BiologyAccording to the WHO, Superhuman Gene Hacking should be Prohibited New genetic technologies are both exciting and frightening. To avoid health problems, society may be able to overcome diseases by modifying individual genomes or selecting…
HealthA New Test for Detecting Depression in Blood Samples has been developed A new blood test can determine the severity of a person’s depression as well as their risk of developing severe depression in the future. In…
HealthScientists Warn against further Electronics in Lead Poisoning Lead poisoning occurs when lead accumulates in the body over time, often months or years. Even trace amounts of lead can be hazardous to one’s…
OtherMass Grave of Christian Crusaders Shows Bloody Reality of Medieval War The war-wounded bodies of European troops who perished in the Crusades — the medieval religious conflicts that tried (and eventually failed) to reclaim Jerusalem and…
OtherLife-Sized Saudi Arabian Camel Carvings are 6,000 Years Older than thought Three years ago, the world learned that rock spurs in northern Arabia had been cut into life-size images of camels, horses, and donkeys. Despite deteriorating…
TechnologyLearn the Safest and Most Reliable Programming Language Out there with these $40 Java Courses If you’re considering a career shift, software engineering is an excellent option. A software engineer can expect to earn a median pay of $112k per…
BiologyLargest Bear in Katmai National Park Brushes Past Tourists in Close Encounter Hikers in Alaska’s Katmai National Park had a close encounter with a big, furry creature as the area’s largest bear walked straight by them. The…
TechnologyHow a Helmet and a Bullet-Riddled Plane Perfectly Demonstrates Survivor Bias The longer you spend on Facebook, the more likely you are to come across a post that says “we didn’t have seatbelts/safety features/basic worries for…
BiologyFirst Fossilized Skin of a Carnivorous Dino Reveals Carnotaurus had Scaly Skin with No Feathers Carnotaurus was a bizarre dinosaur, with weird horns and short forelimbs that made T. rex’s look ineffective. However, it was discovered with a piece of…
Environmental ScienceSmoke from 2019-20 Wildfires Triggered a Phytoplankton Bloom Bigger than Australia Wildfires may wreak havoc on any location, destroying habitats and killing any living thing in their path, but new research has discovered that their smoke…