| ISRO successfully tests propellants system of GSLV-M III The Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) successfully tested the propellant system of the body's soon-to-be launch mega vehicle, in the Tamil Nadu's Mahendragiri district on... | |
| Yunus receives SolarWorld Einstein Award Bangladesh's Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus has been honoured with the SolarWorld Einstein Award for 2010 for initiating generation and distribution of solar energy in his... |
| Laws of physics are not the same everywhere Defying Einstein's equivalence principle, which states that the laws of physics are the same everywhere, researchers have found new evidence that supports the idea that we live in an area of the universe that is "just right" for our... |
| Enough space for India, China to develop simultaneously: President Patil Giving a boost to India's Look East Policy and ruling out any concerns over China's strong relationship with East Asian countries, President Pratibha Devisngh Patil today said there is enough space in the world for India and China to develop... |
| New Clue Found As To How The Last Ice Age Ended As the last ice age was ending, about 13,000 years ago, a final blast of cold hit Europe, and for a thousand years or more, it felt like the ice age had returned.But oddly, despite bitter cold... |
| The Predictable Events Of The February Earthquake In Chile Posted on: Thursday, 9 September 2010, 08:56 CDT The complex fracture pattern created by the earthquake in Concepción (Chile) on February 27, 2010 was to a certain extent predictable. GPS... |
| Anti-aphrodisiac Protects Young Bedbugs Posted on: Thursday, 9 September 2010, 08:44 CDT Male bedbugs are known to be very unfussy when it comes to mating, mounting any well-fed bug they can see - regardless of age or gender.... |
| Scots Pine Shows Its Continental Roots Posted on: Thursday, 9 September 2010, 08:41 CDT By studying similarities in the genes of Scots Pine trees, scientists have shown that the iconic pine forests of Highland Scotland still carry the... |
| Seven deep mysteries of history What happened to Amelia Earhart? Genghis Khan? History provides us with lessons, but also with puzzles that have yet to be solved. Here are seven of... |
| Science helps you dance your way into her heart Using computer-generated avatars, psychologists say they have unlocked the dance moves that will capture a woman's heart. Apparently the speed of a man's right knee and the size and variety of... |
| Beetle mania returns to Liverpool Liverpool's World museum has achieved a world first by successfully breeding the six spot ground beetle in captivity. Photograph: Liverpool's World... |
| Study: Barracudas are 'homebodies' Swimmers will be happy to learn a barracuda attack in the middle of the day is unlikely near shore, a new study looking at the habits of the ferocious fish has found. Barracudas tend to move... |
| Alien predator shrimp found in UK An invasive species of predatory shrimp has been found in the UK for the first time. The animal was spotted by anglers at the Grafham Water reservoir in Cambridgeshire and sent to the Environment... |
| Great apes protected as EU restricts animal testing BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Primates, including mankind's closest relatives -- chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- have gained new protection after the European Parliament backed a clampdown on... |
| Shell targets 13% market share in lubes space Energy major Shell India today said it is targeting a market share of 13 per cent in the Indian lubricants market. "At present, out market share in India is at 7 per cent. We will like to take... |
| Northrop Grumman Foundation Weightless Flights of Discovery Program Kicks Off Sept. 14 With Ultimate Science Experiment Involving 2,000 Ping Pong Balls LOS ANGELES, Sept. 9, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) Foundation kicks off its fifth annual Weightless Flights of Discovery program in Cincinnati, OH on Tuesday,... |
| Russia to test unmanned lander for Mars moon mission Russian scientists are due to carry out tests of an unmanned lander that will be used in a 2011 mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. The Phobos-Grunt spacecraft will be sent to the surface... |
| Liver Defect Likely Cause of DHA Deficiency in Alzheimer's Patients, UCI Study Finds UC Irvine researchers have discovered that markedly depleted amounts of an omega-3 fatty acid in brain tissue samples from Alzheimer's patients may be due to the liver's inability to produce... |
| Corn Bred to Contain Beta-Carotene Is a Good Source of Vitamin A, Study Finds A new Iowa State University study has found that corn bred to contain increased levels of beta-carotene is a good source of vitamin A. The discovery gives added support to the promise of... |
| These Dendritic Cells Are Fishy, but That's a Good Thing Scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified dendritic antigen-presenting cells in zebrafish, opening the possibility that the tiny fish could... |
| Simplified Heart-Risk Guideline May Miscalculate Risk for Millions A method that is widely used to predict the risk of a major coronary event may over- or underestimate risk for millions of Americans, according to a study directed by a researcher at the San... |
| Massachusetts Health Reform Fails the Disadvantaged, Study Finds A new study looking at the effects of the 2006 Massachusetts Health Reform on access to care, health status and ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in healthcare, shows that the legislation has led... |
| Emission Reductions Slowed Down by Heavier and More Powerful Cars The potential for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from cars is not being fully realized. The average Swedish car buyer still purchases a heavier and thirstier car than the average European,... |
| Oldest Roman Baths in Asia Minor Discovered in Sagalassos Professor Marc Waelkens' archaeological team has discovered the oldest Roman baths in Asia Minor known to date in Sagalassos, Turkey. Sagalassos was inhabited as a city until the... |
| Brain Needs to Remember Faces in Three Dimensions In our dynamic 3-D world, we can encounter a familiar face from any angle and still recognize that face with ease, even if the person has, for example, changed his hair style. This is because... |
| There Is More to Motor Imagery Than Mental Simulation The human brain is a powerful simulation machine. Sports professionals and amateurs alike are well aware of the advantages of mentally rehearsing a movement prior to its execution and it is... |
| First UK Cameras to Scan the Night Skies An astronomy graduate at the University of Hertfordshire has set up the first UK camera which can continuously scan the night sky and dictates the best conditions for... |
| Limiting Harmful Acrylamide: Lactic Acid Bacteria to Lower Risk of Cancer A small research-based Norwegian company has developed a method to reduce the formation of the carcinogenic compound acrylamide during industrial production of potatoes and coffee.... |
| Aging Drug Users Are Increasing and Facing Chronic Physical and Mental Health Problems Health and social services are facing a new challenge, as many illicit drug users get older and face chronic health problems and a reduced quality of life. That is one of the key findings of... |
| Tectonic Zip: Predictable Events of the February 2010 Earthquake in Chile The complex fracture pattern created by the earthquake in Concepción (Chile) on February 27, 2010 was to a certain extent predictable. GPS observations from the years before the... |
| Use of Medication for Insomnia or Anxiety May Increase Mortality Risk, Study Suggests Taking medications to treat insomnia and anxiety increases mortality risk by 36%, according to a study conducted by Geneviève Belleville, a professor at Université Laval's School... |
| Appetite Hormones May Predict Weight Regain After Dieting Many people have experienced the frustration that comes with regaining weight that was lost from dieting. According to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine... |
| High Stress Hormone Levels Linked to Increased Cardiovascular Mortality High levels of the stress hormone cortisol strongly predict cardiovascular death among both persons with and without pre-existing cardiovascular disease according to a new study accepted for... |
| Public Looks at Synthetic Biology -- Cautiously Synthetic biology -- defined as the design and construction of new biological parts, devices, and systems or re-design of existing natural biological systems for useful purposes -- holds... |
| Using Chest Compressions First Just as Successful as Immediate Defibrillation After Cardiac Arrest Chest compressions before defibrillation in patients with sudden cardiac arrest is equally successful as immediate treatment with an electrical defibrillator, according to a new study by the... |
| Abnormal Body Weight Related to Increased Mortality in Colon Cancer Patients Postmenopausal women diagnosed with colon cancer may be at increased risk of death if they fail to maintain a healthy body weight before cancer diagnosis, according to a study published in the... |
| When Species Are About to Become Extinct ) undergoing environmental stress until they reach a tipping point beyond which they do not remain viable. The study is unique in its careful comparison of these stressed populations with other,... |
| Cane toads aren't quite the bad guys we thought IT COULD be one of the world's most unfairly maligned creatures. Despite its invasion of Australia, the cane toad has not triggered the overwhelming ecological disaster that some... |
| Ghostwriting probe into HRT articles "GHOSTWRITTEN" articles commissioned by drug company Wyeth may have led to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) being recommended to healthy menopausal women,... |
| Today's Article on Christian Science Strife due to difficult relationships at work, either with a boss or co-workers, can turn the workday into drudgery. It may seem easy to categorize others and justify our indifference to them, but... |
| Bad cop gets slap on wrist Dan Major waiting to catch a train at Union Station in downtown Toronto, Wednesday, September 8th. Charged with assault and jailed, Major is now suing his ex-wife Terry Jordan and the police officer... |
| Bonokoski takes national editorial post at Sun Media For over 30 years, Mark Bonokoski has entertained and informed Sun readers in a number of local and national roles. In that time his straight-shooting, no-nonsense style made him an award-winning and... |
| EU: Primates Now Protected From Testing Posted on: Thursday, 9 September 2010, 06:28 CDT European Union on Wednesday ruled to ban animal testing on primates -- including chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos and orangutans -- as it tries to... |
| Reef Networks Would Better Protect Coral Reefs Posted on: Thursday, 9 September 2010, 06:22 CDT A UN study showed that coral reefs would benefit from networks of small no-fishing zones to confront threats such as climate change, rather than... |
| Glaciers On Mount Ararat Are Shrinking Posted on: Thursday, 9 September 2010, 06:15 CDT Glaciers atop snow-capped Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey have shrunk 30 percent in surface area over the last 3 decades, a researcher said... |
| Link Found Between Beetle Attacks, Wildfire Related Video If your summer travels have taken you across the Rocky Mountains, you've probably seen large swaths of reddish trees dotting otherwise green forests. While it may look like autumn... |
| Timmermann Group & the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center Collaborate to Launch the New Danforth Center Website The Donald Danforth Plant Science Center , one of the world's largest not-for-profit plant science research institutes based in St. Louis, MO, has launched a new... |
| Where does the myth of a gene for things like intelligence come from? There's a widespread belief that individual genes determine traits such as intelligence, optimism, obesity and dyslexia. But genetics rarely works that... |
| Earth to experience asteroid double bypass Two asteroids are passing close to Earth today but are not likely to pose a threat, US space agency NASA says. Both will come within the Moon's orbit. One of them, estimated at six to 14 metres in... |
