Plane Company to Operate 18,000 Ghost Flights to Keep Landing Slots
Lufthansa has announced that in order to keep their take-off and landing slots this winter; they will be compelled to conduct 18,000 “ghost flights.” The…
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Reduce Retinitis Pigmentosa Vision Loss by Understanding the Causes and Developing Pharmacological Treatments
The absence of Adiponectin receptor 1 protein (AdipoR1), one of the main enzymes regulating ceramide homeostasis in the retina, leads to an accumulation of ceramides…
Pre-Supernova Death Throes of a Supergiant Star Seen For First Time
Astronomers have successfully captured something that has been sought for a long time: the final days of a massive star before it explodes as a…
Man’s Life Saved After Drone Swoops In To Deliver Defibrillator in First-Ever Case
When a 71-year-old man from Trollhättan, Sweden, suffered a sudden cardiac attack last month, aid came in the most improbable of ways: a drone carrying…
New Rules for Genetically Modified Food Labeling In US Have Kicked In
In the United States, foods that have been genetically modified and tinkered with in a lab will require new labeling, with the names “GMO” and…
Dogs Can Distinguish Between Different Languages, Brains Scans Show
Thousands of years of domestication have endowed dogs with a unique ability to comprehend human speech, and new research suggests that their brains can even…
Mafia Boss on the Run for 20 Years Arrested After Spotted On Google Maps
google Maps is a fantastic tool for getting where you need to go or, apparently, locating mafia bosses who have been on the run for…
Cronutt the Sea Lion’s Epilepsy Cured By Pig Brain Cell Transplant
After a sea lion named Cronutt underwent an experimental therapy, an unlikely celebrity has walked – or we say, slid – into the epilepsy treatment…
The Effects of Marine Pollution on Dead Zones in the Ocean
A dead zone is a hypoxic area of an ocean (or lake) with insufficient oxygen to support marine life. As a result of human activity,…
Researchers discovered how Zika Virus avoids the Antiviral Response of Cells
Scientists have discovered a key mechanism used by the Zika virus to evade the antiviral response of the cell it is attacking in a new…
China’s Experimental Reactor Breaks Fusion World Record Length
China’s nuclear fusion reactors continue to make significant progress toward achieving controlled and limitless energy output. On December 30, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST)…
Environmental Pollution Caused by Factories
Industrial pollution has the potential to impair our health by introducing hazardous particles into the air, as well as heavier elements that remain on the…
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