Posted in: Featured, Science by Sergiu Vidican | April 27th 2011 | no comments
The Fukushima Daiichi situation has improved a lot since the tsunami which took place on March 11. However, traces of radiation can still be detected in the area, and the people who go in its proximity will suffer from radiation.
According to an article in livescience.com, radioactive iodine-131 has been released into the water supply from the damaged nuclear power plant. However, the emitted radiation [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | September 19th 2011 | no comments
Throughout time, scientists have tried to find what the effects of TV shows are on children and adults alike. There have been made many studies on the issue, but the most recent one [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | September 19th 2011 | one comment
Vampires are very much in the spotlight these days, thanks to the numerous novels and movies that have appeared and that have taken over the young people’s minds.
The most recent event, which shows how much impact these movies and books have on the [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 31st 2011 | no comments
When it comes to panic attacks, it seems that they never strike without warning and the most recent study made on the issue shows what signs should warn people that [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 30th 2011 | no comments
It is a well known fact that family history provides extremely good insight into chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart problems.
Up until now it was believed that family history could provide great insight [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 30th 2011 | no comments
Yoga is the type of practice which helps people relax and it also helps them make a connection with their spirit. Through yoga, people become one, as their bodies merge with [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 30th 2011 | no comments
When it comes to cheating on someone, things are deeper than one may think. It seems that it [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 30th 2011 | no comments
Given the stress and pressure people are exposed to nowadays, it is quite difficult not to worry about things, but there are some people who tend to worry too much. They worry so much that [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 29th 2011 | no comments
Throughout time, scientists have been trying to prove that there is water on Mars and there is a recent study which suggests that water may have been [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 26th 2011 | no comments
One of NASA’s newest “toys” is to land on a huge crater called Gale sometime in August 2012. Will the car-size Mars rover, [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 26th 2011 | no comments
It has not been long since the astronomers have discovered the largest and oldest mass of water in the Universe. It is a gigantic, 12-billion-year-old mass which gathers 140 [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 25th 2011 | no comments
Although it has been known for years that cosmetics have been around for more than 30,000 years now, since the Neanderthals were [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 25th 2011 | no comments
On the 20th of July, astronomers announced the existence of another (the fourth) moon around the planet Pluto.
Back in the day, Pluto was thought to be as large as the Earth, but those entire theories about [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 25th 2011 | no comments
Mother Nature has a great way of dealing with things and when things go bad, she finds a way to bring them back to [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 25th 2011 | no comments
For veterans who are currently suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, the researchers have come up with a new strategy to help them keep their stress under control.
Researchers both in [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 23rd 2011 | one comment
There have been made many studies on how sports can help children improve their self-esteem and how it can also help them control their anger.
A new study, however, [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 23rd 2011 | no comments
It is a wide known fact that thinking in a positive manner helps people cope better with stressful situations and it also helps them overcome anything bad that may [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 23rd 2011 | no comments
As weird as it may sound, it seems that there were some Neanderthals who had sex with humans about 50,000 years ago.
According to a group of researchers, [...]
By Roxana Ostafe | July 23rd 2011 | no comments
About 120 years ago, a lizard was pregnant with 15little embryos and it suddenly died.
Today, after 120 years, researchers have discovered the fossils of the [...]
