Southeast Asia: Rising Price of Rice
Region: Thailand
by Mong Palatino Rice is the staple food in Southeast Asia and in many parts of the world. Asia 2008 notes how rice is valued in Indochina: “In Thailand, Laos and Vietnam, saying &lsq... more
Views: 3449The Monty Hall Problem
Region: New York
The Monty Hall Problem illustrates an unusual phenomenon of changing probabilities based upon someone else’s knowledge. On the game-show Let’s Make a Deal the host, Monty Hall, asks the contestant to choose o... more
Views: 2753Laughter as Good Medicine – Biological Findings Proving Health Benefits
Region: United States
I recently caught a television report on the health benefits of adequate sleep. A number of volunteers were subjected to sleep deprivation – either through scheduled deep-sleep disturbances or through truncated... more
Views: 2601Sinusitis Patients Should Stay Away From Antiobiotics
Region: United StatesAccording to a recent study, patients with sinusitis should minimize their use of antibiotics. The reason: It may not be helpful in alleviating the condition. A study published in the Lancet reports that the use of ... more
Views: 1435El Chupacabra, the goat sucker: Myths and citing reports
Region: TexasSince the 1980's, stories about a creature that sucks an animals blood have persisted. It is known as the Chupacabra, otherwise known as the goat sucker. The stories first started over ... more
Views: 1296On The Scientific View of the World
Region: New YorkMany people today have a “scientific” view of the world. This means that the world operates according to the laws of science, i.e., there are no mysterious forces that cannot be explained by some combination of... more
Views: 1981Ancient Mickey Mouse
Region: Sweden
Archeologists at Sweden's Lund Historical Museum found little something, which looks remarkably similar to Walt Disney's Mickey Mouse. The object, dated to 900 A..D., was excavated at a site called Uppåkra in southern ... more
Views: 2874One Step Closer to ET Life – Water Vapour Atmosphere Detected in Pegasus
Region: United States
Water vapour has been observed in the atmosphere of a planet in the Pegasus system, as reported by researchers at the Lowell Observatory in Arizona. The planet, HD 209458b (called Osiris by some), seems to be in the p... more
Views: 1481Cold Fusion: The Ghost of Free Energy
Region: United States
Two decades ago a pair of eminent chemists claimed to find the secret of almost limitless energy, only to have their results dismissed several weeks later. Today many scientists think there was truth in the claims but, as ... more
Views: 9688The Pope Officially Agrees with Darwin's Theory
Region: Vatican City StateBenedict XVI has said before a scientific meeting, that was assisted by the great science man Stephen Hawking, that empirical science does not contradict with faith in God, using the words of the old heretics of the Cathol... more
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