Stupid Science

The 28th annual science Ig Nobel awards at Harvard university in the USA have caused the usual stir this year.

.... The winner, who has understandably gained the most press interest, was for the medical scientists who said that kidney stones could be removed, by the sufferers riding roller coasters like the infamous Wild Mouse ride in Blackpool above.

A Breath Of Fresh Air

In case you weren't aware of it, the world is going to hell in a hand cart, and just in case you aren't convinced, here's a little news snippet that you may have missed.

Harbin In China - Blanketed In Smog

On the 18th October 2013, the World Health Organisation issued a communique, which bluntly said that the very air we breath is officially classified as 'carcinogenic' (alongside cigarette smoke) .....