It could be said that two of the biggest challenges facing our planet arrise from a surging, resource-hungry human population, and from the steady rise in the amount of greenhouse gas emissions which threaten to alter its climate — but in an unprecedented move to counter the former, the government of India is essentially spurring the latter.
In the Indian state Rajasthan, health officials are hoping to lure at least 30,000 men and women into voluntarily being sterilized by offering them expensive incentives, like cars, to ensure that there’s never a baby on board.
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Despite the gigantic leaps made by science in the last few decades, a comprehensive explanation of what exactly happens to us when we die is yet to emerge. Simultaneously, more research than ever before has now been done on near-death experiences — those fleeting, almost supernatural experiences that hundreds of thousands of people have reported feeling on the brink of death.
This oxymoronic combination of progress and the lack of it has meant that a variety of theories on death have emerged in the last several years. Here’s a quick look at some of them.
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The research, part of Nyakatura’s doctoral thesis, revealed that sloths are lazy for good reason. Their bodies have evolved to have adaptations to save energy, with long arms set on short shoulder blades allowing for a large reach with very little movement. This enables sloths to save energy while making the same movements as other mammals.
“With their mode of life, sloths are filling an ecological niche,” said study researcher Martin Fischer, a professor of systematic zoology and evolutionary biology at the University of Jena. “Sloths lead their lives in energy-saving mode.”
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Microsoft is not giving up the Windows brand name. Yes, there’s a rumor that the venerable brand’s days are numbered, or more properly, a notion—the idea that it could happen because someone, somewhere said as much to someone else. That notion is ridiculous, but not because anyone has told me so officially.
Microsoft spokespeople said flat out, “No comment.” But it doesn’t take confirmation or any kind of genius to know that Microsoft is not giving up the brand that built its company. It’s not ditching the software that made many Microsofties millionaires (or billionaires) and that has made hundreds of millions of people around the world more productive.
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A bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover – by boosting the level of amines which clear the head, scientists have found.
Researchers claim food also speeds up the metabolism helping the body get rid of the booze more quickly.
Elin Roberts, of Newcastle University’s Centre for Life said: “Food doesn’t soak up the alcohol but it does increase your metabolism helping you deal with the after-effects of over indulgence. So food will often help you feel better.
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