Ancient Egyptian Tomb Found Completely Untouched After 4,000 Years—11 Skeletons and Rare Artifacts Reveal Astonishing Secrets
It’s the kind of discovery that would make Indiana Jones do a double take. Deep in Egypt’s Al-Asasif necropolis, a team of archaeologists struck gold—or rather, bones. As they meticulously…
Read more »The origins of some brain tumors in children better understood
Several types of very aggressive and fatal pediatric brain tumors appear during brain development, found oncologists associated with the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC). In fact,…
Read more »Doctors Have Placed Humans in Suspended Animation For The First Time, Report Claims
In a spectacular procedure, American surgeons placed a patient who could possibly only have a few minutes to live in a “temporary state of apparent death,” in order to give…
Read more »Plankton changes radically according to latitude
The diversity and functions of the plankton species that inhabit the different oceans vary radically according to latitude, reveal the most recent analyzes made from the data collected during the…
Read more »Botswana, our ancestral homeland
Mankind is said to have originated in a southern African region of northern Botswana, according to a study by Australian and South African scientists published in Nature. The work done by…
Read more »narcissists are probably happier than the rest of us: study
Although they may have illusions of grandeur over their own importance and not feel shame and empathy, narcissists are probably happier than most people around them, say Irish psychologists. Often…
Read more »A new cancer immunotherapy strategy developed
A cell therapy that amplifies the immune response of T cells against cancerous tumors was developed by Canadian scientists associated with the Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital Research Center (HMR) and the Université…
Read more »A gel that repairs heart wounds
A first human protein gel to repair heart attack injuries has been developed by researchers at the University of Ottawa Heart Institute (UOHI). This gel is composed of recombinant collagen…
Read more »Cannabinoids does not improve mental health: study
Current scientific evidence does not justify the use of medicinal cannabinoids to treat six mental health conditions, a new meta-analysis conducted by Australian researchers concludes. Cannabinoids do not seem to…
Read more »Soil erosion due to human activities dates back 4000 years
Human activity and the opening of the landscape through clearing intensified soil erosion about 4,000 years ago, well before industrialization. This is the conclusion reached by European and Canadian geologists…
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