Forbes

Trailers for The Last Jedi hint at a range of new worlds for us to discover, and a newly released featurette on them looks at one named Crait. The as-of-yet unnamed Resistance ships are seen drifting low over the surface, which I at first thought was snow. However, the plumes of red dust that follow…

A rare mineral discovered in Russia in the 1830’s could hold the key to boosting internet speeds 1,000 times faster than today. The mineral, perovskite, has a number of incredible properties, many of which scientists are now realizing.

That we are here to observe the Universe — that we actively engage in the act of observing — implies that the Universe is wired in such a way to admit our existence. This is the essence of the Anthropic Principle.

Occasionally “go rogue,” forsake the scientific method—often for notoriety or economic gain–and opt instead to promulgate propaganda to a public that lacks expertise but is hungry for information. That is especially common in allies of the organic and “natural products” industries, which are capitalizing on Americans’ baseless fear of “synthetic” and “unnatural” products.

Amyloid beta is an ancient protein. The ancestors for the gene for the precursor protein for amyloid beta are believed to have arisen from a duplication event occurring over 550 million years ago at the end of the Precambrian era.