Archive for the 'Science' Category

Dirty Little Secret: Kyoto Promises Are Nothing But Hot Air

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

MANY governments, including some that claim to be leading the fight against global warming, are harbouring a dirty little secret. These countries are emitting far more greenhouse gas than they say they are, a fact that threatens to undermine not only the shaky Kyoto protocol but also the new multibillion-dollar market in carbon trading.

Science discovers perfect penalty

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

Factors involved in their calculations include the number of steps in run-up, time taken to kick the ball, velocity of shot and position of striking foot.

How Plants Avoid Feeling the Burn from Sun

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

“Too much sun, for plants as well as people, can be harmful to long-term health. But to avoid the botanical equivalent of “lobster tans,” plants have developed an intricate internal defense mechanism, called photoprotection, which acts like sunscreen to ward off the sun’s harmful rays.”

Can a psychiatrist really tell what’s wrong with you?

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

The question has dogged mental-health clinicians for more than 30 years, ever since a famous experiment showed that healthy people will be labeled sick if they go to a psychiatric emergency room and act sick. Recently, a new study tried to repeat the experiment and failed, proving that shrinks aren’t as clueless today as they were then.

Scientists plan to recreate ‘Big Bang’

Friday, June 23rd, 2006

International scientists will recreate the immediate aftermath of the “Big Bang” in a bid to uncover the mysteries of the universe, a world physics summit announced Thursday.

Mirror of codebot.org site that was illegally taken down

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

This site was illegally shut down by the Church of Scientology.
I have provided a mirror so that people can read the truth. Feel free to browse the rest of the site and learn more.

World’s oldest spider web found in amber

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

The world’s oldest spider web ? complete with captured prey - has been discovered, preserved in 110-million-year-old amber.
The sap may have dripped onto the web, or the web may have blown onto its surface. Then more sap covered it, forming a small amber “stalactite” 18 millimetres long and 7.5 millimetres wide.

Mummified Brachylophosaurus holds secrets millions of years old

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

“This specimen could be as important to the field of paleontology as the day Neil Armstrong set foot on the moon,” said Nate Murphy, curator of paleontology at the Judith River Dinosaur Institute.

Codebot.org now redirects to Scientology website!

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

No longer do you see the legal notice, it just straight sends to to http://www.scientology.org

The Size Of Our World

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Graphical display of the relative size of our Sun, our Planets and other stars.