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 4 months 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 9 months 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 1 year 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 4 months ago

On the 28 June, The Science Education Act was passed as law in the State of Louisiana. This piece of legislature now allows teachers in this US state to present non-scientific alternatives to evolution, global warming and cloning – including ideas related to intelligent design. Opponents fear that Louisiana teachers are now free to present evolution and other targeted topics as matters of de... read full post picked by bingo 5 months 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 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 2 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 1 year 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 1 year 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 2 weeks 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 month 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 10 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 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 1 year 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 5 days ago

This happens to me at least once a month. picked by gnikgnok 2 years ago

Thats right, professional pet type doctors, sometimes called Veterinarians, are now prescribing Prozac. picked by coldbladed 9 months ago

I knew some of these couldn't be true. picked by Mershaullk 2 years ago

A man who posed as an editor for China's top newspaper and promised to do people favours in exchange for bribes totalling about half a million U.S. dollars has been jailed for life. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago