Humpback Whales Of The Southern Indian Ocean Are Singing Different Tunes

Published By Lynn On Thursday, February 2nd 2012. Under Science  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   
Humpback Whales Of The Southern Indian Ocean Are Singing Different Tunes
  A new study by the researchers of the Wildlife Conservation Society, reveals that one of the larger rorqual species humpback whales on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean are singing different tunes.Researchers from the WCS, Columbia University, and Australia deny all the previous humpback whale song comparisons, and said ... Read More

UNSCEAR Says Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Impact Low

Published By Lynn On Wednesday, February 1st 2012. Under Science  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   
UNSCEAR Says Fukushima Nuclear Disaster Impact Low
  An official of the United Nation Scientific Committee on the effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR), the health impact of  Japan’s 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster appears relatively small, thanks partly to prompt evacuations.The head of the UNSCEAR, Professor Dr. Wolfgang Weiss, said that the fact that some radioactivity released from Japan’s ... Read More

Novel Study: US Scientists Shift On Brain Speech Center

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, January 31st 2012. Under Science  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   
Novel Study: US Scientists Shift On Brain Speech Center
  U.S. researchers, in a new study, said that the part of the brain used for speech processing, is in a different location than originally believed, adding that they will need a rewrite of medical texts.Wernicke’s area, which is believed to involve the understanding of written and spoken language, is named ... Read More

Researchers Find Prostrate Cancer In 2,200-Year-Old Mummy

Published By Lynn On Tuesday, January 31st 2012. Under Science  Tags: , , , , , , , ,   
Researchers Find Prostrate Cancer In 2,200-Year-Old Mummy
  Professor Salima Ikram from the American University in Cairo (AUC), Egypt, said that the discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy shows the disease was caused by genetics and not the environment.A team of researchers studied the mummy in Portugal for two years and a member of Prof Ikram's ... Read More

Russian Space Mission Postpone

Published By Lynn On Monday, January 30th 2012. Under Science  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   
Russian Space Mission Postpone
  The Russian news agency reported that the Russian space agency now plans to postpone its next mission of carrying US and Russian space scientists to the International Space Station (ISS) by several weeks due to some problems with the its spaceship.The media said that this delay follows a series of ... Read More
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