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Forty percent of the world’s insect species could go extinct over the next few decades. By Stuart Reynolds, The Conversation – There are an awful lot of insects. It’s hard to say exactly how many because 80 percent haven’t yet been described by …
By Adam Williams – – As you’d probably guess, the $1,500 cost doesn’t include the purchase of any land and Greenfield has his tiny house installed in someone else’s garden in Orlando. (Credit: Rob Greenfield). Adventurer, environmental activist and “Dude Making a …
By Michael Irving – – A close up view of the skin bioprinter nozzle developed by researchers at Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine. (Credit: WFIRM). While the advent of 3D printers is commonly thought of as a revolution for manufacturing, it could …
Don’t believe the web of lies. By Gerhard J. Gries and Andreas Fischer – – Lycosa tarantula, also known as the “true tarantula.” It’s early in the morning. The buzzer goes off, you switch on the light, and immediately panic: a large spider …
By Ben Coxworth – – Tony Jevnikar (left) and Shengwu Ma are affiliated with both Western University and the Lawson Health Research Institute. (Credit: Western University). Made by our kidneys, interleukin 37 (IL-37) is a protein that has powerful anti-inflammatory and immune-suppressing …
A new report hits pause on the petri dish patty craze. By Yasmin Tayag – Climate change has forced us into an age where burger-lovers must reckon with the notion of lab-grown meat. Cattle farms, with row upon row of hungry cows burping …
By Rich Haridy – – The research examined over a million people finding hundreds of genes that could be associated with insomnia. (Credit: photographee.eu/Depositphotos). Two massive new studies have homed in on the genetic foundations of insomnia. The rigorous analyses reveal novel …
By Ben Coxworth – – A sample of the fiber is stretched in the lab – the silver sections are the gallium core, which shows numerous breaks. (Credit: Michael Dickey, North Carolina State University). Metal fibers are strong, but can’t be stretched …
A mad cow-like infectious disease that can turn the brains of deer, elk, and moose into “Swiss cheese.” By Julia Belluz @juliaoftorontojulia.belluz@voxmedia.com – – Officially known as chronic wasting disease, the illness is spread in deer, elk, and moose by prions, zombie-like pathogens …
Image Source. Cryptocurrencies continue to surprise us with their behavior through the years. Amidst all the instability and unpredictability in terms of performance, trading, litigation, regulation, and taxation, miners and investors brave the odds and explore what these cryptocurrencies have to offer. …
