Tribute to a great scientist – Prof Dr Louis Johnson Salam I just returned from leave to hear the sad news that former Life Sciences Director Professor Dame Louise Johnson has passed away (sep 2012). Even though it is business as usual, it is clear that such loss is affecting […]
Time; The bees are dying and we’re to blame. TIME’s Bryan Walsh explains colony collapse disorder, and why bees are on the verge of extinction. Watch:
By Dr Mercola, The terms “earthing” and “grounding” are interchangeable. It is simply the act of placing your bare feet on the earth, or walking barefoot. When you do, free […]
(CNN) — Humans don’t always remain faithful to just one mate for life, but many — at least theoretically — subscribe to the idea of monogamy. By Elizabeth Landau, CNN […]
By Sazzad Khandakar July 26, 2013 It is the holy month of Ramadhan. Muslims all across the world engage themselves in dawn to dusk fasting as it was prescribed by God in the Holy Quran. In chapter 2, vs 184, God commands men to fast and mentions that it was prescribed for […]
July 24, 2013 — Researchers have warned of an “economic time-bomb” in the Arctic, following a ground-breaking analysis of the likely cost of methane emissions in the region. Economic modelling shows that the methane emissions caused by shrinking sea ice from just one area of the Arctic could come with […]
Is religion good or evil? Scientist and atheist Richard Dawkins is challenged on whether religion is a force for good or evil in the world. 20 Jul 2013 Watch the video: http://aje.me/R1Ruy7 With the headlines covering fanaticism, fundamentalism, superstition and ignorance, religion is getting a bad press these days. And […]
Courtesy: Muad Oudeh, Haifa, Israel There are Many ! Chlorogenic acid, the key component of green coffee bean extract, is a powerful natural anitoxidant which combats free radicals in the […]
Source. The Economist: AFTER we die, our bodies are reduced to dust or ash, through burial or cremation. The fate of the digital corpuses we leave behind is rather more complicated. Before the advent of internet-hosted storage and services, your digital remains would have been accessible only to those with […]
Courtesy: Saleem ud Din, Nazir Umoor-e-Aama & Spokesperson of Jama’at Ahmadiyya Pakistan Where was Qadeer khan at that time? Any body knows ? pic.twitter.com/vVU3ecwxrx — Saleem ud Din (@SaleemudDinAA) July 15, […]
Business insider: by Jennifer Welsh. Strange tiny worms called planarians have the amazing ability to regrow their memories, even after their heads are chopped off. These amazing tiny worms can regrow their entire bodies from just one cell, including their heads and brains. Researchers have known for decades that these flatworms […]
lifehacker: Mikael Cho. A few years ago, I worked at a web design agency as a product manager. The part of the job I loved the most was working on product with our design team and clients. Unfortunately, this was only about 10 per cent of the work that I […]
Smithsonian.com: To keep their bodies running at peak performance, people often hit the gym, pounding away at the treadmill to strengthen muscles and build endurance. This dedication has enormous benefits—being in shape now means warding off a host of diseases when you get older. But does the brain work in the same […]
Business Insider: by Lindsay Abrams. PROBLEM: “Among humankind’s most valuable assets” is self-control, according to Wilhelm Hofmann and his team of researchers at the University of Chicago. They define it as “the ability to override or change one’s inner responses” and to refrain from acting on impulses. As an immediate consequence […]
Vitamin C may increase the success rate of in vitro fertilization, improve the quality of human embryonic stem cells and help treat some cancers. These findings by a team including […]
Story at-a-glance It’s long been known that calorie restriction can increase the lifespan of certain animals. More recent research suggests that intermittent fasting can provide the same health benefits as […]
Business Insider: by Dina Specter. A world without honeybees would also mean a world without fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds. Nearly one-third of the world’s crops are dependent on honeybees for pollination, but over the last decade the black-and-yellow insects have been dying at unprecedented rates both in the United States and abroad. Pesticides, […]
Smithsonian.com: by Joseph Stomberg. You probably don’t feel much remorse when you bite into a raw carrot. You might feel differently if you considered the fact that it’s still living the moment you put it into your mouth. Of course, carrots—like all fruits and vegetables—don’t have consciousness or a central […]
Source: CNN The surprise on 3-year-old Grayson Clamp’s face in the video is priceless. His mouth opens wide as he points to the person in front of him speaking. It was the first time Grayson had heard sound. He was born without a cochlear nerve, which connects the brain stem […]
Source: BBC A China-based supercomputer has leapfrogged rivals to be named the world’s most powerful system. Tianhe-2, developed by the government-run National University of Defence Technology, topped the latest list of the […]