Study says the moon is slowly drifting further from Earth
Scientists say the moon is gradually moving further from Earth and that the process will eventually elongate our day cycle to 25 hours. How fast is the moon drifting? Will the Earth lose its natural satellite? Will I be forced to work overtime? So many questions. Scientists say the moon is...
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Noise-cancelling headphones are good for our ears
As it turns out, while many of us are steadily destroying our hearing with unsafe listening practices, noise-cancellation might actually be our one saving grace, protecting us from the incessant din of the outside world and the neglected effects of this on our health. I wear noise-cancelling headphones every single...
Why is the European Commission creating a digital twin for Earth?
A β¬315 million project has been launched to create a βdigital twinβ for planet Earth. Combining Artificial Intelligence with a highly complex computer model, it aims to monitor and predict the impacts of natural phenomena and human activity on Earth.Β Twinβ¦ where have you been? Thatβs what planet Earth would...
Scientists theorise that the Earth may be an intelligent entity
Pointing to evidence that fungi is communicating underground to suggest that large-scale networks of life could βform a vast, invisible planetary intelligence,β a group of astrobiologists are asking the thought-provoking question: if a planet like Earth can be βalive,β can it also have a mind of its own? βConventionally, intelligence...
Study strongly evidences theory that a planet is partly buried in Earth
Ever heard the theory that the Moon was created by Earthβs collision with another planet 4.5 billion years ago? A new study has just given that belief stronger credibility. The exact origins of our Moon remain somewhat elusive, but a widely accepted theory has just received another significant boost. Unfortunately,...
Cosmologists convene to question accepted view of the universe
Some of the worldβs top cosmologists are meeting at Londonβs Royal Society to scrutinise an accepted theory on the universeβs formation. The view, formed in 1922, suggests that the universe is a vast, even expanse with no notable features. Weβre floating on a rock in a vast cosmic expanse, that...
Science confirms touch alleviates anxiety amid spiking levels globally
As the world grapples with a mental health crisis post-pandemic and in light of findings that record numbers of people are now suffering from anxiety, scientists have been looking for new ways to treat the condition. According to a recent study, hugs are one such solution. The world is grappling with a mental health crisis. In Europe, antidepressant consumption has more than doubled in the...
New study suggests that pregnancy can make you age faster
According to recent research, women who have been pregnant before are more likely to exhibit signs of accelerated biological ageing compared to women who have never been pregnant. While it may feel like common knowledge that pregnancy ages you, a new study published inΒ Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has confirmed that growing a human being from scratch can make your body between two to 14...
Could gene-editing cure HIV?
Scientists say theyβve been able to literally cut out the βbadβ bits of DNA from infected cells to eliminate HIV in patients using the Nobel Prize-winning technology CRISPR. During the last few years, scientists have made strides towards treating diseases through gene-editing technology, their most promising breakthrough being the discovery ofΒ CRISPR. The essence of CRISPR is simple: itβs a means of finding a specific bit of DNA...
Over 100 new species found on underwater mountain near Chile
Off the coast of Chile, up to 3,530 metres below sea level, scientists have discovered over 100 previously unknown species living on an underwater mountain. The planetβs biological tapestry is significantly richer than we knew last week. Scientists from the Schmidt Ocean Institute have just discovered 100 new species living on an underwater water mountain off the coast of Chile and Easter Island. Stretching 2,900 kilometres, the rocky formation dubbed the...
