By: Kyree Leary/Futurism Ocumetics Technology Corporation is developing a replacement for the lens found in the human eye. Called the Bionic Lens, it could radically improve eyesight, prevent cataracts, and provide new ways to see the world. BEYOND PERFECT EYESIGHT In just a few short years, we’ll be able to improve our eyesight to levels…
Scientists Find “Evidence” Of A Multidimensional Universe INSIDE Our Brain
By: Educate Inspire Change An exciting finding has been made by scientists as they have discovered that the human brain contains structures and shapes that may have up to eleven dimensions. Neuroscientists welcome the findings stating: “We have found a world that we had never imagined before.” With the help of Mathematical methods of algebraic topology, scientists have found…
“Unprecedented” Hurricane Harvey Is “One Of The Worst Disasters In US History”
By: Robin Andrews/IFL Science Harvey may have been downgraded to a storm from a Category 4 hurricane, but it will sit over Texas until the middle of the week – and its legacy will be felt for years to come. It’s being described by the National Weather Service (NWS) as an “unprecedented event”, whose “impacts are unknown…
Mutant Apes Discovered In Uganda
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Something very strange is going on with the chimps and baboons in Uganda. For several years, researchers working in Kibale National Park in Western Uganda have noticed a growing number of primates suffering from bizarre deformities, such as missing limbs, patchy fur, cleft lips, concave faces, or flattened noses. In a new…
60 Million People In Pakistan At Risk Of Arsenic Poisoning From Drinking Water
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Shockingly high levels of the toxic mineral arsenic have been found in the groundwater beneath huge parts of Pakistan, putting up to 60 million people at serious risk of developing arsenic poisoning from contaminated water. New Research published in the journal Scientific Advances looked at samples gathered from almost 1,200 groundwater pumps between 2013 and 2015…
Does Baby Powder Really Cause Ovarian Cancer?
By: Rosie McCall/IFL Science Johnson and Johnson has been ordered to shell out $417 million after a court case ruled in favor of California resident, Eva Echeverria. Echeverria has been diagnosed with ovarian cancer and claims it’s the result of her decades-long use of J and J’s baby powder. The jury ruled nine to three against J and…
Public Asked To Look Out For These Warning Signs After The Plague Is Found In Two Counties
By: James Felton/IFL Science Navajo County, Arizona, has issued a public health warning after fleas collected in the county tested positive for the plague. The county made a statement warning residents of the symptoms of bubonic plague, including buboes, fever, and muscle pain. Fleas collected in Coconino County, Arizona, also tested positive for Yersinia pestis, which causes three…
Cancer Patients Who Turn To Alternative Medicine Are 2.5 Times More Likely To Die
By: James Felton/IFL Science Cancer is a terrifying thing to go through. To then be faced with chemotherapy, which comes with unpleasant side effects and is never 100 percent guaranteed to work, can be even more worrying for some patients. So when someone tells you that non-invasive smelling salts rather than radiotherapy is going to fix…
Deepening “Crisis” In US Reveals One In Eight Americans Are Now Alcoholics
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science The “opioid epidemic” continues to be the weight quietly sitting on the shoulders of the US. However, a dramatic rise in dangerously heavy drinking across the country suggests that alcoholism could be a new epidemic hiding in plain sight. Latest figures show that 12.7 percent of people living in the US have some kind of alcohol-related…