Physics may have reached its limit says eminent scientist
Physics may have reached its limit, as far as our learning about science is concerned, specifically physics, i.e. we may be reaching the absolute limit of what we can understand about our world, the solar system, the Universe – about everything, says an eminent scientist.We still have so many questions, says particle physicist Harry Cliff, who works on the Large Hardon Collider at CERN.Scientists and lay people alike want to know why there is something rather than nothing, and why so much intere..>> view originalSnakes on the moves after flooding in the Hunter
Snakes on the moves after flooding in the HunterPostedJanuary 16, 2016 07:57:36 The recent Hunter floods and storms have sent deadly snakes slithering, seeking refuge in places they are not wanted.Last week's big downpour, along with rain in recent days, has flushed snakes out of their normal hiding places, forcing them to find dry places to escape rising waters.Raymond Terrace and Maitland were among the areas hardest hit areas.Local snake catcher Gary Bear said he has been kept busy reloca..>> view originalAncient people conquered the Arctic at least 45000 years ago
Thomson ReutersA dog runs along bank of Yenisei River in Taiga district during sunset outside the Siberian city of KrasnoyarskBy Will DunhamWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The frozen carcass of a woolly mammoth found in Siberia with unmistakable signs of spear wounds is providing evidence that people inhabited Arctic regions thousands of years earlier than previously known.Russian scientists on Thursday said the male mammoth excavated from a bluff on Yenisei Bay on the Arctic Ocean was killed by hunters ..>> view originalScientists have improved the vision of blind rats using gene editing
Rats born with an inherited condition that leads to blindness have had their eyesight improved, thanks to a new gene editing technique.The condition, called retinitis pigmentosa, is also a common cause of vision loss in humans and right now, there is no cure. This is the first time that scientists have shown that they can effectively 'erase' some of its damage from the genome - in rats at least - and that's a pretty big deal.The gene editing technique is known asCRISPR/Cas9, and if you haven't h..>> view originalMini-shuttle joins latest space race
NASA is adding a third company to its short list of space station suppliers, a Nevada business that will bring back a mini version of the shuttle.Nasa has announced Sierra Nevada Corp will join SpaceX and Orbital ATK in launching cargo to the International Space Station. These flights will begin in 2019 and run through 2024.This marks a second chance for Sierra Nevada. It competed for Nasa's commercial crew contract, but lost out in 2014 to SpaceX and Boeing in a bid to ferry astronauts.The Neva..>> view originalWalking with giants: Cambridge scholar joins David Attenborough's hunt for ...
Comments (0)A Cambridge researcher has come face to face with two giants for a new BBC documentary.Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod appears in a new show about the discovery of the world's largest dinosaur, which sees him working with his childhood hero Sir David Attenborough.A teaching fellow at Anglia Ruskin University, he spent three weeks at a dig site in Argentina studying the titanosaur, as part of a two-year project to recreate the ancient beast.Measuring 37m long and weighing 70 metric ..>> view originalDOUBLE TROUBLE: Tiger, hammerhead shark haul for WA fishermen | Photos
WA: Esperance pair surprised at international attention that has come with their catches.DOUBLE TROUBLE: Tiger, hammerhead shark haul for WA fishermen | PhotosEsperance anglers Jethro Bonnitcha and Joshua Butterworth have attracted international attention after images of the pair with different large sharks emerged online.Esperance anglers Jethro Bonnitcha and Joshua Butterworth have attracted international attention after images of the pair with different large sharks emerged online.Esperance a..>> view originalAncient tools show mysterious humans occupied Indonesian island - Al
By Will Dunham Reuters, Washington Saturday, 16 January 2016 The diminutive prehistoric human species dubbed the “Hobbit” that inhabited the isle of Flores apparently had company on other Indonesian islands long before our species, Homo sapiens, arrived on the scene.Scientists on Wednesday announced the discovery of stone tools at least 118,000 years old at a site called Talepu on the island of Sulawesi, indicating a human presence. The scientist..>> view originalTardigrade defrosted after being frozen for 30 years AND it laid eggs
It's often said cockroaches could withstand a nuclear explosion, but the tardigrade or 'water bear' just proved to be even more invincible.Researchers revived two water bears that have been frozen for 30 years and one of them survived.Not only did the creature survive its icy prison, but it laid 19 eggs – 14 of them successfully hatched.Scroll down for videoIt's often said cockroaches could withstand a nuclear explosion, but the tardigrades or 'water bear' just proved to be even more invincible...>> view original
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