Study says alcohol was linked to more than 741,000 cancer cases worldwide in 2020
Alcohol and cancer risk are closely tied, a new study indicates. Researchers have concluded that over 741,000 cancer diagnoses last year can be linked to …
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MIT predicted society would collapse this century, and we’re doing our best to make it happen
A grim MIT study from 1972 predicted that society will collapse by the mid 21st century, prompting criticism and generating debates. It turns out the …
How to watch Amazon founder Jeff Bezos fly to space next week
Next week, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos is planning to fulfill a childhood ambition, one made possible by virtue of his status as one of the …
Study says dinosaurs were already headed for extinction when the asteroid hit
The dinosaur extinction event that happened some 66 million years ago has been studied from many angles. We know a lot about the devastating effects …
Scientists found a massive ‘dragon man’ head that may belong to a new species
Scientists studying human evolution have delivered two breakthrough discoveries in a matter of days. First, it was a team in Israel that analyzed fossilized bone …
Scientists found fossils from a new species of human that’s 130,000 years old
Scientists from Israel stumbled upon an unexpected discovery while studying fossilized pieces of bone dug up near a cement plant. The fragments from a skull …
Researchers just proved stress turns hair grey – and they found an antidote
Humans have two main concerns when it comes to hair and both of them motivate researchers to find fixes. We’re worried about losing our hair, …
Breakthrough urine test can detect brain tumors early
The sooner cancer is diagnosed, the higher the chances of survival are for patients because treatment can start immediately. Doctors often look for markers that …
New fossil discovery just revealed the biggest land mammal ever to walk the Earth
Earth always finds new ways to surprise us, and the latest episode was just written in China, where a team of paleontologists has discovered what’s …
Breakthrough study suggests it might be impossible to reverse aging
Life expectancy has increased dramatically in the past few hundred years, as humans have improved living conditions and medical treatments. However, living longer isn’t the …
Now that they’ve ruined the world, advertisers want to put commercials in your dreams
We now live in a world that’s so flooded with offline and online ads that there are legitimate conversations being had now about the feasibility …
This diver was nearly swallowed by a whale off Cape Cod
Little did a humpback whale know on Friday when it opened its mouth off the coast of Cape Cod to feed that it would promptly …
China may have snapped the greatest Mars selfie ever
NASA’s Mars 2020 mission is well underway, with the Perseverance rover beginning its science phase and the Ingenuity helicopter having accomplished a lot in a …
NASA’s Perseverance rover shoots lasers that can vaporize rocks
By now you already know that NASA’s Perseverance rover is an impressive machine. It survived the long journey from Earth to Mars, landed in one …
Something mysterious is blinking near the center of our galaxy
When astronomers peer into the depths of the Milky Way galaxy, which is our home, they can see a lot of stuff going on. There …
NASA’s Perseverance rover is finally getting down to business
NASA’s Perseverance rover landed on Mars way back in February. Just moments after its safe touchdown, the massive machine sent back images of the Martian …
Two NASA satellites team up to capture a galactic merger
The Milky Way is our home, and for the entirety of human existence, it has treated us pretty well. Earth and our solar system just …
Astronomers discovered a new planet with an important similarity to Earth
Exoplanet discoveries used to be nothing but a dream for scientists, but new telescope technology and more advanced observation techniques have made the task of …
A unique solar explosion has scientists stunned and excited
The Sun is one of the big reasons why we’re all here today. Without it, life likely wouldn’t have taken root on Earth — or, …
Plants wake up with the Sun just like we do, scientists say
We don’t really think of plants as life forms that require sleep, and while it’s true that plants don’t “sleep” in the way that animals …
Here’s our first look at Jupiter’s icy moon from the latest flyby
NASA’s Juno spacecraft has spent much of the past four years gazing at the massive gas giant Jupiter. The orbiter’s primary goal is to teach …
Scientists revived a creature that was frozen in ice for 24,000 years
It sounds like the plot from a cheese science fiction movie: Scientists unearth something that’s been buried in the frozen ground of the Arctic for …
NASA’s Juno orbiter is about to fly by a world that may harbor life
NASA’s trusty Juno orbiter has been hanging around Jupiter for many years now. Its observations have taught us a lot about the gas giant and …
There are so many cicadas near Baltimore that they show up on the weather radar
In case you hadn’t already heard, there are many U.S. states right now that are being invaded. No, the country isn’t being attacked by a …
FDA just approved its a weight loss drug that’s being called a game-changer
The obesity rate in the United States is climbing at an absolutely incredible pace. It’s estimated that roughly 40% of all adults in the United …
A cataclysmic die-off nearly wiped out all sharks 19 million years ago
Sharks are often considered one of the most finely-tuned animal groups on the entire planet. Over a huge timeline, sharks have managed to not only …
Thousands of tiny ‘alien’ blobs washed ashore, and the photos are incredible
A trip to the beach is supposed to be a relaxing way to catch some rays and, if you’re lucky, reconnect with nature without too …
NASA’s InSight Mars lander dumped dirt on itself on purpose
On May 22nd, a stationary robot on Mars used its arm to scoop up some Martian sand. It then slowly dumped it onto itself, with …
A collapsing star sent a massive burst of energy into space
Stars are great. Our own star, the Sun, is one of the big reasons why we’re all here today. Without it, we’d be goners, but …
NASA is launching two new missions to a ‘lost habitable world’
NASA and other space agencies around the world have been focusing a lot of their attention on Mars as of late. It makes sense, since …
