Monthly Archives: May 2010

India’s Hidden Beaches

Posted on May 31, 2010 by

Kalpeni The total length of the sand shoreline, which is mostly shaded by palms growing almost near the water, is more than 300 kilometres. Privacy here is not to be looked for, as since the beginning of 2002, the Karnataka … Continue reading →

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Ecuador, Guatamala Volcanoes Blow

Posted on May 30, 2010 by

Thousands of people were evacuated and airports were closed as Ecuador’s Tungurahua volcano and the Pacaya volcano in Guatemala erupted late on Friday. The eruptions choked major cities with ash and left two dead, officials said. Guatemalan President Alvaro Colom … Continue reading →

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Australia Hauls Japan into International Court Over Whaling

Posted on May 29, 2010 by

Australia will initiate legal action in the International Court of Justice in The Hague against Japan’s so-called “scientific” whaling in the Southern Ocean, three Rudd government ministers announced . read here

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Bursting ‘Bubbles’ the Origin of Galactic Gas Clouds

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

Like bubbles bursting on the surface of a glass of champagne, ‘bubbles’ in our Galaxy burst and leave flecks of material in the form of clouds of hydrogen gas, researchers using CSIRO’s Parkes telescope have found.Their study explains the origin … Continue reading →

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First Human Infected With a Computer Virus

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

A British researcher has successfully infected himself with a computer virus. Mark Gasson, senior research fellow at the University of Reading, was able to infect a tiny, radio frequency identification (RFID) chip with a virus before he placed it under … Continue reading →

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New Star-Forming Regions in Milky Way

Posted on May 28, 2010 by

Astronomers studying the Milky Way have discovered a large number of previously-unknown regions where massive stars are being formed. Their discovery provides important new information about the structure of our home Galaxy and promises to yield new clues about the … Continue reading →

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50 Places to Explore Outer Space Online

Posted on May 27, 2010 by

  Guest Post by Anna Miller Dear Readers ,Anna Miller has sent me this article by email to post it.As I found it useful, I am reproducing it here.Enjoy. One does not have to keep his or her head in … Continue reading →

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Bacteria Can Make You Smarter

Posted on May 26, 2010 by

Exposure to specific bacteria in the environment, already believed to have antidepressant qualities, could increase learning behavior, according to research presented at the 110th General Meeting of the American Society for Microbiology in San Diego.”Mycobacterium vaccae is a natural soil … Continue reading →

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