Or rather he had his head shaved for an accident of birth. The man in question, named Suresh, is a Dalit (sometimes known as an Untouchable) accidentally dialled another villager of a different caste and had this metered out as a punishment, picked by pocksucket 3 months ago

Of course no one will claim that scientists are never wrong about things. Some of the past theories that proved incorrect are familiar, some not. Some mistakes, though, actually led to significant scientific advances. Here's a list of 10 significant mistakes scientists have made in history picked by sidran32 4 months ago

One of the byproducts of our contemporary isolated life is depression. Depression can have devastating effects on our mind and body, the activities that we used to enjoy with friends and family could become lifeless. Taking anti-depressants such as Prozac can be a mental and physical roller coaster. picked by maxriter 1 year ago

Think you know a thing or two about science? Take our short quiz to determine if you'd pass an 8th grade science test. picked by 2longdogs 2 years ago

WASHINGTON (AP) — People who tend to the elderly, change diapers and serve up food and drinks have the highest rates of depression among U.S. workers. picked by wags273 2 years ago

The crackdown at Maghull's Deyes High School, in Sefton, has been enforced by headteacher Mr Reed in a bid to maintain high standards.

His hit list includes getting tough on female students if they regularly break the school's make-up rules and wear "excessive" amounts of self-tan and foundation. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

This book originated as a by-product. During my time as the head of the science section of a now-defunct Swiss news magazine, I accumulated a stack of research studies about weird experiments. Unfortunately my editor had no desire to see these in print, because they violated all the basic journalistic criteria : they were utterly inconsequential, hopelessly ancient or both !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!... read full post picked by Bornbad 12 months ago

The references were too good to be true, the court heard. The fake engineer had also falsified each of his references. picked by Bornbad 1 year ago

Sleep problems in children and teens have reached a crisis level in America. New science shows that these issues are setting the table for obesity, depression, drug abuse, and future cardiovascular disease. Sp picked by karenben 1 year ago

Did Soviet scientists in the the 40's manage to keep a dog's decapitated head alive and well? Did they graft one dog's head onto another's body to create a frankensteinian version of Cerberus?
Yes - these were early trials in life support technology, and you can watch the vintage film of the experiments online (not for the easily squicked). picked by VooDooPeacock 2 years ago

Some of Bush's policies held value which was debatable. One that didn't was his administration's disdain for science. Obama's promise to bring back science to its rightful place was music to many ears. Many feel that science should be placed on a pedestal. But why? What is it about science that is so important? It isn't just what nifty gadgets it can provide. picked by 2manyusernames 10 months ago

They call it resuscitation science. It's a new area of research at the University of Pennsylvania, where a Center for Resuscitation Science opened less than a year ago, and where the line between life and death is shifting. picked by deepchill 2 years ago

Beard Head beard caps will protect your head from the cold and keep your upper lip and chin toasty warm, much like a real beard would!

For those of us not manly enough to grow a beard or the female Plimers picked by DoggyLives 9 months ago

Sure there are kids that don't take the science fair seriously and end up feeding Mountain Dew to a plant for 30 days to see what happens (yay science!), but there are also kids that go well above and beyond. Here are 10 that won with extremely brainy projects that have real world applications. picked by bingo 8 months ago

A fellow Plimate, Snocrash, has a website called Homebrewed Science that you might find interesting.
It is a new community that encourages discussion and experimentation on science projects you can do at home. Read it for enjoyment, read it for education, check it out today. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

A British children's book writer and artist has offered his own head to replace a collection of shrunken heads that a museum may return to South America. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

First, researchers grew enough fungus to give dandruff to 10 million people. Next, they sequenced its genes. Then they found out that not only does an icky fungus live on your head and cause dandruff - but it could be having sex. On your head. Right now. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

One doctor thought the bleeding, strange bumps on Aaron Dallas' head might have been a gnat bite. A specialist thought it was shingles. Then the bumps started to move. It turns out five bot fly larvae were living on Dallas' head, near the top of his skull. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Piercing a Communion wafer with a nail and throwing it in the garbage, as one crusading biologist recently did, does science no favors.

Note: You may have to wait 5 seconds for the "Enter Salon" link picked by siennablue 1 year ago

Do you know you can Hypnotize Chickens, you can have an erection once dead?...Stuff you may not have known about science and some of the crazy things you can do, things your body is capable of doing that you may not have known. picked by cjmei 3 years ago