Cell phone emissions weaken bones - Report Oct 30, 2009
The report said bone density was compared on the side where the men wore their phones (the right side in 122 men and the left side in 28) versus the opposite side and the results showed a slight reduction in iliac wing bone density on the side where the men carried their phones. The iliac wings are a widely used source of bone for bone grafting, so any reduction in bone density may be of special importance to reconstructive surgery. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Cellular phones lead to weak bones Oct 25, 2009
The results showed a slight reduction in iliac wing bone density on the side where the men carried their phones. The difference was not statistically significant, and did not approach the reductions seen in osteoporosis. (India Times, India)
It's quiz time Jun 26, 2009
Page last updated at 23:00 GMT, Thursday, 25 June 2009 00:00 UK. Weekly world news quiz. (BBC News)
'Oldest musical instrument' found Jun 26, 2009
The most well-preserved of the flutes is made from a vulture's wing bone, measuring 20cm long with five finger holes and two "V"-shaped notches on one end of the instrument into which the researchers assume the player blew. The archaeologists also found fragments of two other flutes carved from ivory that they believe was taken from the tusks of mammoths. (BBC News -- Science)
Bone Flute Is Oldest Instrument, Study Says Jun 25, 2009
With five finger holes and a V-shaped mouthpiece, the almost complete bird-bone flute made from the naturally hollow wing bone of a griffon vulture is just 0. 3 inch (8 millimeters) wide and was originally about 13 inches (34 centimeters) long.. (National Geographic)
