Smoking is injurious to health! This adage needs no proof since it has been established beyond doubt that cigarette smoke is laden with carcinogens and other harmful components. Now scientists have just uncovered something which will give one more reason to stop smoking. According to a recent study smoking causes a loss of Y chromosomes […]
Homo Erectus made 540,000 year old art found in Javas
The theory of art evolving 70,000 to 100,000 years ago is proved false after a mollusk shell with curved geometric engraving was found. This piece of art came to life some 540,000 years ago when our ancestors Homo Sapiens used a shark tooth to engrave something on a shell. The engraving is regarded as the […]
Environmental Groups seek recovery plan for Mexican gray wolves
Defenders of Wildlife, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Endangered Wolf Center and the Wolf Conservation Center are going to sue the US Fish and Wildlife Service demanding a recovery plan in place for the highly endangered Mexican gray wolves. It has also asked the court to monitor and ensure that the request is complied […]
Research Team Create Particle Chains Which Expand and Contract Like Human Muscle
In its quest to create Robots with muscles working just like humans, researchers from the University of Michigan have developed a chain of particles which expands and contracts when it is electrically stimulated much like a human muscle. Michael Solomon, chemical engineering professor, said “We are inspired by ideas of microscopic robots. They could work […]
NASA probe measures the Depth of biggest sea on Saturn’s moon Titan
A new study has revealed that Kraken Mare, the biggest hydrocarbon sea on Saturn’s huge moon Titan could be as deep as 115 feet or perhaps more. This was possible because of the NASA’s Saturn-orbiting Cassini probe which was making radar measurement along the 25 mile stretch of Kraken Mare’s eastern shore which revealed that […]
Outgoing Arkansas governor to pardon own son
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe who will be outgoing soon has declared that he will pardon his son for a decade old drug conviction. Beebe told KATV, ABC’s affiliate in Little Rock on Wednesday,“I would have done it a long time ago if he’d have asked, but he took his sweet time about asking. He was […]
Expedia Increases in Revenue and Branches Despite Adversity
The Expedia Inc, the biggest travel agency online in the world, has recently reported a high production rate on their revenue as many bookings on their hotel branches have been made. The profit of the company has gone over 50% of what they previously had last year during the same period. In spite of the […]
AbbVie Shows Impressive Numbers Despite No Big Deals
The results are out and AbbVie shows an impressive run despite its abandonment in its supposed $55 billion deal. The main reason why it hit a good score in the last quarter is the demand for its drugs, specifically, the one that can cure Humira arthritis. There have been several drugs to work with the same […]
What Can Unilever Promise to Tackle Slowdown?
Despite having reticent consumers pull down its growth in sales in the third quarter, marking its weakest in almost half a decade, Unilever (ULVR.L) (UNc.AS) vowed to investors that profits will go up through increased cost cuts and new, less expensive products. Unilever has a majority of its sales in Europe, thus the maker of […]