The 2005 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology was awarded to Australian Drs. Robin Warren and Barry Marshall for demonstrating that most ulcers are caused by a bacterium and can be cured with...
In 2010 Frito-Lay introduced a 100% compostable bag for its SunChips with great fanfare only to yank it off the market a scant eighteen months later. Why? Believe it or not, the bags were too...
Get ready for a new controversy. Corn and soybeans that are genetically engineered to resist the weed killer 2,4-D are heading for approval. And they are also heading for an onslaught of...
Apparently, stores in Poland once ran out of red underwear because a study that showed girls wearing the red under garment did better on their high school exams that those who favoured other...
Homeopathic products. They are safe enough, no doubt about that. Millions of people around the world swear by them. No doubt about that either. Furthermore, their label features the term “DIN-HM,...
The classic stench of rotten eggs produced by a stink bomb is produced when the ammonium sulphide in the stink bomb breaks down to hydrogen sulphide and ammonia. Commercially, this ammonium...