New species in Papua New Guinea

     
         According to treehugger.com, Papua New Guinea is the place to go if you're interested in discovering new, previously unknown species. Researchers back from a two month long exploration of the inner depths of the Papua New Guinea forests, reported that over 200 different species were recorded that were previously unknown to science and the world. Dozens of new frog species, nine new plants, two new mammals, and nearly 100 new insects, were some of the amazing discoveries recorded from the exploration.
                  The Tube-nosed fruit bat (in picture above), Pink-eyed katydids, carnivorous plants, and a unique species of tree-dwelling ants were among SOME of the newly discovered animals.  The Scientists suggest that further explorations into the depths of the mysterious forests of Papua New Guinea will uncover even MORE undiscovered species. These discoveries are so important to the knowledge of wild life biologists and scientists around the world. These new findings increase scientist’s knowledge of the wildlife of the world in general, and unlock many other possibilities for new species.

                    I admire the scientists who are in the wild uncovering these mysteriouse new animals. When they discover new species like this, it could give hints and information on important issues and debates such as theorys of evolution. These discoveries also could conclude that new species are being CREATED. I think these new discovered animals are awesome, and I hope there will be more.                                  

Exerciseing Reversing aging?!

             

                                                                 

             According to AOL news, a breakthrough and groundbreaking study was recently conducted concluding that people who exercise REALLY DO have longer and happier lives and are physically active at an older age than "couch potatoes". You'll even stay away from wrinkles and grey hair longer if you commonly exercise. How was this study conducted? As always, with mice.
             Two groups of mice were used in this experiment that were both genetically engineered to prematurely age. The first group of mice were placed in a cage where they did nothing but lay around and eat for a few months. While the other group of mice exercised and ran on mini treadmills three times a week for the duration of the months. The results were staggering! We already knew that with good exercise, you're healthier, live longer, and are in better shape, but this study really showed the systemic effects of exercise and physical therapy that's available to most people if they got off the couch and just made an effort a LITTLE MORE! The mice who worked out had a much greater running capacity, their ORGANS were healthier and functioned much better (not only the muscles and heart but the brain, gonads, and kidneys), their fur was much glossier and thick, EVERY organ of those mice who exercised was healthier. These mice lived months longer than the other group (which in comparison to a human would be like living YEARS longer).

              I think this study shows A LOT! We could learn so much from these results, and help create a healthier society. Today's typical American is obese and there are so many different health related issues in today’s world, that could be prevented with just a little exercise and a better diet. This really could save lives.

             
   Ever wonder how the criminals you hear about on tv. can possibly do the inhuman evil things that they do? Do you wonder how they could ever possibly have it in them to torture and kill fifteen children just because they can, brutally rape women, or blow up a whole building of people? Well have you ever considered that their minds don't work the way yours does? That not only do they THINK differently than the rest of the population, but their brains ACTUALLY function and work completely differently? Behind this research could be the key to finding out why crazed serial killers and rapists act the way they do, and more importantly how we could stop it.
                 According to fox news, the latest neuroscience research shows that compared to people without antisocial personality disorder- a condition that characterizes many convicted criminals- an 18-percent reduction in the volume of the brain's middle frontal gyrus, and a 9 percent reduction in the volume of the orbital frontal gyrus (two sections of the brain) was found in the people with this disorder. These conditions could cause a person to have no general understanding of the basics of right and wrong, therefore causing violent outbreaks from as small as steeling a candy bar, to as severe as murder. Another research showed that many people who are convicted murderers show damage to a part of the brain called the amygdale; this is the part of the brain where your emotions set.
                  I believe this research is crucially important. If scientists have gotten this FAR in depicting the criminal mind phycologicly and finding out WHY exactly mindless criminals act this way, then maybe they could go a little further eventually and create a cure for these kind of brain deficiencies. Then if people start to show signs of having these disorders, they could start medication from an early state and may be murder could be avoided. Of course scientists could not solve near all murders and crime this way. It would be impossible to find out the reasoning behind all crime, but this could really help and I think it's worth trying.