Military Mind Control? Psychic Army Division Revealed in CIA Files
Posted on April 13, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
When the CIA recently shared millions of pages of declassified documents online, the agency included a collection of files for what was arguably one of the U.S. Army's strangest initiatives: investigating psychic abilities for use by military intelligence.
Known as Stargate, the program launched in 1978 and lasted for two decades, exploring reports of so-called psychic phenomena that originated behind the Iron Curtain and around the world, and conducting experiments testing "
[Read More]Neptune's Wobbling Moons Are Locked in a Never-Before-Seen Orbital Dance
Posted on April 13, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Astronomers have discovered an unusual pattern around Neptune. The gas giant's innermost moons are doing everything in their power to steer clear from one another in a weird, zigzagging pattern that astronomers are calling a "dance of avoidance."
Thalassa and Naiad's orbital paths sit no farther apart than Chicago and Miami, about 1,150 miles (1,850 kilometers). But their zigzagging path around each other as they orbit Neptune ensures that the moons themselves never get that close.
[Read More]Puppies are born with a knack for reading human gestures
Posted on April 13, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
If you've ever felt that your dog just seems to "get you" in a special way, you'd be right. Dog puppies have an aptitude for understanding human gestures that isn't seen in their closest relatives, wolves, even when wolf pups are raised by humans, a new study finds.
Dog puppies are born with a knack for reading human gestures, like pointing towards food, even with no specific training. Wolf puppies, on the other hand, don't follow human gestures any more than would be expected by chance.
[Read More]Scientists grew human tear ducts in a lab and taught them to cry
Posted on April 13, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
Disembodied human tear glands, grown in petri dishes in a laboratory in the Netherlands, have the ability to cry — and the scientists who created them have already grafted them into the eyes of living mice.
The series of experiments, detailed in a new study published online March 16 in the journal Cell Stem Cell, could represent a major step forward in the science of treating dry eye — a condition that impacts about 5% of adults worldwide and can lead to blindness in severe cases.
[Read More]Too Much Iron from Meat May Raise Heart Risks
Posted on April 13, 2023
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| Trudie Dory
Just in time to dampen your summer cookout plans, scientists have found that the iron in red meat may raise your risk for heart disease, while iron in vegetable sources such as beans seems to have no ill effect.
The findings may contribute to a better understanding of the connection between meat-heavy diets and heart disease, the researchers said.
The type of iron in question is called heme iron, which is found in animal-based foods, particularly beef.
[Read More]Turn Off to Tuck In: 5 Sleep Tips for Gadget Junkies
Posted on April 13, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Nearly 100 million Americans have difficulty falling to sleep or sleeping soundly, regardless of how exhausted they might be, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Maybe you're one of them.
This modern world seems to have exacerbated the sleep problem, with street and home illumination turning night into day, and with the Internet — and the countless gadgets that access it — further blurring the distinction between the time for work and play and the time for sleep.
[Read More]Why Causes a Low Sperm Count?
Posted on April 13, 2023
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| Fernande Dalal
In many parts of the world, scientists and fertility doctors are noticing a drop in sperm count and sperm motility (sperm movement), which make it harder for couples to have babies.
A recent study in France, for example, estimated that for a 35-year-old man, sperm concentration dropped from 73.6 million per milliliter in January 1989 to 49.9 million/ml in December 2005. Here are some of the possible causes of this phenomenon:
[Read More]Astronaut
Posted on April 12, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Watch Hurricane Florence Make Landfall in This Incredible Space Station Video
By Meghan Bartels published 14 September 18
Hurricane Florence, the vast storm meteorologists and astronauts alike have been tracking, made landfall this morning (Sept. 14) near Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina.
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Easter Island Civilization Not Destroyed by War, New Evidence Shows
Posted on April 12, 2023
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| Patria Henriques
Thousands of small, sharp, spearlike objects scattered throughout Easter Island have long been presumed to be evidence of massive warfare that led to the demise of its ancient civilization. But new evidence from archaeological investigations suggests that these objects, called mata'a, were not used as weapons at all.
Easter Island is a tiny landmass located about 2,300 miles (3,700 kilometers) off the coast of Chile. The remote volcanic island, also known as Rapa Nui, has been at the center of fierce debates in both academia and popular culture.
[Read More]Feeling Envious or Lustful? Brain Scans Can Tell
Posted on April 12, 2023
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| Arica Deslauriers
In the latest leap of mind-reading, scientists say they were able to decipher a person's emotions through brain scans.
Patterns of neural activity can give away what people are thinking and feeling, that is, if scientists can make meaning out of brain scans obtained through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). In past studies, researchers have shown they can determine what number a person is thinking of, predict where people are standing in a virtual reality environment, and even figure out what a person is dreaming about, all by looking at brain scans.
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