Tag: Science
Archeologists recently found out that Stonehenge was once a complete circle, destroying long held beliefs about the enigmatically placed stones. Now, there has been an even bigger discovery. Using high tech magnetometers — “advanced metal detectors — ground-penetrating radar, electromagnetic sensors and three-dimensional laser scanners,” scientists were able to peek beneath the ground surrounding the site for the first time. […]
Until now, everyone thought that volcanoes erupt when a narrow stream of magma is pressurized while it rushes towards the surface from deep in the Earth’s mantle. However, scientists have now discovered that this fundamental theory is totally false. “Mantle plumes have never had a sound physical or logical basis,” says Don Anderson of Caltech. “They are […]
You’ve had this late night conversation with a friend. At least, you’ve seen Back To The Future. And you’ve wondered, “What would happen if I went back in time and killed my grandfather?” Scientific American reports that according to recent studies, you would probably be ok. Basically, scientists figure that you could theoretically travel to the future, because you’re always moving forward […]
On the 19th of July, one male gecko and four female geckos set out to become the first geckos to have an orgy in space. After a month and a half in orbit, their satellite returned to Earth. All five astronaut-reptiles were mummified. The space geckos came to the attention of the world when Russian mission […]
Some physicists now believe that on an incredibly tiny scale 100 billion billion times smaller than a proton, everything may be moving. If this is true, then no particle could ever truly be located, as it is constantly in more than one place on an infinitesimal level. This means that the universe could be made up of […]
In the digital age of text-centric communication, we must keep searching for increasingly subtle clues about how other people are feeling. Anyone who lives or works with another person will have noted that the sound of someone’s typing seems to fluctuate with their mood, particularly if that mood is “REALLY FUKiNG PISSED OFF SACYSBGOUYASGASJXCASD.” Now, a recent study has proven […]
Recent studies have shown that everyone’s favorite drug caffeine can be even more effective. By taking a nap immediately after drinking coffee, you can actually allow the caffeine more neurological room to wake you up. Caffeine works by replacing a neurotransmitter called adenosine, which accumulates over the course of a normal day as a byproduct of brain […]
With people abusing opioid-based drugs cross the country, a new study published by the Jama Internal Medicine suggests a safer alternative. In surveying death certificate data from every state between 1999 and 2010, research shows that states where weed can be legally prescribed to treat chronic pain have a 24.8% lower opioid overdose mortality rate. Three states (California, Oregon, and Washington) […]
Fun Fact: You have several kinds of microscopic spider-relatives living on your face right now. These mites inhabit every mammal that scientists have ever attempted to find them on, with some mammals carrying up to four different species at once! Scientists first began to understand how prevalent these mites are when they realized you can find mite DNA embedded […]
According to the New Scientist, the generally accepted theory that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate “had never been directly tested.” It relied upon certain things, like type IA supernova’s thermonuclear explosions, which can be used as “standard candles” to measure the distance between stars and potentially record data to prove the accelerating expansion theory. Up till now, there […]
