Japan's Mount Kirishima's volcano, named Shinmoedake, erupts and leaves citizens on alert. The volcanic eruptions began at 7:30 a.m. on January 26, 2011 spewing volcanic bombs, red hot magma, and lava fragments more than 1 mile into the air above Japan's Kyushu island. A giant ash cloud caused...
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...
Scientists from cambridge University and Edinburgh University have developed the first genetically modified "super" chicken resistant to bird flu. The team published a report in Science Journal stating they devised the "super" chicken for the intention of preventing outbreaks of avian influenza...
Astronomers from the Minnesota Planetarium Society reported a change in astrological signs as a result of the tilt of Earth, all thanks to a thirteenth star identified as Ophiuchus or Serpentarius. Astronomers from the Planetarium have determined that the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolvesd...
Chicago is the latest area of a massive fish kill, with thousands of gizzard shad frozen in ice and floating dead in the water of the lakefront. Eyewitnesses first reported the latest mass animal kill on Thursday, and flocks of Canadian geese and mallard ducks have stepped in to be nature's clean...
On Monday, the American Astronomical Society hosted a meeting at which NASA revealed a photo of a giant, green, and glowing blob detected by the Hubble Space Telescope in a remote part of outer space. The blob is reportedly giving birth to new stars as parts of itself collapse and pressure causes...
The mystery of the cause of global animal deaths of fish, birds, and crabs deepens as thousands of doves fell from the sky over Faenza, Italy. This latest mass kill has scientists around the world puzzled as residence in the small Italian town were pummeled with falling doves late this week....
The phrenic nerves arise from the spinal column at the height of the neck. The left and right phrenic nerve follow a different path, but both find their origin mainly in the (cervical nerve) C4, but also in the C3 and C5 vertebrae of the neck. The part originating from the C5 is the accessory...
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...
Myelin is a dielectric material forming an insulating coat around axons and neurons. These coats aid in the accurate transmission of electrical current between nerve cells and are essential for the functioning of the nervous system. Myelin develops from glial cells through myelination, a process...
