We may think what brain these tiny little insects may have? Insect’s brain may be as tiny as a pin, but the fact is that they are very clever s shows research. The first time ever scientist has studied the brain of insect and how intelligent they are. The researchers are from the university of Adelaide physiology department. The research studied about the way how insects can judge the speed of a moving object. The research showed how the brain cells of small insects perform and reach its food.
The insects have a special mechanism in them which has the ability to calculate the way of landing. The landing takes in many insects and the way they land on a particular flower is really fantastic. The controlled landing works on the natural setting by the insects say scientists who researched. The insects are capable of analyzing the visual motion, which are similar to human beings. The study was lead by Professor David O’Carroll, a associate professor from the university of Adelaide.
The well identified brain cells are in insects and humans are the reason for analyzing the visual motion. The way the insects analyze the direction of a moving objects is known from many studies. But the way the insects analyze the speed of a particular object is found in the particular study. The brain cells of insects are capable of adapting to the different light patterns of nature and find whether it is a foggy or a sunny day. The single neurons in insects are capable of many extreme complex behavior say researchers.
A severe earthquake in Western China’s Qinghai province few days back has killed at least 600 people and injured over 2000 people. The authorities are unable to provide all the rescue support required to the affected people, only because the place does not have proper access.
The altitude is very high and the climate is near freezing levels. So there are hundreds of people who have lost parts of their body like hands, legs, fingers etc., but are stranded helpless on the roadside. With after shocks hitting the region, people are forcibly staying away in freezing cold outside on open space areas.
The Chinese authorities are putting in special efforts to send medical and rescue team to the area on priority basis.
Voters in Sudan are casting their ballots in the first multi-party elections in 24 years.
The polls for president, parliament and state assemblies are being held as part of the peace deal that ended the civil war between north and south Sudan.
But several key parties and politicians opposed to President Omar al-Bashir are boycotting the vote amid fraud fears.
For many in Southern Sudan, these elections are a prelude to a referendum next January on possible independence.
The elections are also complicated by the ongoing low-level civil war in Darfur, where some three million people are living in refugee camps
The body of Polish President Lech Kaczynski – who died along with 95 others when their plane crashed in Russia – has arrived back in Warsaw.
It is being given full military honours before taken to the president’s palace, where people have been paying tribute.
The president, military chiefs and MPs were due to attend a memorial for a World War II massacre when their plane crashed near Smolensk on Saturday.
Russian officials say the pilots were warned that they were flying too low.
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin earlier attended a memorial service for the victims at the crash site, near the city of Smolensk.
A four-year-old girl whose disappearance last month generated much publicity in Mexico City has been found dead in her own bedroom.
Prosecutors say the girl, Paulette Gebara Farah, died from suffocation.
They say the investigation is continuing but her mother is being treated as a suspect in the case.
Since Paulette was reported missing on 22 March, posters and flyers of her had appeared across the capital, while news of the case spread over the internet.
A South Korean navy ship with about 100 personnel on board is sinking off the west coast near North Korea, possibly due to a torpedo attack, reports say.
The ship was sinking near Baengnyeong island, Yonhap news agency quoted navy officials as saying.
It also said the South Korean ship had fired shots toward an unidentified ship in the North. The involvement of North Korea has not been confirmed.
A rescue operation is under way, and at least 50 sailors have been rescued.
Six naval ships and two coastguard vessels were involved in the rescue operation, Yonhap reported.
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak had ordered the military to focus on rescuing the sailors, it added.
The 1,500-tonne ship began sinking about 2130 local time (1230 GMT), after an explosion, Yonhap said.
The golden heart Obama is sharing his prize money with 10 charities. Obama received the Nobel Prize 3 months ago and has received cash award of $1.4 million, when he received the Noble prize, in Oslo, in Norway during the month of December. Obama promised to distribute the awarded money to charity. Our leader has kept his words. Wonderful isn’t it.
Obama feels that he is very proud to support some organizations for their extraordinary work. Fisher house will receive a $2, 50,000 amount. The Fisher house is known for providing housing for families for the patients who are receiving the medical care. As much as $2, 00,000 will go to Clinton Bush Haiti fund, which is collecting money for quake hit victims of Haiti.
The charities which work for the higher education of students and help students to pursue higher studies will receive $1, 25,000. The institutions like American Indian college fund, the Appalachian leadership, College Summit, the Hispanic Scholarship fund, the Posse foundation and United Negro College Fund also are getting some of the money.
Two charities which reach the global outreach will receive $1, 00,000 they are the Africare and the Central Asia Institute.
The fog was found at the south pole of Saturn’s largest moon. The sporadic layers of fog with puddles of methane were found in moon. Titan is the only place in solar system which has copious liquids.
The researchers also revealed that the existence of fog provides evidence for exchange of material. The earth also previously had this hydrological cycle as seen in Saturn’s moon titan. The scientists made this discovery with the help of visual and infrared mapping spectrometer (VIMS).
The observation is made in Cassini space craft for the past 5 years. The VIMS helps to view a hyper spectral imagingcove5ring a large area for viewing. The scientists had collected all the information from public online archives from october2006.The most found hydrocarbon in moon is always is methane which exists in solid, liquid and gaseous form.
Scientists have come out with a simple robotic anchor which is small, energy efficient and light in nature. The robotic anchor can go inside the mud and catch small water submersibles.
The robotic anchor digs into the bottom of the water at the speed of a centimeter per second. A relatively simple anatomy of a razor is used to design this robot anchor.
The digging by the robot anchor just uses only 2 motions to dig the bottom of the mud flats and burrow itself.
Anyone having a camera phone can become a journalist. Yes, you tube has launched citizen journalist. If you see anyone bullying on the streets or in theatre or anywhere just record in your mobile phone and your video could be seen on you tube.
Further you may be contacted by news channels for utilizing your video in their channel. So start searching for videos.
