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Fancy a New Body? Humans May Soon Be Able to Get Head Transplants

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2015 In just a couple of years, the first human head transplant surgery is set to take place; a black hole 12 billion times the size of the sun is making scientists rethink a widely accepted theory; meanwhile, the Iranian version of street artist Banksy delves into "Iran's turbulent past" with his work. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Black Hole Swallows Up a Star

Staff / Truthdig Aug 25, 2011 Scientists say that, for the first time, they have witnessed a black hole swallowing a distant star. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

This Is What It Looks Like When a Black Hole Destroys a Galaxy

Staff / Truthdig May 23, 2011 And you think you've got problems. Take a look at nearby galaxy Centaurus A, which is in a losing battle with a black hole nearly 55 million times bigger (in terms of mass) than our sun. As it dies, its guts are being sprayed out in a trail of carnage 2 million light-years long, and NASA has the intergalactic snuff film to prove it. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Are We Living in a ‘Giant Cosmic Hologram’?

Staff / Truthdig Feb 12, 2010 It's not often that we pose questions like this to you, honored readers, and to be frank, we can't answer this one. However, some really smart physicists and their state-of-the-art machines are exploring the issue, and from the look of it this baffling notion might just be true. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Doomsday Fears Over Strange Matter

Staff / Truthdig Mar 29, 2008 Could a scientific experiment 14 years and $8 billion in the making produce a tiny black hole that could eat the Earth? Or reduce the planet to a dead mass of "strange matter"? Two critics say yes and have sued in federal court to stop the Large Hadron Collider from smashing protons together this summer. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

YouTube Back in Pakistan

Staff / Truthdig Feb 27, 2008 Those around the world who had trouble accessing YouTube on Sunday may be interested to know the cause of the problem: On Friday, the Pakistani Telecommunications Authority acted to block access to YouTube in order to prevent Pakistanis from seeing a YouTube clip promoting an anti-Islam film by Dutch politician Geert Wilders (pictured). Thus ensued an accidental chain reaction that blocked YouTube access for many thousands internationally. Now, the popular site is back up, even in Pakistan. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )