Mercury's Magnetic Field Generated by Iron 'Snow'
	Mercury is the smallest, most mysterious and closest planet to the Sun. In fact this so called 'mystery' is associated to Mercury also being the least studied planet in the solar system, which may seem kind of strange given the fact that it is relatively close to Earth as compared to the other planets beyond Mars' orbit. The first spacecraft to visit Mercury was NASA's Mariner 10 which, after three fly-bys during the 19 ... [read more >>]
	08 May 2008, 02:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Largest Lake of Acid on Earth
	Indonesia is famous for hosting some of the world's most powerful volcanoes. Krakatoa, located on an island in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra in Indonesia, is well known because of its 1883 eruption, which generated the loudest sound historically reported: it was distinctly heard even in the Australian city of Perth (approx. 1930 miles or 3100km), or the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius (approx. 3000 miles or 4800 km). 36 ... [read more >>]
	21 March 2008, 09:50GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

The Only Liquid Sulfur Lakes on Earth!
	There are 112 active or inactive volcanoes in Costa Rica, but Poas, 2,700 m (9,000 ft) tall, is extremely unusual. It is not the most active (this being Arenal, 1,500 m/5,000 ft tall) nor the tallest (this being Irazu, 3,400 m/11,330 ft tall), but it has two craters: an active one, while the other holds a lake surrounded by a lush jungle. Poas is the only place on Earth where lakes of LIQUID SULFUR can be found! The eruptions ... [read more >>]
	30 January 2008, 07:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

7 Things You Did Not Know about Onion and Garlic
	1.Onion has been cultivated for at least 7,000 years. The species may have originated in Central Asia or Iran, and was first cultivated in the Middle East. Garlic may have originated in southwestern Asia and was cultivated 5,000 years ago in the Middle East. 2.To impede the stored onion and garlic to sprout, you have to burn the small roots of the bulb on a flame and keep them in aerated places. 3.Onions have more sugar than apples ... [read more >>]
	21 December 2007, 06:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Onion Boosts Memory!
	Onions can make you cry (or laugh, if you watch "Cry Onion", the 1975 Western movie with Franco Nero). Just like garlic, their relative, onions originated in central Asia and they were first grown in Iran and West Pakistan over 5000 years ago. No wonder, as onions are rich in sugars (there is a higher sugar amount in onion than in apples, that's why sauces with onion are sweet) and vitamins B6, B1 and B9. Onion ... [read more >>]
	19 September 2007, 04:00GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Our Worst Gut Bacteria Came from the Bottom of the Sea
	What's the similarity between your gut and the bottom of the ocean? Well, they're both dark and oxygen-poor places. And full of bacteria. Now, a group of Japanese researchers has discovered that some of the nastiest germs thriving in the human intestine, triggering some severe diseases could have evolved from hardy ancestors living deep under the sea bottom. The team said they had analyzed the DNA material of two we ... [read more >>]
	04 July 2007, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

Green Blood in a Canadian Man
	Who said aliens don’t live amongst us? Canadian physicians at Vancouver's St. Paul's Hospital lived the shock of their career when they tried to put an arterial line into a patient about to undergo surgery. The 42-year-old man had fallen asleep while kneeling in October 2005 and developed compartment syndrome in both legs (a buildup of pressure in deep muscle tissue) and unless the surgical intervention had been performed, ... [read more >>]
	11 June 2007, 03:32GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

What Are Acid Rains?
	Many acids result from the combination of a nonmetal oxide with water. Water can be found in nature, the oxides can be dumped by human activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels. This is how acid rains result: rains filled with acids. The main causes are the nitrogen and sulfur oxides, that give nitric and sulfuric acids, the most powerful known acids. There are also some natural sources for acid rains, like volcanic eruptions ... [read more >>]
	05 June 2007, 15:06GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia

London Tower Will Become Yellow Because of Pollution
	Pollution takes its toll on historical monuments, more than ever. Natural causes affect all manmade constructions, like the Statue of Liberty that turned green through the galvanic corrosion of copper and the pyramids lost much of the outer layer because of weather conditions over the millennia. Artificial causes affect buildings much quicker and the London Tower suffers severe consequences of pollution over only a few centuries. Th ... [read more >>]
	23 May 2007, 11:01GMT | (c) 2008 Softpedia