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 Sergiu Vidican | June 26th 2010 | 2 comments
Unfortunately we live in a society in which our conception about our own self-image is dictated by the mass media. We can no longer identify what is real and what it is healthy in relation to our own bodies. Most of the teenage girls want to be as thin as most of the models, believing that that type of body is the ideal one, not knowing that things could not be farther from the truth. It [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 26th 2010 | one comment
Hockey is a very interesting sport, and some of the most interesting moments in the game are when the goalie makes a miraculous save. Sometimes top goalkeepers are able to save what seemed impossible shots to defend. Do they have such great reflexes, or is there something more to it? Some researchers from the University of Calgary's Faculty of Kinesiology made some studies and the result [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 26th 2010 | no comments
The scientists have found an unusual source for possibly finding cures for various types of cancers in humans, and that is the dog saliva. The Van Andel Research Institute and the Translational Genomics Research Institute created the Canine Hereditary Cancer Consortium. The aim of this consortium is to identify the causes why various types of cancers develop in dogs and then to apply the [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 26th 2010 | one comment
More than a month has passed since the BP oil spill incident and they still haven’t been able to find a solution for the problem. Most of the people blame the British company for their lack of effectiveness but the truth is that the industry itself is not properly prepared for such events. All the companies spend billions of dollars on developing technologies and machines which would [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 25th 2010 | no comments
On June 24, 2010 the British company BP resumed the task of reattaching the cap on the well which was broken approximately one month ago in the Gulf of Mexico. However the short hiatus did was not without consequences, as the beaches located near Florida had to be closed down. Lots of oil and crude reached the most popular tourist beaches near Florida. The situation can be found on the [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 25th 2010 | one comment
Usain Bolt is the fastest man in the world, and that is a fact. He proved this by winning the competition at the 2008 Olympics and by winning the two world Championships in 2009. This is an amazing accomplishment but Bolt is not satisfied. He wants more and he wants to prove that he is the best in other domains as well. His main task is to win the 400 meters race, competition in which he [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 25th 2010 | no comments
People who walked by the Milwaukee-area shoreline a couple of days ago might have seen something strange on the shore. What they saw was a wooden steamship which sank more than one hundred years ago. The steamship was caught in a Lake Michigan storm and sank. What is interesting is the fact that since the lake has cold fresh waters, the boat has been preserved in perfect condition. It [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 25th 2010 | no comments
The Asian carps are getting closer to the Great Lakes; the closest distance which one has been seen was 6 miles. The experts are worried that the Asian carps might be very dangerous, as they might be a real threat to the fishing industry and to the ecosystem of the region. The reason for this is the fact that the Asian carps have the ability of surviving their natural predators, they [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 24th 2010 | no comments
The World Cup 2010 is on a full swing and we have now reached the final stage of the groups. This final stage of the groups proved to be more successful and productive when it came to the goals, as their number has increased. This championship was the one which had the fewest goals scored in the first 16 matches. A total number of 25 goals have been scored in these 16 games, and a total [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 24th 2010 | no comments
Have you ever wondered how your city might look like in ten, twenty, or thirty years from now? How do you see it? Do you see a “green” paradise, or do you see a city which is so polluted that you can not leave your home? Wouldn’t it be nice if problems such as pollution and other elements which harm both the nature and the humans would be impossible to encounter? Even if it sounds [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 24th 2010 | no comments
After a brief hiatus, BP Plc resumed to collect the oil spill from its well located in the Gulf of Mexico. This happened on Thursday, 24th of June, approximately one month after the incident. An interesting twist of this situation is the fact that the resulted influenced the US people’s trust in the United States president Barack Obama. A recent poll was made and its result showed that [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 24th 2010 | one comment
Saturday night on the 26th of June, the moon will rise over Earth and as it will pass through Earth’s shadow, it will fall in partial lunar eclipse. The June full moon which is also known as the Flower Moon will take place at 7:30 a.m. EDT. The partial eclipse will take place two hours prior to this event and it will be visible from various areas in the world.
The luckiest ones will [...]
By Sergiu Vidican | June 24th 2010 | no comments
The wildlife activists who were protesting against Japan's hunting of whales have been harshly criticized by Dalai Lama. While on an 11-day lecture tour in Japan, Dalai Lama criticized the movement of the activists, considering it to be too violent. The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader said that he is against the killing of the whales, only that he believes that the protests should be [...]
