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Scientists identify a new kind of human brain cell 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 30, 2018
‘Rosehip’ neurons not found in rodents, may be involved in fine-level control between regions of the human brain

By David Aragorn
Do you dare enter a fairy ring? The mythical mushroom portals of the supernatural 0
- Earth Mysteries, From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 30, 2018
For thousands of years, the sudden appearance of a ring of mushrooms was a sure sign of otherworldly presences. These rings would seemingly appear overnight, or travel from one location to another, with no clear rhyme or reason. Warnings of the dark forces that must create these abnormalities were passed down between generations, and the

By David Aragorn
Jupiter had growth disorders 0
- From Around the Web, Space
- August 30, 2018
With an equator diameter of around 143,000 kilometers, Jupiter is the largest planet in the solar system and has 300 times the mass of the Earth. The formation mechanism of giant planets like Jupiter has been a hotly debated topic for several decades. Now, astrophysicists of the Swiss National Centre of Competence in Research (NCCR) PlanetS of the Universities of Bern and Zürich and ETH Zürich have joined forces to explain previous puzzles about how Jupiter was formed and new measurements. The research results were published in the magazine Nature Astronomy.

By David Aragorn
Pentagon fires a warning shot against EPA’s ‘secret science’ rule 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 30, 2018
Add the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to the ranks of those expressing concern about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) plans to restrict the use of scientific research in writing new regulations.

By David Aragorn
Time travel ‘mathematically’ POSSIBLE and THIS is how 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 29, 2018
TIME travel is mathematically possible, according to research which could make the realm of science fiction a reality.

By David Aragorn
Researchers 3D print prototype for ‘bionic eye’0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 29, 2018
A team of researchers at the University of Minnesota have, for the first time, fully 3D printed an array of light receptors on a hemispherical surface. This discovery marks a significant step toward creating a “bionic eye” that could someday help blind people see or sighted people see better.

By David Aragorn
Blue-Eyed Immigrants Transformed Ancient Israel 6,500 Years Ago 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 29, 2018
Thousands of years ago in what is now northern Israel, waves of migrating people from the north and east — present-day Iran and Turkey — arrived in the region. And this influx of newcomers had a profound effect, transforming the emerging culture.

By David Aragorn
Cold, dry climate shifts linked to Neanderthal disappearance 0
- Ancient Archeology, From Around the Web
- August 29, 2018
Ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species replace Neanderthals in Europe, a study suggests.

By David Aragorn
Asteroid Billiards: This Wild Idea to Protect Earth Just Might Work 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology, Space
- August 29, 2018
Protecting Earth from dangerous space rocks might require a little asteroid-on-asteroid violence.

By David Aragorn
Buildings made from fungi? Meet London’s pop-up bio-lab innovators 0
- From Around the Web, Science & Technology
- August 28, 2018
A shipping container complex in a Shepherd’s Bush market is the unlikely home to a community of startup research projects

By David Aragorn

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