Archive for the ‘Research’ Category



Dolphin Population Stunted by Fishing Activities

Author: admin | Filed under: Research, Studies Wednesday Nov 26,2008

Despite broad “dolphin safe” practices, fishing activities have continued to restrict the growth of at least one Pacific Ocean dolphin population, a new report led by a researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has concluded.
Populations of dolphins in the Eastern Pacific were expected to increase in abundance after successful regulations and [...]

Roots Of Life On Eearth

Author: Mihail Andrici | Filed under: Other, Research Tuesday Oct 21,2008

In 1953, Stanley L Miller and Harold C. Urey of the University of Chicago conducted an experiment that is now considered to be the classic experiment concerning the origin of life. It simulated conditions (hypothetically) present on the primitive Earth and it proved the occurrence of chemical evolution. It was based on Oparin and Haldane’s [...]

Lava Flows Give Clues About Magnetic Field Reversals

Author: Mihail Andrici | Filed under: Archaeology, Research Monday Sep 29,2008

Scientists know that Earth’s magnetic field reversed it’s direction hundreds of times before, but so far they did not know why. But a recent study made on ancient lava flows may give us a better understanding of what happens and why.
First of all, what is the Earth’s magnetic field?
Earth’s magnetic field (and the surface magnetic [...]

The Violence Cycle

Author: Mihail Andrici | Filed under: Brain & Behavior, Research Thursday Sep 25,2008

We all know that parents should not argue in front of their children in order to provide them with a non-aggressive, non-violent environment. But why is that crucial for the child’s development ? Well, since decades ago, studies showed that children who grow up in aggressive or violent environments are more likely to become [...]

Seeing Trough The Skin

Author: Mihail Andrici | Filed under: Other, Research Friday Sep 12,2008

Seeing Trough The Skin ! Now i bet that is something than never crossed your mind ! We normally see trough our eyes, and it’s the same for 99.9 % of all the animals and insects. But what if we take that 0.1 % from the nature and make it work for our cause ?
Prof. [...]

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