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Hubble Weighs a Star and Proves Einstein Both Right and Wrong

More than 70 years ago, Albert Einstein claimed that theoretically, it was possible to measure the mass of a star. However, he said that we will never reach the point when we could actually do that. According to some recent…

July 3, 2017 · by Asheley Rice · 0

Geeky Children Come from Older Dads

Having children when you’re older is something many social norms seem to advise against. While for women the situation might be complicated because their child-bearing abilities diminish with age, as do their chances to give birth to healthy babies or…

June 21, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

A new discovery rewrites the history of the Neanderthal Man. The way of life was more evolved than thought

Analyzes of 60,000-year-old vestiges found at Ein Qashish, northern Israel, contradict one of the most fundamental features of human pairs. The way of living of the Neanderthals was more versatile than thought, not simply “cavemen”. The Near East is also…

June 14, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

A new analysis can predict if a person will die in the next years

Using a new program that analyzes patients’ tomographies, physicians were able to predict their death by 70% accuracy. The study’s principal author, Doctor Luke Oakden-Rayner, from the School of Public Health at the University of Adelaide, Australia, along with his…

June 13, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The oldest mushroom in the world has been discovered in a 115 million-year-old fossil

The oldest mushroom on Earth of 115 million years was discovered by researchers. With just five centimeters, experts say the fungus fell into a river in northeastern Brazil and was caught in a lagoon, covered with sediment. The mushroom lived…

June 13, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Theory of General Relativity confirmed again with the Hubble Telescope

The researchers confirmed one of Albert Einstein’s theories, witnessing a unique astronomical phenomenon with the Hubble Space Telescope. Astronomers have succeeded in overcoming the phenomenon of bending light from a distant star when an object passes in front of it,…

June 10, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

A new type of neuron has been discovered to help people with Alzheimer’s

Researchers at the University of Amsterdam have discovered a new type of neuron that plays an important role in widespread navigation. Experts called the neuron in the perirhinal cortex “neighborhood cell”. The cell works in conjunction with “hippocampal cells” that…

June 6, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Preventing old-age illnesses, possibly due to a breakthrough

Israeli experts have found an effective technique for removing senescent cells that contribute to the establishment of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and atheroclerosis. An Israeli researcher has discovered a new therapeutic method for eradicating senile cells, which may cause…

June 6, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

A picture of a cell membrane was made at the smallest scale so far, the details are amazing

Researchers have scanned a nanometric cell membrane, and this (in addition to fascinating details) can make a decisive contribution to knowing some cellular functions that until now have remained enigmatic. The research was conducted by a team of scientists at…

June 1, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0

An unknown bacteria on Earth discovered on board the ISS

The unknown bacterium discovered onboard the International Space Station (ISS) is an alien form of life or a simple bacterium on earth that would have been mutated to survive in space? This bacterium, called Solibacillus kalamii, is an unknown form…

May 28, 2017 · by Anna Daniels · 0