Scientists try to develop healthier, tastier chocolate

Scientists are trying to make a special kind of chocolate, which is expected to be healthier and tastier. They want to make the chocolate much tastier than any other chocolate available. They want a chocolate, which is more nutritious and is rich in antioxidants.

Chocolate is known to offer many health benefits, together with irresistible taste. Chocolate reduces the blood pressure and also helps lower the bad cholesterol level and reduce the risk of stroke.

It is made by using cocoa, which is processed using a complex method. After removing from cocoa tress, pods are split open and then the cocoa beans are taken out from the pods. Then these beans undergo fermentation inside banana-lined basked for many days. After that they are dried in the sun.

Arizona Lawmakers give green light to Abortion Bill

Arizona lawmakers have approved a legislation under which the abortion providers are required to tell women that they may be able to reverse a drug-induced abortion.

This will stop women from buying any health care plan through the federal marketplace, including abortion coverage.

The advocates on both sides of the issue said that the provision on reversing a medication abortion is the first to pass a state legislature. Arkansas lawmakers are also considering similar legislation.

The Senate, on Wednesday, has passed the proposal on an 18-11 vote, and now it has gone to Republican Gov. Doug Ducey. The governor has pledged to defend the right to life but hasn't weighed in on this specific legislation.

FTC defends Decision not to Pursue Competition Charges against Google

President Barack Obama and Google top-notch officials were meeting on regular basis, revealed visitor logs. As per the logs, Google officials have met White House officers once a week for the last four years.

Since the time President Obama was first elected, high-profile search giant staff including Chairman Eric Schmidt has met with President Barack Obama's White House 230 terms, revealed the log obtained by the Wall Street Journal.

Vineyards have unique ‘terroirs’ that play a major role in wine taste

According to a new study, leaves, flowers and flowers from Merlot grapevines harbor bacterial taxa present in the surrounding soil.

The findings could help to analyze how microbes affect a wine's properties and pave the way for biotechnological advances for producing hardier crops.

The study was carried out on Merlot vines growing in five different vineyards in the North Fork of Long Island.

A team of researchers including Jack Gilbert, a microbial ecologist at the Argonne National Laboratory in Illinois examined samples of soil, roots, leaves, flowers and grape throughout the growing season. They indentified all the bacterial species were and sequenced their genes.

Air Force All Set to Launch New GPS System from Its Base in Los Angeles

The Air Force is ready to launch a new GPS system from its base in Los Angeles. Boeing made the ninth GPS IIF satellite that was set to go up aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV launch vehicle.

According to experts, it is first of three GPS IIF space vehicles that are planned to be launched in 2015. It is going to join eight of what will eventually be 12 such satellites that are presently in orbit.

The new satellites include a third civil signal for commercial aviation and safety applications, enhanced navigational accuracy through advanced atomic clocks.

Bright Flash lit up sky over Prince Edward Island

On Tuesday night, a bright flash lit up the sky over Canadian province Prince Edward Island (PEI) and Maritimes at about 9 pm. Some people thought it was lightning, while some thought it was a shooting star. But according to astronomer David Lane, director of the observatory at Saint Mary's University in Halifax, it was likely a bright meteor called a fireball. According to reports, the light was bright enough to draw many people’s attention.

Lane further said, “We don't know how fast it was going. We don't know what it was made of, so a lot of it's just a wild guess as to how big it was or what orbit it was around the sun”. Paul Aitken, who was heading east on Route 3 just past Cherry Valley, said that he saw the flash at around 9 pm.

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