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Mysterious “moon hut” discovered by Chinese rover on far side of the moon

Could there be a mysterious hut on the far side of the moon? Indeed,...

Reports reveal that Russian hackers have not slowed down

The expert Russian state hackers behind last year’s major SolarWinds cyberespionage effort have not...

Gilgamesh tablet returns to Iraq 30 years after being stolen

The Gilgamesh tablet, a 3,500-year-old Mesopotamian jewel that was returned to Iraq by the...

Tyson Foods announces bonuses to workers at its meat plants

Tyson Foods announced this week that it will distribute a total of $50 million...

Google sues Russian hackers for being masterminds of the glupteba botnet

Google is suing two Russian hackers, Dmitry Starovikov and Alexander Filippov, for being allegedly...

Galaxy with no dark matter leaves scientists perplexed

NGC 1052-DF2, a galaxy with almost no dark matter has left scientists scrambling for...

Humans have been addicted to tobacco for at least 12,000 years

Archaeological finds indicate that humans smoked or chewed tobacco at least 12,300 years ago,...

In the future, humans may not need sex to have babies

Today, we reproduced in the same manner that we had done from the beginning:...

Peru: mass grave of covid victims called into question by families

Virtually no country has been exempt from the catastrophic covid epidemic. In Peru, as...

The world is facing a plastic recycling crisis, experts say

Recycling alone will not be enough to stem the tide of a raging worldwide...

Landfills repurposed to create solar farms in Illinois

Nearly 40 acres of landfills have been repurposed to create solar farms that will...

ISS forced to swerve to avoid colliding with decades-old space debris

The International Space Station (ISS) was forced to undertake a swerve maneuver on Friday...

Tiny planet named GJ 367b made of molten iron discovered by scientists

The small planet, named by scientists GJ 367b, is smaller than the Earth and...

Dinosaur with slashing tail discovered in Chile

An enigmatic dinosaur with a slashing tail that has perplexed scientists for years was...

UN agrees to begin talks on a pandemic treaty

The World Health Organization (WHO) obtained an agreement on Wednesday to begin discussions to...

NASA halts spacewalk due to debris notification

In response to a “debris notification” received from the International Space Station, NASA said...

Arctic may get more rain than snow earlier than predicted

This artic may get see more rain than snow earlier than expected according to...

Intermittent fasting helps fight inflammation

According to a recent study conducted by doctors at the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute...

Satya Nadella sells half of his Microsoft stock

Microsoft has not revealed how Satya Nadella intends to use the monies raised by...

German police busts massive cocaine gang

German police announced on Tuesday that they had apprehended 14 persons accused of smuggling...

Compression stockings found to improve sports performance

Compression therapy uses controlled pressure to increase blood flow in your legs and improve...

3 billion people have never used the internet before, says the United States

According to the United Nations, nearly 3 billion people have never used the internet...

Scientists discover closest pair of supermassive black holes known to date

A study team led by Karina Voggel, an astronomer at the Strasbourg Observatory, has...

Xenobots, man-made biological robots, can now reproduce

Xenobots, the first living robots made from stem cells unveiled in early 2020, are...

Mummy discovered in Peru with hands covering her face

An ancient Peruvian mummy in excellent condition with its hands concealing its face was...

Nissan unveils massive investment in battery development

After rebalancing its accounts and regaining some profitability, Nissan announced on Monday that it...

All cats have an element of psychopathy in them, according to new research

Love them or hate them, we can all agree that cats can be total...

Ghost particles detected at the LHC for the first time

A team of international researchers has just announced the very first detection of candidate...

Being nice to others could help relieve stress

What if kindness, sympathy, and sociability were very effective responses to the negative effects...

Stress does indeed cause gray hairs, research shows

It has long been suspected that stress cause gray hairs. Now we have the scientific...

Medical cannabis may increase the risk of cardiovascular events

Medical cannabis (also called therapeutic) is used more and more around the world to...

Google expands Look to Speak accessibility app

Google has just expanded the language support for its accessibility app, which enables individuals...

Hermeus unveils first prototype of hypersonic aircraft

Hermeus, a company based in the United States, has unveiled its first prototype hypersonic...

Over 350 additional planets identified in Kepler’s data thanks to a deep neural network

366 new planets have just been verified by astronomers. These new worlds are in...

Pentagon creates new agency to investigate UFOs

The Pentagon has announced the establishment of a new agency dedicated to the investigation...

Celebrated Oregon gray wolf dies in California

Authorities reported Wednesday that a gray wolf from Oregon that had delighted scientists as...

Is sleeping too much bad for you?

Sleeping enough is important for health, but sleeping too much has been connected to...

Smoking pot during pregnancy increases the risk of stress and anxiety in children

Smoking cannabis during pregnancy has been shown to increase the risk of children developing...

An Einstein manuscript sold for 11.6 million euros at auction

A manuscript by the great scientist Albert Einstein, in which he formulated his theory...

Russia to launch cosmonauts into space using US spacecraft

For over three decades, NASA’s space shuttle program was a source of national pride,...

Life has returned to the Thames

The Thames, London’s famous River, has just been the subject of a major study,...

We will need 1000 mega-rockets in order to become multi-planetary, says Elon Musk

On Wednesday, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk revealed that the maiden orbital flight of the...

China claims to have 450 million 5G users

5G Internet, which is 100 times faster than today’s 4G networks, is at the...

Covid might cause 700,000 more deaths in Europe by spring, says the WHO

On Tuesday, November 23, the World Health Organization (WHO) raised the alarm about the...

Large number of Roman coins unearthed in Germany

Several thousand Roman silver coins buried on the banks of a German river have...

What happens in our brain while we sleep

Sleep plays a major role in consolidating memory and managing emotions. But what happens while...

How avocados can help you lose belly fat

The avocado is a fruit that is rich in nutrients and has health effects...

How long should you wait before going to sleep after exercising

The practice of physical activity at the end of the day, and in particular...

Second hornet nest found in Washington

A second hornet nest has been found in the state of Washington according to...

Scientists discover a link between meat consumption and urinary tract infection

Meat consumption can increase the risk of developing a urinary tract infection, according to new research by...