(Natural News) If humans are ever going to achieve interplanetary space travel, you can bet that somehow, the U.S. National Aeronautics Space Agency (NASA) will be involved. Its latest plans involve first sending an unmanned spacecraft to one of the nearest star systems, and then figuring out how or where to proceed from there. This […]

(Natural News) An animal study published in the journal Nature revealed how excessive alcohol intake might lead to the subsequent onset of cancer. A team of researchers at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Cambridge gave mice models ethanol to examine the effects of alcohol on the animals. The experts then analyzed the animals’ DNA structure […]

(Natural News) Another study has added to the growing body of evidence that links the fluoride found in water with lowered intelligence quotients (IQ) in children. A study, which was published last year, confirmed the dangers that water fluoridation has when it is consumed by children, particularly on their IQ. Not only that, fluoridated water was […]

(Natural News) By 2027, an artificial island in the North Sea could soon be providing renewable energy for at least 80 million individuals in Europe. Dubbed the “North Sea Wind Power Hub,” the artificial power island will house “a small team of permanent staff.” The island will send electricity via long-distance cables to Britain and […]

(Natural News) Could health education help combat childhood obesity? That question is what Tabitha Blasingame of the Eliza Coffee Memorial Hospital sought to answer in her paper. On determining whether or not health education could contribute to better food and lifestyle choices, she discovered that it very well could. For her study, Blasingame recruited 15 […]

(Natural News) The future of science and technology is looking up — and it’s not just for man and machine. Plants are also getting in on the action, thanks to innovations like the “low-cost, easily produced, graphene-based, sensors-on-tape.” Despite the long description, this wearable sensor tape can be easily stuck to a plant, which, in turn, will […]

(Natural News) A recent study has proven that feeding cows microalgae can increase the omega-3 fatty acid content of the milk they produce. Bethan Till, a Ph.D. student at Harper Adams University, reports that her project, which involved feeding cows microalgae to increase the omega-3 content of their milk, was successful. The cows that she observed […]

(Natural News) Violent video games are often thought of as encouraging anti-social, aggressive behavior; new research has suggested that they can do so much more. The investigators behind a recent study have found that prolonged exposure to violent video games may actually impact people on a neural level, resulting in reduced empathy and increased emotional […]

(Natural News) Forget cold, metal shells — the robots of the tomorrow could be covered in soft, artificial muscles. That’s certainly what researchers from the University of Colorado Boulder appear to be working towards. Taking inspiration from organic muscle, the team of scientists has come up with robotic muscles that combine incredible strength and impressive […]

(Natural News) Aging is inevitable, but it can be slowed down. If you want to live longer and boost your metabolism, adding quinoa to your diet may be the solution. A new study involving nematode worms called Caenorhabditis elegans found that eating quinoa helps in slowing down aging and improving metabolism. A team of researchers from Rutgers […]