science
Ancient Greece
The Cosmos of Ancient Greece’s Antikythera Mechanism
guest -
The Antikythera computer captured the ancient Greek passion for mathematics and especially geometry.
By Evaggelos Vallianatos
The second century BC was a time of the golden age of Greek science, and civilization centered in the kingdoms of the empire of Alexander...
Ancient Greece
Mathematics in Ancient Greece and Its Influence on Modern Science
Advances in mathematics that can be attributed to ancient Greeks are many and have profoundly shaped the scientific world as we know it today.
Let's take a look at ancient Greece, a place where the idea of zero was yet...
Ancient Greece
12-Year-Old Boy Recreates Ancient Greek Archimedes’ Death Ray
An award-winning 12-year-old school boy in Canada has created a working death ray based on the model by ancient Greek philosopher and mathematician Archimedes.
Historians and scientists have for hundreds of years been deliberating on whether a "death ray" weapon...
Ancient Greece
Was Ancient Greek Knowledge Preserved by the Byzantines or by the Arabs?
A common thesis is that many ancient Greek texts may have been lost if it were not for the preservation efforts of Islamic scholars, and, while that may be true to an extent, it is ultimately the Byzantine Empire...
Animals
Cloned Rhesus Monkey Lives to Adulthood for First Time
A rhesus monkey, cloned for the first time, has made it to adulthood, living for over two years. This, as reported by Nature Communications, is the first successful cloning of its kind.
Unlike the method used for Dolly the sheep...
Science
Space Invaders Brought Gold and Platinum to Earth, Yale Scientists Say
Scientists at Yale and the Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) delved into the mysteries of gold and platinum's origins. Their research provides a fresh perspective on how these precious metals made their way to shallow pockets within Earth's mantle.
The study,...
Health
Scientists Destroyed 99% of Cancer Cells in the Lab
Researchers have come up with a new innovative method in the elimination of cancer cells. When scientists shine near-infrared light on aminocyanine molecules, they begin vibrating together. This synchronized vibration is potent enough to rupture the outer walls of...
Health
Immortal Jellyfish DNA Could Extend Human Life, Scientists Say
Eötvös Loránd University scientists Dr. Ádám Sturm and Dr. Tibor Vellai have made a new breakthrough in figuring out why we age.
Their research focused on something called "transposable elements" (TEs) in our DNA. Think of TEs as movable parts...
Health
World’s 1st CRISPR Therapy Has Been Approved
The world's first treatment using CRISPR therapy, a gene-editing technology, got the green light on November 16, 2023.
Casgevy, also called Exa-cel, got the approval from the U.K. Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) less than a week ago....
Science
Each Nostril Smells the World Uniquely, Study Reveals
New research by three top universities in the U.S. has uncovered an interesting fact about our brains. Our two nostrils, despite being right next to each other, are kind of doing their own thing when it comes to smelling.
Scientists have...