The following crude drugs are sold in market of Jaipur and their photographs are enclosed. (a) Vajradanti : Barleria prionitis / Indigofera trita (b) Brahmi : Bacopa monniri / Centella asiatica…

As stress is linked to many diseases, research on an effective antistress agent (adaptogen) from plants has gained importance. We report the investigations on the adaptogenic property of a…

Antares DLR-H2 of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) became, on 7 July 2009, the world's first piloted aircraft to take off on power from fuel cells. The propulsion system…

It's hard to answer definitively without specifying: healthy for whom? Healthy for people, seems to be yes. Healthy for the oceans, seems to be kinda maybe. It's absolutely a better choice than…

As I mentioned yesterday, I was able to put together a proceedings paper on the "Search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the CMS Detector" with the help of a collaborator, Eleni Petrakou. The…

Table 1 : Inventory of local knowledge regarding medicinal plants of Churu district in the Thar desert. S. No. Botanical Name LocalName Family Part used MedicinalProperty Disease…

The study reveals that in absence of modern health facility, people in the area depend on plants for medicinal purposes. The general information shows that more than 80% of the rural people depend…

The 2009 Great World Wide Star Count is already under way, and there is still time to wait for a perfectly pleasant fall evening to step outside and count the stars. Through October 23, this annual…

Having considered Humboldt squid consumption from the public (human) health perspective, let's try judging it for environmental health. If Humboldts are truly an invasive species, then it should be…

October Weather I was walking to the grocery store in the rain this afternoon when the rain changed.  I thought leaves were falling from the trees as raindrops knocked them loose, until I…

Countries vary across the globe in releases of greenhouse gases (GHG). For example, eight countries -- USA (23.5), Canada (22.6), Czech Republic (13.7), UK (10.6), Spain (10.1), …

Finally thanks to the sheriff we have some actual scientific information on this whole story.   The sheriff with the actual balloon on hand and in consultation with a professor took measurements…

Just a note, awaiting for my submission to the arxiv, to mention that my request here for a ghost writer to help me put together a proceedings paper for the PIC 2009 conference has been successful.…

According to ABC 7 Denver unnamed "friends" have dubbed Richard Heene a "Mad Scientist".Oh here we go again!  Then this news station reports every bad word someone can say about him, with no…

GM potential crops in world production and trade To analyze the effect of consumer attitudes on trade patterns, we begin with a description of trade patterns in GM-potential crops. Data for…

Vitamin Store = Cheap Lab Gear? One part of assembly is making sure all my circuits are properly shielded and not sending out interfering signals.  A decent magnetometer-- a meter to measure…

Can I make a nomination for this year's tiredest news metaphor? Goldman Sachs as a giant vampire squid. I am still getting "squid" news hits about banking. BORING! Today's was the most disappointing…

Fact: virtually no new medicine or surgery will come to the American public any time soon unless it has first made the rounds of animal laboratories. Every piece of medical news you read is but a few…

The "unusual", "eccentric", extraordinary Heene family.  It seems clear to me that these people have been through 24 hours of hell thanks to the cynical media.  Watching them on TV I ask…

I'm inclined to agree with this: The problem the country faces is that the conditions in which Charles Kao, Willard Boyle, and George Smith made their breakthroughs are harder to come by today. …