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SaraRayne · Jan 17, 2020

Inflammation is designed to protect your body. In most cases, it’s a good thing. In most cases, it means your body’s white blood cells are doing their job and fending off infection. Sometimes, though...

SaraRayne · Jan 17, 2020

Radiation is a central feature in many of our favorite sci-fi movies. In reality, though, the real deal is far more frightening and a lot less superpower inducing. In essence, radiation is energy. There are...

SaraRayne · Jan 17, 2020

Ever since at-home DNA tests were put out onto the market, the world has become fascinated with discovering where they come from and who their ancestors were. It’s completely understandable; we all want to...

SaraRayne · Jan 16, 2020

Google Earth has become a mini miracle for those who want to explore but don’t have the time or resources. It contains vast amounts of information along with detailed images of every place on Earth. If you...

SaraRayne · Dec 29, 2019

Power plant emissions are off the charts. As we incorporate more technology in our lives, we require more and more energy to keep our world powered. It might seem like a hopeless cause, but if everyone does...

SaraRayne · Dec 29, 2019

Changing climate conditions are a growing concern these days. Everyone is looking for large scale solutions, but few of us realize how much of an impact we can make as individuals. One way you can do your...

ToBin · Nov 27, 2019

Are UFOs extra-planetary craft?

SaraRayne · Nov 25, 2019

One too many superhero movies may have you convinced that lab accidents lead to incredible powers, but 9 times out of 10 that doesn’t happen in the real world. Laboratories demand the utmost care and...

SaraRayne · Nov 25, 2019

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Every human on Earth has, at one point or another, desperately wished they had a...

MindyW · Nov 22, 2019

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Hello! I'm Mindy Weisberger, a senior writer at Live Science. I'm as big a music nerd as I am a science nerd, so every Friday (mostly) I'll be sharing a new Sounds of Science playlist on Spotify, inspired by the top Live...

sward · Nov 21, 2019

So much scifi is based around the idea that earth becomes uninhabitable, and that earthlings would eventually colonise. But considering there's no sign of a "Class M" (sorry for the Star Trek term, I don't know the real one) anywhere near, I was...

jeanna · Nov 20, 2019

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