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Science
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All The Ways Living On Mars Could Kill You
28 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
With freezing temperatures, radiation, and a non-breathable atmosphere to consider, one does not simply pitch a tent on Mars and get on with life as we know it.
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Man’s First Request Using Brain Implant Is On The Money
25 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Neuroscientists tested a brain implant on a 34-year-old man suffering from ALS. His first request after months of silence involved beer.
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Here’s When Elon Musk Reckons We’ll Put A Human On Mars
18 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
SpaceX’s Starship, designed to take astronauts to the moon for NASA and eventually to Mars, hasn’t even made it into space yet.
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Powerhouse Doccie Duo Look At The Quest To Colonise Space [Trailer]
14 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Werner and Rudolph Herzog are examining the quest to colonise space in their new documentary, ‘Last Exit: Space’.
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Ever Wondered How Dirty Restaurant Cutlery Is? This One’s For You [Video]
08 Mar 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Self-described “public health specialist” Sam Barefoot used an at-home testing kit to test just how much bacteria is potentially found on silverware from a restaurant.
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Get A Load Of The Largest Jurassic Winged Reptile Fossil
23 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
A newly discovered fossil specimen found on the wave-battered coastline of Scotland’s Isle of Skye is the largest winged reptile from the Jurassic Period ever found.
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Study Shows Your Life Might Actually Flash Before Your Eyes When You Die
23 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
One of life’s great questions has, perhaps ironically, been what happens in the moments before we die.
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What An Exploding Star Look Like Through NASA’s “X-Ray Eyes” [Images]
17 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
The images give us a glimpse of the famous remnant of the supernova Cassiopeia A that exploded in the 17th century, 11 000 light-years away from Earth.
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Beetles, Brains, And Space: These Reddit Science Facts Are Mind-Boggling
16 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
It all started when a Reddit user asked for examples of “a scientific fact that absolutely blows your mind”.
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Can You Work Out What Stephen Hawking’s Blackboard Doodles Mean?
11 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
In the summer of 1980, a number of famous minds attended a Superspace and Supergravity conference organised by Hawking, decorating a blackboard in the process.
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Watch This ‘Fish’ Made From Human Heart Muscle Swim [Video]
11 Feb 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Scientists have created a bizarre “Franken-fish” made from human heart cells that can swim for over three months.
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Astronomers Are Frothing Over SA’s MeerKAT Telescope Images
04 Feb 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
We may never know exactly what’s cracking up there in the great beyond, but thanks to the MeerKAT telescope we are a little closer to finding out.
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Mystery Space Object Beamed Out Radio Signal On Repeat
27 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Just like in the film ‘Don’t Look Up’, a doctoral student made an unusual discovery while using a high-powered telescope.
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What That SpaceX Rocket Hitting The Moon Could Mean For Science
26 Jan 2022 by Tayla / No Comments
Back in 2015, SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket into space. It left its second stage behind, which is now on a collision course with the Moon.
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Rocket Scientist Or Brain Surgeon – Who Gets The Bragging Rights?
15 Dec 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
We’ve all heard the sayings “it’s not brain surgery” or “it’s not rocket science” when referring to something that isn’t all that difficult.
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Experiment Observes World’s First Living Robot Reproducing [Video]
30 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Scientists have found a couple of living, organic robots able to reproduce in a way never seen before from any animal or plant on the planet.
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A Hypothetical Ninth Planet Might Just Upend The Solar System As We Know It
17 Nov 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Possible evidence of a ninth planet in our Solar System seems more likely than ever according to a British astronomer.
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There’s A Real NASA Mission To Protect Earth From An ‘Armageddon’ Asteroid Strike [Video]
06 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
When you look up at the sky in late November, just know that there’s a chance NASA will be ramming a spacecraft into some space rocks.
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Millions Are Enthralled By This TikTok Account Featuring Cadavers [Videos]
05 Oct 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
If you’ve ever gone down the TikTok wormhole, you might just find yourself coming across stranger content like an account full of cadavers.
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Behold, The World’s ‘Smallest-Ever Man-Made Flying Structure’ [Video]
23 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Scientists have created what they call a “microflier”, which is essentially an electronic, data-collecting microchip that can ride the breeze like an airborne seed, but better.
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Stunning Shots From The Astronomy Photo Awards
22 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The competition has been running for 13 years out of The Royal Observatory Greenwich, with more than 4 500 entries this year.
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Incredible Microscopic Photos From Nikon’s Small World Competition [Images]
14 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Nikon’s Small World photography competition showcases the beauty and complexity of life as seen through a microscope.
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Massive Step Closer To Bringing The Woolly Mammoth Back To Life
14 Sep 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Geneticists, led by Harvard Medical School’s George Church, are looking to bring the woolly mammoth, last seen roughly 10 000 years ago during the Ice Age, back to life.
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Jeff Bezos’ Next Mission Is To Live Forever
06 Sep 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Having ticked the space flight box, Jeff Bezos is now investing in a new “rejuvenation” start-up with some very lofty goals.
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What Dying Feels Like, According To A Doctor
13 Aug 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Dr. Kathryn Mannix, a palliative care doctor, believes it is best to break the taboo that exists around death and explains what happens to the body in those final moments.
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Worldwide Breakdown Expected In A Few Decades – These Countries Could Survive
30 Jul 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
A new study suggests that a global societal collapse is very likely “within a few decades”, but there are a few countries that could keep civilisation afloat.
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Meet One Of South Africa’s ‘Underground Astronauts’
30 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
Archaeologist and biological anthropologist Keneiloe Molopyane, a member of the second generation of South Africa’s ‘underground astronauts’, has an inspirational story to tell.
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NASA’s New Spacesuits Are Incredible
10 Jun 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
NASA is designing new spacesuits for the Artemis missions, which will be taking the first woman and the first person of colour to the moon in 2024.
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Scientists Uncover How LSD Works To Free The Mind
20 May 2021 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Researchers at Cornell University in New York have made some interesting discoveries into the ‘how’ aspect of an acid trip.
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Astronomers Made This Beautiful Star Creation Video
20 May 2021 by Tayla / No Comments
The “Star Formation in Gaseous Environments” project has released a video of the most beautiful, realistic, and highest resolution simulation of a star being born.
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