Statins

Statins are a class of medicines, used to lower cholesterol levels by inhibiting the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase, which plays a central role in the production of cholesterol in the liver. Statins were recently in news because the NICE, the National ..

Silene stenophylla

Recently, a 32000 years old Ice Age flower blossomed again. Silene stenophylla is a species of flowering plant that grows in the Arctic tundra of far eastern Siberia and the mountains of Northern Japan. Frozen samples, estimated via radiocarbon dating ..

Solar Paint

Scientists led by one of Indian origin Prashant Kamat have developed a “solar paint” that could one day replace solar cells and make renewable energy much cheaper. As per the team, the paste, made of hi-tech “quantum dots”, can be ..

Shenzhou 9

Shenzhou 9 is a planned manned flight of China’s Shenzhou program that is scheduled for launch in June 2012. Shenzhou 9 will be the second spacecraft to dock with the Tiangong-1 space station, and the first manned docking. The aim ..

Supercontinent Amasia

Supercontinent Amasia is the name of a future Supercontinent. Recently, scientists have claimed that in the coming 50 to 200 million years, Australia may merge with India while all the continents may collide each other to form one massive Supercontinent. ..

Sudan-South Sudan Conflict

The Sudan-South Sudan border is not clearly defined; the two states failed to finalize an agreement prior to South Sudan’s independence. That the border region accounts for such a large percentage of the countries’ combined oil production compounds the issue. ..