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Topics and developments in science and medicine, presented by Futurism.

The most valuable substance on earth,1g worth $25 Billion Dollars
The market value for diamonds per gram is even more prohibitively expensive, but even this is nothing compared to the most valuable material currently known to humanity: Antimatter. So what even is antimatter? To put it simply, antimatter is the opposite of regular matter.
By Aniket pandey5 years ago in Futurism
London’s Skyline is Changing the Weather
DISCLAIMER: This article was originally published on Medium.com Despite being known as a major financial hub for centuries, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Hong Kong, Shanghai and New York, London has always lacked the one thing associated with a major financial hub: a skyline.
By Joel Oughton5 years ago in Futurism
Twinkle, Twinkle, Bang!
A roaming group of hunters, the direct ancestors of modern humans, gaze at a new star, a piercing pinpoint of bright, white light that shines in the late afternoon sky. As evening draws in, the light reveals its source; the dazzling glint of a sword, the blade of another hunter who has emerged from the night – the constellation of Orion. A full moon rises and its shadows compete with those of the new star; except that the star is only new to Homo heidelbergensis and its glare, which outshines an entire galaxy for months on end, is the last that anyone will see of it for around 340,000 years.
By Ian Vince5 years ago in Futurism
Why is glycine considered as an exception among the amino acids?
Amino acids are popularly known to be the building blocks of Protein. The concept it actually refers to is that, amino acid molecules combine together by a series of peptide bonds, to form a polypeptide. A chain of polypeptides is known as a protein.
By Health3605 years ago in Futurism
Calories in Uran - What You Need to Know
When considering the number of calories in uranium that a typical household would require, you must also consider both the advantages of nuclear power and its drawbacks. Nuclear energy is now becoming increasingly popular worldwide, particularly over the last twenty years. It's among the safest and cleanest forms of energy currently available. Unfortunately, while nuclear energy provides a number of excellent benefits for the user, there are also a number of potential dangers. The following article aims to provide a more in-depth look at these dangers.
By jan mick5 years ago in Futurism
Creative Writer's Brain
Did you know— The brain activity during writing is similar to that during sports or any game? Oh, Wait! Please, don’t ask me, “Then, why writers are paid less and sportsmen in millions?” LOL
By Chirag PhD5 years ago in Futurism
A very futuristic dinner
Two-thirds of today’s farmlands are being used for meat production while developed nations showcase the highest rates of meat consumption per capita. By as soon as 2050, the world population is expected to surpass 9 billion. According to FAO, meat consumption levels are set to mirror such exponential growth of mankind and shall nearly double in a few decades from now.
By Risalat Consultants International LLC5 years ago in Futurism
The Future of Crop Harvesting
A number of developed countries undergo a shortage of labor in the agricultural sector that threatens the sustainability and preservation of the industry. Dozens of European farms could disappear from the market unless they find a solution to affordable operating resources.
By Risalat Consultants International LLC5 years ago in Futurism
Researchers Discover A New Process Of Extracting Zinc From Fly Ash
Solid waste incineration in Europe produces millions of tons of fly ash yearly, most of which ends up in landfills. But this ash often contains significant quantities of precious metals such as zinc. Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have discovered a brand new technique to obtain these precious metals, which can lead to significant reductions in pollutants for the environmental.
By Buzzword5 years ago in Futurism
ALICE Experiment Provides Breakthrough Results in Nuclear Physics
The world changed when science entered into the study of neutrons, electrons, protons, and other sub-atomic particles. Nuclear physics somewhere shaped humanity and its curiosity to understand the Earth and Universe. Diversity in innovation in nuclear physics has led scientists to discover its applications in many fields. Now, scientists have found a new thing related to nuclear physics. The scientists measured the strong interaction force contributing to the nuclei cloud’s cohesion after the ALICE experiment’s successful results.
By Delhi Magazines5 years ago in Futurism
Egypt Has Unearthed 160 Ancient Coffins Since September. Some Were Sealed With a curse.
Egypt Has Unearthed 160 Ancient Coffins Since September. Some Were Sealed With a curse.' Thousands of years back, ancient Egyptians were laid to rest in Saqqara, an ancient city of the deceased.
By Get Value Daily5 years ago in Futurism
Is Earth Getting Heated Up Every Day?
When it comes to the Earth, the planet Earth is divided into three climatic zones. What are the climate zones? We have a tropical zone, then we have the temperate zone, and finally, we have the frigid zone. Our focus today would be on the tropical zone.
By Vishnu Aravindhan5 years ago in Futurism