2019-03-01
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Beauty and the Beast: What can AI Learn from Us — and What Can We Learn from It?
April 2, 2016Despite whatever scenarios that can be speculated on in our culture's works of fiction regarding artificial intelligence, the intelligence that emerges from this field of research may very well be utterly alien to what we might expect. It could be... continued
Moths Consume Shroud of Turin
April 1, 2016An unnoticed infestation of moths in Turin Cathedral has reduced the Shroud of Turin to dust. Head Conservator Monsignor Guido Sarducci of the Shroud of Turin Research Council believes that the dust particles can be reassembled, which will return the... continued
The Organization for the Research of Ancient Cultures Aims to Uncover the Secrets of Forbidden Archaeology
April 1, 2016While mainstream science is still slow to accept the possibility that human civilization might extend back past 3,500 BCE, there are still maverick researchers that delve into facts and findings that suggest that humans have been forming sophisticated social and... continued
Meteor Impact Causes Spectacular Explosion on Jupiter
March 31, 2016Continuing it's role as our solar system's cosmic vacuum cleaner, the planet Jupiter swallowed up an object that was estimated to be similar in size to the meteorite that exploded over Chelyabinsk in Russia in 2013 -- an incident that... continued
Using Electroceuticals to Achieve Drug-Free Effects on the Body
March 30, 2016Mainstream medicine has traditionally had a heavy reliance on chemical-based pharmaceuticals, drugs designed to alter the molecular pathways within the body, to achieve specific medical results. Despite the benefits provided by many of these drugs, unwanted side effects, some of... continued
40 Percent of Earth’s Invertebrate Pollinator Species at Risk of Extinction
March 29, 2016While we're well aware of the ongoing plight of honeybees that are facing colony collapse disorder, and the potential impact on crops that depend on our little apian allies for pollination, it's important to remember that there are a large... continued
Tyrannosaurus Rex Confirmed to have been Pregnant
March 26, 2016One of the frustrating aspects that paleontologists face when studying dinosaur fossils is the odd lack of sexual dimorphism in the ancient creatures -- being able to tell the difference between male and female individuals based on their physical features.... continued
Secret Chambers Found Behind Tut’s Tomb: Is This Queen Nefertiti’s Final Resting Place?
March 25, 2016Last fall, a team of Egyptologists discovered signs that there may be a series of hidden chambers connected to King Tutankhamun's tomb -- hints that were revealed in minute irregularities revealed in high-resolution 3D reproductions of the famous vault. Since... continued
Coming Soon to a Grocery Store Near You: Lab-Grown Meat, Eggs and Milk
March 24, 2016Seeing the need to balance the ethics of using animals as a food source and a burgeoning planetary population, researchers have been studying ways to grow animal tissue in the lab, to produce a food source that doesn't rely on... continued
Dwarf Planet Ceres May Be Showing Signs of Daily Geological Activity
March 23, 2016Some of our smallest astronomical neighbors just keep getting odder and odder: recent observations of the bright spots found on dwarf planet Ceres have shown them to be brightening and dimming over the course of it's 9-hour day. The spots,... continued