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Space Really Can Be the Final Frontier
Space, it's the final frontier, a place where few have ventured forth and where it's infinite and continuous expansion exceeds even the wildest imaginations. And like the ad infinitum of space, death shares a similar characteristic of the unknown the greatest mystery to ever overcome the human existence.So, it shouldn't come as any surprise for the people of earth in search of mystery[...]
Recycling - The Afterlife of Medical Implants
As cremation continues to rise as an alternative source to the traditional burial, one thing few have ever considered is the remains of orthopaedic implants – from plates and screws from legs and skulls to steel hips. These are metals used for implants that range from medical grade stainless steel to titanium and cobalt chrome, and are produced from non renewable resources. However,[...]
Science Researching a Cure for Death
Despite our best efforts, death is the ultimate population control, and while some of us exercise daily, scrutinize the food we eat and follow a regimen to postpone, if not cheat our own expiring mortality, scientists are studying the effects of aging in an attempt to prolong the human longevity through life extension science.The phrase "curing death" is one that has been used[...]
Cryonic Preservation: Science Fiction or Cure for Death?
If you haven't heard the urban legend surrounding Walt Disney, or seen an episode of Futurama, Cryopreservation is the technology of freezing one's body in the hopes that technology in the future will allow for reanimation. This idea that cryopreserved people can be recovered in the future is still[...]
Dog Waits For His Master's Return For Ten Years
Hidesaburo Ueno, born in Japan in 1871, was a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. His dog, Hachiko, would sit by the front door and see him off for work every day and greeted him at 4 o'clock at the nearby train station when he returned from work.One evening,[...]
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