Since the 1960s and 1970s, doctors and neurosurgeons have been successfully attaching the heads of dogs and monkeys to different bodies. The earliest Russian experiments using dogs are actually pretty well-known. The problem has not been keeping the head alive, but instead reconnecting the
This text is about the use of solar energy for human needs, and is not just about photovoltaic. And although photovoltaic is not perfect: it is quickly becoming more effective and less costly. Photovoltaic cells are becoming less dependant on rare-earth metals (which were predicted
Ebola is nothing to laugh at, with this current outbreak being categorized as a global health emergency by the World Health Organization on August 8th and killing approximately 60% of all those infected. Although the disease is honestly nothing to panic about unless you live in
David Chalmers discusses the meaning of consciousness, remarking that we spent more time trying to decide if something is conscious or what parts of the brain it exists in, than even figuring out what really consciousness on an abtract level. I agree with Chalmer’s
Despite carrying the misnomer “vitamin”, vitamin D is one of the many essential molecules (other than ions and some amino acids) that you have to get through your diet that we collectively call vitamins. Of course, vitamin D can be created by yourown body (and is thus
Everywhere we see news about the Ebola situation: on Friday, August 8th, the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency. Now, before you panic, there are 6 things you need to understand about the disease, this situation, and how to best protect yourself.
You’d think that in the age of the internet and science, people would not make totally unfounded claims about nutrition. Unfortunately, sites like NaturalNews and others pump out a continual stream of disinformation, completely unsupported by science. Now science is not perfect, but examining the
The Great Barrier Reef, composed of 2,900 individual reefs and 900 submerged islands, stretches over 2,300 kilometres (1,400 mi) and covers an area of approximately 344,400 square kilometres (133,000 sq mi), is one of the oldest, most beautiful, and incredibly diverse natural wonders on the planet. According to the
A new handheld all-purpose detector, compatible with any internet-accessible phone through the headphone slot, has been developed and first presented on August 4th in the National Academy of Sciences. Dubbed the “universal mobile electrochemical detector”, it uses off-site analysis (this is where the internet
For years, everyone had assumed that the “spicy” molecule capsaicin only had an effect on your nerve endings. Aside from being used to spice things up, it has also been used to numb wounds during surgery. Now, it has been shown to help intestinal
