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Thanks to modern medical technology and the pervading cultural ideal that doctors should be formally educated and trained, we no longer have to worry about being buried alive. For much of history, however, it was actually a legitimate concern for a person to have, particularly if they suffered from episodes or “attacks” of a condition called catalepsy.
Similar to narcolepsy, catalepsy (not to be confused with cataplexy) is a state of uncontrolled muscle rigidity and unresponsiveness that is often linked to episodes of catatonia. Read More...
The climbers on Everest face danger every day, but Rob Hall had lived to tell the tale several times before his fatal climb.YouTubeRob Hall on a climb.
Since he was old enough to walk, Rob Hall had been a climber. Born and raised in New Zealand, Hall naturally got into climbing. The Southern Alps span the entire country, and it’s where Hall spent most of his time as a young man. Read More...
The signal emanates from a galaxy three billion light-years away for 90 days before going silent for 67 days.European Southern ObservatoryAn artist’s impression of a fast radio burst traveling from a distant galaxy to Earth.
In June 2020, astronomers announced that they had identified a deep-space radio signal that seemed to repeat itself on a clear 157 to 161-day cycle. Researchers predicted at the time that the signal would reappear again before the end of August — and it just did. Read More...
