Monthly Archive: June 2019
By Rich Haridy – It is estimated around half of people today hold a gene mutation allowing them to better reduce blood sugar levels following meals. (Credit: Khakimullin/Depositphotos). In an interesting look at evolution in action, a research team led by University …
By Michael Irving – Geneticists have discovered some of the most ancient pieces of human DNA hiding in the centromere, the middle section of the chromosome. (Credit: Sasha and Charles Langley). Genes get shuffled and re-dealt with every new generation, meaning many are …
By Ben Coxworth – Dr. Blake Spady observes one of the squid, which is doing surprisingly well in acidic water. (Credit: Blake Spady). Climate change already appears to be responsible for an overabundance of jellyfish in the world’s oceans, but new research …
By Loz Blain – This restored 1908 Laurin & Klement BSC is a 110-year-old piece of sports car history. (Credit: Škoda). Czech automaker Škoda is a surprisingly old company: 122 years old, in fact. In its early days, it was called Laurin & Klement, …
By Loz Blain – CCT SEO Serge Bondarenko (left) and COO Graham Warburton (right) with the Thermal Energy Device (TED). (Credit: CCT Energy Storage). South Australia has recently put the world’s biggest lithium battery into operation – but perhaps it should’ve waited. …
What advice would you give your younger self? This is the first study to ever examine it. By SCOTTY HENDRICKS – The study asked several hundred volunteers over the age of 30 to describe what they most wanted to tell their younger selves. …
By Rich Haridy – A new study is the first to investigate associations between gut microbiome composition and the development of certain behavioral characteristics. (Credit: muro/Depositphotos). A new study from the University of Turku has uncovered interesting associations between an infant’s gut microbiome …
By Loz Blain – The Aston Martin Valkyrie will race in 2020-21. (Credit: Aston Martin). The Automobile Club de l’Ouest has announced a new top class for Le Mans endurance race – a “hypercar” class that will begin in 2020-21, designed to …
By Peter Stark – The Founding Father whom Americans revere as the incarnation of steady, selfless leadership – George Washington – was, in his early twenties, a remarkably self-centered young man. This poses an interesting question: Can today’s leaders – beginning at the top …
By David Szondy – Aerial view of islet in Loch Langabhat. (Credit: University of Southampton/Fraser Sturt). Archaeologists from the Universities of Southampton and Reading have determined that some of Scotland’s famous lake dwellings are older than Stonehenge. Called “crannogs,” the little artificial …
