Up to 50% of your lifespan is “determined” by your genes before birth, according to the Weizmann Institute.

A conceptual illustration of a DNA double helix transforming into a glowing candle, representing the genetic component of human lifespan.

How much of your future life is decided before you are born? A new analysis of more than a hundred records of twins suggests that genetics could halve people’s lifespans once death from accidents, infections and violence are removed. The work, carried out at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Israel and published in the … Read more

Model 7D reveals how black holes give birth to remnants before death

The Blueprint

Stephen Hawking showed in the 1970s that black holes are not completely black. They slowly emit radiation and shrink over time, eventually disappearing. However, there was a problem with this explanation. If a black hole evaporates completely, what happens to all the information about the matter it has absorbed? Quantum physics says that information cannot … Read more