Nearby Planetary System Mimics our Solar System A group of scientists using NASA’s airborne Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy or SOFIA recently completed a study that confirmed their previous findings of a young and nearby planetary system. The researchers found that the system surrounding the star Epsilon Eridani, which is about 10.5 light years away […]
Solar System Mimics Ours; The Big Empty; Closest Human Relative?
Posted May 3rd, 2017 at 5:33 pm (UTC-4)
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NIH Urged to Retire Lab Chimps
Posted January 23rd, 2013 at 7:35 pm (UTC-4)
An advisory group has called on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to retire most of the nearly 700 chimps it owns or supports. NIH’s Council of Councils also recommended the medical research agency drastically cut back on the various medical studies involving the use of chimpanzees, while making certain those chimps that are still being studied are kept in […]
Study: Human Hand Evolved So Fist Could Club Enemies
Posted December 19th, 2012 at 11:09 pm (UTC-4)
The human hand is a sophisticated work of art and science. Refined through centuries of evolution, hands enable us to perform unique functions which help us to not only survive but also to thrive as a species. New research suggests the evolution of the modern human hand may be due to a very basic need: for use […]