentence of the poem by William Blake, is an oft-used phrase that also captures some of what geologists do. We observe the composition of mineral grains, smaller than the width of a human hair. Then, we extrapolate the chemical processes they suggest to ponder […]
The “Full 1LLL” – A Rubik’s Cube Holy Grail – Has Been Completed For The First Time Ever
For the first known time ever, a Rubik’s cube has been solved with a single last step – the so-called “Full 1 Look Last Layer”, or “Full 1LLL”. If you’ve no idea what that means – or why it’s so impressive – read on. Solving a Rubik’s cube has sort of become shorthand for “I’m […]
Easily Create And Sell Your Own App For Just $49.99!
Do you have your own website? You should investigate turning it into an app for smartphones! Mobile apps are the booming market of the internet today, with tons of new phones letting people anywhere in the world access your site. AppMySite is great for those looking to create apps for their business, game or hobby! […]
America’s Underground “Lost Sea” Is So Vast It’s Never Been Fully Explored
Deep beneath an unassuming corner of Tennessee, you can find America’s “Lost Sea”: the largest non-subglacial underground lake in the US, and likely the second largest in the world. Found in the Craighead Caverns, this colossal body of underground water is so large that no one’s actually sure how big it is. It’s located amidst […]
Mealworms Could Add “Meat-Like” Flavor To Meals – Is This The Future Of Food?
Mealworms are yellow-brown beetle larvae that are often found in the pet aisle as bird, fish, or reptile feed. However, along with being good for animals, these larvae are actually packed full of protein and could potentially be a good meat alternative for us humans as well. But have you looked at them […]
Brocken Specters And Tornadic Waterspouts Among Weather Photographer Of The Year 2022 Shortlist
A shortlist of spectacular photos submitted to the Royal Meteorological Society’s Weather Photographer of the Year 2022 has been released for public vote. Containing fascinating weather phenomena like Etruscan sunsets, double rainbows, and superior mirages, the selection, chosen by both photography and meteorological experts, will be tough to judge. So, let’s take a look at […]
Psychedelic Trips Can Mirror Near-Death Experiences And Reduce Death Anxiety, Study Finds
Fear of death is one of the major downsides to being alive, although new research indicates that psychedelic drugs may provide a sneak preview of the big finale and help us overcome our death anxiety. Appearing in the journal PLOS ONE, the new study compares death-like psychedelic trips to actual near-death experiences (NDEs), finding that […]
Earth-Sized Planet In Nearby Star System May Be Covered In Water
An international team of astronomers has announced the discovery of a very interesting exoplanet. The world is called TOI-1452 b and is orbiting a small star in a nearby binary system just 100 light-years from Earth. The planet appears to be slightly larger and heavier than Earth but its surface is believed to be covered […]
