Young scientists uncover styrofoam waste treatment

" Vici Riyani and Adrienne Trinovia Sulistyo, second-year and third-year students at Santa Laurensia senior high school in Tangerang, have found a waste treatment solution for styrofoam. Through a series of simple...

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A cogent, brief assessment of where our capitalist, consumption based global economy is now, how we got here, how it is affecting everything, and what we are facing in a world of ever declining resources and...

Microsoft device helps police pluck evidence from cyberscene of crime

The computer does not even need to be shut down to extract evidence."Microsoft has developed a small plug-in device that investigators can use to quickly extract forensic data from computers that may have been used in crimes.The COFEE, which stands for Computer Online...

Hair prayer ad judged 'offensive'

A surprising decision for the UK."A TV advert for hair stylers featuring eroticised female imagery and an extract from the Lord's Prayer has been deemed offensive to Christians. The Advertising Standards Authority said the ad for ghd IV hair styling equipment could cause...

Just how bad is a happy meal? You don't wanna know

"So we actually know what's in a happy meal. 1. AWESOME toy 2. Chicken Nuggets, fries, juice-soda-thing 3. Head-lice medication 4. "slightly toxic" chemicals 5. Silly Putty/Breast implant products 6. More carcinogens than you can shake a stick at! just read the full article"

'The biggest environmental crime in history'

Alberta, Canada has one of the largest petroleum deposits in the world, estimated at between 1.5 to 2.7 Trillion barrels, but theres just one problem the oil is stuck in the sands and is very difficult and...

High Times: Lick or Smoke a Toad, or Smoke your Feces

The saying "This is your Brain on Drugs" gives new meaning what some will do for a high, including smoking their own feces.  Toad smoking, is certainly up there in the Brain damage department for those who...

Middleton-by-Wirksworth

Middleton-by-Wirksworth Area is a most interesting place, situated in the Peek District near Matlock which is known as the 'backbone of England', and lies in the county of Derbyshire.The Peak District National Park...

Scientists Turn Skin Cells to Stem Cells - No Embryo Needed

This is great news. Although it could be a while before they are able to put this to real life use, it is a remarkable breakthrough in science.This quote from the article defines this find in a nutshell."It's a bit like learning how to turn lead into gold," said Dr. Robert...

Cancer cure 'may be available in two years'

 Let us pray that this is the real deal." Cancer cure 'may be available in two years'US researchers have been given the go-ahead to give patients transfusions of “super strength” cancer-killing cells from...

Human-animal embryo study wins approval

""It keeps getting curioser and curioser. Hybrid embryos created by merging human cells with animal eggs for the purpose of extracting embryonic stem cells would open a whole new arena for trial lawyers suits...

Crows are as intelligent as apes

The researchers devised some very difficult tasks for the crows. It's remarkable that these creatures found  and executed the right sequence of steps to solve the problems facing them.  This is the entire...

CBC News "Cure for Blindness within Next Decade"

CBC NewsA type of cell found in the eye has stem cell properties and could be used within the next decade to regrow damaged retinas and restore vision, British researchers say. The Economic and Human Benefits are...

Pumpkin Compound Could Replace Daily Insulin for Diabetics

"The humble pumpkin could end the need for people with diabetes to have insulin injections. Compounds found in the vegetable could potentially replace or drastically cut the daily number of injections for diabetics, a new study published yesterday in the journal Chemistry and...

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