Nothing like this had happened since 2001 when 35 male sea lions were killed in the Galapagos Islands. Back then, the animals’ genitals and teeth had been removed.
Now, a new attack in the exotic islands has resulted in 53 sea lions dead, including 13 pups, 25 youngsters, 9 males and 6 females. The animals […]
Archive for January, 2008
Does sensory deprivation make people more suggestible?
Published January 27th, 2008 in Science, Body & Mind and Human World. 2 CommentsEver wonder what would happen if you were left alone in the dark for days? This is exactly what six volunteers have done for a BBC Horizon documentary. The experiment is set out to determine whether this technique, known as sensory deprivation, makes people more suggestible. For two days, psychologist Ian Robbins has monitored six […]
French court convicts oil company for spill
Published January 19th, 2008 in Science, Oceans, Earth and Animals. 1 CommentOn 12 December 1999 tanker Erika broke in two about 75km off the coasts of Brittany leaking 20,000 tons of heavy fuel oil into the sea. Two weeks later, the spill was spread by a storm contaminating 400 km of coastline. France’s worst oil disaster killed more than 150,000 seabirds. The 26-member crew was successfully […]
Celebrities urged to check scientific claims
Published January 8th, 2008 in Science and Body & Mind. 2 CommentsNext time you see a celebrity giving advice about medical treatments or backing scientific research and campaigns, think twice before following his or her advice.
Little scientific awareness on the part of many stars and their quite often nonsense scientific claims has led the educational charity “Sense About Science” to launch a campaign urging celebrities […]