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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News

ScienceDaily: Strange Science News


Computer scientist cracks mysterious 'Copiale Cipher'

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 07:23 AM PDT

More than three centuries after it was devised, the 75,000-character "Copiale Cipher" has finally been broken. The mysterious cryptogram, bound in gold and green brocade paper, reveals the rituals and political leanings of a 18th-century secret society in Germany.

Evidence for the existence of a hypnotic state? Key may be in the glazed staring eyes, researchers suggest

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 06:15 AM PDT

A multidisciplinary group of researchers from Finland and Sweden has found that the strange stare of patients under hypnosis may be a key that can eventually lead to a solution to a long debate about the existence of a hypnotic state.

Strawberries protect the stomach from alcohol, rat experiments suggest

Posted: 25 Oct 2011 06:15 AM PDT

In an experiment on rats, European researchers have proved that eating strawberries reduces the harm that alcohol can cause to the stomach mucous membrane. The study may contribute to improving the treatment of stomach ulcers.

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