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Our Bodies Emit A Faint Visible Light That Fades When We Die, Suggests Study
This phenomenon, known as ultraweak photon emission (UPE) or biophoton emission, suggests that all living things subtly glow during life, a glow that fades when life ends.
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Heatwaves May Age You As Much As Smoking Or Drinking. Here's Why
The study highlights the need to understand the physiological stresses of a warming planet on human health.
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Russia Launches Bion-M No.2 with Mice, Flies, and Seeds to Study Space Biology
Russia’s latest resupply mission to low-Earth orbit has delivered a unique scientific cargo: 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies, microbes, cell cultures, and plant seeds aboard the Bion-M No.2 biosatellite. Over the next month, these organisms will orbit Earth, helping scientists study how microgravity and cosmic radiation affect life. Some mice are gene...
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Chinese Scientists Working On Robot That Could Give Birth To Human Baby, Prototype To Launch In 2026
The technology could potentially assist infertile couples or individuals who prefer not to undergo a biological pregnancy.
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Bryan Johnson Says AI Will Help Him Live Forever by Moving from a Biological to Computational System: Report
Bryan Johnson, the CEO of anti-ageing company Blueprint, reportedly said that his vision of living forever goes through artificial intelligence (AI). In an interview, the tech entrepreneur who has invested millions of dollars and multiple years to reverse his ageing in efforts to increase longevity of life, highlighted that he was now shifting his ...
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Exclusive - Biology Beyond Earth: How Space Station Is Shaping Human Life in Space
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is visiting a home away from Earth that has seen continuous human presence for a quarter of a century and is floating around 400 kilometres above Earth.
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Axiom-4 Mission Carrying Shubhanshu Shukla to International Space Station Postponed to June 22
India’s Shubhanshu Shukla is set to launch aboard the Axiom-4 mission on June 22 after a series of delays prompted by technical issues and safety reviews. The SpaceX-led mission will send astronauts from India, Hungary, and Poland to the International Space Station, where they will carry out over 60 experiments spanning biology, Earth science, an...
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Feel Older Overnight? Science Says You Might Be Right: Ageing Jumps At Two Stages
The findings challenge the common belief of linear aging, offering new insight into how and when our bodies change most rapidly.
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US Army Aims To Produce 3D-Printed Skin To Help Treat Soldiers
Bioprinting technology is the process of creating 3D, cellular structures using bio-inks to make functional, biological replicas of body parts.
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Why Don't Humans Have Hair All Over Their Bodies? A Biologist Explains
Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, rhinos and naked mole rats also have very little hair. It's true for some marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, too.
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Indian Astronaut-Designate To Hold 7 Experiments, Participate In 60 Studies At Space Station
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct seven experiments in the fields of agriculture, food and human biology, when he travels to the International Space Station this year, becoming the first Indian to do so.
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SpaceX’s Fram2 Crew Captures First-Ever Views of Earth’s Polar Regions
SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, launched on March 31, has made history as the first astronaut mission to orbit over both poles. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience is carrying four first-time astronauts—Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge, and Eric Phillips—on a research-driven journey. The crew has captured stunning images of Earth’s Arct...
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Olivia Farnsworth: UK Girl Who Feels No Pain, Hunger, Or Fatigue
Olivia Farnsworth, a UK girl, has a rare genetic condition that makes her insensitive to pain, hunger, and fatigue, posing significant health risks and requiring constant monitoring and management to ensure her well-being.
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"It Is A Hard Process": Humans Of Bombay CEO Karishma Mehta On Freezing Eggs
Karishma Mehta, the CEO of Humans of Bombay, has revealed that she opted for egg freezing, because she wanted the option of having children in the future without the burden of a ticking biological clock.
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New Study Suggests Dogs May Have Domesticated Themselves for Food
A recent study explores the possibility that early wolves self-domesticated by staying near human settlements for food. Over thousands of years, wolves with more tolerant temperaments may have had better access to resources and selectively bred with similar mates. This natural selection process might have led to the domesticated dogs we know today....
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Our Bodies Emit A Faint Visible Light That Fades When We Die, Suggests Study
This phenomenon, known as ultraweak photon emission (UPE) or biophoton emission, suggests that all living things subtly glow during life, a glow that fades when life ends.
-
Heatwaves May Age You As Much As Smoking Or Drinking. Here's Why
The study highlights the need to understand the physiological stresses of a warming planet on human health.
-
Russia Launches Bion-M No.2 with Mice, Flies, and Seeds to Study Space Biology
Russia’s latest resupply mission to low-Earth orbit has delivered a unique scientific cargo: 75 mice, 1,000 fruit flies, microbes, cell cultures, and plant seeds aboard the Bion-M No.2 biosatellite. Over the next month, these organisms will orbit Earth, helping scientists study how microgravity and cosmic radiation affect life. Some mice are gene...
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Chinese Scientists Working On Robot That Could Give Birth To Human Baby, Prototype To Launch In 2026
The technology could potentially assist infertile couples or individuals who prefer not to undergo a biological pregnancy.
-
Bryan Johnson Says AI Will Help Him Live Forever by Moving from a Biological to Computational System: Report
Bryan Johnson, the CEO of anti-ageing company Blueprint, reportedly said that his vision of living forever goes through artificial intelligence (AI). In an interview, the tech entrepreneur who has invested millions of dollars and multiple years to reverse his ageing in efforts to increase longevity of life, highlighted that he was now shifting his ...
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Exclusive - Biology Beyond Earth: How Space Station Is Shaping Human Life in Space
Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla is visiting a home away from Earth that has seen continuous human presence for a quarter of a century and is floating around 400 kilometres above Earth.
-
Axiom-4 Mission Carrying Shubhanshu Shukla to International Space Station Postponed to June 22
India’s Shubhanshu Shukla is set to launch aboard the Axiom-4 mission on June 22 after a series of delays prompted by technical issues and safety reviews. The SpaceX-led mission will send astronauts from India, Hungary, and Poland to the International Space Station, where they will carry out over 60 experiments spanning biology, Earth science, an...
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Feel Older Overnight? Science Says You Might Be Right: Ageing Jumps At Two Stages
The findings challenge the common belief of linear aging, offering new insight into how and when our bodies change most rapidly.
-
US Army Aims To Produce 3D-Printed Skin To Help Treat Soldiers
Bioprinting technology is the process of creating 3D, cellular structures using bio-inks to make functional, biological replicas of body parts.
-
Why Don't Humans Have Hair All Over Their Bodies? A Biologist Explains
Humans aren't the only mammals with sparse hair. Elephants, rhinos and naked mole rats also have very little hair. It's true for some marine mammals, such as whales and dolphins, too.
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Indian Astronaut-Designate To Hold 7 Experiments, Participate In 60 Studies At Space Station
Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla will conduct seven experiments in the fields of agriculture, food and human biology, when he travels to the International Space Station this year, becoming the first Indian to do so.
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SpaceX’s Fram2 Crew Captures First-Ever Views of Earth’s Polar Regions
SpaceX’s Fram2 mission, launched on March 31, has made history as the first astronaut mission to orbit over both poles. The Crew Dragon spacecraft Resilience is carrying four first-time astronauts—Chun Wang, Jannicke Mikkelsen, Rabea Rogge, and Eric Phillips—on a research-driven journey. The crew has captured stunning images of Earth’s Arct...
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Olivia Farnsworth: UK Girl Who Feels No Pain, Hunger, Or Fatigue
Olivia Farnsworth, a UK girl, has a rare genetic condition that makes her insensitive to pain, hunger, and fatigue, posing significant health risks and requiring constant monitoring and management to ensure her well-being.
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"It Is A Hard Process": Humans Of Bombay CEO Karishma Mehta On Freezing Eggs
Karishma Mehta, the CEO of Humans of Bombay, has revealed that she opted for egg freezing, because she wanted the option of having children in the future without the burden of a ticking biological clock.
-
New Study Suggests Dogs May Have Domesticated Themselves for Food
A recent study explores the possibility that early wolves self-domesticated by staying near human settlements for food. Over thousands of years, wolves with more tolerant temperaments may have had better access to resources and selectively bred with similar mates. This natural selection process might have led to the domesticated dogs we know today....
