Vegetarian diet key to long life

New research from the Institute of Healthy Ageing at University College London, suggests that eating a low protein vegetarian diet could extend human life-span. The research is built on earlier findings that...
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Vegetarian diet key to long life

New research from the Institute of Healthy Ageing at University College London, suggests that eating a low protein vegetarian diet could extend human life-span. The research is built on earlier findings that...

Ancient Martians were carried to Earth - Scientific American

Scientists have discovered compelling new evidence that life has existed on Mars and was brought to Earth in an ancient meteorite. State-of-the-art instruments and techniques suggest that tiny fossils in the...

Secret world of the giant manta ray

World of mysteries: the oceans and its creatures Science does not reach the mysteries that Nature hides!Nature also reacts to attacks Mantas could be one of the most intelligent creatures in the ocean Until...

Vampire Star, V445 Puppis Discovered, Sucks Energy From Stars

What is being called a Vampire Star has been discovered by astronomers, and it is named for the fact that it sucks energy from other stars in its constellation so that is can burn the brightest. The star, called V445, is found in the constellation Puppis, and has been sucking...

Illegal wildlife trade!

Scientists back bluefin tuna trade ban: Greenpeace and WWF ...Illegal wildlife trade... Scientists who advise fisheries regulators support a ban on trade in Atlantic bluefin tuna, a sushi staple, to protect...

Pretty Women Make Men Feel Better

Just a five minute talk with a pretty woman raises a man's testosterone levels by 14 percent, making him feel better and more alert. A new study shows that chatting with women raises the levels of the hormones...

Three U.S. Scientists awarded Nobel Prize in Medicine

Three U.S. scientists have been recognized by the Krolinska Institute in Sweden for their discovery of how chromosomes are protected by telomeres and the enzyme telomerase. This discovery has implications for...

New AIDS Vaccine ALVAC-AIDSVAX to Help Prevent AIDS

An experimental vaccine called ALVAC-AIDSVAX has been found to be over 31% effective in the prevention of AIDS, suggesting new hope and a breakthrough in the near future.  The study was conducted on 16,000...

Scientists Make Paralyzed Rats Walk Again

Scientists at the University of California in Los Angeles have been able to return function to paralyzed rats using a combination of exercise, drugs and electrical stimulation. The study has important implications...

Skull Finds Challenge Theories Of Human Colonisation

New discoveries in Eurasia are challenging old beliefs that homo sapiens evolved solely on the African continent. Scientists have found a few 1.8 million years old skulls in Dmanisi, a medieval village near Tblisi in Georgia. The skulls are the oldest remains ever found...

Well, we're not Ninja turtles

Being a person who had a good few, and heated, debates about the "theory" of evolution - whether it is a scientific theory or just a theory - more evidence comes to light that we, humans, are just a bunch of mutants - as expected by yours truly."Each of us has at least 100...

Scientists design spacecraft to save Earth

" Heroic missions to stop life on Earth from being wiped out by an asteroid have become a favourite theme for Hollywood disaster films. Now, a team of British engineers have designed a real-life spacecraft...

Texas sized pile of ocean garbage worse than expected

"It's one of the bigger pieces of trash in a sprawling mass of garbage-littered water, known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, where most of the plastic looks like snowy confetti against the deep blue of the...

Confessions of a running addict

" t appears I'm in denial. There I was, smug at how much running I do, gloating that Government diktats on healthy living don't apply to me. But apparently I'm no better than a heroin addict. Scientists...

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