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Bees make decisions just like humans: research
June 17th, 2008 by Kiyani
Play golf if you want to live longer: study
June 3rd, 2008 by Kiyani
According to a study published in Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports the death rate for golfers is 40 per cent lower than for other people of the same sex, age and socioeconomic status. This corresponds to 5 year increase in life expectancy.
Study shows mosquito repellent lasted 73 days
May 27th, 2008 by Kiyani
A study by scientists at the University of Florida shows that an experimental repellent successfully deterred mosquitos for as long as 73 days. This is more than four times longer than marketed products and may help health officials around the world stem the spread of mosquito-borne diseases, which sicken more than 550 million people each [...]
How humans foresee future
May 16th, 2008 by Kiyani
Have you ever noticed that signposts and trees on the side of the road seem to whoosh by faster right as you drive past them, or that a door frame seems to curve outward as you approach it? These are just two examples of real-life movements that underlie more than 50 types of illusions, now [...]
Get Nobel prize by making high score in a game
May 13th, 2008 by Kiyani
Researchers at the University of Washington have developed a new game called “Foldit” in which player twists the protein and pulls its arms to move it into its most stable position, which is the shape it would take in nature. The game has been developed to utilize the skills of gamers from around the world [...]
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African Sahara desert made slow transition from green 2700 years ago
May 10th, 2008 by Kiyani
A study shows that Sahara desert in Africa was quite green and it made a slow transition to what it is now. It became world’s biggest hot desert some 2700 years ago after a very slow fade from green according to a new study. Previously it was known that the transition was quick and abrupt [...]
New IBM super computer to research climate change
May 10th, 2008 by Kiyani
IBM has just delivered a new 76-teraflops super computer to National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). The supercomputer, known as a Power 575 Hydro- Cluster, is the first in a highly energy-efficient class of machines to be shipped anywhere in the world.
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Your email address can reveal your personality
April 29th, 2008 by Kiyani
How extroverted is smartboy80@hotmail.com? Researchers in Germany have shown that your email address can reveal your personality. So next time you pick an email, think twice! Research was done at the University of Leipzig in Germany where they found that an email address may speak volumes about the character of the person who created the [...]
