ScienceDaily (Aug. 13, 2012) — Children who spend more than three-quarters of their time engaging in sedentary behaviour, such as watching TV and sitting at computers, have up to nine times poorer motor coordination than their more active peers, reveals a study published in the American Journal of Human Biology. The study, […]
ScienceDaily (Aug. 16, 2012) — Researchers have long chronicled what goes wrong in the brains of older people with dementia. But Northwestern Medicine researcher Emily Rogalski wondered what goes right in the brains of the elderly who still have terrific memories. And, do those people — call them cognitive SuperAgers — […]
Businessinsider.com: Roger Ekrich noticed many old books, including Chaucer’s “The Canterbury Tales“, referenced two periods of sleep being the norm in their era. Via Dreamland: Adventures in the Strange Science of Sleep: …Ekirch […]
Source: NY Times. It is one of the more elusive commercial cyberespionage tools available. It is marketed as a way for governments to spy on criminals. And for over a year, virus hunters unsuccessfully tried to track it down. Now it is popping up across the globe, from Qatar to […]
Global Post: Can major stress and depression shrink your brain? Disturbingly enough, a new study out of Yale indicates that the answer may be “yes.” The Yale team found that there’s […]
Breakthrough “genetic circuits” discovered by Ahmad S. Khalil and James J. Collins bring us closer to synthetic human cells: We’re one step closer to building artificial cells. Synthetic biologists have […]
ScienceDaily OSLO, Aug. 12, 2012 (Reuters) — Parasites look set to become more virulent because of climate change, according to a study showing that frogs suffer more infections from a fungus when exposed to unexpected swings in temperatures. Parasites, which include tapeworms, the tiny organisms that cause malaria and funguses, may […]
Our physics has to allow for free will and even though nineteenth century physics only suggested determinism, Quantum physics has provided, at least possible avenue, for both free will and Providence of God, at the same time.
Nasa’s Curiosity rover has landed successfully on Mars and the most expensive and ambitious mission to the red planet is under way. Read more
Source: NY Times ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — In a nation thirsting for energy, he loomed like a messiah: a small-town engineer who claimed he could run a car on water. The assertion — based on the premise that he had discovered a way to easily split the oxygen and hydrogen atoms […]
Source IBNlive Meerwada: Life in the remote village of Meerwada used to grind to a standstill as darkness descended. Workers downed tools, kids strained to see their schoolbooks under the faint glow of aged kerosene lamps and adults struggled to carry out the most basic of household chores. The arrival […]
RT: What if it takes one single pill to rewind your clock of life? No more health issues, you are no longer getting old… Impossible? According to some, not in the future. And as a Russian cryonics firm insists, they have the way of taking you there. Panacea pill Speaking […]
By Pervez Hoodbhoy The Economist magazine should really have mentioned both Weinberg and Salam. A bit of history: Peter Higgs of Edinburgh University had discovered in the 1960’s a very […]
ScienceDaily (July 26, 2012) — Can the simple act of recognizing a face as you walk down the street change the way we think? Or can taking the time to notice something new on our way to work change what we remember about that walk? In a new study published in […]
Health.com: Is marriage good for your health? In general, research suggests yes. Married people live longer, have better access to health care, enjoy a more satisfying sex life, experience less stress, live a healthier lifestyle, and have lower rates of heart disease, diabetes, and depressioncompared to their single counterparts. The list of health perks conferred […]
ScienceDaily (July 18, 2012) — People are more likely to show forgiving behavior if they receive restitution, but they are more prone to report they have forgiven if they get an apology, according to Baylor University research published in theJournal of Positive Psychology. The study underscores the importance of both restitution and apology […]
Source: THE NEWS Kamila Hyat Thursday, July 19, 2012 From Print Edition. We should, right now, be celebrating. The announcement by physicists in Switzerland last week that they have all but proven the existence of the Higg’s Boson, a subatomic particle, also known as the “God particle,” which pulls together […]
By: Dr. Mansoora Shamim (for her VITA see below) University of Oregon July 17, 2012 Knowing the secrets about beginning and evolution of universe and understanding the basic constituents of matter and interactions between them has always been the utmost desire of human beings. The Large Hadron Collider (LHC) with its twenty-seven […]
Source: The Local German scientists have invented the world’s lightest material – which is also strong, regains its shape after being squashed and even conducts electricity. Scientists believe the material […]
Source: NT Times. By JIM ROBBINS Published: July 14, 2012 THERE’S a term biologists and economists use these days — ecosystem services — which refers to the many ways nature supports the human endeavor. Forests filter the water we drink, for example, and birds and bees pollinate crops, both […]