Category Archives: Science

Now, get to know yourself

By PravdaApril 26, 2010Health, Science: umbilicus, apatite, aragonite, bacteria, calcite, christobalite, leonardo da vinci, nerve impulse, sperm cells, vitruvian man

Now spend few minutes to know some amazing facts about your own-self. 😉

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‘Unexpected’ Discovery a Clue in Solving Galactic Mystery

By Guest PostApril 23, 2010Sciencebiosignature, Christine dellert, columbia university, earth-like planet, galactic mystery, joseph harrington, kevin stevenson, massachusetts institute of technology, methane-free world, NASA, neptune, oxygen, physics professor, smallest exoplanet GJ 436b, spitzer space telescope, ufc, university of central florida

A Neptune-sized exoplanet orbiting a small star about 33 light years away could be a key stepping stone on the path to making sense of an Earth twin.

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Eyjafjallajokull

By PravdaApril 19, 2010Scienceecological catastrophe, eyjafjallajökull, fluoride gas, gravity, iceland-mountains glacier, Icelandic volcano, katla volcano, laki, maria neira, NASA, newtonwise, particulate, sulphur dioxide, terra satellite, volcanic plume, world health organization

Eyjafjallajökull. While some say it is “unpronounceable”, it would be a good idea to get used to the name because for sure it is going to be around the international media for a long time to come.

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Papaya: Natural Cure Against Cancer

By PravdaApril 4, 2010Health, Science

Fresh research has revealed that the papaya plant and its extracts can provide protection against cancer by slowing the growth of cancerous cells without causing harmful side effects. The discovery has been made by a University of Florida researcher in a joint project with the University of Tokyo.

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‘Cocainizing the Astronauts’

By ShamsJanuary 27, 20105 commentsCulture, Scienceastronauts, baidu, cannabis, China, chinese, coca, cocaine, cosmonauts, discovery, drugs, extra vehicular activity, godfather, Google, great britain, heroin, hp, infinite zone, marijuana, maxim suraev, Microsoft, NASA, oleg kotov, opium, opium war, opiumize, poppy, queen victoria, shuttle, space walk, stephen hawking, third opium war

Heroin, Cocaine, Marijuana. You know them all. They are just brothers and sisters, and belong to one big and powerful family (commonly known as drugs, or druggs etc.).

May be you would like to ask, “OK, it’s a family, then who is the father”.

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Disturbing the ‘sex-life’ of mosquitoes…

By ShamsDecember 28, 2009Scienceafrica, annoy gambas, anopheles gambiae, coagulated mass of proteins, fertilization, imperial college, imperial college London, malaria, malaria in Africa, mating plug, milestone, mosquitoes, seminal fluids, sex life, sexual intercourse, sperm, WHO, world health organization

May be you would like to cry out “Ohh, poor mosquitoes!!! We humans even don’t let them do their love-stuffs in peace”, and so on, and so on.

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Good that ‘chimps’ can’t talk

By ShamsNovember 16, 2009Scienceamino-acid composition, cheetah, chimpanzee, dna code, forkhead box P2, foxp2, gene, human lineage, molecular evolution, tarzan, wolfgang enard

Of course you remember well ‘Cheeta’, Tarzan’s Chimpanzee. He amused millions of Tarzan’s fans, and remained as the closest companion of the ‘Jungle Lord’.

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Secrets of Mr. Breuning’s long-Life

By ShamsSeptember 27, 20092 commentsHealth, Sciencelarger than life, mr. breuning, secrets of long life, usatoday, walter breuning

At 113^th years, Mr. Walter Breuning told some of his secrets to the world, USAToday reports.

The secrets are as follows:

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