New Scientific Discoveries of 2010

Equipped with his five senses, man explores the universe around him and calls the adventure Science. ~ Edwin Powell Hubble

Records of new scientific inventions and discoveries can be found dating back to, as far back as the period referred to as, B.C. (before Christ, referred so to mark the years that preceded the coming of Christ) - precisely, since the time man's presence on the face of earth was chronicled! Don't believe me? Well, the very first recorded scientific discovery in the B.C. era, 17th century B.C. to be precise, is regarded to be the Venus Tablet of Ammisaduqa (Enuma Anu Enlil Tablet 63) which displays the first records of following and observing the journey of the planet Venus across the sky for astronomical purposes! Facts about famous scientists and their discoveries have always fascinated whoever hungered for intellectual enlightenment and displayed a penchant for updates on the progress made by humanity. Well, I hope that has roused your interest considerably, so that we can proceed towards discussing some of the most significant new scientific discoveries of 2010!

Significant Scientific Discoveries Of the Year

Discussed below are some new scientific discoveries of 2010 out of many which have taken place this year. All these discoveries bear significant importance in terms of scientific knowledge and breakthrough, as they came across in the form of answers to many nagging questions pertaining to science, and filled knowledge gaps pertaining to many scientific fields.

Magnets Disrupt the Brain's Moral Judgment Abilities: Neurological studies have led to a startling discovery regarding the correlation between magnetic force and the right temporo-parietal junction of the brain! The results of this study suggest that if a magnet is applied to this part of the brain, then its ability to form judgments based upon ethics and moral values gets distorted. And the brain decides whether an action is right or wrong, based upon the outcome of that action and not the intentions behind it! This comes across as an alarming fact, and one of the most disturbing new scientific discoveries of the decade. Especially so, if the much-debated solar flare storms are to hit earth anytime between 2010 and 2012 (as forecast), then the impacted magnetosphere of the earth may very well turn each one of us into soulless zombies that lack morals and ethics and act only based upon survival instincts!

NASA Traces 750 Possible Extra Solar Planets: Based on observations through the Kepler Space Telescope, NASA has come to the conclusion that there are about 750 bodies in outer space, beyond our solar system, that come across as possible planetary candidates! Out of these 750, five have been confirmed as extra solar planets!

Five Higgs Bosons: For those who are not very up-to-date with particle physics facts and events, the Higgs boson is a hypothetical, enormous scalar particle with a substructure. This elementary particle, as hypothesized by the Standard Model of Particle Physics, is believed to exist as a way of filling up gaps and inconsistencies in current theories of cosmic and particle physics. Fermilab, who specializes in studying and conducting experiments in the field of high energy particle physics, has recently published a report stating that there are a total of five Higgs Bosons, three of which have a neutral charge. The fourth boson has a positive and the fifth, a negative charge!

Altruism - It's All in Your Genes: A study conducted by the University of Bonn has shown some startling discovery, regarding people's take on charity! If you've ever wondered why some people are more charitable to a cause whereas others appear mildly to moderately apathetic to the same, you may do well to look inwards to seek the answers - literally! The study has suggested that there exists an altruism gene which is nothing but a very slight variation in a specific gene that inclines certain people towards charity and donation more than others. Well, if you're one of those who get a high doing good stuff for people and lending a helping hand every so often, it may be your genetic programming!

Why People of Other Races Look Alike Recent studies by anthropologists and neuroscientists suggest that due to certain electrical spikes in the brain, attributed to face recognition, people of one race are often unable to identify two separate individuals of another race as two different entities on first sight and instance. However, people who have grown up among, and spent considerable with, people belonging to races different from their own, are able to overcome this generic racial recognition peculiarity better than those who are mostly surrounded by people of their own race.

Those were some of the most interesting scientific discoveries of 2010! If your curiosity is considerably roused by now, you can check out the various new inventions including the path breaking inventions of 2010 that mark this year as a trailblazer for future scientific breakthrough. On a concluding note, I would like to quote one of the greatest and most famous scientists of all time:-

The whole of science is nothing more than a refinement of everyday thinking.
~ Albert Einstein