Utah’s first human case of West Nile virus for 2025 has been found in Salt Lake County. The infected individual was hospitalized with a severe form but is now recovering at home. Three Salt Lake County mosquito abatement districts have tested positive for the disease. The Salt Lake County Health Department on Thursday announced Utah’s first human case of West …
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Researchers think that members of the most recently identified “hominin” group (the Denisovans) mixed with early modern humans and passed along parts of their DNA. Evidence points to several separate interbreeding events, each leaving a genetic imprint that influenced the course of human history. In 2010, scientists released the first draft of the Neanderthal genome. Comparing it with modern human …
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Calum Watson BBC Scotland News Getty Images Scientists in Edinburgh discovered that feline dementia could share many factors with Alzheimer’s in humans Cats develop dementia in a similar way to humans with Alzheimer’s disease, leading to hopes of a breakthrough in research, according to scientists. Experts at the University of Edinburgh carried out a post-mortem brain examination on 25 cats …
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For beings of our size and lifespans, space is pretty big. So big, in fact, that to make it to our nearest star system you would need to factor in the fairly sizeable downside that you will die of old age before you get there. Humanity has focused on making our spaceships more speedy, as well as the possibility of …
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A new hybrid fire ant is marching across the United States, and scientists say it can handle nearly any weather conditions or terrain that it encounters in the country. Dubbed the “Frankenstein ant” by local residents, the invasive species is a cross between the red imported fire ant and the black imported fire ant and has now taken root in …
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In an ambitious and visionary project, a groundbreaking study and design competition produced a conceptual model for a spaceship capable of taking humans on a one-way, 250-year journey to Alpha Centauri, the closest star system to Earth. This study, part of the global Project Hyperion competition, has captured the imaginations of scientists, engineers, and architects. The winning design, named Chrysalis, …
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Facebook Tweet Email Link Archaeologists have uncovered primitive sharp-edged stone tools on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, adding another piece to an evolutionary puzzle involving mysterious ancient humans who lived in a region known as Wallacea. Located beyond mainland Southeast Asia, Wallacea includes a group of islands between Asia and Australia, among which Sulawesi is the largest. Previously, researchers have …
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Spaceship that could send humans on a 250-year trip into the unknown The Times Beam me up, jellyfish: experts unveil spaceships to take us to the stars The Guardian If Another Home For Humanity Is Out There, This Spaceship Could Get Us There Popular Mechanics How to build a ship for interstellar travel The Economist Project Reveals Mindblowing Designs For Shipping Humans to The …
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