Archive for September, 2009
Emergency Exit
Posted under Art on Tuesday, 29 September 2009 by
Chinese artist Chen Venling created this unusual and topical composition.
The bull represents Wall Street, and man-Bernard Medoff is a financial swindler...
Blue ducks in London
Canoeist paddle among thousands of plastic ducks on the River Thames at Molesey Lock, west of London.
The annual charity duck race took part over a kilometre course with organisers estimating that up to a quarter of a million ducks were released, in an attempt to set a new world...
Climate Change destroying Coral Triangle
Posted under Environment on Tuesday, 22 September 2009 by
Coral triangle is the most diverse marine environment in the world. It covers more than 5.4 million square kilometers, with over 600 reef-building coral species which encompasses 75 percent of all species known in the world. This area is not only rich with corals but also with fish as there are...
Temperature & Climate Change
Posted under Environment on Saturday, 19 September 2009 by
Apart from the great financial impacts, the human impact is being already felt. Millions are starving throughout the globe, and with the World’s population is rising steadily, the situation will only continue to deteriorate if temperature and climate is allowed to continue unimpeded.
To...
Japan study : Pigeons have Eye for Paintings
Posted under Science on Saturday, 19 September 2009 by
Pigeons may sometimes appear to randomly target city sculptures with their droppings, but according to a new Japanese study they also have the potential to become discerning art critics.
Researchers at Tokyo’s Keio University say they have found that the birds have “advanced perceptive...
60-mln yr old rabbit-sized elephant ancestor found in Morocco
Posted under Science on Saturday, 19 September 2009 by
Scientists have found the fossil of a 60-million-year-old creature in Morocco, which is the rabbit sized ancestor of the modern day elephant.
Paleontologist Emmanuel Gheerbrant discovered the rabbit-size proto-elephant’s skull fragments in a basin 60 miles (100 kilometers) east of Casablanca,...
Israeli archaeologists discover ancient quarry
Israeli archaeologists have uncovered an ancient quarry where they believe King Herod extracted stones for the construction of the Jewish Temple 2,000 years ago, the Israel Antiquities Authority said Monday. The archaeologists believe the 1,000-square-foot (100-square-meter) quarry was part of a...
The Green House Effect
Posted under Environment on Saturday, 19 September 2009 by
The process know as the greenhouse effect earns its description from a comparison between the temperature of air inside a greenhouse compared to the air outside. Known to many as global warming, its is one of the most frightening man made phenomena of the 21st century. At the end of 2006,...
Arkaim, a mystery of civilization
The site is generally dated on the 17th century BC. Earlier dates, up to the 20th century BC, have been proposed. It was a settlement of the Sintashta-Petrovka culture. Arkaim is an archaeological site situated in the Southern Urals steppe, 8.2 km north-to-northwest of Amurskiy, and 2.3 km...
Scientists discover secrets of red wine’s health benefits
Red wine’s health benefits lie in resveratrol which works as an effective therapy for life-threatening inflammation, a new study has found.
The study not only explains resveratrol’s one-two punch on inflammation, but also shows how it, or a derivative, can be used to treat potentially deadly...
