NASA’s Phoenix Mars Lander’s solar panel and the lander’s robotic arm.
Microscopic worms which are biologically very similar to humans may be the key to helping humans colonize other planets like Mars by giving clues on coping with long-term space living, according to British scientists.
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Perhaps comedian Steven Wright said it best:
“I lost my job the other day. Well, I didn’t really lose it. I know where it’s at, it’s just when I go there someone else is doing it.”
They say that the truest comedy is the funniest, and there is nothing truer than the statement above. Steven’s old job didn’t go anywhere… his employer just found someone more qualified, more efficient, or less costly to do it. In today’s economy where layoffs and a bleak job market are the norm, the joke has lost a great deal of it’s humor. But a good look at the data proves Steven’s point — all those jobs are still there, it’s just that employers are finding more qualified, more efficient, and more cost-effective help.
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Even though humans are still evolving, don’t expect any winged mutants.
On TV shows like “Heroes” and movies like “X-Men, ordinary people seem to evolve to have extraordinary capabilities. But people in real life don’t have genetic mutations that give rise to extraordinary capabilities such as telepathy or wings. But human evolution is still happing according to scientists. Proceedings of the National Academy of Science has published a new study that offers some if the best evidence so far.
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The ability to see Earth’s magnetic field may also reside in human eyes.
Humans might be able to innately detect Earth’s magnetic field without even realizing it, thanks to a compound found in our eyes. Or we may have been able to do so some time in the past.
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Scientists blame agriculture, with restricted diets and urbanization.
Man has conquered Everest and landed on the Moon, so it is tempting to think we are bigger and better than our ancestors. But on a purely physical basis we just don’t measure up. Mankind is actually shrinking.
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‘Alpha cavewomen’ roamed the plains while slothful menfolk stayed at home, according to a study.
It’s finally been confirmed what every woman from Raquel Welch to Wilma Flintstone has always suspected. The female of the species was very much the boss even back in prehistoric times.
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Shiva is twice his normal weight and carries much of it in his belly.
Shiva sits around too much, eating rich, fatty foods and sipping sugary drinks, like many these days. He has the pot belly to prove it, one that nearly touches the floor — when he’s on all fours, that is.
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You could get sick letting your pet sleep with you.
Letting sleeping dogs lie in your bed can make you sick, research suggests. Pet owners may increase the chances of contracting everything from worms to the bubonic plague. Of the 250 known diseases transmitted from animals to humans, more than 100 of them come from domestic animals, researchers say.
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University of Florida researcher David Reed is lead investigator on a five-year study following the evolution of lice that found modern humans first began wearing clothes about 170,000 years ago.
A new University of Florida study following the evolution of lice shows modern humans started wearing clothes about 170,000 years ago, a technology which enabled them to successfully migrate out of Africa.
By delving into the futuring techniques of Futurist Thomas Frey, you’ll embark on an enlightening journey.
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