Excavations at a central Italian city upended the belief that it served as a “backwater…
Category: 9. Sci-Tech
-
This company just took a major step toward reviving the woolly mammoth
Colossal Biosciences has taken a massive step forward in its quest to revive the woolly mammoth by creating a genetically engineered woolly mouse. The new offshoot of the species looks just like any other mouse but has long, thick, and…
Continue Reading
-
Melting ice could slow world’s strongest ocean current
A new study published in Environmental Research Letters reveals that the melting of Antarctic ice is causing the world’s strongest ocean current, the Antarctic Circumpolar Current (ACC), to slow down, posing risks to global climate patterns…
Continue Reading
-
US State Department Kills Global Air Monitoring Program Researchers Say Paid for Itself
The State Department’s air quality program eventually became an example of a smart, efficient diplomacy that boosted American soft power while bringing about real-world changes. “I’ve never seen an initiative of the US government have such…
Continue Reading
-
An Overdiagnosis Epidemic Is Harming Patients’ Mental Health
However, what has happened now is that we have a massive increase in autism, and it is not having the downstream effect of making children better. We should be seeing a slightly happier population, but all we’re seeing is worse mental health….
Continue Reading
-
Colossal Biosciences creates ‘woolly mice’
Colossal Biosciences, a Texas-based company, genetically engineered a woolly mouse, marking an achievement toward its goal of resurrecting extinct species like the woolly mammoth. The woolly mouse is a tiny mammal engineered to express…
Continue Reading
-
New study suggests Stonehenge builders had dark skin
A recent study conducted by scientists at the University of Ferrara in Italy suggests that the majority of Europeans living 5,000 years ago, including those who built Stonehenge, may have had dark skin, dark eyes, and dark hair, as reported…
Continue Reading
-
tech marketers transforming social media for startups and founders
This week, host Eve Young, economics correspondent for The Jerusalem Post, interviews Gili Fleekop and Noam Biton, the co-founders of Pink Chili – a boutique, gen-Z social media agency. Noam and Gili will explain what makes their…
Continue Reading
-
Russian plasma engine could travel to Mars in 30 days
Russian scientists at Rosatom’s Troitsk Institute are developing a plasma propulsion system that could change space travel. The new plasma rocket engine is poised to accelerate spacecraft to speeds of up to 100 kilometers per second (62…
Continue Reading
-
Scientists trying to bring back the woolly mammoth end up with woolly mice
Extinction may be forever, but the next best thing may be just around the corner. Biotech…
Continue Reading
