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A Dad Makes A Time-Lapse Video Of His Daughter Through 20 Years
A Dad Makes A Time-Lapse Video Of His Daughter Through 20 Years
The Measles Vaccine Has Saved 20 Million Lives Since 2000
By: Robin Andrews/IFLScience A new study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) provides a timely reminder to us all as to why vaccinations are so vital. Since the turn of the millennium, 20.4 million lives have been saved thanks to the measles vaccine alone. Back in the year 2000, just over half a million people died…
Scientists May Have Found The Root Cause Of Autism
By: Rosie McCall/IFL Science Scientists think they’ve found out what could be at the root of autism and, no, it’s not vaccines. According to a new study, it could be caused by having too many brain connections called synapses. “An increased number of synapses creates miscommunication among neurons in the developing brain that correlates with impairments in…
200 Million People Could Be Fed With China’s New Strain Of Saltwater Rice
By: Tom Hale/IFL Science Chinese scientists have developed a strain of super-tough “sea rice” that farmers can grow in salty water, set to spark a rice revolution that could help feed over 200 million people. The rice was developed by the godfather of rice, Yuan Longping, at the Qingdao Saline-Alkali Tolerant Rice Research And Development Center…
Veteran Who Stole Truck To Save 30 Vegas Shooting Victims Was Just Gifted A New Vehicle
By: Amanda Froelich/The Mind Unleashed The night one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history, 29-year-old marine veteran Taylor Winston was presented with a choice: he could flee the scene, where 64-year-old Stephen Paddock was firing bullets into a crowd of 22,000 people, or he could stay and help the wounded. Like a true…
Astronaut Scott Kelly Reveals Some Pretty Disturbing Things About His Time In Space
By: Jonathan O’Callaghan/IFLScience Scott Kelly is one of the most famous astronauts in recent times, having completed a record-breaking year-long stay on the ISS from March 2015 to March 2016. Now the NASA astronaut has a new autobiography coming out, and it provides some rather fascinating details about his time in space. The book is called Endurance:…
Professor Brian Cox Believes Humanity Will Soon Achieve Immortality. Here’s How We’ll Do It
By: Rosie McCall/IFL Science Humanity has been looking for a way to “fix” our own mortality since, well, forever. In medieval times, there were the alchemists who searched for a universal elixir or philosopher’s stone. In the 20th century, people paid to be cryogenically frozen and now we have companies, like Humaii and Carboncopies, using artificial intelligence (AI) and nanotechnology to enable…
Race Car Driver Gives Up Chance Of Winning In Order To Save A Dog
By: Stephen Messenger/The Dodo “If it happened again today, I would do the exact same thing.” When it comes to winning an automobile race, every second matters. Fortunately, this quick-thinking rally car driver knows that some things matter even more. Carlos Matos abdica da possibilidade de triunfar para salvar cão Posted by Constálica Rallye Vouzela on Thursday, September…