An increasing population explosion and rapid industrialization is causing rapid destruction of forests. Nature crude is resulting in green house gas emissions causing population problems. Renewable…

Is music more than the sum of its parts?   We're going to find out if the right words and musical notes can lead to Frankenstein-ish success.A University of Hertfordshire academic says he has…

To start the process, I'm copying a post from my original blog.  I might post some of those entries here. Especially the ones which have  had a decent response. The purpose of joining this…

How can companies get the best possible performance out of their employees? Let them do whatever they want! And furthermore, don't offer incentives. Sound counter-intuitive? Not if you look at what…

Given that this is a social media site, it might be good to know what social media is, and what it can do. Here is an interesting, humorous, but intelligent slide show with a few answers. What the F*…

Today, although fully submerged by an anomalous wave of errands which had been patiently waiting for my return at work, I heroically managed to dig out of the ArXiv a paper worth a close look. The…

Tyler Cowen says the prevalence of individuals falling within autism spectrum make American academe competitive: A lot of people at colleges are aware of dealing with autism (and Asperger's syndrome;…

The non articulated laticifer cell present in C.procera (Asclepiadaceae) are distributed in cortex , phloem region, pith and among parenchyma cells present in the stem. The transverse and…

Behold, I bring thee tidings of the secret to weight loss: it's all in the mind. Simple, eh? And you spent all that money on gym memberships, diet supplements, and Jenny Craig dinners. But before…

While we’re on driving-related comments, there are (at least) two interesting things that differ between Montréal and New York: The signal for a protected left turn in New York is a green arrow…

Scientific happenings, big and small, on this day in history… But first, today’s quiz: What favorite American snack food was invented on this day by chef George “Speck” Crum in response to a picky…

The North Sea was once isolated from surrounding oceans and its change to a more fresh water state led to a significant reduction in the diversity of life, say a team of German and British…

  Modern bioenergy technologies and biofuels are relatively benign from  environmental view point and produce very little pollution if burned correctly and completely.  The creation of…

This research paper attempts to investigate the influence of N, P &K on chlorophyll, carbohydrate, proteins and sapogenin contents of Asparagus racemosus (Willd.). The treatment consisted…

Men, you aren't right a lot, as women will tell you, but here's one thing you got correct - women are complicated. Even more complex than you think.   Women don't just have one standard for…

If you have a Facebook page (we do) or any social media account, you may post varying amounts of personal information you want to share online with family, friends and colleagues - but a new study…

Proteins are essential for healthy cells and all biological activities - misfolded and/or damaged proteins are common to human neurodegenerative diseases and age-associated diseases. A big question…

There once was a battle of the sexes, when some women and men believed the genders were basically the same.   Then there was a cultural détente, which regrettably involved a lot of pantsuits,…

High protein, low carbohydrate diets have been successful at helping individuals rapidly lose weight but due to their recent popularity little is known about the diets' long-term effects on vascular…

Think you can design a better iPhone?  We think we can, mostly by eliminating whatever attracts the more smug Apple users.   And we're not alone.   From running shoes to ceiling…