Recently, botanists voted to change the names of over 200 species that contained a racial slur related to the word “caffra. These changes are intended to remove offensive terminology and acknowledge Africa instead. For example, the coast coral tree will now be officially called Erythrina affra instead of Erythrina caffra. It’s important to remember that […]
NASA’s Psyche mission, currently en route to explore a metal asteroid between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, has reached a significant milestone in its journey. The mission successfully executed the most distant laser communications demonstration, paving the way for future deep space exploration. The Deep Space Optical Communications technology demonstration (DSOC), a part of […]
A new cell therapy is to be tested for the first time on people with Type 1 Diabetes. If the researchers succeed, it could pave the way for a cure for the disease. Most people with Type 1 Diabetes today are treated with insulin via a syringe or pump. Patients who have very severe type […]
Since the 1970s, people who have been diagnosed with transsexualism after examination by a medical specialist have been able to change their legal gender, which approximately 6,000 people in neighboring Sweden have done so far. But now, according to a new ly proposed macronational legislation, everyone will be able to choose gender quickly and easily, […]
A recent study released on Tuesday warns that the Gulf Stream, an Atlantic Ocean current responsible for keeping Europe warm, could suddenly and catastrophically halt at any point in the next few decades. According to a study published in Nature Communications by Peter Ditlevsen and Susanne Ditlevsen from the University of Copenhagen, the Atlantic Meridional […]
Before the Viking Age, the Northerners had 13,000 years of history in Scandinavia. The early history of the Nordic region is now being rewritten when new facts from modern research are added. Scientific technologies such as modern DNA technology, carbon-14 dating, chemical isotope analyses of metals, and modern computer-aided linguistic research combined with recent archaeological […]
The managing curators of the British Museum have been accused of being ‘woke’ and virtue signaling to the public after banning the word ‘mummy.’ The museum claims they “don’t want to offend dead Egyptians.” You might think it would be impossible to hurt the feelings and trigger the social sensitivities of a 3,000-year-old corpse. Still, […]
AFP reports that a comet of ice and dust will pass the Earth and the Sun in January and February. The greenish light phenomenon was last visible from Earth 50,000 years ago. You only get a chance like this once in a lifetime. The comet will whiz past the Sun and Earth in the coming […]
Collecting things is a common human phenomenon, confirmed in studies showing that 70 percent of children and 30 percent of adults have a collection. From an evolutionary biology perspective, it is conceivable that it has been a decisive advantage for humans to save on life necessities such as food and tools to maximize the chances […]
Often referred to as the Father of Cryptozoology, Bernard Heuvelmans was born on October 10, 1916, in Le Havre, France, to a Dutch mother and a Belgian father in exile. His interest in unknown animals was initially sparked as a young child after reading several science fiction adventures such as Jules Verne’s Twenty Thousand Leagues […]
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