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China to Hunt for Alien Life With World’s Biggest Radio Telescope

China to Hunt for Alien Life With World’s Biggest Radio Telescope


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  8 Comments  •  9 years ago

China to Hunt for Alien Life With World’s Biggest Radio Telescope By Charlie Campbell, MSN News, July 4 2016   An aerial view of the Five hundred meter Aperture Spherical...
Scientists find that compounds in marijuana can remove plaque from Alzheimer's proteins

Scientists find that compounds in marijuana can remove plaque from Alzheimer's proteins


Via: krishna  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

Scientists from the Salk Institute have found some preliminary evidence that suggests tetraydrocannabinol (THC) and other cannabinoids found in marijuana show signs of promoting the removal of...
Cancer risk from coffee downgraded

Cancer risk from coffee downgraded


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Nick Triggle Health correspondent 15 June 2016 The cancer risk of coffee has been downgraded, with experts concluding there is inadequate evidence to suggest it causes the...
10 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Stop Having Sex

10 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Stop Having Sex


Via: pj  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

10 Things That Happen to Your Body When You Stop Having Sex   YourTango 6/9/2016 © Shutterstock What Happens to Your Body When You Stop Having Sex...
Ben E. Clements Mineral Museum & the Episode with the Pants

Ben E. Clements Mineral Museum & the Episode with the Pants


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  20 Comments  •  9 years ago

After leaving Cave In Rock, Matthew and I crossed the ferry, back into KY and headed south to Marion, KY.  There were few cars on the road, but everyone and their brother brought out their farm...
The Self-Driving Dilemma: Should Your Car Kill You To Save Others?

The Self-Driving Dilemma: Should Your Car Kill You To Save Others?


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  21 Comments  •  9 years ago

In a split-second, the car has to make a choice with moral—and mortal—consequences. Three pedestrians have just blindly stumbled into an oncoming crosswalk. With no time to slow down, your...
New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming'

New crop varieties 'can't keep up with global warming'


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent Crops yields around the world could fall within a decade unless action is taken to speed up the introduction of new varieties. A study says...
Alien contact could be 1,500 years away, say Cornell astronomers

Alien contact could be 1,500 years away, say Cornell astronomers


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

Alien contact could be 1,500 years away, say Cornell astronomers By James Rogers, FoxNews.com, June 16 2016   Radio telescopes of the Allen Telescope Array are seen in Hat...
Science Friday - Chinese Tourist Fined For Leaving Yellowstone Boardwalk , A Week After Man Fell Into Hot Spring And Disintegrated

Science Friday - Chinese Tourist Fined For Leaving Yellowstone Boardwalk , A Week After Man Fell Into Hot Spring And Disintegrated


Via: johnrussell  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

The incident comes just a week after Colin Scott, 23, wandered off the boardwalk at Norris Geyser Basin and  fell into a slightly acidic, 199-degree-Fahrenheit hot spring near Porkchop Geyser....
'Elephant Man' Joseph Merrick 'should be buried in Leicester'

'Elephant Man' Joseph Merrick 'should be buried in Leicester'


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  2 Comments  •  9 years ago

Researchers are calling for Joseph Merrick, known as the Elephant Man, to be given a Christian burial in his home city of Leicester. They claim that while he agreed to be exhibited during his...
MS: New therapy but a dilemma for patients

MS: New therapy but a dilemma for patients


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  6 Comments  •  9 years ago

  Hugh Pym Health editor     There has been a widespread welcome for news that a new therapy involving stem cell transplants has halted or reversed the symptoms of advanced multiple...
A doctor’s dilemma: Do I prescribe opioids?

A doctor’s dilemma: Do I prescribe opioids?


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Alison Block June 10 The writer is a family physician and an executive producer of “Dr. Feelgood,” a documentary film about opioid prescribing that premiered this month at the L.A. Film...
Why I would raise chickens

Why I would raise chickens


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  16 Comments  •  9 years ago

Why I would raise chickens By Bill Gates, Gatesnotes, June 7 2016 If you were living on $2 a day, what would you do to improve your life? That’s a real question for the nearly...
Why Time moves forward ===> finally explained !

Why Time moves forward ===> finally explained !


Via: petey-coober  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  4 Comments  •  9 years ago

This short video does not rely on math or difficult to understand understand explanations to answer this fascinating question . Watch it  . You won't be disappointed ! LINK :...
The World's Most Dangerous Highways -- And you thought YOUR commute was bad!

The World's Most Dangerous Highways -- And you thought YOUR commute was bad!


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  36 Comments  •  9 years ago

Here, in Louisville, they have managed to tear up every road leading into the city, and all of the major highways that crisscross the city, so getting any place is a real challenge!  The...
Trump acknowledges climate change — at his golf course

Trump acknowledges climate change — at his golf course


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

The billionaire, who called global warming a hoax, warns of its dire effects in his company's application to build a sea wall. By Ben Schreckinger 05/23/16             Donald...
Magic mushrooms 'promising' in depression

Magic mushrooms 'promising' in depression


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  11 Comments  •  9 years ago

By James Gallagher Health editor, BBC News website 17 May 2016 A hallucinogenic chemical in magic mushrooms shows promise for people with untreatable depression, a short study on just...
The albino who confronted a witchdoctor

The albino who confronted a witchdoctor


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Vibeke Venema BBC World Service   Stephane Ebongue fled Cameroon because of the colour of his skin - his albinism made him a target for those who believe such people have special...
The flying machine in your backyard.

The flying machine in your backyard.


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  7 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Matthew Phenix 12 May 2016 A German startup called Lilium Aviation is working on a 100% electric short-haul private jet that may at last fulfill the promise of the flying car. The...
Dreaming brain rhythms lock in memories

Dreaming brain rhythms lock in memories


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  3 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Jonathan Webb Science reporter, BBC News   Disrupting brain activity in sleeping mice, specifically during the rapid eye movement (REM) phase, can stop the animals remembering things...
What would we actually do to stop a "doomsday" asteriod?

What would we actually do to stop a "doomsday" asteriod?


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  13 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Jesse Emspak 11 May 2016 Imagine the day observatories confirm that an asteroid is on a collision course with Earth; space-faring nations agree we need to stop it. What happens next...
Star pupil finds lost Mayan city by studying ancient charts of the night sky from his bedroom

Star pupil finds lost Mayan city by studying ancient charts of the night sky from his bedroom


Via: jwc2blue  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  10 Comments  •  9 years ago

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/10/canadian-teenager-discovers-ancient-mayan-city-lost-in-jungles-o/   The Descending God's Temple which is on the   Mayan site of Tulum. It is...
How does grief cause physical pain?

How does grief cause physical pain?


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  1 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Jon Kelly BBC News Magazine   Murdered soldier Lee Rigby's mother says she has felt daily chest pains since her son's death. Why does bereavement affect some people this way? When...
The Spitfires that nearly broke the sound barrier.

The Spitfires that nearly broke the sound barrier.


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  9 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Stephen Dowling 6 May 2016 On 14 October 1947, US test pilot Chuck Yeager did what many thought was impossible. Strapped into the seat of the Bell X1 rocket plane – painfully so,...
Fossils shed light on 'bizarre' reptile

Fossils shed light on 'bizarre' reptile


Via: community  •  Health, Science & Technology  •  5 Comments  •  9 years ago

By Helen Briggs BBC News   A crocodile-sized creature that lived 242 million years ago was the first known vegetarian marine reptile, according to new fossil evidence. Two specimens...
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