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05.03.2015 15:14
All of these women left a mark on
the world that would change people's
thinking for decades -- in some cases
centuries -- to come.
They wrote books that revolutionized
people's view of society; made scientific
discoveries that transformed medicine as we
know it; and brought about laws that...
05.03.2015 15:10
While International
Women's Day this Sunday will focus mostly
on how the world thinks women are doing,
it's important to understand how the
women of the world think they are doing.
The best way to find this out is to ask
them.
This International Women's Day, more
than one in four women worldwide...
05.03.2015 14:39
The 2.8 million-year-old specimen is 400,000
years older than researchers thought that our
kind first emerged.
The discovery in Ethiopia suggests climate
change spurred the transition from tree
dweller to upright walker.
The head of the research team told BBC
News that the find gives the first...
03.03.2015 16:20
Family members refusing to consent to the
organs of their loved ones being donated
after they die are keeping organ donation
rates in Australia low, new research has
found.
While doctors were good at identifying
which patients may be suitable for organ
donation, low next-of-kin consent rates
meant...
03.03.2015 16:17
Breakthrough as scientists in China
produce genetically modified animals that
are more difficult to infect with
tuberculosis
More news Topics Agriculture
Animals Genetics
Medical research
Genetic engineering technique could
reduce need for culls of infected cattle and
the blanket use of antibiotic...
03.03.2015 16:15
Google recently reversed their decision
that ‘adult’ material should be removed
from the Blogger network. Regardless of
the outcome, this shows how corporations
have an alarming authority to change and
control what’s online
More blogposts Topics Censorship
Sex Pornography Google
Web filtering...
03.03.2015 16:05
ATLANTA — The state of
Georgia on Monday night
indefinitely delayed the
execution of the only woman
on its death row after
officials noticed that the drug
to be used for a lethal
injection had become
“cloudy.”
The inmate, Kelly R.
Gissendaner, who was
sentenced to death for
arranging the murder of...
24.02.2015 17:35
The budget and timeline for plans by a
Dutch organisation to colonise Mars are
highly unrealistic, one of the project’s most
eminent supporters has suggested.
Gerard ’t Hooft, a Dutch Nobel laureate and
ambassador for Mars One, said he did not
believe the mission could take off by 2024
as...
24.02.2015 17:21
Villagers of the high desert of Ladakh in
India’s Jammu and Kashmir state used to
harvest bountiful crops of barley, wheat,
fruits, and vegetables in summer.
But for years the streams have run dry in
spring, just when farmers needed water to
sow seeds. They had water when it wasn’t
needed during...
24.02.2015 17:18
Age: Immaterial. Just keep replacing them
until your child is old enough to
contemplate pet-death with equanimity.
Appearance: Happily, interchangeable.
Oh, gerbils! Cute little snuffly things,
racing around their wheels and digging
through their sawdust and lapping at
their little bottles! So...
