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Ancient smallpox genomes reveal how European colonisation brought the disease to the Americas
In 1900, The Ladies Home Journal Made Predictions That Put Nostradamus To Shame
In December of 1900, a civil engineer named John Elfreth Watkins, Jr. in The Ladies Home Journal wrote “What May Happen in the Next Hundred Years” and his predictions put most futurists to shame.
Hank Campbell Thu, 07/30/2026 - 19:51 Categories Science HistoryHow bats tolerate viruses: Tulane study sheds light on one of nature’s biggest immune mysteries
Trees and microbes team up to improve nitrogen nutrient processes in future CO2 conditions
Spectacular discovery provides insight into the internal organs of a marine reptile
Internet users are crabbier, more stressed, and more tempted than the rest of us
Support from animals may feel stronger for women and those spending more time with them
44 Nysa - An Asteroid Now With Its Own Moon
Asteroid (44) Nysa, discovered in 1857 by astronomer Hermann Goldschmidt, has gotten a lot of study in the last 170 years but a recent analysis of data reveals it has its own moon.
News Account Wed, 07/29/2026 - 20:26 Categories SpaceEzplaz: Freeze-Dried Plasma Gets FDA Approval
Vascular Solutions, LLC, has been given U.S. Food and Drug Authority authorization for its Ezplaz Freeze Dried Plasma for transfusion in adults.
News Account Wed, 07/29/2026 - 12:30 Categories TechnologyWarning: Cannibalism Will Turn You Into A Zombie Russian Nesting Doll
Humans are calorically dense enough that it is no surprise that some ancient cultures engaged in cannibalism - or even more modern people in the right circumstances.(1) Yet it is also taboo. In Christopher Nolan's recent version of The Odyssey, cannibals appear twice.
Hank Campbell Wed, 07/29/2026 - 11:03 Categories AnthropologyPROTEXI Cancer Vaccine Platform Based On SARS-CoV-2 Immune Memory
A new cancer vaccine platform works by enhancing the ability of the immune system to recognize cancer by leveraging anti-viral memories it already has - due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the worst outbreak of the last 70 years.
News Account Tue, 07/28/2026 - 11:41 Categories Cancer ResearchBeatrix Potter, Naturalist
The Tale of Peter Rabbit author illustrator got her start in science. Everything except astronomy. She had her limits.
The Conversation Tue, 07/28/2026 - 10:53 Categories Anthropology