The power of quantum mechanics for data transmission is intriguing because of potential for secure, high speed communications but current storage and transmission of quantum information is far too…

Outreach campaigns like 'Rock the Vote' don't generally do a lot for the image of young voters - if you're in the tank for one party the other party gives up on you and your own party takes you for…

Can air pollution trigger appendicitis?  Yes, says a study conducted by researchers at the University of Calgary, University of Toronto and Health Canada who looked at 5191 adults admitted…

Sitting up straight in a chair is obviously good for posture but it can also make you unconsciously more confident, say Ohio State University researchers.    They found that people who were…

You would think religious people and atheists don't have a lot in common regarding thinking but they do, says a study by UCLA, Pepperdine and USC neuroscientists.     It's tough to…

We have all heard the term, "Nutty Professor", which brings to mind the highly intelligent, yet socially inept individual; excelling in the academic world, yet failing miserably in the realm of…

A couple of years ago, during one of these flurries of Humboldt squid activity in the Pacific Northwest, people were reporting headless squid bodies on the beach. It turned out that at least one and…

While nations were icing their bruises this weekend after dueling for the 2016 Olympics, MIT hosted its own flock of the world’s best at the 19th annual Ig Nobel Awards Informal Lectures. Bestowed on…

In previous articles we examine how the brain behaved detrimistically and also how training and indoctrination would affect the information stored. In considering choices an important distinction…

I have discussed in a previous paper, (see: Unknown Mental Entities - ume) how a person can for no reason whatsoever, move his arm.  I asked: ‘who’ ordered that arm to be moved? Now since…

A biologist friend of mine recently heard from a journalist who was fact-checking a squid article. (Go, conscientious journalism!) The article included the line "the Humboldt squid is five feet long…

What kind of science is involved in comics? My guess is comics involve social sciences. The characters minds and behaviors are psychological sciences. The creator of the comics is involved in the…

Our universe is full of life forms of energy,nothing else,there is no single unit of space,all universe is compose of energy forms interacting in relationship with one another,the difference between…

For all of you postdocs who worry about an uncertain future, endure low pay, fret about getting stuck on uninspiring research, then you might take heart from the example of Francis Crick. In late…

Dating can be a difficult task, a daunting challenge for men and women the world over. It becomes especially difficult when what you're trying to date is extremely ancient. I'm not talking about…

Scientific Name Vanda tessellata (Roxb.) Hook ex Don (=V.roxburghii R.BR.) Family Orchidaceaae Used Part Root. Distribution Area An epiphytic orchid, 30-60 cm. high, found from Uttar Pradesh…

Scientific Name Cassia fistula Linn. Family Caesalpiniaceae (Fabaceae) Used Part Root. Distribution Area A deciduous medium-sized tree, occurring in deciduous forests throughout the…

What is the essence of matter? We can keep going on trying to find out the constituents of particles that make matter and that is certainly an interesting investigative path.  We have quarks and…

after 9/11 went to church far from alone tragedy pushed toward a religios like experience made me think that life has traditionally been more difficult and that ease may be what eased out religion…

Do you wish you knew more about molecular biology?  If you do but find conventional textbooks a little dry then this could be just what you're looking for.... Yes, it's the Manga Guide To…