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Positive thoughts about the future are derived from the nature of human who denies that something bad might happen. We all pretty much accept the fact that life is a fragile gift that holds both positive and negative surprises. However, researchers of the University of Michigan suggest that it is…
Geneticist Alexei Sharov of the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore together with biologist Richard Gordon of the Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory in Florida managed to apply Moore's Law to biological systems. And the scientist got sensational results: it is possible that life did not originate on Earth but in…
The mystery of dreams and dreaming was always one of the most intriguing ones. What are dreams? What is this strange world that exists alongside our own, inside and outside of it, occurring at the same time? Is this a world, which is the same as the one of awareness,…
An unwanted and unexpected break up may entail significant psychological stress. Often people parallel this feeling with a fist in the stomach or a stab in the heart. Despite the efforts, the help, and support of their friendly circle, this feeling proves to be very difficult to fade away, at…
It looks like the mysterious and elusive dark matter has just become more tangible. In the United States, for the first time, scientists managed to obtain direct evidence for the existence of dark matter particles during the CDMS experiment with underground cryogenic detectors. According to the American physicists who conducted…
Are there really useless organs in the human body? It is unlikely that anyone would want to remove their appendix unless it starts to bother them, although it has no apparent function. Here is a list of "not quite useful" organs of the human body that nature has endowed us…
When we try to understand why some people have difficulties managing their financial resources, we are tempted to blame high-interest rates and intemperate spending. Researchers found, however, a possible new culprit - a gene that appears to be related to debt and money management. Previous research showed that genetic factors…
What will our world look like in a hundred years? MIT economist Daron Acemoglu asked that question when he was waiting for his son's birth. His most recent work examines the political, social, and economic trends of the last hundred years, and then extrapolates them into the future. Acemoglu drew…