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Human Consciousness Is an Illusion, Scientists Say
Popular Mechanics· 22 hours agoThis is called “panpsychism,” or the theory that everything has a mind or a mind-like quality. The concept of panpsychism has been around for hundreds of...
Toxin-carrying creature popping up on GA, NC beaches. Have they washed up on Hilton Head?
Hilton Head Island Packet via Yahoo News· 1 day agoPortuguese man-o’-war, what many mistake as jellyfish, have iridescent floats and inky-colored...
Boil water advisory issued for Durham, City officials say
NBC 17 Raleigh· 1 day agoOfficials say all water being used for consumption, including making ice, brushing teeth, washing...
Scientists discover plastic-eating marine fungus on debris floating in the Great Pacific Garbage...
The Cool Down via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoUnassisted plastics take tens to hundreds of years to break down. As they degrade, they produce...
Yes CT, there really are glow-in-the-dark flowers. Why they light up the night.
Hartford Courant· 11 hours agoThere is a lot of talk about GMOs, or genetically modified organisms, in the news. Through feats of...
Tiny fern holds a great secret
The Columbian· 10 hours agoTmesipteris oblanceolata is an obscure species of fork fern found in New Caledonia, a French territory in the South Pacific. “It houses within it this great secret,” said Ilia Leitch, a plant ...
Mysterious ‘Dark Fungi’ Are Lurking Everywhere
Scientific American· 1 day agoIf you want to discover a hidden world of new life-forms, you don’t have to scour dark caves or slog through remote rainforests. When then-graduate...
Popular theory claiming Easter Island’s population collapsed due to ‘ecocide’ is disproved
The Independent via Yahoo News· 6 hours agoThe writing system was almost certainly crucial for helping to transmit information and stories...
Cellular Fountain of Youth: New T-Cell Discovery Rewrites the Rules of Aging
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoResearchers at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and the University of Minnesota have discovered...
Most Life on Earth Is Dormant Right Now
The Atlantic· 6 days agoResearchers recently reported the discovery of a natural protein, named Balon, that can bring a cell’s production of new proteins to a screeching halt....