Archive for the 'Science' Category

Menstrual Blood Bank

Technorati tags: science, news, bbc, stem cell, research Are you ready for this? A US company launched a service for women to store their menstrual blood. Fantastic idea? I find the thought of that somewhat gross but let’s see… Cryo-Cell, the menstrual blood bank, lets women store their own stem cells taken from menstrual blood. […]

What Was Before The Big Bang?

Technorati tags: astronomy, science, universe, bigbang I really enjoy reading and listening to interesting scientific topics, and in one way or another almost everyone else does I think. Here’s something that Boing Boing posted today which I find extraordinary and fascinating. The question is about the universe, Scientists have tried to explain the birth, the […]

The Moon In HDTV

Technorati tags: moon, lunar explorer, japan, astronomy, space There’s a beautiful video of the moon filmed by a HDTV camera, released by the Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and NHK. They took the shots on Halloween last month from the lunar explorer Kaguya’s onboard HD camera. It looks amazing, somewhat surreal.   Link

Cruel Cuisine: Prawns And Lobster Do Feel Pain

Technorati tags: lobster, prawns, science news, science, study, research, biology I’m glad I am not a chef, I couldn’t kill any lobster, nor anything else. I’ve always felt really bad for lobsters that are put into a pot of boiling water alive and after reading about lobsters and prawns actually feeling pain, even more so. […]