Category Archives: science

Some semen facts

Posted on September 14, 2012 by mannurat

Nutritious! Semen only contain about 10% sperm, the rest consists of enzymes, vitamin C, calcium, protein, sodium, zinc, citric acid and fructose sugar….  

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10 things you didn’t know about orgasm

Posted on June 19, 2012 by mannurat

“Bonk” author Mary Roach delves into obscure scientific research, some of it centuries old, to make 10 surprising claims about sexual climax, ranging from the bizarre to the hilarious. (This talk is aimed at adults. Viewer discretion advised.)

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Daydreaming is good for the mind

Posted on March 21, 2012 by mannurat

Ne, ket adda met gayam, aya, pagsayaatanna ti agtagtagainep wenno agar-arep-ep nga al-aldaw wenno siririing? Wen met ngamin, mawatwat ti panunot, matignay ken makarit nga agambision ken agobra tapno matungpal dagita a kalkalikaguman. By Jennifer Welsh @LiveScience Catch yourself daydreaming … Continue reading →

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Flower still life by Vincent van Gogh rediscovered

Posted on March 20, 2012 by mannurat

(via Kröller-Müller Museum) Multidisciplinary research using a new X-ray technique visualizes hidden painting.  After lengthy research the Kröller-Müller Museum has another Van Gogh painting to its name: Still life with meadow flowers and roses. Its authenticity had been in doubt ever since … Continue reading →

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Here’s what happens when Washington D.C is nuked

Posted on March 15, 2012 by mannurat

(Aynaapo, nakaam-amak man! Ngem sakbayna, all the world’s major cities would have been nuked, ta mutually assured destruction ngarud, awan ti mabati, maungawda amin!) By SAM BIDDLE @ gizmodo.com Late last year, the government conducted a study to discern what happens … Continue reading →

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Online petition to stop magnetite (black sand) mining in Ilocos Region and Cagayan Valley

Posted on March 3, 2012 by mannurat

Sign the petition There are a total of 158 applications for mining of magnetite, onshore and offshore. However, the fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) wants the DENR to deny the applications. The group is afraid … Continue reading →

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Researchers solve ponytail “mystery”

Posted on February 19, 2012 by mannurat

(from geeksaresexy.net) Misterioso met a talaga gayam daytoy pony tail, aya? Coolness! Ala, ngarud, I’ll keep my hair long and my ponytail, to perpetrate the mystery. A team of British physicists have solved a problem pondered by Leonardo da Vinci that … Continue reading →

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Plan hatched to view Milky Way’s black hole heart

Posted on January 23, 2012 by mannurat

ne, ket adda gayam a talaga makunkuna a blackhole? science fiction becoming science. By Iain Thomson in San Francisco A conference being held this week in Arizona will lay the groundwork for an attempt to visualize the supermassive black hole that … Continue reading →

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Helix Nebula sparkles in a new light

Posted on January 21, 2012 by mannurat

By Anne Dujmovic http://news.cnet.com The Helix Nebula, which lies in the constellation of Aquarius, is one of the closest planetary nebulae to Earth. The Helix Nebula as seen by the VISTA telescope in infrared light (left) and the same nebula as … Continue reading →

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