Chinese scientists revive pig’s brains an hour after animal’s death

Chinese scientists revive pig’s brains an hour after animal’s death

Researchers at the Sun Yat-Sen University in China have succeeded in reviving a pig’s brain an hour after blood circulation......

Scientist claims life on Earth might have been imported from Mars

Scientist claims life on Earth might have been imported from Mars

About 2–2.5 billion years ago, life in the Solar System made a major shift from one planet onto another. Mars, on one hand,......

Why do we feel like time is speeding up after 40?

Why do we feel like time is speeding up after 40?

As we get older, time seems to speed up, a sensation that many over 40 experience. This perception of time passing more quickly......

Humans won’t put their feet on Mars any time soon – kidneys are the problem

Humans won’t put their feet on Mars any time soon – kidneys are the problem

While billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk is busy designing rockets that would take people to Mars, an international team of......

Scientists test a pill mimicking exercise

Scientists test a pill mimicking exercise

Exercise is good to keep organisms healthy but some people are unable to attend work-out sessions. This is one of the reasons......

How cancer was treated in Ancient Egypt

How cancer was treated in Ancient Egypt

During their roughly 3,000-year-long civilization, ancient Egyptian doctors were esteemed as the best professionals at that time......

Why do identical twins have different fingerprints?

Why do identical twins have different fingerprints?

Identical twins, also called monozygotic twins, are often thought to look exactly alike except for their fingerprints. This type......

Researchers discover toxic heavy metals in menstrual tampons

Researchers discover toxic heavy metals in menstrual tampons

Tampons, one of the most commonly used menstrual products for women, contain several toxic metals, including arsenic and lead,......

[video] New robotic pill with wireless camera to revolutionize endoscopy

[video] New robotic pill with wireless camera to revolutionize endoscopy

A startup has developed a swallowable robotic pill that is set to revolutionize endoscopy. Created by California-based Endiatx,......

Stanford neuroscientist claims people don’t have free will after all

Stanford neuroscientist claims people don’t have free will after all

After four decades of study of humans and other primates, Robert Sapolsky, a 66-year-old neurobiologist at Stanford University......

Alzheimer’s can be transmitted via bone marrow transplant

Alzheimer’s can be transmitted via bone marrow transplant

Researchers at the University of British Columbia in Canada have discovered that familial Alzheimer’s disease can be......

Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years

Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years

At least 150 million children - more than twice the population of the United Kingdom – have been saved by vaccines during......