Archive – Page 119

Pagan Britain (and Ronald Hutton)

05/11/2014

Qithin the generous limits imposed by the evidence you're free to imagine the past how you like....

In Flames, Wovenwar and While She Sleeps. Shepherd’s Bush Empire

04/11/2014

Entering the fray with a blistering intro, In Flames demonstrated what an experienced metal band should sound like....

Resveratrol Doubts

03/11/2014

Resveratrol supplementation may actually oppose the effects of exercise...

Julian Bahula [African National Congress] : Interview

03/11/2014

When Julian Bahula tells you music contains the power of revolution, that it is “a weapon for the struggle,” you believe him....

Newly-Observed Planet-Forming Binary System

02/11/2014

Observations on a planet-forming system which is only a few million years old and lies about 450 light-years from Earth...

Loitered Lens : Th’ Legendary Shack Shakers

02/11/2014

The greatest showman alive is once again exorcising the demons of rock and roll from their rictus poise and commercial grave. Shack Shakers Photos...

Milk : Nature’s Stinking Fraud

01/11/2014

A high milk intake in women and men is not accompanied by a lower risk of fracture and instead may be associated with a higher rate of death...

The BBC Is Snooping on You

01/11/2014

The BBC regularly uses spying powers granted under The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act, intended for the interception of communications by terrorists....

giant tortoise by James P. Gibbs, SUNY-ESF

Big Mofo Tortoises Boss the Galapagos

31/10/2014

A population of endangered giant tortoises, which once dwindled to just over a dozen, has recovered on the Galapagos island of Español...

Dave Lombardo (Slayer, PHILM) : Interview [Part 2]

31/10/2014

My maximum beats per minute is between 200 and 210bpm, anything past that I feel doesn’t carry any feeling....

Blue Ice by freedigitalphotos.net and Cnaene

I Am Glacier, Hear Me Sing

30/10/2014

Individual icequakes at the glacier base can exhibit harmonic properties....

pumpkin by freedigitalphotos.net and franky242

Trick or Treat! A Celebration of Samhain

30/10/2014

It is the festival of Samhain from whence our contemporary experience of Hallowe'en stems...

mosquito by freedigitalphotos.net and sweetcrisis

Text Messages to Combat Malaria

29/10/2014

Text message reminders to take malaria medication can help fight the disease by boosting the rates at which patients complete their medication regimen...

Raging Speedhorn : Interview

29/10/2014

Just the fact that so many people are so into us being back is awesome! Considering we're a shitty underground band from Corby, it's pretty amazing that so many people still care....

Population Growth and Sustainability. Compatible?

28/10/2014

Efforts towards sustainability would be directed more productively towards reducing our impact as much as possible through technological and social innovation...

Trojan Horse : World Turned Upside Down

28/10/2014

Unlike lesser bands who attempt derivative pastiches of the sounds of 70s progressive rock or 80s post-punk, Trojan Horse actually capture the spirit of the things...

Global Hypercheese : Real-Time Neurochemical Readouts

27/10/2014

Scientists have created cells with fluorescent dyes that change color in response to specific neurochemicals....

Max Richter : Royal Albert Hall [Live]

27/10/2014

The final word is this was a truly historic evening for music, and Vivaldi’s reputation to wow audiences shines undimmed. ...

A picture of an old man by Carl Byron Batson

Trips Down Memory Lane Improve Brain Function

26/10/2014

Neuroscientists suggest that practising on less concentrated mental tasks leads to better performance on complex thought processes ...

Loitered Lens : Lux Lisbon

26/10/2014

Photos of Lux Lisbon live in concert...

What Have the Romans done for Our Teeth?

25/10/2014

The Roman-British population from c. 200-400 AD appears to have had far less gum disease than we have today...

We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Passes! Africa by Bike

25/10/2014

The longer I'm on the bike, the more existential the ride seems to get....

nematode by Dr. Markus Schwarzlander, Uni Bonn

Key to Eternal Youth Remains Unfound

24/10/2014

'We cannot conclude that the degree of free radical release determines lifespan'...

Dave Lombardo (Slayer, PHILM) : Interview

24/10/2014

There is a time in the song where the drummer should let loose a little bit but then there are times when he should let the other members shine...

Small Hikers make Short Stuff of Heavy Loads

23/10/2014

Overall strength of an individual does not determine how heavy a backpack a person can comfortably carry...

Damnation Festival : Preview

23/10/2014

Damnation have assembled themselves a blistering lineup for this year’s event, held on Saturday 1st November at Leeds Student Union...

ANU tractor beam scientists by Stuart Hay/ANU

Biggest Ever Tractor Beam Unveiled

22/10/2014

The ANU tractor beam relies on the energy of the laser heating up the particles and the air around them. ...

Richard Dawkins to Guest on Heavy Metal Song

22/10/2014

Band reveals the famed evolutionary biologist and atheist writer/leader Richard Dawkins as a guest on their eighth studio album....

Uneri : Fluvial Benevolence of Womanity

22/10/2014

Art's ever-disputed purpose chokes, regurgitates and, eventually, masticates the fabric of society to emulsified pap, thus palatable to the prolish hordes....