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Pregnancy May Speed Up Biological Aging, Study Finds
A new study has found that pregnancy accelerates biological aging with each baby causing women to grow older by up to 2.8 months.
It is well understood that pregnancy can have long-term health impacts. However, previous research has shown these...
Science
New 3D Cosmic Map Brings Future of Universe Into Question, Scientists Say
Researchers claim that findings from a new, much larger 3D cosmic map covering three times as many galaxies and previous efforts, may challenge the present idea of dark energy and raises questions about the future of the universe.
The largest...
Science
Scientists Make the Coldest Large Molecule on Record
In a new discovery, scientists have developed a unique four-atom molecule, colder than any seen before.
This strange molecule, formed from sodium-potassium in an unusual arrangement, boasts an exceptionally lengthy chemical bond. It was produced at a temperature of 134...
Ancient Greece
The Cosmos of Ancient Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism
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The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics and especially geometry.
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
The second century BC was a time of the golden age of Greek science, and civilization centered in the kingdoms of the empire of Alexander...
Ancient Greece
Mathematics in Ancient Greece and Its Influence on Modern Science
Advances in mathematics that can be attributed to ancient Greeks are many and have profoundly shaped the scientific world as we know it today.
Let's take a look at ancient Greece, a place where the idea of zero was yet...
Ancient Greece
12-Year-Old Boy Recreates Ancient Greek Archimedes’ Death Ray
An award-winning 12-year-old school boy in Canada has created a working death ray based on the model by ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Archimedes.
Historians and scientists have for hundreds of years been deliberating on whether a "death ray" weapon...
Ancient Greece
Was Ancient Greek Knowledge Preserved by the Byzantines or by the Arabs?
A common thesis is that many ancient Greek texts may have been lost if it were not for the preservation efforts of Islamic scholars, and, while that may be true to an extent, it is ultimately the Byzantine Empire...
Animals
Cloned Rhesus Monkey Lives to Adulthood for First Time
A rhesus monkey, cloned for the first time, has made it to adulthood, living for over two years. This, as reported by Nature Communications, is the first successful cloning of its kind.
Unlike the method used for Dolly the sheep...
Science
Space Invaders Brought Gold and Platinum to Earth, Yale Scientists Say
Scientists at Yale and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) delved into the mysteries of gold and platinum's origins. Their research provides a fresh perspective on how these precious metals made their way to shallow pockets within Earth's mantle.
The study,...
Health
Scientists Destroyed 99% of Cancer Cells in the Lab
Researchers have come up with a new innovative method in the elimination of cancer cells. When scientists shine near-infrared light on aminocyanine molecules, they begin vibrating together. This synchronized vibration is potent enough to rupture the outer walls of...