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About 100,000 years ago, people with autism were championed, not shunned, and may even have shaped human evolution

Just let me say, on behalf of my fellow Aspies, you’re welcome. A University of York study found that roughly 100,000 years ago, primitive societies stopped shunning people with autism — in fact, they were embraced as respected specialists in … Continue reading

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A giant predatory lizard swam in Antarctic seas near the end of the dinosaur age — ScienceDaily

Kaikaifilu is a new species of giant sea lizard (from the Mosasaur family) discovered in 66-million-year-old rocks of Antarctica. At about 10 meters long, it is the largest known top marine predator from this continent. It lived near the end … Continue reading

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Classic quantum experiment could conceal theory of everything 

I love articles like this. I read it 4 times, followed all the links, and still have no idea exactly what they’re talking about or what it would look like. A tweak to the iconic double-slit experiment could reveal if quantum mechanics … Continue reading

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US FALLS BEHIND RUSSIA IN GIANT SNOWBALL ARMS RACE!

How will our new president deal with this? While the US and UN were quietly working with Russia and eliminating thousands of nuclear warheads and weapons, the former Soviet Union has been stockpiling THESE! As usual, the US intelligence agencies … Continue reading

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The Cosmic Web of the Tarantula Nebula

Explanation: It is the largest and most complex star forming region in the entire galactic neighborhood. Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy orbiting our Milky Way galaxy, the region’s spidery appearance is responsible for its popular name, the Tarantula nebula. … Continue reading

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Discovered : The Oldest…

The opening months of 2016 have been filled with numerous discoveries that pushed back further into the shadows of the past our understanding of our ancestors and their technology. In August I posted here about the 50,000 year-old Denisovan needle. The Denisovans … Continue reading

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Star Trek Sets Sail on Star Date -356312.86285514967

5o Terran Years ago tonight, on the Star Date above (Sept. 8 1966) Star Trek was launched across American TV screens. I watched it with my mom. To celebrate the anniversary, the Smithsonian’s National Air & Space Museum restored the … Continue reading

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Women of NASA Get LEGO-sized Tribute | Popular Science

You can probably name a handful of astronauts and astrophysicists, most of them male. Throughout grade school, their names are repeated in history books: Buzz, Neil, Gus… what about the women who set many of these missions into motion? The … Continue reading

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Are We Close to Having a Blood Test That Detects Cancer? 

Researchers designed a liquid biopsy test to determine a patient’s risk of colon cancer recurrence and monitor the effects of chemotherapy after surgery. Earlier this month, a team of researchers from Johns Hopkins University and the Walter and Eliza Hall … Continue reading

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Study reveals Leonardo da Vinci’s ‘irrelevant’ scribbles mark the spot where he first recorded the laws of friction

A new detailed study of notes and sketches by Leonardo da Vinci has identified a page of scribbles in a tiny notebook as the place where Leonardo first recorded the laws of friction. The research also shows that he went … Continue reading

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