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This article lists five of the most important bits of world history, let alone “digital age” history, that have sold for comparative “peanuts.” This is one of them – the first coin earned by the world gaming industry, retrieved from the first prototype …
Hunter, an 11-year-old golden retriever, has lived two years cancer-free after his treatment with Yale’s cancer vaccine for dogs. Deana Hudgins – By Michael Irving 2024 Mar 05 – The biggest tragedy of pet ownership is that they just don’t live long enough. Thankfully …
Tiny solar panels implanted into the eye may restore vision to people with incurable eye diseases. Original image from Depositphotos. View 4 Images – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 06 – Implanting tiny solar panels into people’s eyeballs may sound like science fiction, but …
A little-known and hard-to-filter pollutant has been linked to elevated Alzheimer’s risk. The only solution may be decarbonization. Depositphotos – By Rich Haridy 2024 Mar 06 – Air pollution in urban environments has long been associated with poor health. Breast cancer, immune dysfunction, osteoporosis, …
The Manhattan_Project document is dated 1 July 1945 and entitled “Atomic Bombs: A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945.” It is signed by all the key …
Scientists have created time crystals that last millions of times longer than previous versions. Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2024 Mar 04 – Time crystals are a strange state of matter with properties that sound impossible, but they have been created. Now, German scientists …
Using a food industry byproduct, researchers have extracted 22-karat gold from old motherboards. AI-generated by DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Mar 03 – A new method for recovering high-purity gold from discarded electronics is paying back US$50 for every dollar spent, according to …
Epigenetic editing has been used to silence a cholesterol-regulating gene in mice. AI-generated by DALL-E – By Paul McClure 2024 Feb 28 – By silencing the gene responsible for regulating ‘bad’ cholesterol without altering the primary DNA sequence, researchers have shown that it’s possible …
One of the most famous photographs of an alleged UFO – though this one has been thoroughly debunked. National Archives, Records of Headquarters US Air Force – By Michael Irving 2024 Feb 28 – UFOs are having a bit of a renaissance lately, moving …
Electric Sheep will add the AI-powered Verdie landscaping robot to its automated outdoor maintenance solutions from Q2 2024. Electric Sheep Robotics – By Paul Ridden 2024 Feb 29 – Robotic garden helpers have been keeping lawns in trim for decades, but none are as …
