Mysteries of The World – Silbury Hill

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The original significance of Silbury Hill, which was established more than 4500 years ago, is unknown. Theories propose it was a solar observatory of an earth sculpture for the earth goddess. Geomancers recognize the poewrful energy field that surrounds the mysterious spot.


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Awesome Australian Dinosaurs

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Opalised colourfull fossils, a stampede with over three thousand footprints, and a couple of giant titanosaurs. Australian dinosaurs might not be as famous as other dinosaurs but they are fascinating.


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Using Tools, Making Humans

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Our earliest ancestors used tools.


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The Story of Silk: From Caterpillar to Cocoon

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The silkworm or caterpillar Bombyx Mori eats voraciously the mulberry leaves, weaves a cocoon of silk and metamorphizes into a pupa and later, into a moth, but the cocoon has to be stifled to get the royal, pricey silk. Making silk from silkworm caterpillar, or rather its cocoon, is a fascinating story.


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The True Story of a Medical Oddity and a White Woman Who Became Black

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Can a white person become black? This is the true story of a South African housewife with an odd medical condition who did just that at the height of apartheid.


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Making Your Own Petri Dish Medium

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No one would argue the point with you that the commercial microbial media would produce the ideal growth environment for micropropagation techniques. These commercially purchased medium dishes provide the proper nutrients for optimum growth and sustainability needed for generation of tissue cultures. The major problem encountered here for the home laboratory is the high cost associated with these commercial units.


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What is The Difference Between a Duck and a Goose

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Is that a duck or a goose, how do you tell the difference?


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Should We Clone Our Neanderthal Ancestors?

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Scientists are finding increasing evidence that modern humans are, indeed, descended from Neanderthals. And the question is increasingly posed: should we clone our Neanderthal ancestors?


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Scotland’s Strong Tidal Currents a Blessing

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Scotland’s strong tidal currents blesses them with the potential to produce enough clean electricity to propel them towards interdependency from OPEC.


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Privacy Experts Cry Foul Over Wal-mart’s Plan to Use Embedded Rfid

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Wal-Mart is apparently planning on using smart tags (RFID -radio frequency identification)to better keep track of their inventory. Wal-Mart previously used these tags on the pallets used to transported their products.


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