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Move over T-Rex, there's a bigger fossil in town

Move over T-Rex, there's a bigger fossil in town


Via: matti-viikate  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  8 Comments  •  8 years ago

Scientists have discovered a new dinosaur in Argentina. Weighing in at 65 tons, 'Patagotian mayorum' is the biggest known land animal ever....
The pitfalls and follies of misgendering in the modern age.

The pitfalls and follies of misgendering in the modern age.


Via: kpr37  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  8 years ago

Why is proper gender identification so critical in the modern age? You do want to exterminate all the Males right? Why have any? There is no reason at all to let them live. They smell to high...
The ghostly radio station that no one claims to run

The ghostly radio station that no one claims to run


Via: harryh  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  13 Comments  •  8 years ago

In the middle of a Russian swampland, not far from the city of St Petersburg, is a rectangular iron gate. Beyond its rusted bars is a collection of radio towers, abandoned buildings and power...
RAPID 3D PRINTING IN WATER DEVELOPED AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY

RAPID 3D PRINTING IN WATER DEVELOPED AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

RAPID 3D PRINTING IN WATER DEVELOPED AT HEBREW UNIVERSITY BYJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH, Jerusalem Post, AUGUST 2, 2017 The technology could lead to personalized creation of artificial body parts....
Briton who stopped WannaCry attack arrested over separate malware claims

Briton who stopped WannaCry attack arrested over separate malware claims


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

Source                 Marcus Hutchins, the 23-year-old British security researcher who was credited with stopping the WannaCry outbreak in its tracks by discovering a hidden...
NASA IS HIRING A PLANETARY PROTECTION OFFICER TO SAVE EARTH FROM ALIENS

NASA IS HIRING A PLANETARY PROTECTION OFFICER TO SAVE EARTH FROM ALIENS


Via: matti-viikate  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  8 Comments  •  8 years ago

NASA is looking for a Planetary Protection Officer to protect the planet from potential alien contamination. The U.S. government’s official employment site  posted the job advert , open to U.S....
Pluto Probe May Get 2 Objects for Price of 1 During Next Flyby

Pluto Probe May Get 2 Objects for Price of 1 During Next Flyby


Via: matti-viikate  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Artist’s illustration of the Kuiper Belt object 2014 MU69, the next flyby target for NASA’s New Horizons mission. This binary concept is based on telescope observations made from Argentina on...
Hubble Telescope Detects Stratosphere on Huge Alien Planet

Hubble Telescope Detects Stratosphere on Huge Alien Planet


Via: matti-viikate  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

This artist's illustration shows the "hot Jupiter" exoplanet WASP-121b, which presents the best evidence yet of a stratosphere on an exoplanet. Credit: Engine House VFX, At-Bristol Science...
Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language

Facebook shuts down robots after they invent their own language


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  8 years ago

Source                     Facebook shut down a pair of its artificial intelligence robots after they invented their own, creepy language. Researchers at Facebook Artificial...
“If you increase the prevalence of (marijuana) users, you are going to increase the prevalence of people who have adverse consequences."

“If you increase the prevalence of (marijuana) users, you are going to increase the prevalence of people who have adverse consequences."


Via: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  18 Comments  •  8 years ago

      What's the big deal with legal pot? No one knows yet   https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2017/07/31/marijuana-social-consequences/507384001/   How legalized...
Fish With Transparent Head Filmed

Fish With Transparent Head Filmed


Via: matti-viikate  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  8 years ago

For the first time, a live Pacific barreleye fish—complete with transparent head—has been caught on video. The deep-sea fish's tubular eyes pivot under a clear dome. -- Published February 24,...
Science journalist retires at 98 and warns of generation of Americans who suffer from a thinking 'disability’

Science journalist retires at 98 and warns of generation of Americans who suffer from a thinking 'disability’


Via: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  8 years ago

A 98-year-old US science journalist, who has finally decided to retire, has said a generation of Americans are suffering from a “major disability in what they can think about and understand”....
Japan is facing a population collapse that threatens its very existence. They are battling it with robots.

Japan is facing a population collapse that threatens its very existence. They are battling it with robots.


Via: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  19 Comments  •  8 years ago

Japan battles population decline with robots http://www.cbsnews.com/news/japan-battles-population-decline-with-robots/ CBS News   Japan is facing a population collapse that threatens...
A New Theory on Why We Haven’t Found Aliens Yet - They’re sleeping.

A New Theory on Why We Haven’t Found Aliens Yet - They’re sleeping.


Via: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  24 Comments  •  8 years ago

http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/07/maybe_we_haven_t_found_alien_life_because_it_s_sleeping.html A fter decades of searching, we still haven’t discovered a single...
UK to bring in drone registration

UK to bring in drone registration


Via: randy  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

  Under an existing code, drones must be kept within sight of their pilot By Zoe Kleinman Technology reporter, BBC News The UK government has announced plans to introduce drone...
Scientists just fit a GIF onto DNA, which might be the most important thing to ever happen to GIF-kind

Scientists just fit a GIF onto DNA, which might be the most important thing to ever happen to GIF-kind


Via: hal-a-freeganlujah  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

https://www.google.com/amp/mashable.com/2017/07/14/scientists-store-play-gifs-on-dna.amp (See first comment for YouTube video) GIFs are the fundamental building blocks of our digital existence....
Creationism support is at a new low. The reason should give us hope.

Creationism support is at a new low. The reason should give us hope.


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  104 Comments  •  8 years ago

Fundamentalists are vowing to make a last stand for God in Dayton, Tenn., on July 14 when a new statue will be installed on the  courthouse lawn . Going up alongside a likeness of William...
China starts 200-day simulation of living on another planet

China starts 200-day simulation of living on another planet


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  9 Comments  •  8 years ago

China starts 200-day simulation of living on another planet It's an important step toward becoming a space superpower. By Jon Fingas, engadget, July 9 2017 Damir Sagolj / Reuters The US...
Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria

Oral sex producing unstoppable bacteria


Via: randy  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

  By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News website Oral sex is producing dangerous gonorrhoea and a decline in condom use is helping it to spread, the World Health...
'Don't take away our healthcare' says Trump country

'Don't take away our healthcare' says Trump country


Via: randy  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  15 Comments  •  8 years ago

  Dr Breeding works 16 hours a day By Laura Bicker BBC News, Whitesburg, Kentucky The Central Appalachian mountain ranges in Kentucky are home to some of the poorest - and most fervent...
Pro-Life Hypocrite Republicans Continue to Try and Kill "Obamacare"

Pro-Life Hypocrite Republicans Continue to Try and Kill "Obamacare"


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  28 Comments  •  8 years ago

… more than likely, not because it can't be improved … but because its name includes the word "OBAMA"! And if Republicans kill "Obamacare," that's not all they'll kill!
Father of five doctor proposes ban on smartphone sales to children 13 and under after watching his own sons become moody and withdrawn

Father of five doctor proposes ban on smartphone sales to children 13 and under after watching his own sons become moody and withdrawn


Via: randy  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Denver, Colorado-area anesthesiologist Tim Farnum drafted a bill to make it illegal to sell smartphones to children under the age of 13 The doctor noticed a difference in his two children...
Men Are Getting Weaker — because We’re Not Raising Men

Men Are Getting Weaker — because We’re Not Raising Men


Via: dean-moriarty  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  19 Comments  •  8 years ago

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/439040/male-physical-decline-masculinity-threatened   I f you’re the average Millennial male, your dad is stronger than you are. In fact, you may not...
Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria after swimming with new tattoo

Man dies from flesh-eating bacteria after swimming with new tattoo


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  8 Comments  •  8 years ago

Source A 31-year-old man died after he reportedly ignored warnings about swimming after getting a new tattoo and contracted a flesh-eating bacteria infection in the Gulf of Mexico. The...
Does Paxil And Suicide Go Hand In Hand?

Does Paxil And Suicide Go Hand In Hand?


Via: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Via America’s Lawyer: Mike Papantonio discusses the case of Stewart Dolin, a man who committed suicide after taking a generic version of the antidepressant Paxil. Then Mike Papantonio speaks with...
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