Why This Glow in the Dark Ice Cream Costs $225 a Scoop

Why This Glow in the Dark Ice Cream Costs $225 a Scoop

Of all the unique varieties that Ben & Jerry’s has concocted over the years, nothing can come close to the wonderful absurdity that is this glowing ice cream created by Charlie Francis. Using a synthesized version of the luminescent proteins that cause jellyfish to glow when they’re agitated, this gleaming frozen treat actually gets brighter as you lick it.

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India to launch mission to Mars this week

India wants to become the fourth nation or group of nations on the planet to reach Mars. India plans to launch a spacecraft called Mangalyaan, which means “Mars Craft” in Hindi. If successful, India will become the fourth nation to reach the red planet behind the Soviet Union, US, and a European conglomerate of countries. […]

Innovative Israeli Company Seeks To Put A Freeze On Lung Cancer

Doctors in surgeryOne Israeli company has developed a revolutionary new way of eliminating tumors in breast cancer patients. But they didn’t stop there, and have recently taken new steps towards creating an innovative new treatment that may change the world.

How Long Does Your Heart Have to Stop For Before You Can’t Be Treated?

How Long Does Your Heart Have to Stop For Before You Can't Be Treated?

The question of how long someone’s heart would have to be stopped for before you can safely say that regardless of what you do, you’re not going to be able to revive them is avery tricky question. It’s not as simple as saying after 10 or even 20 minutes there’s no hope. For instance, there are countless people who have been subject to hypothermia, have their heart stopped for over 45 minutes, and still have been successfully revived. So many, in fact, that the current guideline set by the American Heart Association (AHA) is that you continue trying to revive the person until their core body temperature is above 95 degrees Fahrenheit- 95 degrees, because below that is the technical definition of hypothermia. The mantra in that situation is, "They’re not dead until they’re warm and dead."

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International Team Develops First 3-In-1 Cancer Fighting Nanostructure

3-in-1 Cancer Fighting NanostructureIt has been difficult for researchers to develop medical nanocomposites
that are capable of performing more that one task at a time; thus some
are used for detection, as in detecting cancer cells, and others deliver
cancer-fighting drugs.  But recently, an international team of
university researchers were successful in creating one nanostructure
capable of performing three very important cancer-fighting tasks….

A Dog Knows: Wagging Tails Are Not All Happy Tails

Dog tailYou think your Fido will greet the dog coming towards you with
enthusiasm. After all, Fido’s tail is wagging.  Well, don’t be so sure. 
That other dog – she knows better than you do.

These Smart Glasses Could Help the Blind to See

These Smart Glasses Could Help the Blind to See

These smart glasses could help bring sight to thousands of blind people, by converting visual information into images that can actually be seen by the visually impaired.

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The Moon May Have Been Made of ‘Magma Mush’ For Millions of Years

The Moon May Have Been Made of 'Magma Mush' For Millions of Years

We’re used to thinking of the moon as a cold and unassuming lump of rock—but new research suggests that it could have been made of a strange magma mush for hundreds of millions of years before it solidified into the object we now see every night.

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Crazy Man Puts Computer Inside Arm (Without Help From Doctors)

Crazy Man Puts Computer Inside Arm (Without Help From Doctors)

German Tim Cannon is a "biohacker". That unsightly bulge on his arm there is where he stuck a giant computer chip beneath his skin, which transmits his biometric data to Android devices. Which will be interesting data and all but oh God just look at those stitches.

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This freakish skinless body is actually a synthetic human cadaver

This freakish skinless body is actually a synthetic human cadaver

Though it may look like it, this is not a still frame from a torture porn movie directed by the sadist Eli Roth. Instead, it’s the new synthetic cadaver that medical students are now using to get their learn on. Instead of poking humans or operating on animals, medical students can play doctor with these frighteningly freakish zombie beasts.

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