2019-03-01
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British Researchers Granted Approval to Edit Genes in Human Embryos
February 26, 2016In a controversial move, Britain's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) regulatory body has approved a research application for a London-based laboratory to carry out gene-editing experiments on human embryos. While the proposed experiments are aimed at researching fertility issues,... continued
Dutch Police use Eagles to Hunt Illegal Drones
February 25, 2016As new technologies develop, so does the potential for the misuse of that technology, and accordingly, so does the need for law enforcement to find ways to counter that misuse. One such technology that is seeing more and more widespread... continued
Apollo 10 Transcripts Reveal “Outer-Space-Type-Music” Heard by Astronauts
February 24, 2016Launched on May 18, 1969, the Apollo 10 lunar mission sent three men, Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene A. Cernan, into orbit around the moon, the first mission in history to do so. When their command module,... continued
DARPA-Funded Research Develops New Method to Insert Brain Implants
February 23, 2016One of the stumbling blocks being faced by the development of bionic prosthetics is the difficulty of developing a method of controlling an artificial limb, especially in a manner that would seem natural to the wearer. Advances in creating brain-machine... continued
Private Group Launching DIY Satellite to Hunt for UFOs
February 20, 2016Of all of the sources of images of potentially anomalous objects, video feeds from orbiting NASA spacecraft have provided a treasure trove of images and video for UFO hunters. Ultimately, the data that comes from our space agencies is also... continued
“Psychoactive Compound THC Found in Meteorite” Hoax
February 18, 2016We have determined that this story is a hoax. Unfortunately, it was just so delightful, we didn't look behind the smokescreen. In our defense, we obtained it from a source that also believed the hoax. Our original story: It has... continued
Bolivia’s Second-Largest Lake Disappears, Due to Climate Change
February 17, 2016Bolivia has officially declared that their second-largest lake, Lake Poopó, has disappeared. While long-term water diversion for mining and agricultural use has been cited as a partial culprit, an El Niño-driven drought, along with the disappearance of the Andean glaciers... continued
Fresh Water Shortages Affect Over Four Billion People Annually
February 16, 2016Long-term regional droughts are, unfortunately, a common occurrence on our little planet. Typically though, only droughts that are long-term in their duration are reported on, giving us the impression that the problem is relegated to particular geographies, and not generally... continued
Experimental Fusion Reactor Generates First Hydrogen Plasma
February 14, 2016A new experimental fusion reactor built by the Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics in Germany received a brief test run on February 3, bringing the promise of clean and sustainable fusion-generated power one step closer to reality. This new... continued
Einstein Was Right: The Existence of Gravitational Waves has been Confirmed
February 12, 2016100 years after Albert Einstein predicted the existence of gravitational waves through his theory of general relativity, a team of astrophysicists has announced the detection of these distortions made in the fabric of space. "With this new discovery, we humans... continued