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The phrenology pseudoscience
Why were people so drawn to phrenology? Credit: PixabayIt's hard to imagine now, but people once believed that the bumps on your head could reveal your personality. For one…
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Effects of pregnant women smoking and drinking on their fetuses
Ladies and gentlemen say 'no' to this toxic empowerment. We had a discussion on reforms recently. During the process some people expressed the opinion that women should not be judged as persons with loose morals because they drink or smoke or do drugs. When men…
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Menstrual blood is being used to research a range of health conditions, from endometriosis to diabetes and cancer
Menstrual blood has historically been overlooked in research—considered only to be a waste product.But menstrual blood actually has a …
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Drinking urine to improve health is an ancient practice, but the risks outweigh the evidence
TV star Ben Grylls says he does it for survival—and teaches his reality show contestants to do the same. Mexican boxer …
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What might happen when you take lots of medicines...
What might happen when you take lots of medicines...One of our uncles died of liver cirrhosis ten years back. He never touched alcohol in his life. He didn't have any viral infection to cause this. He didn't have diabetes, heart problems and he was not obese. Actually there was no reason that…
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How Genuine Science Explains Near Death Experiences
The term 'near-death experience', or NDE, refers to a wide array of experiences reported by some people who have nearly died or who have thought they were going to die. It is any experience in which someone close to death or suffering from some trauma or disease that might lead to death perceives…
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How do coconuts get their water?
Image source: WIKIPEDIACoconut trees are iconic plants found across the world's tropical regions. They're called "nature's supermarket" or the "tree of life" in several…
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Bird flu could be on the cusp of transmitting between humans—but there are ways to slow down viral evolution
Pathogen transmission can be modeled in three stages. In Stage 1, the pathogen can be transmitted only between nonhuman animals. In stage 2, the pathogen can also be…
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Science versus Supernatural
Q: Science does not understand energy and the supernatural world because science only studies the material world. Is that why scientists don't believe in magic, manifestation or evil eye? Why flatly refuse to study it? Why this denial?Krishna : My colleagues request me to deal with these…
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Variations in Interphalangeal Creases
Q: Why do I have four horizontal lines on my fingers? My child has the same thing.Krishna: You should have posted pictures of your fingers. I would like to see and then guess what condition it really is.Can you fold your fingers normally?I am posting some of the pics from Google Gallery so that you…
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