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Mind-Bending Jellyfish Species Captured Shape-Shifting At 2,500 Feet Below The Pacific

The jellyfish expanded to ten times its original size in the course of the show it gave researchers.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 18, 2019

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Mind-Bending Jellyfish Species Captured Shape-Shifting At 2,500 Feet Below The Pacific

The jellyfish expanded to ten times its original size in the course of the show it gave researchers.

By Natasha Ishak • September 18, 2019

A Moon Elevator Is Both Inexpensive And Entirely Doable, Study Says

The lunar space elevator would dangle in orbit above Earth and be held taut by our planet's gravity. You'd reach the moon after a short spaceflight and transfer to vehicles that scale the cable.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 18, 2019

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A Moon Elevator Is Both Inexpensive And Entirely Doable, Study Says

The lunar space elevator would dangle in orbit above Earth and be held taut by our planet's gravity. You'd reach the moon after a short spaceflight and transfer to vehicles that scale the cable.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 18, 2019

Scientists Just Created Viable Embryos From The World’s Last Two Northern White Rhinos

Next, scientists will have to figure out a way to safely implant these two embryos in a surrogate mother.

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 12, 2019

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Scientists Just Created Viable Embryos From The World’s Last Two Northern White Rhinos

Next, scientists will have to figure out a way to safely implant these two embryos in a surrogate mother.

By Natasha Ishak • September 12, 2019

Grieving Cat Owner Drops $35,000 To Create China’s First Cloned Kitten

"In my heart, Garlic is irreplaceable... [But] Garlic didn't leave anything for future generations, so I could only choose to clone."

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 6, 2019

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Grieving Cat Owner Drops $35,000 To Create China’s First Cloned Kitten

"In my heart, Garlic is irreplaceable... [But] Garlic didn't leave anything for future generations, so I could only choose to clone."

By Natasha Ishak • September 6, 2019

Researchers Find 13,200 Cases Of U.K. Inbreeding — And Think The True Number Is Even Higher

And that number doesn't even count inbreeding between first cousins. It was only parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

By Marco Margaritoff • Sep 4, 2019

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Researchers Find 13,200 Cases Of U.K. Inbreeding — And Think The True Number Is Even Higher

And that number doesn't even count inbreeding between first cousins. It was only parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, and uncles.

By Marco Margaritoff • September 4, 2019

By 2025, You May Be Able To Stay In A Luxury Space Hotel Named After A Nazi

"Eventually, going to space will just be another option people will pick for their vacation, just like going on a cruise, or going to Disney World."

By Natasha Ishak • Sep 4, 2019

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By 2025, You May Be Able To Stay In A Luxury Space Hotel Named After A Nazi

"Eventually, going to space will just be another option people will pick for their vacation, just like going on a cruise, or going to Disney World."

By Natasha Ishak • September 4, 2019

Half A Billion Bees Dead After Exposure To “Highly Toxic” Pesticides In Brazil

In the last three months, bees in Brazil have been dying en masse after being exposed to toxic pesticides that are banned elsewhere.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 20, 2019

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Half A Billion Bees Dead After Exposure To “Highly Toxic” Pesticides In Brazil

In the last three months, bees in Brazil have been dying en masse after being exposed to toxic pesticides that are banned elsewhere.

By Natasha Ishak • August 20, 2019

Fraud And Poor Record-Keeping Are What Account For Many of Earth’s ‘Oldest People,’ Study Says

These researchers noticed that the areas of the world with the highest concentrations of reported 110-year-olds actually had poor average lifespans and healthcare. It just didn't add up.

By Natasha Ishak • Aug 16, 2019

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Fraud And Poor Record-Keeping Are What Account For Many of Earth’s ‘Oldest People,’ Study Says

These researchers noticed that the areas of the world with the highest concentrations of reported 110-year-olds actually had poor average lifespans and healthcare. It just didn't add up.

By Natasha Ishak • August 16, 2019

Japanese Government To Create Human-Rodent Hybrids For Organ Harvesting

Scientists involved in the study will inject human cells into rat and mice embryos. Researchers plan to follow the development of the resulting creatures' organs over the course of two years after the baby hybrids are born.

By Natasha Ishak • Jul 30, 2019

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Japanese Government To Create Human-Rodent Hybrids For Organ Harvesting

Scientists involved in the study will inject human cells into rat and mice embryos. Researchers plan to follow the development of the resulting creatures' organs over the course of two years after the baby hybrids are born.

By Natasha Ishak • July 30, 2019

College Student Unearths 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull In North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation

Most college students preparing for the real world begin with an internship, part-time job, or creative pursuits. Harrison Duran digs up a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skull.

By Marco Margaritoff • Jul 26, 2019

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College Student Unearths 65-Million-Year-Old Triceratops Skull In North Dakota’s Hell Creek Formation

Most college students preparing for the real world begin with an internship, part-time job, or creative pursuits. Harrison Duran digs up a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skull.

By Marco Margaritoff • July 26, 2019