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21 hours agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Nepal has nearly tripled its wild tiger population since 2009
Wild tigers in Nepal have clawed their way back from the brink of extinction. There are now almost three times as many wild tigers in the country as there were in 2009, according to the Nepalese government.
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4 days agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
People who are perceived as high in self-control are subjected to robotic dehumanization
People perceived as high in self-control tend to be dehumanized as more robotic and machine-like, according to new research published in the journal Social Psychological and Personality Science. The findings provide evidence that this form of “robotic dehumanization” can have detrimental social consequences.
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5 days agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Microsoft defends Activision Blizzard deal by saying the studio doesn't make "must have" games
Microsoft is defending its $68 billion bid to buy Activision Blizzard by arguing that the studio doesn't make any "must have" games. In a response(opens in new tab) to the New Zealand Commerce Commission (thanks, RPS(opens in new tab)), Microsoft brushed off anti-competition concerns by saying, essentially, that Activision Blizzard doesn't have any killer apps that might prevent competition from the company's rivals.
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5 days agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Using only skin cells, Israeli lab makes synthetic mouse embryos with beating hearts
An Israeli lab has grown synthetic mouse embryos with brains and beating hearts — in an egg-free sperm-free procedure that used stem cells taken from skin. The breakthrough, published on Monday in the peer-reviewed journal Cell, represents the first time that an advanced embryo of any species has been created from stem cells alone, cell biologist Prof. Jacob Hanna of the Weizmann Institute of Science told The Times of Israel.
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8 days agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Sneaky black hole discovery sheds light on star death, black hole formation and gravitational waves
There is always something new and exciting happening in the field of black hole research. Albert Einstein first published his book explaining the theory of general relativity—which postulated black holes—in 1922. One hundred years later, astronomers captured actual images of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. In a recent paper, a team of astronomers describes another exciting new discovery: the first "dormant" black hole observed outside of the galaxy.
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11 days agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Gaming does not appear harmful to mental health, unless the gamer can't stop
Societies may tremble when a hot new video game is released, but the hours spent playing popular video games do not appear to be damaging players' mental health, according to the largest-ever survey of nearly 40,000 gamers and their gaming habits, which was conducted over six weeks by a team from Oxford's Internet Institute.
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2 weeks agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Major Step Forward In Fabricating An Artificial Heart, Fit For A Human
The future of cardiac medicine involves tissue engineering. It includes the creation of a human heart for transplant. Researchers at Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) have created the first biohybrid model of beating cardiac cells aligned helically. This model demonstrated that muscle alignment does, in fact, significantly increase the amount of blood the ventricle can pump with each contraction.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Biotech firm electrocutes soil so bacteria can eat ‘forever chemicals’
A biotech firm is trialling the removal of PFAS “forever chemicals” from soil at a test site in Wisconsin by injecting chemical-eating bacteria and electrocuting the ground.
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3 weeks agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
ISS dumps waste container of junk into outer space
A new space waste disposal method has been tested on the International Space Station (ISS), disposing of approximately 172 lbs of garbage—including dirty crew clothing and used office supplies.
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1 month agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Cloned mice created from freeze dried skin cells in world first
Researchers have created cloned mice from freeze dried skin cells in a world first that aims to help conservationists revive populations of endangered species. The breakthrough paves the way for countries to store skin cells from animals as an insurance policy, as the cells can be used to create clones that boost the species’ genetic diversity if they become threatened with extinction in the future.
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1 month agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
This 'sand' battery stores renewable energy as heat
A company in Finland has created an an unusual storage solution for renewable energy: One that uses sand instead of lithium ion or other battery technologies. Polar Night Energy and Vatajankoski, an energy utility in Western Finland, have built a storage system that can store electricity as heat in the sand. While there are other organizations researching the use of sand for energy storage, including the US National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the Finns say theirs is the first fully working com...
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1 month agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
Amazon Prime Day 2022: Best 22 early deals you can find right now!
Every year we are delighted when we need to announce the new Amazon Prime Day! And here it is! Amazon Prime Day 2022! Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is back. Two full days of incredible sales and discounts.
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1 month agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
The royal family won't publish its inquiry into Meghan Markle bullying accusations to protect the privacy of people involved, report says
A Buckingham Palace investigation into allegations that Meghan Markle bullied royal staff members won't be released, according to a new report from The Sunday Times. Royal sources told the outlet that the investigation into claims that Meghan bullied royal staff members led to Buckingham Palace "improving the policies and procedures" in its human resources department. According to The Times, the inquiry was paid for by the Queen and conducted by an independent law firm.
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1 month agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
'Skyrim' Grandma Would Love Bethesda To Release 'Elder Scrolls 6' Before She Dies
Beloved YouTuber Shirley Curry, better known to her devoted fans as Skyrim Grandma, has but one simple request of Bethesda for The Elder Scrolls VI: She'd very much like the developer to hurry up and get it out so she can play it before she dies. Can't argue with that.
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1 month agoCurrent Event TheSpirit
GM cuts cost of electric vehicles by $6,000
General Motors made a surprising move this month with the Chevrolet Bolt hatchback and its slightly bigger cousin, the Bolt EUV. At a time of scant car supply, with dealers often charging thousands of dollars above sticker and consumers waiting weeks or months to take delivery, GM lowered the price of these electric models by about $6,000.
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2 months agoExpression TheSpirit
Satoshi Nakamoto: A mysterious guy who developed a trillion digital currency
Uncovering Satoshi Nakamoto will be a multi-year process in order to try to understand who really is this man and finally how decentralized bitcoin currency is. Nowadays, the total capital of crypto market is over half a trillion dollars with bitcoin dominance nearly 46% of total. Satoshi Nakamoto is the most mysterious man in the world. One unknown billionaire is hiding and people keep searching for the founder of Bitcoin. Vitalik Buterin explains who Satoshi Nakamoto really is.