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Since today is Halloween, I thought I’d celebrate with some appropriately themed stories from the science world…

Bizarre, a bit disgusting, but true:
With technology increasing, expeditions to explore the ocean’s depths are discovering new and fascinating creatures. While the handful of creatures shown here conjures up memories of Halloween costumes, many other creatures, such as the Giant Tube Worm also live in the depths and surprise scientists with each trip down in the ocean depths . Hopefully we can learn more about their unique adaptations, from bioluminescence to chemosynthesis, and implement such knowledge to improve our own biotechnology.

Missing an arm? No problem:
Zombies may have reason to celebrate as scientists are well on the way toward regrowing human limbs. So far they have been successful at regrowing human fingers. Progression is definitely encouraging in this field as this news follows this announcement late last year that the wings of chickens were successfully regrown. How soon until this regenerative technology becomes widespread?

Speaking of costumes:
And finally, even astronauts are allowed to have fun on Halloween. Here’s to hoping everything gets fixed up speedily and safely up on the ISS.

Happy Halloween everyone!

“Just as energy is the basis of life itself, and ideas the source of innovation, so is innovation the vital spark of all human change, improvement and progress” - Professor Ted Levitt

Science oftentimes takes a backburner to other issues that spring up everyday in society. Perhaps this is understandable with so many other short-term issues in society now, but science has always held, and still holds, the possibility to revolutionize our existence any given day. As we grow closer and closer to a potential technological singularity, this blog will hopefully serve to generate discussion of and interest in both scientific advancement and our technological future.

With science advancements progressing at an ever-increasing rate, many new innovations and discoveries are easily glossed over or buried, never making it into the mainstream media. This blog hopes to uncover some of these innovations and reveal some of the fascinating discoveries scientists are making every day.