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A team of scientists have created the first modular body—a living, organic being that isn’t alive and is powered by technology. The organism, named OSCAR, was created by biologist Cornelis Vlasman. It is a proof-of-concept for his theory that an organism can comprise multiple parts that work together to form a single entity. The idea […]
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A team of scientists is working to “reincarnate” the extinct woolly mammoth through genetic modifications. The Texas-based biotech company Colossal claims it will create a creature that closely resembles the prehistoric animal by 2027. They explained that their de-extinction goal is to make “a cold-resistant elephant with all of the core biological traits of the […]
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Imagine having a house that was completely earthquake proof. Now, imagine that the house was also environmentally friendly. That’s just what the Development Association for Renewable Energies started building in Nigeria. Their houses are not just earthquake-resistant, but also bullet-proof… and built out of discarded plastic water bottles. The Earthquake-Proof Water Bottle Houses in Nigeria […]
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Elon Musk recently asked his Twitter followers if TikTok would be detrimental to the development of the world. He tweeted, “Is TikTok destroying civilization? Some people think so. Or perhaps social media in general.” The tech entrepreneur went on to question the importance of TikTok after speaking to his Twitter staff. This was his first […]
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$650,000 for an ultra-high-tech yacht is not an exorbitant price tag. But, there’s a catch: this one is in the metaverse – a virtual universe for a digital game. In other words, the yacht does not exist in reality and no living person can ever sail on it physically. Only players inside the game called […]
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American tech billionaire Jeff Bezos first brought us Amazon, which brings us, well, anything you can buy. Now, he’s trying to bring back our youth. In October 2020, some of the world’s top scientists came together for a discussion on biotechnology and anti-aging. This is where they’re at so far. Can Jeff Bezos Actually Bring […]
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It’s impossible to avoid ads these days. They pop up between posts on social media, in the sidebar of almost all websites, on bus station walls, and on billboards on busy streets. And in the age where human spaceflights are about to become a reality, you can’t avoid ads in space either. A Canadian startup […]
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An undercover investigation carried out by Cruelty Free International and Soko Tierschutz revealed the horrifying animal cruelty that animals are being subjected to at the Laboratory of Pharmacology and Toxicology (LPT) in Mienenbuttel, Hamburg Germany [1]. According to CFI, LPT is a “family-owned contract-testing laboratory carrying out toxicity testing for pharmaceutical, industrial and agrochemical companies […]
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For centuries, humans have used the ocean as well as fresh waterways as a sort of dumping ground for various types of pollution, like factory farm runoff, oil, and sewage. As a result, in the United States alone, half of all rivers are too polluted to support healthy aquatic life. [1] And that pollution oftentimes […]
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It is sometimes frightening how well classic fiction predicts the future. For instance, Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury described earbuds well before they were ever developed. Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is another terrifying example. In the book, Dr. Frankenstein experimented with resuscitation using dead tissue reanimation, a treatment that was experimented with by real scientists in […]
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Despite the internet and social media, the world can often seem more disconnected than ever. People seem divided on almost every issue, big or small. Having not been able to leave our homes, much less travel over the last year and a half, that disconnect is even more prominent. To help bridge that gap, Lithuania […]
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Have you always dreamed of a life at sea but also fear being so far from home? These Manila-based architects might have the solution you’re looking for with their floating houses. The best part? They are a fully sustainable way of supporting at-risk coastal communities. (1) The Sustainable Floating Houses Project In Manila With the […]
