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February 13, 2015| byBrendan Cruz Colónphoto credit:The concept: a solar-powered fuel or chemical factory. Brendan Cruz Colón, Author providedShare on facebook46Share on twitter9Share on redditShare on google_plusone_shareMore Sharing ServicesPhotosynthesis – turning the sun's energy into food for plants – is the biological system that feeds the world. But despite its awesome power, the process is extremely inefficient. We can't really blame plants for this because photosynthesis evolved fora...More>>
February 13, 2015| byBrendan Cruz Colónphoto credit:The concept: a solar-powered fuel or chemical factory. Brendan Cruz Colón, Author providedShare on facebook46Share on twitter9Share on redditShare on google_plusone_shareMore Sharing ServicesPhotosynthesis – turning the sun's energy into food for plants – is the biological system that feeds the world. But despite its awesome power, the process is extremely inefficient. We can't really blame plants for this because photosynthesis evolved fora...More>>
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Chips, chicken wings, perhaps some White Castle? We already know that activating the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) contributes to that uncontrollable urge to snack. And now, according to a newstudypublished inNaturethis week, the munchies are partly driven by neurons that, oddly enough, normally work to suppress your appetite.“It's like pressing a car's brakes and accelerating instead,”Yale's Tamas Horvathsays in anews release. “We were surprised to find that the neurons we thought were respo...More>>
Chips, chicken wings, perhaps some White Castle? We already know that activating the cannabinoid receptor 1 (CB1R) contributes to that uncontrollable urge to snack. And now, according to a newstudypublished inNaturethis week, the munchies are partly driven by neurons that, oddly enough, normally work to suppress your appetite.“It's like pressing a car's brakes and accelerating instead,”Yale's Tamas Horvathsays in anews release. “We were surprised to find that the neurons we thought were respo...More>>
Thursday, February 19 2015 9:57 AM EST2015-02-19 14:57:07 GMT
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Inhonor of inventorNikola Tesla‘s 157th birthday, we've turned to two Tesla experts and historians to help us compile a list of interesting facts you probably never knew about the guy. The information below comes from interviews withW. Bernard Carlson, author of“Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age,”andMarc Seifer, author of“Wizard: Life and Times of Nicola Tesla.”1. HE WAS BORN DURING A LIGHTNING STORMNikola Tesla was born around midnight, between July 9 and July 10, 1856 during a fierce li...More>>
Inhonor of inventorNikola Tesla‘s 157th birthday, we've turned to two Tesla experts and historians to help us compile a list of interesting facts you probably never knew about the guy. The information below comes from interviews withW. Bernard Carlson, author of“Tesla: Inventor of the Electrical Age,”andMarc Seifer, author of“Wizard: Life and Times of Nicola Tesla.”1. HE WAS BORN DURING A LIGHTNING STORMNikola Tesla was born around midnight, between July 9 and July 10, 1856 during a fierce li...More>>
Praline Cheesecake Prep Time and Total Time: 30 min Ingredient List and Recipe Steps: Ingredients2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup butter, melted 2/3 cup finely chopped pecans 2 More>>
Thursday, February 19 2015 9:47 AM EST2015-02-19 14:47:19 GMT
Thursday, February 19 2015 9:47 AM EST2015-02-19 14:47:19 GMT
The “Hunderprest” was a nickname given to an 11th-century priest of Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders. He was given the nickname because ofhis favorite pastime: hunting on horseback with a pack of hunting dogs. (“Hunderprest” means “dog priest.”)The story of the vampire of Melrose Abbey is based sometime around the year 1138. In life, the Hunderprest was a bit of a bad man, so when he died, he returned as a revenant. He was forced to drink the blood of innocents and change into a bat. It'...More>>
The “Hunderprest” was a nickname given to an 11th-century priest of Melrose Abbey in the Scottish Borders. He was given the nickname because ofhis favorite pastime: hunting on horseback with a pack of hunting dogs. (“Hunderprest” means “dog priest.”)The story of the vampire of Melrose Abbey is based sometime around the year 1138. In life, the Hunderprest was a bit of a bad man, so when he died, he returned as a revenant. He was forced to drink the blood of innocents and change into a bat. It'...More>>
DOCUMENTARY ASKS MARS ONE VOLUNTEERS WHY THEY WANT TO DIE ON MARS
