Archive for September, 2010

Plants Can Kill Too! Some Plants Save lives while Others are Deadly!

Tweet Rosary Pea The most dangerous plants on earth The rosary pea  may sound sweet and downright pious, but it’s actually one of the most dangerous plants on earth. Its seeds contain a particular lectin known as abrin; if chewed and swallowed, death will follow shortly. The seeds are easily identified with their distinctive bright [...]

Technology, Inventions; Science Discoveries News in 2010

Tweet Machine Able to Convert Plastic Into Oil Akinori Ito is an engineer and a researcher from Blest ( a company based in Japan), has come up with a machine able to turn plastic into oil, thus making one more step towards the future in which people will use more renewable energy sources. Akinori Ito’s [...]