Blast in Bengaluru Forensic Science Laboratory injures 6

The injured have been admitted to St. John’s Hospital.

Getting the measure of fermented foods

Research Lives: John Leech, PhD researcher at APC Microbiome Ireland

A Blessing on Your Head – Ethical? – The Science of Kabbalah [audio]

This week Rav Yitzchak and William discuss the weekly Torah portion where we read the story of a supposed deception played out when Rebecca convinces her son to fool his father who is about to give a blessing to Esau. Does this raise any ethical questions, and how does it relate to our struggle and the consequences we experience in life?

NASA Special Missions to Find Out What Makes Gadgets Work Strangely at Earth's Poles

For years, researchers have been puzzled by a mysterious phenomenon occurring above the North and South Poles, as something interferes with devices using radio or satellite connections. Scientists suggest that the answer to this has to do with the polar cusps – funnel-like entrances for solar winds.