Aside from Earth, Saturn's largest moon Titan looks to be the only place in the solar system with copious quantities of liquid (largely, liquid methane and ethane) sitting on its surface. But that's…

A new study featured online this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that depression patients are unable to sustain activity in brain areas related to positive…

In order to benefit from their natural resources, states need fewer regulations, lower taxes, and stronger private property rights, according to a new study by a Florida State University economist.…

A group of paleontologists has discovered a venomous, birdlike raptor that thrived some 128 million years ago in China, and is the first reported venomous ancestor in the lineage that leads to modern…

Scientific Name Didymocarpus albicalyx C.B. Clarke Family Gesneriaceae. Used Part Dried leaves Distribution Area In eastern Himalayan region of Nepal Common Uses . Cure of stones of kidney and…

Scientific Name Apium graveolens Linn. Family Apiaceae; Umbelliferae   Used Part Fruits Distribution Area   An erect, annual or biennial herb, occurring wild in the foot…

According to an upcoming study in the March Issue of Alcoholism: Clinical&Experimental Research, alcohol and marijuana use may be explained by the same genetic factors, lending support to the…

Researchers studying climate change during the early Pliocene have concluded that slow changes such as melting ice sheets amplified the initial warming caused by greenhouse gases, and that a…

For most Americans, holiday season is food season. Much of it, like holiday cookies, chocolate santas, mashed potatoes, buttered rolls, is unarguably delicious. Some of it, like fruitcake, is merely…

Obese women may be putting themselves at greater risk of breast cancer by not undergoing regular screening. According to new research by Dr. Nisa Maruthur and her team from The John Hopkins…

Yesterday morning Venice awoke in the middle of a snowstorm. It is a very rare phenomenon to see snow in sizable amounts in the island, and the times that I have seen four inches build up on the…

The Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) is quickly becoming one of the world’s deadliest viruses and it is currently the most significant infectious pathogen with devastating consequences. Since the…

Calotropis procera (Ait.) Ait. f. giant milkweed ASCLEPIADACEAE Synonym: Asclepias procera Ait. General Description.—Giant milkweed is also known as sodom apple, calotrope, French cotton, small crown…

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Two days ago, there was a post on backreaction about the naturalness in science, which is considered by many as a fundamental concept. The point of view expressed in the post is quite easy to grasp :…

One of the most common hypotheses that I hear with regard to possible non-coding DNA function is that it serves to protect genes against mutation. Junk DNA, according to this proposal, is there to…

Biofuels and Development The potential for biofuels is particularly large in tropical countries, where crop yields are higher than in temperate regions; also land and labour costs are generally lower…

Scientific Name Leucas cephalotes (Roth) Spreng. Family Lamiaceae Used Part Inflorescence Distribution Area Himalayan and Madesh and Terai region of Nepal at 100 to 200 m and ascending up to 1,800…

Scientific Name Polyalthia. longifolia (Soon)Thwaitea. Family Annonaceae Used Part Bark Distribution Area Considered to be a native of the drier parts of Ceylon, very commonly cultivated all over…

Copenhagen is discussing climate change problems of green house gases. Nobody seems to care for the real problem of climate change being casued by unplanned growth of population which has neither to…