“If you start looking at the relationship between humans and animals from the perspective that Indigenous people themselves may have had, it reveals a rich new universe,” says Matthew Betts, an archaeologist with the Canadian Museum of History. Read more…
We now know that cells can flirt dangerously with the boundary of death — and perhaps even cross it entirely — yet regain their lost function. Read more in quantamagazine Cellular Life, Death and Everything in Between By Elizabeth Svoboda…
Have you had your genome sequenced? If you asked this question five years ago, people would have thought you were crazy. Today, genome sequencing is already for sale in supermarkets Read more in weforum Today you can have your genome…
Viruses are literally raining on us from the sky all the time. In fact, hundreds of millions of viruses per day are deposited above the lowest layer of the atmosphere – much more than anyone suspected. Read more in Science…
Photosynthesis is the chemical reaction that lets plants turn sunlight and carbon dioxide into food, and this new hack could result in enough calories to help feed another 200 million people on our planet, from the same volume of crops.…
The startup, Elevian, which is based in San Francisco, says it intends to explore whether daily injections of a protein called GDF11 can promote “the body’s ability to restore itself” The company builds on research findings several years ago that if…
“Creative imagination” is what we normally consider to be creativity with a large C .This is different from everyday creativity, such as coming up with imaginative solutions to household problems or making crafts. Creative inspiration is notoriously elusive. Being able…
Thanks to the tau structures obtained from the deceased patient, researchers now have the ability to investigate how abnormal filaments function at an atomic level in the human brain – and studying these tangles won’t only benefit Alzheimer’s research Read…
Researchers have developed a new colour-changing tattoo ink that responds to changes in the body, such as blood sugar and sodium levels.So far, the team has developed three different inks that shift colour in response to changes in interstitial fluid.…
A new breed of human is on its way. Transhumanists are a group who seek to accelerate the evolution of humanity through science and technology. Oliver Pickup investigates the movement, the implications for humankind and asks, is it morally wrong…
