Ross Ice Shelf - Some Observations The Ross Ice Shelf is the largest ice shelf in the world with an area of roughly 182,000 square miles - 472,000 square kilometers.  The shelf  was named…

Never heard of Blankaholm, a small village on the Baltic coast of Sweden between Kalmar and Västervik?   Okay, I hadn't either.   But this weekend was the fourth annual Blankaholm…

Fluoride levels in ground water of Niwai tehsil adjacent to Sanganer tehsil are increasing day by day. They have reached from 0.5 ppp to 6 ppm levels which is very harmful for human consumption.…

Sugar-sweetened beverages (fruit drinks,soda) are associated with higher blood pressure levels in adults, according to a report in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the…

Early in the formation of the Earth, some forms of the element chromium separated and disappeared deep into the planet's core, according to a new study in Science. The team studied a class of…

SHIJIAZHUANG, China, February 28, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Infinity Group, an RMB fund pioneer and the leader in cross border China RMB and dollar private equity funds, announced today that it is…

It seems to make sense that if you have what they call 'football instincts' and an ability to memorize plays you can be successful in the NFL regardless of IQ. That doesn't mean general managers, who…

Biologists are, at long last, beginning to understand the molecular processes responsible for aging in complex (multicellular) organisms – and to investigate ways to counteract these processes.…

A biologist has determined that a harem lifestyle was bad for a female rate of reproduction.    Mormon leader Brigham Young had 55 wives and conceived 56 children before he died in 1877.…