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Dopamine Addiction: How alcohol, sugar, caffeine, nicotine, and hard drugs all have one common underlying effect
There are many addictive substances on planet earth, and most consumers never meant to become so hooked that they can’t find a way to quit, or even cut back. As with most addictive substances, the more often the frequency of use, and the more potent the substance, the more dopamine is released in the brain, but over time, this fuels serious mental and physical health issues.
When trying to cut back...
Tesla EV Owner Discovers Battery Will Not Charge Due to Cold Weather, On Christmas Eve
The owner of a Tesla S EV discovered his car’s battery would not charge during last week’s winter storm that impacted major parts of the US.
In footage uploaded to TikTok, Virginia radio host Domenick Nati showed how he was unable to charge his vehicle at a charging station in cold weather, as his vehicle continued to give him a “Battery is heating — keep charge cable inserted” message.
Speaking...
Experts: Artificial Sweeteners Are to Blame for Significant Increase in Sudden Deaths
“Experts” are now blaming artificial sweeteners for the rise in heart attacks and unexpected deaths that have occurred in the previous two years in nations all over the world.
According to a recent study, artificial sweeteners “should not be regarded a healthy and safe substitute to sugar” and may raise the risk of cardiovascular disease.
The research, which was written up...
Mysterious shock wave cracks Earth's magnetosphere, exposing the planet to dangerous space radiation
A mysterious shock wave cracked Earth’s magnetosphere Monday night, December 19. Magnetosphere is the region that protects the planet from harmful space radiation.
Although the shockwave’s origin is unknown, astronomers think it came from an ejection of energetic and highly magnetized, superheated gas discharged from the sun, which is also called a coronal mass ejection (CME).
According to Space...
France fines Microsoft with €60 million Fine Over Privacy Concerns
One of the top software developers in the world and US IT giant Microsoft has been compelled to pay €60 million ($64 million) after French authorities found it guilty of breaking local laws. The nation’s privacy authority announced that it had fined the corporation over its dishonest use of ad cookies, which is now the largest this year.
When a user visits a website, a web server creates and...
Pentagon: 'Alien Life Might Exist on Earth'
U.S. military officials this week admitted that there is a chance that extraterrestrial life exists on planet Earth.
Anticipation has swirled for over two years after numerous releases and declassifications from military officials regarding unidentified aerial phenomena (UFOs) spotted by U.S. military observers over the course of decades.
At a roundtable on Friday, Pentagon officials indicated...
Starship delivery robot stuck on icy pavement stuns passer-by by politely thanking him for his help
A tiny delivery robot took a passerby by surprise by ‘politely thanking’ him for his help after it got stuck on an icy pavement.
This week a passerby spotted a Starship food-delivery robot struggling to find a way up the large and icy curb in Cambridge.
Graham Smith from Cherry Hinton in Cambridge, immediately came to the bot’s aid in Chequers Close on Tuesday.
He said: ‘I...
Pentagon's UFO office reveals it's investigating 'several HUNDRED' new reports
The Department of Defense has analyzed ‘hundreds’ of UFO reports from its service members since last year, some of objects flying in ways they don’t yet understand, and some in space and underwater, officials revealed.
The head of the government’s UFO office Dr. Sean Kirkpatrick and the Under Secretary of Defense Ronald Moultrie made the revelations in a Pentagon briefing to...
Ultra-processed foods cause cognitive decline and dementia, study finds
New research published in the journal JAMA Neurology links the consumption of ultra-processed food to brain degradation.
Those who consume at least 20 percent of their daily calories as food the way nature did not intend have a substantially higher risk of suffering cognitive decline or developing dementia, the study found.
Things like pizza, hot dogs, cookies, pastries, cakes, candy, and ice cream...
Record old DNA found in Greenland
For the first time, two million-year-old DNA has been identified, opening a completely new and previously unexplored chapter in the history of evolution.
The researchers have found microscopic fragments of environmental DNA in sediments in northern Greenland. The research is now presented in the journal Nature.
Using advanced techniques, the researchers discovered that the fragments are a million...
Iran unveils first home-made Euro-6 car
The first domestically built diesel car with Euro-6 emissions technology has been launched by Iran Khodro Diesel Company (IKDC), the country’s largest producer of commercial vehicles.
Images of the Foton Tunland, a V-6 pickup truck with 235 horsepower that IKDC officials indicated will join the market in the following three months, were featured in local media reports on Sunday.
The truck is...
US Unveils First New Bomber Since Cold War
The first strategic stealth bomber unveiled by the US Air Force in 30 years was on Friday. The B-21 Raider, which is expected to cost over $500 million, has not yet taken its first flight.
In a ceremony at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, the Northrop Grumman bomber, which can transport both conventional and nuclear missiles, was on display. Senior Pentagon officials, including Secretary...
Neuralink Threatens To Implant Microchips In Human Brains in 6 Months
Elon Musk’s Neuralink company has threatened to start implanting its brain implant microchips into human skulls within six months.
Bloomberg reports that Neuralink, Elon Musk’s brain-computer interface firm, said at a Wednesday event at its headquarters that it is almost ready to begin putting its coin-sized computing brain implant into human patients. The news comes despite the fact that an...
Neuralink Test Monkeys 'Dying and Chewing Fingers Off' As Company Readies Human Trials
Elon Musk has vowed to start human trials for his brain chip implants within six months, even though the majority of his brainchipped lab monkeys either died or chewed their fingers off, while experiencing horrific suffering.
Based in San Francisco Bay Area and Austin, Texas, Musk’s Neuralink company has been conducting tests on monkeys and other animals as it seeks approval from the FDA.
The Physicians...
Male fertility down 62% worldwide and it's still falling
New research published in the journal Human Reproduction Update points to accelerating rates of male infertility all around the world.
In less than 50 years, average sperm counts have plummeted by 62 percent, we are told. And the rate at which this decrease is occurring is on the rise, meaning sperm counts are dropping progressively faster over time.
For men to stay healthy and strong, their male...