In certain, limited weather conditions, humans can have some impact on the weather. But not on the scale needed to change the weather conditions in China during the rainy season. It is more likely that it was just good luck, apart from that opening night, the Beijing games were a washout” in terms of weather. The idea of humans controlling the weather is not a new one. Back in medieval France, people would shoot cannons into the clouds to try to prevent crop-damaging hail... [more]
Source : The Pennsylvania State University
Chinese government's "weather modification office" Can humans control the weather?
Ancient ecosystem below Antarctic glacier where thrive microbes in cold isolation for millions of years
A reservoir of briny liquid buried deep beneath an Antarctic glacier supports hardy microbes that have lived in isolation for millions of years. This briny pond is a unique sort of time capsule from a period in Earth’s history... [more]
Source : Harvard University
Natural ‘barcodes’ help us recognise faces
Our faces contain ‘barcodes’ of information which help us recognise people and may have implications for improving face recognition software. Exposed skin on our forehead and cheeks tends to be shiny whilst our eyebrows and lips and the shadows cast in the eye sockets and under the nose tend to be darker the resulting horizontal stripes of information are reminiscent of a supermarket barcode...[more]
Source : University College London
The APOE4 genetic variant young adults at future risk of Alzheimer's have different brain activity
Young adults with a genetic variant that raises their risk of developing Alzheimer's Disease show changes in their brain activity decades before any symptoms might arise. The APOE4 genetic variant is found in about a quarter of the population. Not everyone who carries the variant will go on to develop AD, but people who inherit one copy of APOE4 have up to four times the normal risk of developing the late-onset variety of the disease. People who have two copies have around ten times the normal risk... [more]
Source : Imperial College London
Pregnancy make women forgetful
A new study has revealed absentmindedness in pregnant women may not just be a popular stereotype but rather a scientific fact.
Pregnant women have poorer memory than their non-pregnant counterparts... [more]
Source : New Zealand Herald
Sleep help clear the brain for new learning
Researchers found evidence that sleep, already recognized as a promoter of long-term memories, also helps clear room in the brain for new learning. Sleep is a recognized promoter of learning, learning increases the need for sleep... [more]
Source : Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Chocolate improve the brain's ability to do maths
Foods containing high levels of cocoa flavanols, found in chocolate, have been shown to increase cerebral blood flow, and it has also been proven that consumption of plants that have these properties improves performance on mentally demanding tasks... [more]
Source : Northumbria University
The Machine Scientists - Computer Program Self-Discovers Laws of Physics
In just over a day, a powerful computer program accomplished a feat that took physicists centuries to complete: extrapolating the laws of motion from a pendulum's swings. Developed by Cornell researchers, the program deduced the natural laws without a shred of knowledge about physics or geometry... [more] & [more]
Source : Wired & AAAS
Men are the weaker sex study proves males more at-risk in the womb
Nurses in the maternity ward often say that a difficult labor is a sign of a baby boy. A study provides scientific proof that a male baby comes with a bigger package of associated risks than his female counterparts. Pregnancies with a male fetus are more often complicated... [more]
Source : American Friends of Tel Aviv University
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