Over three million years ago, the early primates left the protection of the rainforest, choosing to live in the open plains. This kick started many adaptations to the new environment. They no longer needed to move in a hunched manner as they did under the dense rainforest foliage. Australopithecus...
Cell differentiation is the development of a generic cell into a cell with a specific function, which is directed by various triggers. This differentiation is essential for the renewal of cells and for embryonic development, and occurs numerous times in the development of a single-celled zygote to...
A sperm is a the male reproductive cell or gamete containing the half set of chromosomes that create a zygote when combined with a female gamete. The zygote is the beginning of what will eventually become a child. Sperm is produced in the male reproductive organs and is carried in semen. When...
A team of researchers from the Weizmann Institute of Science has found that tears turn men off and published results of the study in the journal Science. Biochemist Idan Frumin led a study into the effect of tears on people. The team collected tears samples after women viewed films like "Life Is...
The major organs of the body are simply the most well known organs but may not be important if they work alone, as they need to work in co-ordination with all other organs in the body. Starting at the top of the human body, the brain processes information and is the body’s control center. It...
A supposed leaked document suggesting that the Higgs boson, a subatomic "God Particle," has been discovered by a team of physicists working from the Large Hadron Collider near Geneva, Switzerland. The supposed discovery is considered to be possibly one of the "most interesting" scientific finds...
Hurricane Sandy has been dubbed a “Frankenstorm” by governmental researchers and forecasters as it poured over the Caribbean and left 41 dead in its wake. This category 1 storm is predicted to meet with a polar air mass over the Atlantic and is predicted to make landfall on the East Coast of the...
An "extraordinary" study has found that older pessimists outlive optimists. In fact, a group of researchers from Germany's University of Erlangen-Nuremberg led by Frieder R. Lang may have proof in that old cliche that "only the good die young." Lang and his team published this study in the American...
It was 40 years ago when Apollo 11 created history. Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin had made it to the moon which was certainly an incredible feat achieved by mankind. Today, in a public reunion of the Apollo 11 crew, two of the crew members Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin said that...
According to Google, Goiter is an abnormally enlarged thyroid gland; can result from underproduction or overproduction of hormone or from a deficiency of iodine in the diet. Symptoms of GoiterSwollen Frontside of NeckEyes That are Protruding Goiter ImagesGoiter TreatmentsGoiter treatment is...
