Archive for August, 2009

How did Michael Jackson die? Did he kill himself? physician’s mistake? or someone intended to kill him? watch what Dr. Sanjay Gupta reports on the results of the coroner’s report in Michael Jackson’s death and the drugs that killed him. Embedded video from CNN Video

Researchers around the world are racing to find new ways to replace the gasoline in automobiles. Gasoline is getting more expensive and its not environment friendly. So, researchers at Ohio State University have found a new method to double the production of biofuel butanol, and they are hoping that it soon will replace gasoline in automobiles. bacteria could only produce a certain amount of butanol [...]

Millions of women around the world suffer from Arthritis knee pain, which prevent them sometimes from doing normal daily activities like climbing the stairs or even walking. But a new research conducted by the University of Iowa finds that women who have strong thigh muscles are 50% less likely to develop knee pain compared to women who have weak muscles. So, what you need to do is to adapt to a regular [...]

IBM researchers took the first ever images of a single molecule using an atomic force microscope (AFM), which revealed the chemical bond within a molecule. As you can see in the image below, the rectangular-shaped organic molecule is made up of 22 carbon atoms and 14 hydrogen atoms. This is the first time that all the atoms in a molecule have been imaged,’ lead researcher Leo Gross said. Also, [...]

Two Christian missionaries were hiking on Mount Victoria in the Philippines in 2000, and saw a large carnivorous pitcher eating a rat. They reported what they saw to an intelligent team of botanists (Stewart McPherson and Alastair Robinson) who went for a hunt for that new bizarre and mysterious plant. After two months of intensive expedition, they found the plant on top of the mountain. The saw the [...]

Pandemics like SARS and swine flu capture the world’s attention. But public health issues like obesity in developed countries and AIDS in the developing world are greater killers. As life expectancy increases, health care costs seem destined to spiral out of control. The financial crisis is forcing belt tightening around the world. How can we achieve sustainability in human health? Very informative [...]

If you ever used Google maps, you probably would’ve noticed the new great street map feature. It actually lets you see your way from your destination to the other destination street by street. The 360 degree feature also let you see the shops, strip malls and anything on the street. But how does Google do that? from where do they get the images? Meet the people behind the scene from Tele Atlas, [...]

Do you like chocolate? Is chocolate good for you? What’s the healthiest chocolate? A new study found that if you eat chocolate at least twice a week could save your life from dying from a heart attack. Chocolate lovers, are 70% less likely to die from cardiac problems than those who rarely eat chocolate. But which chocolate are we talking about here? All kind of chocolate? The study says no, [...]