Archive for: May, 2011

Smoking ban in China: will local smokers pay attention at all?

Smoking Ban

An indoor smoking ban in China started to be enforced last Sunday as part of a goal by authorities to stem the growing tobacco use epidemic across this booming Asian country. The smoking ban only covers indoor public spaces including hotels, bars and restaurants. Implementing guidelines were issued in March by the Chinese Health Ministry […]

SETI project to aliens: can’t talk right now due to huge phone bill

SETI

The Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) Institute is arguably the most widely known among the projects that try to search for evidence of intelligent life beyond earth. It was established in 1984 and is based in Mountain View, California. SETI Institute scientists use facilities like the Allen Telescope Array and the Arecibo Radio Telescope in […]

New research may help recover the Ozone Layer

The Ozone Layer is a layer of Gas in the upper atmosphere that protects planet Earth from dangerous ultraviolet rays, It has been useful for life on Earth. Natural and human activities release gases that reacts with the ozone gas at that level reducing them to compounds that cannot protect planet earth from harmful ultra […]

Anglesey in Wales takes spotlight as royal home of William and Kate

Anglesey

Anglesey is a quiet island-county in the northwest of Wales that has retained its pastoral feel and way of life. Its rocky coasts and secluded beaches blend well with the herds of sheep and slow-paced life in this quiet corner of Wales. But that may change quite a bit following the royal wedding of Prince […]

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