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The Top 5 Craziest Discoveries of Science from the last year. Everything from the discovery of alien planets to new information about the dinosaurs.

Amazing discoveries of recent science that will astound you. We will explore 5 archaeological discoveries and scientific discoveries that could very well change the way we view the world around us. Facts that were only discovered within the last year.

Sources:
6 Science Discoveries Worth Celebrating in 2016 http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2016/12/best-science-discoveries-year-2016-worth-celebrating/

Earth Day 2016: The 20 Most Amazing Discoveries Since Earth Day 2015 http://www.theepochtimes.com/n3/2033150-earth-day-2016-the-20-most-amazing-discoveries-since-earth-day-2015/

Out of This World! The Most Amazing Space Discoveries of 2016 http://www.space.com/35099-most-amazing-space-astronomy-discoveries-of-2016.html


Dinosaur Tail Jewelry
At a market in Myanmar, a Chinese archaeologist found the first ever piece of an intact dinosaur tail encased in a 99 million year old chunk of amber. The piece featured intact tissue, bones, and even attached feathers common to the coelurosaur group of dinosaurs that are closely related to birds.
The truly ludicrous part of this story is that the merchant selling the amber had NO idea that he had an amazing archeological discovery in his possesion. The merchant was actually selling the amber containing the dinosaur tail as a gawdy piece of jewelry.

A Whole New World?
Scientists recently discovered a planet revolving around Proxima Centauri, the star closest to earth's sun. The interesting thing about this planet, labeled Proxima B by scientists is that it is roughly the same size as earth and could potentially contain liquid water. This makes it also possible that the planet could support alien life.
The group "The Breakthrough Foundation" which includes board members like Stephen Hawking and Mark Zuckerburg have launched a project to send a microchip-sized spacecraft to investigate the newly discovered planet and search for signs of alien life. However the trip could take decades.

Machimosaurus Rex
In the Sahara desert, scientists discovered remains of the largest prehistoric sea-dwelling crocodile ever found. The so-called Machimosaurus Rex dinosaur would have been over 30 feet long and weighed over 3 tons. Just the discovery of the crocodile, which in life was roughly the size of a large bus, would have been amazing enough. But upon closer study, the scientists discovered that the dinosaur's remains were around 130 million years old. This species was believed to have died out over 145 million years ago. The Machimosaurus Rex somehow survived 15 million years after scientists believed it had died out.
This leads to uncertainty as to whether the dinosaurs REALLY died off suddenly, or if the dinosaurs died off slower than it is originally believed. Could it even be possible that some of the sea dwelling dinosaurs like the Machimosaurus Rex actually SURVIVED extinction entirely. Well probably not, but it's a shocking discovery nevertheless.

Cure for Alzheimer's?
In September 2016, a group of researchers announced the discovery of an antibody that might be able to slow down or even reverse the effects of Alzheimers Disease. The antibody was developed by studying an immune cell found in the body of healthy elderly people who were not susceptible to the disease. So it turns out that the potential cure for Alzheimers might have been present in the human body all along.
Studies and tests with the antibody are currently being performed -but so far, it has been found that the drug can eliminate most toxic Alzheimer's related proteins from the human brain.

Paralyzed Man Plays Guitar Hero
Ian Burkhart arms and legs were paralyzed in a terrible accident 6 years ago, but today he is able to move his fingers thanks to a revolutionary computer chip implanted in his brain.
The computer chip is actually able to read and decode Ian's brain activity, something which has never been done before. The info is then fed into a computer which sends impulses to the muscles, allowing Ian to move his fingers with only his thoughts, the same way any non-disabled person would move their fingers.

The scientists who started the project had hoped to produce SOME movement in Ian's fingers, but the groundbreaking experiment was even more successful than they had ever imagined. With the aid of his computer implant, Ian can use his fingers to perform a variety of tasks, including picking up a a glass and pouring from it, and even playing Guitar Hero.

Right now, Ian has to be tied to a computer interface in a lab for the implant to work, but a portable version using wifi to deliver the signals is already in the works.
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