Embracing signs of age might be the road to a longer life after all. By Molly Hanson – Photo Source: LisaRedfern / Pixabay. New research found that hair dyes and chemical straighteners might significantly increase the risk of breast cancer. According to the …
The finding bolsters the idea that even 44,000 years ago, artistic ingenuity was shaping cultures across the Eurasian continent. Six humanoid figures with animal features surround an anoa, a small type of buffalo, in a 44,000-year-old Indonesian cave mural. (Ratno Sardi). By Katherine …
By Loz Blain – One of the most extreme and remarkable supercars ever built, the T.50 will be fully unveiled in May. Gordon Murray Design – It takes a lot to stand out in today’s crowded super/hyper/uber/mega car market, but famed F1 designer …
Fat innkeeper worms typically burrow under the sand but recent storms have swept away layers, leaving them exposed. A beachgoer holds a fat inkeeper worm – otherwise known as a ‘penis fish’ – in Bodega Bay in June 2019. Photograph: Kate Montana/iNaturalist Creative …
By Loz Blain – Futurus believes the cars of the near future will roll with all-singing, all-dancing augmented reality windscreens. Futurus. – Heads-up displays have all kinds of potential applications, but what if your car’s entire windscreen was a gigantic mixed reality display, capable …
By Nick Lavars – Scientists are reporting promising results from a year-long study where soundwaves were used to heat and destroy prostate cancers. Decade3d/Depositphotos. – Treating prostate cancer through traditional means such as surgery or radiotherapy carries certain risks, with some patients experiencing impotence, …
Ancient humans had the building blocks of modern language, scientists say. By Alexandra Pattillo – For more than fifty years, scientists have thought that the origin of speech depended on one pivotal moment 200,000 years ago. That’s when the human larynx descended, …
By ICAST – Fix global warming or cook dinner on a gas stove? That’s the choice for people in 13 cities and one county in California and one town in Massachusetts that have enacted new zoning codes encouraging or requiring all-electric new construction. The codes, most of them passed …
Forest Products firm will boost economy of Northeast New Mexico. Cimarrón – The State of New Mexico is investing $350,000 in Lance Forest Products LLC, which is relocating a sawmill business to Cimarrón as part of an effort to reinvigorate the timber sector …
By Ben Coxworth – Assoc. Prof. Xianming Shi, with a container of grape-skin extract. Washington State University. – Commonly known as road salt, the sodium chloride that’s commonly used to de-ice highways is harmful to the environment, plus it corrodes both road materials and …
