Research and Science

The Earth’s axis is now 3 inches off from the previous location and the our days are now 1.26 milliseconds short. The 8.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Chile last Saturday have changed the earth’s axis and shortened the length of the day, said experts. This finding is not new as previous strong...
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Several previous studies have identified intake of 100 percent fruit juice as a possible factor in obesity in young children, since some studies found that preschoolers who drank 100 percent juice were more likely to be overweight. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends limiting the consumption of fruit juice for all children, including teenagers. The...
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Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend the drug be removed from the market. The reports, obtained by The New York Times, say that if every diabetic now taking Avandia were instead given a similar pill named...
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NASA Space Shuttle zoomed to the skies early today. Shuttle Endeavor has been launched finally, after the cancellation of its launching the previous day. Space Shuttle Launch Video: Here is another one via Android phone.
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Visit the NASA Shuttle Launch countdown status homepage, and access information about Shuttle Daily Status, Weather Reports, Weather Launch Commit Criteria, KSC’s and the National Weather Service Radar Images and Reports, and Countdown Milestones. You can also access information about the Launch Control Center including the Firing Rooms where the Launch Team is located. Below...
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Apophis, a 900-foot asteroid, was believed by scientists to have a greater than 2 percent chance of hitting earth. Video:
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Parthenogenesis (single-sex reproduction) has long been a lesbian community fantasy. How might comparative zoology assist them to realise this goal?baby.jpg Parthenogenic animals occur within a modest range of species. However, arthropod invertebrates (insects, spiders, scorpions et al) have the greatest range of such creatures. Aphids, parasitic wasps, some bee species, European formicine and Central/South American...
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The National Board Certification announced today, Friday, November 20, 2009, the release of the scores for the 2008-2009 National Board For Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) Candidates. Scores results are now available online! In order to access the National Board Certification results, make sure you have three important personal identifiers available: - Social security number - Date of birth -...
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The Top Names of the Decade from 2000 – 2009 released by Global Language Monitor. Name (Year) Comment 1. Hereos (2001) Emergency responders who rushed into the Towers 2. bin Laden (2001) His Capture still top of mind for US Military 3. Ground Zero (2001) NY Times still will not capitalize the site as a formal...
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded 6 grants totaling $800,000 to determine the cause and stop the spread of deadly white-nose syndrome that has killed over a million bats in the Northeast. The following white-nose syndrome research projects will receive USFWS funding: * Analyzing Indiana bats to determine their susceptibility. ...
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