Social Scientist have contended for much of the last century that we cannot approach the study of human behavior with the same tools that we would use to study the natural world.  This is…

Godfrey Bloom Demands Re-evaluation Of IPCC Re-evaluation Godfrey Bloom MEP bemoans the fact that: "There appears to be a woeful lack of candour and commonsense in modern day politicians." Godfrey…

UK Parliament Debates Climate Science Report If somebody is in favor of making our planet a better place to live, you can bet your life that somebody with a louder voice is against it. …

March 14th is Pi Day, and that's official! This tradition was started at the Exploratorium, in San Francisco, and 2010 will be their 22nd year of irrational exuberance. It also coincides with…

Wealthy consumers in the United States and Europe need to take the lead in efforts to prevent devastating climate change because they outsource their weather breaking carbon emissions to developing…

 A new study in the Archives of Internal Medicine suggests that adults tend to eat less pizza and drink less soda as the prices of these items increase, and their body weight and overall calorie…

In a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, researchers from the University of California, San Diego and Harvard say they have provided the first laboratory evidence…

Preliminary measurements indicate that the massive magnitude 8.8 earthquake that struck the west coast of Chile in February moved the entire city of Concepcion at least 10 feet to the west, and…

Historians from the University of Haifa claim that Khirbet Qeiyafa, a provincial town in Israel's Elah Valley region, is 'Neta'im',  an adminstrative center mentioned in the biblical book of…

The more heterogeneous the community of an online chat channel, the more chances the channel has to survive over time, according to a study conducted by researchers at the University of Haifa and the…

Insulin resistance, high cholesterol, fatty liver, greater risk for diabetes, heart disease, and stroke are all related to obesity, but are likely not caused by it, according to a review in Trends in…

 A team of researchers has discovered how to efficiently turn carbon dioxide into carbon monoxide using visible light. The discovery opens the doors for scientists to explore what organism is…

Alcohol consumption has been suspected of contributing to weight gain in the United States, but among normal-weight women moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk for obesity,…

Professor Dr. Ashwani Kumar Professor of Botany Hon Director, Life Sciences Energy Plantation Demonstration Project Center, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, 302004. Phone 00 91…

Biofuel is not ‘worse than regular petrol or diesel’ provided a three tier model is adopted and forests are not cleared to raise biofuel “Tropical deforestation contributes around 20% of global…

Biofuel  is not ‘worse than regular petrol or diesel’ provided a three tier model is adopted and forests are not cleared to raise biofuel   “Tropical deforestation contributes around 20% of…

I sincerely apologize for my complete absence from the blogging world though a recent bout with what can only be called "The Plague" has had me incapacitated for more than a week. Minus a trip to the…

Old World Order Overthrown : Newsflash THE THYMES July 1st, 1776 News has just reached the shores of our Britannic Majesty's Kingdom - that certain seditious rebels have defeated His Majesty's…

A Humorous Poem Remembered This poem delighted me as a child.  I still enjoy it. I hope you may enjoy it also. Sir Smashem Uppe Good afternoon, Sir Smashem Uppe,We're having tea, do take a cup…

-------- Original Message --------Subject: are ants bad for our health?From: Date: Sun, February 28, 2010 2:00 amTo: bugman@bugs.org We have ants and I respect their quest for food...but does…