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Artificial Barrier Islands Approved for Gulf

The U.S. government gave the go-ahead Thursday for an ambitious plan to construct several barrier islands to reduce the amount of oil from the giant Gulf of Mexico spill from coming ashore. read here at Discovery News

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India’s Hidden Beaches

Kalpeni The total length of the sand shoreline, which is mostly shaded by palms growing almost near the water, is more than 300 kilometres. Privacy here is not to be looked for, as since the beginning of 2002, the Karnataka … Continue reading

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Bursting ‘Bubbles’ the Origin of Galactic Gas Clouds

Like bubbles bursting on the surface of a glass of champagne, ‘bubbles’ in our Galaxy burst and leave flecks of material in the form of clouds of hydrogen gas, researchers using CSIRO’s Parkes telescope have found.Their study explains the origin … Continue reading

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First Human Infected With a Computer Virus

A British researcher has successfully infected himself with a computer virus. Mark Gasson, senior research fellow at the University of Reading, was able to infect a tiny, radio frequency identification (RFID) chip with a virus before he placed it under … Continue reading

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