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Beetles 148 Million Years Ago - You Thought We Have Bugs!

For years paleontologists have been puzzled by dinosaur bone specimens that are incomplete for no apparent reason. From sets of teeth without jawbones to pitted and grove bone sections, scientists have until now only theorized the reason for these missing pieces of the fossil record. A recent Brigham Young University study may have revealed the [...]

18Jul2008 | Phil | 0 comments | Continued
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Study on Crickets Shows that Men and Women Need Different Diets

Who said that men and women are equal? Well, sure they are, at least in theory, when we talk about “rights,” but not when it comes to what they eat. Recent studies show that men and women need different diets.
Starting from the premise that diets strongly influence lifespan and reproduction, scientists from the University of [...]

17Jul2008 | Mihaela Lica | 3 comments | Continued
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Reef-Building Corals Facing Extinction

A study published by Science Express identifies more than one third of the world’s reef-building coral species as endangered.
The news released by Conservation International is disconcerting not only for the environmentalists and scientists involved in the study, but also for tourists, marine enthusiasts and local populations.
Corals are used in different industries, including pharmaceutic (to extract [...]

14Jul2008 | Mihaela Lica | 0 comments | Continued
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No Pure Scandinavian Race

New research from the University of Copenhagen refutes the “pure Scandinavian race” myth.
According to news from the University of Copenhagen, scientist Linea Melchior and other forensic scientists analyzed DNA from 18 individuals buried on two ancient burial grounds (Bøgebjerggård and Skovgaarde). They found that there was enough genetic variation in their remains as one would [...]

10Jul2008 | Mihaela Lica | 5 comments | Continued
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Zaha Hadid - the Design Sorceress

She’s the first woman to ever receive the Pritzker Architecture Prize – architecture’s equivalent of the Nobel Prize. In 2008 Zaha Hadid is the most famous woman architect in the world, the first who made her way to the top alone in what many still consider to be a “men’s world.”
Zaha’s story is amazing and [...]

4Jul2008 | Mihaela Lica | 5 comments | Continued
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Spain Conquers Europe

“Spain Conquers Europe” were today’s headlines in many Spanish newspapers, while Germany had to settle for the loser medal. After a three weeks tournament, the Spanish national soccer team proved to be the revelation of the season. While the Germans played their usual stereotype football underestimating their adversary as usual, the Spanish team showed class, [...]

30Jun2008 | Mihaela Lica | 0 comments | Continued
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Recycled PCBs to Be Converted into Bio-Materials

Researchers in Romania and Turkey have solved one of the world’s most important environmental dilemmas. Discarded circuit boards and other computer waste, which contain high levels of pollutants, will be transformed into environmental friendly raw materials to be used in consumer products such as fuel and plastics.
The news, announced in May by the American Chemical [...]

28Jun2008 | Mihaela Lica | 0 comments | Continued
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Stonehenge Cursus Is Older than Stonehenge

The Cursus is a long rectangular area, with widths varying from 100 to 150 meters that runs about500 meters north of Stonehenge.
Previous researches showed that the Cursus was built around 3100BC, but recent discoveries date in at about 3500BC. This makes the Cursus 500 years older than the Stonehenge itself.
The discovery was made by a [...]

27Jun2008 | Mihaela Lica | 1 comment | Continued
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Dogs Could Identify Early Stages of Ovarian Cancer

Research led by György Horvath MD,PhD of the Göteborg University Hospital proved that trained dogs detect cancer through scent.
The research was focused mainly on ovarian cancer in all stages, including borderline tumors and the results were that most common ovarian carcinomas are characterized by a single specific odor.
The research makes sense if we consider that [...]

26Jun2008 | Mihaela Lica | 5 comments | Continued
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Educational Toys Planet - Science Toys for Kids

It’s not customary for TerraHermes to feature website reviews, but this time we think Educational Toys Planet is a perfect match.
At TerraHermes our goal is to bring to the reader all that can positively effect our lives for the better and we think that everything aimed at building a better future for our children is [...]

24Jun2008 | Mihaela Lica | 0 comments | Continued
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