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Nov 28, 2018
Scientists and Artists Must Work Together
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
We need to engage people emotionally, not just intellectually, to address the plight of the planet.
- By Rebecca Gilman on November 28, 2018
Nov 28, 2018
“Lava-Lamp” Proteins May Help Cells Cheat Death
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
With proteins that reversibly self-assemble into droplets, cells may control their metabolism—and harden themselves against harsh conditions.
- By Katia Moskvitch, Quanta Magazine on November 28, 2018
Nov 28, 2018
Siberian Unicorn Walked Earth Alongside Humans
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Unicorns are real (though not as colorful as we like to imagine), and they lived at the same time as modern humans.
Ancient rhino species Elasmotherium sibiricum, known as the Siberian unicorn, was long thought to have died some 200,000 to 100,000 years ago.
Improved fossil dating, however, now suggests it survived until at least 39,000 years ago, likely sharing Eurasia with modern humans and Neanderthals.
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Nov 28, 2018
Strange waves rippled around the world, and nobody knows why
Posted by Mary Jain in category: futurism
I don’t have time to find my collection of relevant maps but if I’m correct and, present day plate tectonics are going in the opposite direction than commonly understood version of Pangea then, increased global temperatures are melting ice and exacerbating movement along the main lines of separation — from the Eurasian plate (most solid) moving apart down both sides of India, along the Eastern coast of Africa and, perhaps all the way through to Antarctica, where significant ice melt has been detected underneath.
Instruments picked up the seismic waves more than 10,000 miles away—but bizarrely, nobody felt them.
Nov 28, 2018
Cockroach milk: The superfood of the future is now
Posted by Mike Ruban in category: futurism
Nov 27, 2018
Ebola Treatment Trials Launched In Democratic Republic Of The Congo Amid Outbreak
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: biotech/medical, futurism
The virus has killed at least 240 people in the past four months, and it has shown no signs of abating. But the new trials may help end future outbreaks sooner.
Nov 27, 2018
Electrically-induced smells pave way for “cochlear implant for the nose”
Posted by Genevieve Klien in category: futurism
Cochlear implants allow deaf people to hear by electrically stimulating their auditory nerves, and have been doing so for years. While that’s all very well and good, what about people who have lost their sense of smell? Well, new research suggests that we may be getting closer to an electrical implant for them, too.