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What Was The Smart Drug in The Film Limitless?

We have all seen the movie Limitless and wondered in awe if a drug like that actually exists and can help us exceed our potential and brain power capacity. Admit it, you have thought of it too. These kinds of…

February 7, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA Approves Highly-Expensive Mission to Study the Moon

Except for being the potential ‘slingshot’ to Mars in the near future, the Moon can also hold secrets of the Solar System that the entire humanity needs. NASA knows that very well, and it likely represents one of the reasons…

February 6, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

L.A. County Deals With Severe Limits in the First Dose of COVID-19 Vaccines

California remains the most affected American state by the COVID-19 pandemic, as it reported over 3.3 million cases of infections and more than 43,000 deaths. Even so, Los Angeles Times reveals that Los Angeles County, one of the original 27 counties of California, is…

February 6, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

SpaceX Reveals the Impressive Number of People Who Are Getting Internet Connectivity From Starlink Satellites

SpaceX started a very ambitious and useful project back in May 2019, when it launched the first lot of 60 Starlink satellites for providing broadband internet access to remote regions across the world. Meanwhile, the aerospace company sent over 955…

February 6, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

The Largest Asteroid to Approach Earth in 2021 Is ‘Potentially Hazardous’

Once in a while, the Universe reminds us all how fragile our planet really is in this apparently endless amount of space that we live in. Earth’s protective shield, the presence of Jupiter, and other factors are contributing to creating…

February 6, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 1

Peculiar New Research Shows How We’re More Like Primitive Fishes Than Previously Thought

It was common to think that lungs and body parts are key innovations specific to the vertebrate transition from water to land. However, the genome basis of air-breathing and limb movement was supposedly already well defined in our fish ancestors…

February 6, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

The Universe May Host A Fifth Dimension, Research Says

A team of scientists from Germany and Spain claims that they have discovered a “natural explanation” for dark matter for certain unresolved scientific mysteries, including dark matter. Still, their work relies on a new theoretical subatomic particle and a whole…

February 6, 2021 · by Asheley Rice · 0

NASA Chooses SpaceX to Find Habitable Planets Together

Scientists estimate that there are trillions of galaxies in the observable Universe, which practically means that there should be more exoplanets out there than grains of sand on all the beaches from Earth. In other words, chances are sky rocking…

February 5, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0

Scientists Are Worried About the Coronavirus’ Ability to Mix Its Genome

The SARS-CoV-2 virus has already suffered several mutations, and the newer variants are making it more infectious. Medical experts aren’t yet completely sure if COVID-19 can cause more severe illness than before nor if the vaccine efficacy is impacted by…

February 5, 2021 · by Anna Daniels · 0