Archive for September 19th, 2009
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.
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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...
Eco Bikes, Green Speed
Zero-emission air-powered motorcycle to use solar energy to compress air. The air-powered engine has been lurking around for years with zero poluution motors working to launch air-powered cars soon. The idea does seem fantastic, as air-powered vehicles don’t harm the environment with greenhouse...
Cosmic surprise: Many asteroids are comets
Many of the primitive bodies wandering the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter are former comets, tossed out of orbit by a brutal ballet between the giant outer planets, say a team of astrophysicists.
A commonly accepted theory is that the asteroid belt is the rubble left over from a...
