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Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook may have revolutionized the way we communicate but have also messed up our real life, a new study claims. As revealed by the study of the Technology Policy Institute in Washington, with every hour spent on browsing the Internet, a user "loses"…
Outer space has always attracted and perplexed humans. Space mysteries fascinated, perturbed our imagination, and forced us to go deeper into the unknown. However, the more people studied space, the more mysteries they have come across. At the moment, scientists came up with seven major space mysteries, the number of…
In 1955, one of the greatest thinkers of all time died. Who could imagine that decades after his death, his unique brain would reveal the secret of what makes a genius. I’m referring to Albert Einstein, of course. What mysteries does Einstein's brain hide? What makes it so unique? Let's…
When talking about bad habits, usually something like smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and poor diet comes to one’s mind. However, the most common habits that do the most damage are not related to our lifestyle choices but to our psychological state. To be able to change these common habits, first, it…
Scientists discovered the "allergy gene" and are convinced that allergies are eventually a genetic anomaly that can mutate. Under this logic, scientific studies went on to conclude that human genes are not static. In fact, genes can and do change during the life of a person. Lifestyle choices and various…
Gray hair and wrinkles are only the external signs of aging, which are often not sufficient to determine the exact age of the person. A scientist from the University of California found that the "biological clock" embedded in our genes can define a much more precise age of human cells…
Some kind of eternal life can be possible with the help of technology, according to the physicist Stephen Hawking. Could we become immortal in the future? The 71-year-old eminent scientist, speaking at the premiere of a film about his life, said that if the brain can function outside of the…
The brain treats psychological pain in the same way it treats physical pain, producing a sort of 'natural painkillers', reveals a new study. According to scientists from the Medical School of the University of Michigan, the brain activates the same 'painkiller' mechanisms to relieve mental pain, caused by social rejection,…
