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The 3rd century B.C. Greek mathematician Archimedes is credited with discovering pi, which is the ratio of a the circumference (distance around the outside of) a circle to its diameter (a line bisecting the center of the circle). It comes out to about 3.14159, but despite being worked out by computers to thousands of decimal places, no final solution to the equation has ever been found. Modern mathematicians would love to be able to read Archimedes’ original writings?and now they CAN.
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The Valley of the Kings Foundation has announced that they have used radar to discover a new, hidden tomb that has beendesignated KV64. It has not yet been excavated or explored, but it is in the same general area where the incredible, nearly intact tomb of King Tutankhamun (designated KV62) was discovered in 1922.(KV63 was not a tomb but a storagechamber, and was excavated earlier this year.)
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Atlantic Ocean surface temperatures are not as high asexpected this hurricane season, and forecasters have reducedthe probable number of Atlantic hurricanes from nine to six.The probability of an intense hurricane making landfall inthe US this year is 73%. Normally, this is 52%. The EastCoast is more likely than the Gulf Coast to be struck,according to hurricane experts. But higher-than-normal water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico mean that if a well-organized storm should enter this area, it could become intense. Nevertheless, Phillip Klotzbach, the lead forecaster forColorado State University’s hurricane research team saysthat another Katrina-like hurricane this year is no morethan a remote possibility.read more

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Apples and apple juice may be among the best foods that people of EVERY age can consume, according to new research. Apple products can help boost brain function in ways similar to medication (however, it should be noted that this study was sponsored by the U.S. Apple Association).

Animal research shows that drinking apple juice may actually increase the production in the brain of an essential neurotransmitter, resulting in improved memory. Researcher Thomas Shea says, “We anticipate that the day may come when foods like apples, apple juice and other apple products are recommended along with the most popular Alzheimer’s medications.”
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