While it lacks the subtle charm of Alberto Tomba, this robot is just as much at ease flying down a slalom course. Designed by Bojan Nemec of the the Jozef Stefan Institute in Slovenia, the robot…

Autopsies, for all the useful information they provide, have significant downsides. They are often upsetting to the deceased's family, they prevent people from receiving certain kinds of…

Folk songs : References to the trees and flowers are found profusely in folk song, particularly in songs of worship of plants. Folk songs in praise of Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris Schard. ex. J.C.Wendl),…

Korea's First Humanoid Robot Capable to Walk: Hubo!!!  Hey Guys? Hope you are interested in humanoid robots. Hubo can't climb the stairs but its movement of its fingers, the physical…

Sprit and Opportunity: The U.S's Robot on Mars!! You've Had heard about 'Sprit and Opportunity' the twin robots that landed on Mars in 2004 by the Delta-2 Rocket. Sprit and Opportunity helped…

Today I was dewildered (or belighted) to discover that visits to my blog had skyrocketed overnight. But why? What could thirteen hundred and forty-one visitors have found so riveting about…

SB: Richard Leakey, your son, was scheduled to speak at Yale in 2003 on "Wildlife Wars." The announcement mentioned that he and his team, The Hominid Gang, had found more than 200 fossils…

In this article I am going to suggest that this arbitrary separation is meaningless.  Much like physics had to come to terms with wave-particle duality, biology must consider the same…

Gender is socially mediated, and constructed, as well as neurologically predisposed.  Innate qualities have to be qualities that do not depend on social interaction.  Consider the so called…

Scientific Name  Amomum subulatum Roxb.  Family   Zingiberaceae Used Part Fruit         Distribution Area A tall, perennial herb, with leafy stems, up…

A few days ago, I was working at home when the phone rang. I answered, and was surprised to hear a soft, accented voice asking for me. It was Lada Tsokolova, calling from Germany, with the sad news…

Though Cassia consists of large number of plants but during present investigation Cassia senna and Cassia occidentalis were examined.    Cassia senna :- It is known by…

Plants in folk medicines :- Herbs have been used in India since the time immemorial for curing diseases of man and his cattle . During the Vedic period ( 2000 B.C. – 800 B.C. ) ‘ Vrikshayurveda’…

Medicinal plants used in traditional medicinal system India due to its unique variety of geographical and climatic factors had a rich and varied flora of medicinal plants. No wonder that out of a…

In honor of the impending holiday, the LA Times offers up a selection of thirteen "Nightmares from the animal kingdom". No costumed ghouls, ghosts or goblins that may ring your doorbell this Oct. 31…

DNA GENDER CHANGE NOW POSSIBLE BY BMT-RECIPIENT Y CHROMOSOME KNOCKED OUT AND X CHROMOSOME DOUBLED IN HUMANS     It is widely known that the blood karyotype of bone marrow transplant…

How to explain modern belief?    A rising number of people report having no formal religious affiliation but the number of Americans who say they pray has increased, according to a new…

Who on Earth would not like a concrete subject? The Concrete Sustainability Hub (CSH) at MIT studies fundamentals to improve on concrete use. CSH also stands for calcium silicate hydrate, the…

Where does one draw the boundary between science and politics? Here in Dear Old Blighty, our Home Secretary has just sacked his chief drugs adviser over this very issue. If you care to read the…

From a news story in today's issue of Science: A new study finds little evidence for leaks in the U.S. pipeline for producing native-born scientists except for a steep drop in the percentage of the…