Science & Health

Is brain preservation the key to living forever? Expert says cryo-parlors may end traditional funerals

Dennis Kowalski believes that cryonics will allow humans to keep their minds alive and in a state of consciousness even when the bodies have been frozen.

Mar 5, 2018

Alien-looking plant that feeds on fungi reappears 150 years after it was last spotted

Thismia neptunis was discovered in 1866 by an Italian botanist named Odoardo Beccari and he made very accurate drawings of the bizarre-looking flowers.

Mar 5, 2018

Watch: Cheetah hugs and licks man in a heart-warming reunion

Dolph C Volker said that his friendship with Gabriel the Cheetah has fulfilled his very old dream of befriending a wild predator.

Mar 5, 2018

New super-Earth planets: Astronomers discover exoplanets 100 light-years away from solar system

Three super-Earth planets were discovered to be orbiting a star about 100 light-years away from our solar system.

Mar 5, 2018

NASA at Academy Awards: Oscar trophy coated in the same gold that helps telescopes observe distant galaxies

Oscar trophies and NASA's space telescopes are coated in the same gold, using a unique electroplating process developed by Brooklyn-based Epner Technology.

Mar 5, 2018

Alien hunters believe mysterious object spotted on Google Earth in Antarctica is a crash-landed UFO [Video]

Footage of a mysterious object on a remote island in Antartica was spotted on Google Earth, baffling viewers. Alien hunters are now convinced that it's a crashed UFO.

Mar 5, 2018

What is hypothalamus hacking? Modius wearable headset uses neuro-stimulation technique to help you lose weight

Modius is a wearable headset based on hypothalamus hacking. It tricks your brain into thinking you are not hungry thereby prompting metabolism.

Mar 5, 2018

A new type of black hole where you can survive, but it will erase the past and future

The laws of physics logically conclude that the entire mass of a star gets squeezed into a tiny point called singularity.

Mar 4, 2018

Texas man loses leg after it gets infected with flesh-eating bacteria

Raul Reyes came home one day with a sore foot and within a few days, his entire leg was covered by blisters from the flesh-eating bacteria.

Mar 4, 2018

What is fetus in foetu? Rare condition that made a 7-month-old girl pregnant with her own twin

A little girl suffering from foetus in fetu had an undeveloped fetus with normal vertebrae column, head, and limb buds growing insider her.

Mar 4, 2018

What is penile cancer? Know about the rare disease that could badly damage your penis

Recently, a 25-year-old man from the UK hit the headlines after sharing his experience of suffering from terminal penile cancer. Know the symptoms and causes of the rare disease.

Mar 3, 2018

'Time traveler' who claims to be from another galaxy predicts Yellowstone volcano eruption

James Oliver, who proclaimed himself a 'time traveler,' said people should run to airports and leave the country when the Yellowstone volcano erupts.

Mar 3, 2018

What happened before Big Bang? Stephen Hawking has the answer

What was around before the Big Bang, the moment when the universe began? Stephen Hawking naswered the question in an interview with Neil deGrasse Tyson.

Mar 3, 2018

Human technology, even emojis, are keeping us away from aliens, say experts

The truth of alien life is still a mystery to us, and experts believe high-usage of technology might be the reason.

Mar 3, 2018

Discovery of hot exoplanet with water-rich atmosphere can help decode the complex planet formation process

NASA telescopes discovered a new exoplanet, called WASP-39b, which has a day-side temperature of 776.7 degrees Celsius.

Mar 3, 2018