The botanical garden of Justus Liebig Universitat where I visited with my daughter when she was less than two years old in 1976 for the first time has attracted me again and again. Some of the…

During course of evolution (  if you believe in theory of evolution ) cycads were once called as living fossil . Most of the plants of this group became extinct and fossil. However when Cycas…

Birds in general are impressive creatures, but the Supurb lyrebird takes the cake for its ability to mimic sounds. Here's a video demonstrating its ability to mimic construction sounds. You can…

"I love work, it fascinates me; I can sit and watch it for hours". J. K. Jerome

I just read a very nice article by Nature's Zeeya Merali, and I thought I would link it from this blog. It discusses in detail several aspects of the sociology of the very large communities of…

Faint Young Sun - No Paradox The faint young sun paradox is no paradox, according to a recent paper in Nature. The faint young sun paradox is that the earth didn't freeze over when the sun was weaker…

We defied expectations in last week's Pepsi Throwback Challenge. We found the unusual result that our bodies, against our wills, preferred high fructose corn syrup to ordinary sugar.  Our…

SAINT PETERSBURG, Russia, April 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - You can find this press-release online: http://www.spb.com/press/pressreleases/2010/apr02.html - Press-release picture: http://www.spb.com/…

NEWPORT BEACH, California, April 2, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Line Rider Racing(TM) combines the creative drawing and fun physics of Line Rider(TM) with the multiplayer competitiveness of racing.…

For any of those that have not yet had the opportunity to see it (and have HBO), HBO will presenting its made-for-TV biopic on Temple Grandin this evening.  It's a very well-done piece, and…