Science News – Weekly Newsletter for February 15-22, 2010
LONDON – Scientists at the University of Cambridge have created a new way of using the genetic code, allowing proteins to be made with properties that have never been seen in the natural world. According to Jason Chin and his colleagues from the university, the … Read more : Scientists revamp genetic coding.
WASHINGTON – A new study has linked cognitive and motor delays to ‘flat head syndrome’ in young babies. In the study, researchers found that infants averaging six months of age who exhibited positional plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome) had lower scores than typical infants in observational …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Cognitive and motor delays linked to ‘flat head syndrome’ in infants.
WASHINGTON – The female Tyrannosaurus rex must move her tail to the side for sex – this is one of the new paleobiological findings highlighted in The Discovery Channel show ‘Tyrannosaurus Sex.’ The show, created by production firm … Read more >>.
LONDON – The scientist behind the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that falsely claimed the Himalayan glaciers could melt by 2035 has dismissed the furor over the errors as “a clamour without substance”. According to a report in the Telegraph, the scientist in question is Martin … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : IPCC scientist dismisses furor over Himalayan goof up.
WASHINGTON – A team of scientists has developed revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed video. The team, led by Dr Peter Kohl, was funded by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council and the British Heart Foundation at the … Read more »».
WASHINGTON – A team of physicists from the University of Calgary (U of C) in Canada has manipulated a mysterious property of light to stack together a variety of quantum states of light, or two-storied quantum …. Source : Physicists construct quantum toy houses.
WASHINGTON – Legions of personal computers (PCs), engaged in a project to map the Milky Way, beat the world’s second fastest supercomputer in sheer performance. At this very moment, tens of thousands of PCs worldwide are quietly working together to solve the largest and most basic mysteries of our galaxy.
WASHINGTON – Scientists have developed a revolutionary way of capturing a high-resolution still image alongside very high-speed video. By combining off-the-shelf technologies found in standard cameras and digital movie projectors, they have successfully created a tool that will transform many forms of detailed scientific imaging.
BHOPAL – More than 20,000 students of Navodaya schools in Madhya Pradesh will lend their mite for conserving the varied bio-diversity of the state. The children selected as ‘Jaiv Sanrakshan Doots’ (bio-conservation ambassadors) will make other kids aware of the region’s bio-diversity and motivate them to conserve it.
LONDON – A scientist has charted how over the past four centuries humans have regarded the brain. Sarah de Rijcke, who will receive her doctorate Thursday at the University of Groningen in Holland, studied numerous documents from all over Europe and the US such as illustrations, manuals, atlases, articles, lab reports, diary fragments, manuals of …. Original source : How do we perceive the human brain?.
WASHINGTON – Students can learn some science concepts just as well from computer simulations as they do from direct observation, says a new research. A study found that people who used computer simulations to learn about moon phases understood the concepts just as well – and in some cases better – than did those who learned … Original article on : Computer simulations as good as direct observations.
LONDON – American scientists have identified new effects of drugs approved by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) drugs, which can help shift cellular energy metabolism and may even come useful in the treatment of cardiovascular disease. The findings of the study team, led by Massachusetts … Read more >>.
LONDON – Cambridge scientists have discovered a gene, which may trigger a higher risk of a distressing early form of dementia. The study has appeared in the journal Nature.ronto-temporal dementia (FTD) is the second most common type of dementia in people under 65 years of age and can … Read : Brit scientists identify gene clue to early dementia speed.
WASHINGTON – A team of scientists at Harvard University has taken another step towards making applications based on quantum science and technology possible, by creating diamond-based nanowire devices. The research was led by Marko Loncar, Assistant Professor of Electrical … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Diamond-based nanowire devices advance quantum science and technology.
LONDON – Reports indicate that a new solar-cell design based on a carpet of silicon rods could produce electricity at a fraction of the cost of conventional solar devices. According to a report in Nature News, the …. Original source : Carpet of silicon whiskers could make solar cells cheaper.
WASHINGTON – The phrase “perk up your ears” made more sense last year after scientists discovered how the quietest sounds are amplified in the inner ear before transmission to the brain. When a sound is barely audible, extremely sensitive inner-ear ‘hair cells’ – neurons equipped with tiny, sensory hairs on their surface – pump up the … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : How does brain hear quietest sounds, notice head motions?.
LONDON – In a new study, scientists have found out that water warmed by climate change is taking giant bites out of the underbellies of Greenland’s glaciers, with 75 per cent of the ice lost by the glaciers being melted by ocean warmth. “There’s an entrenched view in the public community that glaciers only lose ice …. Source : Global warming taking giant bites out of underbellies of Greenland’s glaciers.
LONDON – An archaeological expedition has found one of the world’s oldest shipwrecks off the coast of Devon, UK, dating back to almost 3,000 years. According to a report in the Telegraph, the wreck was found in just eight to ten metres of water in a bay near Salcombe, south Devon, by a team of amateur … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : One of the world’s oldest shipwrecks found off the coast of Devon.
LONDON – Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have determined that using magnetic fields to induce a current in a distant device is the most promising approach for wireless power supply. According to a report in new Scientist, the researchers tune the transmitter and receiver to magnetically resonate at the same frequency to maximize …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Magnetic fields spell hope for improved wireless power supply.
SYDNEY – In a new research, Australian scientists have discovered that flowering plants managed to speed up their growth and transform the planet thanks to a boost in their leaf plumbing, a finding that may be useful in developing faster-growing plants. “The question of how angiosperms (flowering plants) became such a dominant group on Earth has … Original article on : A boost in plants’ plumbing can make them grow faster.
MELBOURNE – Google’s Buzz is facing flak from critics over what they have dubbed as the biggest privacy breach in its history. Google had introduced Buzz, which is similar to social networking sites like Facebook, to its email service Gmail, but in doing so it automatically made public its users’ most frequently talked-to contacts.
Space station’s new lookout in final resting spot CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts successfully moved the International Space Station’s fancy new observation deck to its final resting place Monday after a long, frustrating night spent dealing with stuck bolts and wayward wiring.
LONDON – The former chief of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has said that the climate body must investigate an apparent bias in its report that resulted in several exaggerations of the impact of global warming, including the fiasco on the estimated date for the melting of Himalayan glaciers. According to a report in …. Original article : IPCC should investigate ‘warming bias’ in its report, says former climate chief.
LONDON – A common treatment for herpes can also slow progression of the AIDS virus among co-infected patients, say US researchers. Most people infected with HIV are also coincidentally infected with type 2 herpes simplex virus, or HSV2.
LONDON – Researchers have discovered a specific protein that switches on the process that releases cancer cells from the original tumor and allows the cells to spread and develop into new tumors in other parts of the body. Boffins reported the finding of disabled-2 (Dab2) in Nature Cell Biology.
LONDON – Researchers have developed a digital technology that enriches real images on a virtual tour through ancient buildings, creating a more vivid experience for the museum visitor. This digital technology has been highlighted by a recent exhibition in the Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam, where visitors could saunter through historical sites.
Space station’s new lookout goes for ride Astronauts used a giant robotic arm to move the $27 million domed lookout from one side of a … Original article on : Space station’s new observation deck goes for ride on robot arm; stuck bolts stalled effort.
LONDON – Researchers have designed a new archaeological tool which could answer key questions in human evolution. The new calibration curve, which extends back 50,000 years, is a major landmark in radiocarbon dating — the method used by archaeologists and geoscientists to establish the age of carbon-based materials. It could also help determine the effect of …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Researchers design archaeological ‘time machine’.
Stuck bolts hinder space station deck maneuver CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts ran into trouble trying to move the International Space Station’s fancy new observation deck late Sunday, and the job was put on hold as Mission Control debated what to do.
CHANDIGARH – Punjab, Haryana and their shared capital Chandigarh saw an overcast sky Monday. Weather officials forecast a thunderstorm later in the day. “Due to the fast approaching western disturbances towards this part of the northern plains, there is a possibility of a thunderstorm in most parts of the region in the next 24 hours. Overcast … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Thunderstorm expected in cloudy Punjab, Haryana.
NEW DELHI – A grey sky greeted Delhiites Monday morning with weather officials predicting rain and thundershowers in some parts of the capital during the day. “There is a western disturbance over north Pakistan and northeast Afghanistan because of which Delhi may see scattered rainfall in some areas,” an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) …. Source article : Delhi wakes up to grey Monday, rain likely.
Space station observation deck being relocated CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The International Space Station’s fancy new observation deck was booked for a late night ride.
28 whales euthanized after New Zealand stranding WELLINGTON, New Zealand – Twenty-eight pilot whales died or were euthanized by conservation workers after a mass stranding on a remote New Zealand beach, an official said Monday.
Fishermen say federal law kills jobs Organizers of the “United We Fish” rally expect up to 3,000 people at … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Fishermen heading to Washington, demand changes to fishery law to save jobs, communities.
LONDON – Chatroulette, a website that links strangers’ webcams, has been soaring in popularity over its potential as a haven for explicit material. The addictive new page describes itself as a “brand new service for one-on-one text, webcam and microphone-based chat with people around the world” … Original article on : Online voyeurs flock to webcams linking site Chatroulette.
LONDON – A new study by scientists in Australia has shown that assassin bugs stalk their victim on its home territory, or lure it away and eat it. For the study, Anne Wignall at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, and colleagues … Original article on : Assassin bugs stalk and lure their victim.
WASHINGTON – Two astronauts conducted a spacewalk outside the International Space Station Sunday to outfit the orbiting laboratory’s newest room, NASA said. Nicholas Patrick and Bob Behnken, crew members of the visiting space shuttle Endeavour, connected outside cooling cables to the new Tranquility module. They also installed thermal covers on the Italian-made room and put in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Spacewalkers outfit new space station room.
WASHINGTON – Scientists have come up with a simple one-step process that produces both n-type and p-type doping of large-area graphene surfaces could facilitate use of the promising material for future electronic devices. By applying a commercially-available spin-on-glass (SOG) material to graphene and then exposing it to electron-beam radiation, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology …. Original source : Single-step technique spells hope for grapheme-based electronic devices.
WASHINGTON – A team of chemists from the University of New Hampshire (UNH), US, has synthesized the first-ever stable derivative of nonacene, creating a compound that holds significant promise in the manufacture of flexible organic electronics such as large displays, solar cells and radio frequency identification tags. The team was led by professor of organic chemistry … Read more : New molecule could pave way for flexible organic electronics.
SYDNEY – In a new research, scientists have determined that logging makes forests more flammable, by shifting the composition of moist forests to resemble drier, more fire prone ones. According to ABC Science, the study, by Australian, Canadian and US researchers, claims that commercial logging of moist native forests creates conditions that increase the severity and …. Original source : Logging can make forests more flammable.
Questions about health as NKorean leader turns 68 SEOUL, South Korea – North Koreans celebrated “peerlessly brilliant” leader Kim Jong Il’s 68th birthday Tuesday as questions persist abroad about his health and the future of the impoverished, nuclear-armed nation.
WASHINGTON – Engineers from Germany are planning to erect solar collectors in the Sahara Desert, in what may be the biggest solar energy project ever that would be able to supply the whole world with electric power. There is more than three-and-a-half-million square miles of space available in the Sahara Desert … Read more : Solar collectors in Sahara may soon supply the whole world with electric power.
WASHINGTON – In a new research, scientists have found out that untied cattle in small herds produce less milk than cows tied to their stalls, but have a higher reproductive performance and suffer less teat injuries and metabolic diseases. The researchers compared performance and health within … Read more »»».
LONDON – In a new research, scientists have confirmed that a meteorite that crashed into earth 40 years ago contains millions of different organic compounds. The Murchison meteorite landed in a town of that name in Australia in 1969.
LONDON – An international team of scientists is going to study fossilized coral reefs in the Great Barrier Reef, in order to understand how sea levels have changed over the past 20,000 years. According to a report in BBC News, the team will spend 45 days at sea, gathering core samples from …. Source : Gaea News Network.
LONDON – The climate expert at the centre of a media storm over the release of emails onto the Internet has admitted that he did not follow correct procedures over a key scientific paper, and as a result lost crucial weather data. According …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Climate expert admits loss of crucial weather data was ‘not acceptable’.
BHUBANESWAR – Cleaning workers have deposited garbage on the main street of Orissa’s pilgrim city of Puri, protesting against the local civic authorities turning down their demand for a salary hike. Heaps of garbage, comprising house waste and filth, littered the streets of the temple town, some 56 km from here. Experts say this may trigger … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Sweepers pollute pilgrim city demanding salary hike.
LONDON – A genetic variant that raises risk of Alzheimer’s disease can improve the brain function of carriers when they are younger, researchers have found. “From an evolutionary perspective it makes sense,” says Duke Han at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago.
LONDON – British Airways (BA) is planning to establish Europe’s first green jet fuel plant that would turn rubbish into carbon-neutral aviation fuel by the year 2014. According to a report in The Independent, British Airways would establish the plant, in collaboration with the US bioenergy company Solena.
LONDON – Male great bustards point their white tail feathers to the position of the Sun as part of their courtship displays, suggests a study. The Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology research found that the large birds lift and point their bottoms towards the Sun to display their white body feathers, thereby becoming more conspicuous and visible … Read : How male great bustards use Sun to woo the ladies.
MELBOURNE – A new mobile phone technology is growing in popularity with its ability to alert drivers to the location of police radar traps, speed cameras and booze buses in Australia. The application, called Trapster, was said to be compatible with any GPS-capable phone and allowed registered users to share the locations with others.
LONDON – Scottish scientists have devised a novel 30 minute DNA test to diagnose the development of certain inherited diseases in a person. The new technique developed at Edinburgh University will only require a drop of saliva to allow medics to identify variations in a patient’s genetic code.
BHUBANESWAR – Cleaning workers have deposited garbage on the main street of Orissa’s pilgrim city of Puri, protesting against the local civic authorities having turned down their demand for a salary hike, official said Tuesday. Heaps of garbage, comprising house waste and filth, littered the streets of the temple town, some 56 km from here. Experts … Read more : Sweepers pollute pilgrim city demanding wage hike.
WASHINGTON – Nascent symptoms of autism such as a lack of shared eye contact, smiling and communicative babbling appear in babies after the first six months of their birth. Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder of deficits in social skills and communication, as well as in repetitive and restricted behaviours, with onset occurring prior to age … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Earliest signs of autism in babies after 6 months of birth.
LONDON – Former Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf says he is grateful to the social networking site Facebook for “collectivising all the support” for him. Speaking in CNN’s “Connect the World” programme, Musharraf said: “Let me say that analysing the outcome of the Facebook, I knew I had a lot of support, but this support was all … Read more >>.
MELBOURNE – French and Australian scientists have come up with a new way of delivering stem cells that could one day lead to a single injection to mend broken or diseased bones and joints. “It is growth factor and stem cells in an injectable format. This would be used wherever you would like to regenerate bone,” … Original article on : Stem cell capsules may help mend broken bones.
WASHINGTON – Discoveries made during the last two summers on the Greek island of Crete have revealed stone tools dating back to 130,000 years, which is being considered strong evidence for the earliest known seafaring in the Mediterranean. Crete has been an island for more than five million years, meaning that the toolmakers must have arrived … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Discovery of stone tools at Crete pushes back seafaring by 130,000 years.
LONDON – A UN agency has revealed that the number of cell phone subscribers will go up to five billion this year with the growth of smartphones in developed nations and mobile services in poor nations. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) also said the number of mobile broadband subscriptions would exceed one billion this year after …. Source article : Mobile subscriptions to reach 5bn this year, says UN agency.
MELBOURNE – Ecstasy takers face difficulties when it comes to performing difficult memory tasks, a new Australian research has found. Led by Australian National University psychologists Dr John Brown, Dr Elinor McKone and Dr Jeff Ward, the study appears in the online ahead of print issue of Psychopharmacology.
WASHINGTON – A new mechanism within human cells that constantly protects us against disease has been discovered by researchers at Oregon Health and Science University. The work, which was directed by P. Michael Conn, Ph.D., a researcher at the OHSU Oregon National Primate Research Center, has been reported in the Feb. 15 issue of the … Read more >>.
LONDON – Physicists have measured the temperature inside the hottest fireball on Earth, a four-trillion-degree soup of melted protons and neutrons, which could help explain why matter won over antimatter after the Big Bang. According to a report in Nature News, this soup of subatomic particles was created in collisions of gold nuclei at the Relativistic [..] Read the original article: here.
LONDON – Apple Inc has come up with a number of iPhone applications designed to answer prayers and other religious requirements. The programs on the handset can read out Bible verses, point the way to Jerusalem and list festivals for all the major faiths.
LONDON – It’s not just action movie heroes who face death alone to save their people. Scientists have found that ants act in a similarly altruistic fashion when stricken with disease. They discovered that when ants of the species Temnothorax unifasciatus get sick, they abandon their nest, walking far away from their relatives to die alone.
PARIS – Reports indicate that the European Space Agency (ESA) is about to launch CryoSat on February 25, which would be the most sophisticated satellite ever to investigate the Earth’s ice fields and map ice thickness over water and land. ESA’s ice mission satellite CryoSat will be placed into orbit 700 km above Earth by a … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : CryoSat to investigate Earth’s ice cover.
LONDON – Dundee University researchers have established a link between poverty and mutation of a gene, which may help explain why women from poor backgrounds are less likely to fight breast cancer. In the British Journal of Cancer, the boffins reported finding that a woman’s postcode could be connected to the “health” of the P53 gene …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Poverty linked to breast cancer gene damage.
WASHINGTON – A protein called B1N1 that is necessary for the heart to contract has been discovered by researchers. The finding, published in the Feb. 16 issue of the open access journal PLoS Biology, shed light not only on what makes a heart beat but also on heart failure, a disease where cardiac cells are no …. Read the original article : Protein that helps heart muscle contract identified.
WASHINGTON – University of Illinois researchers have discovered an unusual chemical reaction mechanism that allows malaria parasites and many disease-causing bacteria to survive. The research team even knows how to exploit the chemical reaction mechanism, and have developed the first potent inhibitor of this chemical reaction.
WASHINGTON – Botulinum toxin type A (Botox), the drug that can temporarily erase wrinkles, may also help reduce frequency of migraine headaches that are described as crushing, vicelike or eye-popping, a preliminary study suggests. The study has been published in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
LONDON – Scientists have said that as a result of moon dust covering a network of mirrors placed on the lunar surface, tests of Albert Einstein’s general theory of relativity are being obstructed. Many of the best tests of relativity come from lunar ranging experiments.
WASHINGTON – A molecular pathway that works through the immune system to regenerate damaged kidney tissues and may lead to new therapies for repairing injury in a number of organs systems has been discovered by scientists. The study, led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard Medical …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Molecular pathway for organ tissue regeneration, repair discovered.
SYDNEY – An advanced system that will allow speech recognition in spaces filled with other voices, noise and echoes is being developed by an international team of researchers. Roberto Togneri, professor at the University of Western Australia (UWA), said current systems turned a speaker’s words into text on a computer or mobile phone screen. It … Read more »»».
WASHINGTON – Scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that works through the immune system to regenerate damaged kidney tissues. The breakthrough may lead to new therapies for repairing injury in a number of organs systems.
Rescuers suspend search effort on Mount St. Helens MOUNT ST. HELENS, Wash. – The rescue effort for a climber who fell into the crater at Mount St. Helens when a snow cornice collapsed was suspended Monday evening when high winds made footing unstable for search personnel, a sheriff’s spokesman said.
WASHINGTON – Surgically implanted hearing aids, anchored to the skull bone, noticeably improves hearing among children with deafness in one ear, says a new report. Single-sided deafness affects between 0.1 percent and 3 percent children, says the report.
NEW DELHI – With the sun shining over the national capital, the mercury recorded a rise Tuesday. But the weatherman has forecast light rain in the evening. The minimum temperature settled at 10.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above average for this time of the year.
Astronauts move old space station docking port CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronauts did some rearranging at the International Space Station for the second night in a row Monday, moving an old docking adapter into a new position.
Whaling protester in custody on Japanese boat ADELAIDE, Australia – An anti-whaling activist from New Zealand was in custody on a Japanese vessel and will likely be taken to Japan to face charges after secretly boarding the ship as part of a protest, officials said Tuesday.
Public power backers cry foul over utility effort SAN FRANCISCO – Pacific Gas & Electric Co. is funding a June ballot initiative that would amend California’s constitution to make it much harder for cities and counties to offer residents another choice for buying their power.
Saudi Arabia preparing for oil demand to peak JEDDAH, Saudi Arabia – A top Saudi energy official expressed serious concern Monday that world oil demand could peak in the next decade and said his country was preparing for that eventuality by diversifying its economic base.
PANAJI – The Sindhu Sankalp, a research vessel acquired by the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) will be handed over to the National Institute of Oceanography (NIO) within a few weeks, its chief said. “After obtaining the clearances, the ship will undertake trial research cruises during the next few months,” NIO director S.R. Shetye …. Original source : Ocean research organisation to get research vessel soon.
SYDNEY – A team of paleontologists has found fossils in Canada that show the earliest evidence of animal locomotion, which suggests that they must have had muscles. According to a report in ABC Science, the team, from the University of Oxford and Memorial University of Newfoundland, found fossilised trails left by Ediacarans, an enigmatic assemblage of …. Source : Gaea News Network.
LONDON – Reports indicate that archaeologists have unearthed dozens of clay figures in Ghana, shedding light on a sophisticated society which existed before the arrival of Islam. According to BBC News, experts from the University of Ghana found 80 sculptures believed to be between 800 and 1,400 years old.
WASHINGTON – A team of Boston College chemists has developed a tiny scaffold-like titanium structure of nanonets coated with silicon particles, which they say could pave the way for faster, lighter and longer-lasting Lithium-ion batteries. The web-like Nanonets were developed in the lab of Boston College Assistant Professor of Chemistry Dunwei Wang.
WASHINGTON – The results of a national survey by researchers at Yale and George Mason universities has revealed that most Americans like the idea of conservation, but few practice it in their everyday lives. A majority of Americans say that it is “very important” or “somewhat important” to turn off unneeded lights (92 percent), to lower … Original source on Gaea Times at : Americans like conservation, but few practice it.
WASHINGTON – A team of engineers and applied physicists has sculpted a novel nanowire from diamond crystal and shown that the wire can act as a source of single photons. To create their diamond nanowire device, the researchers from Harvard University, the Technical University of Munich and Texas A and M, took advantage of the same … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Diamond is a nanowire’s best friend!.
TORONTO – A new nanotech catalyst developed by chemists offers industry an opportunity to reduce the use of expensive and toxic heavy metals. Although chemists have long been aware of the ecological impact of traditional chemical catalysts and do attempt to reuse their materials, it is generally difficult to separate the catalysing chemicals from the …. Original source : Nanotech catalyst may green chemical manufacturing.
WASHINGTON – An artificial foot that recycles energy otherwise wasted in between steps could make it easier for amputees to walk, its developers say. “For amputees, what they experience when they’re trying to walk normally is what I would experience if I were carrying an extra 30 pounds,” said Art Kuo, professor in biomedical and … Read : New artificial foot recycles energy for easy walking.
LONDON – Scientists are making an effort to use ‘USB fingerprints’ to identify ‘pod slurping’ data thieves. Theft of valuable data through USB ports is a growing problem. Pod slurpers can steal an individual document by copying it onto a USB stick. Hackers can also copy a large number of documents via document-scavenging tools like USB … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : USB ‘fingerprints’ can help detect data theft.
WASHINGTON – Experts have determined that the altitude of the venue of a sports extravaganza, like the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, can have a significant impact on performance of the contestants, making it difficult for athletes to make new records in events like speed skating. Researchers say that for winter sports athletes, the altitude of the …. Read the original article : Low altitude at Vancouver Olympics means fewer records in speed skating.
LONDON – An international group of researchers has used genomics to decode the blueprint of Plasmodium falciparum – a strain of malaria most resistant to drugs that causes the most deaths around the world. According to researchers, the discovery could lead to advanced pharmaceuticals to fight the disease and prevent drug resistance.
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WASHINGTON – Concentrations of second-hand tobacco smoke, inhaled in smoking rooms of restaurants and bars, are exceptionally high and hazardous to health, says a new finding. The study by the Oklahoma Tobacco Research Centre (OTRC) shows the average particulate level measured in restaurant smoking rooms was beyond the hazardous extreme, based on levels established by the …. Original article : Second-hand smoke in bars, restaurants extremely hazardous.
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LONDON – Facebook has announced the creation of its new site “Zero”, a low-bandwidth and text-only version for mobile phone users. The world’s biggest social network revealed details about the new site at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona.
WASHINGTON – A team of scientists from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) has used arrays of long, thin silicon wires embedded in a polymer substrate created a new type of flexible solar cell that enhances the absorption of sunlight and efficiently converts its photons into electrons. The solar cell does all this using only a … Read : Silicon wire arrays enable development of highly absorbing and flexible solar cells.
WASHINGTON – Researchers at Georgetown Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center claim tamoxifen, the world’s most prescribed breast cancer agent, along with a compound found in the flowering plant feverfew may prevent initial or future resistance to the drug. The experts reported the finding online Feb. 12 in FASEB.
WASHINGTON – In a new research, scientists have found that butterflies that have a duplicate gene allowing them to see ultraviolet colors also have UV-yellow pigment on their wings, which enables them to identify their own species. The finding, by biologists at the University of California, Irvine (UCI), holds true in at least nine Heliconius species.
TORONTO – It may not be obvious, but hearing two languages regularly during pregnancy puts infants on the road to bilingualism by birth. Infants born to bilingual mothers (who spoke both languages regularly during pregnancy) exhibit different language preferences than infants born to mothers speaking only one language.
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WASHINGTON – A team of researchers has found biomarkers in saliva for early-stage detection of pancreatic cancer. In the new study, the multidisciplinary group of investigators from the UCLA School of Dentistry, the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, the UCLA School of Public Health and UCLA’s Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center demonstrated the usefulness of … Read more >>>.
WASHINGTON – A hands-free alternative to cell phone texting while driving has been developed by Clemson University researchers. “If you can’t keep people from doing it, make it safer,” said Juan Gilbert, professor and chairman of the human-centered computing division of Clemson’s School of Computing.
WASHINGTON – New images from NASA’s Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope are helping astronomers take a step closer to understanding the source of cosmic rays, which are some of the universe’s most energetic particles. Cosmic rays consist mainly of protons that move through space at nearly the speed of light.
TORONTO – Poring over the adventures of the Bernstain Bears or exploring the worlds of Hans Christian Andersen with a child has always been a great parent-child bonding exercise. But, according to George Georgiou, University of Alberta (U-A) professor in educational psychology, it is instrumental for English-speaking children if they are to acquire the language [..] Read the original article: here.
CHANDIGARH – The administration here will soon launch a Bachat Lamp Yojana (Save Lamp Plan, BLY) to reduce domestic energy consumption, an official said Wednesday. Under BLY, incandescent bulbs in Chandigarh homes will be replaced by Compact Fluorescent Lamps (CFLs) at a price similar to that of the bulbs.
BHUBANESWAR – Heaps of garbage continued to pile up in the main street of Orissa’s pilgrim city Puri as the indefinite strike by cleaning workers entered the third day Wednesday. Instead of cleaning, the workers have been depositing garbage on the streets of the temple town, some 56 km from here. Despite repeated attempts by the … Read more >>.
MAL – The Maldives has pledged to phase out by 2020 a group of chemicals which thin out the earth’s ozone layer and warm the atmosphere, according to the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The phase-out will be 20 years ahead of what all countries have to do under an international protocol. Hailing the decision to phase …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Maldives to phase out polluting chemicals 20 years early.
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Astronauts unveil phenomenal new window on world CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – In a highly anticipated grand finale to their mission, astronauts opened the shutters on the International Space Station’s new observation deck Wednesday and were humbled by “absolutely spectacular” views of Earth from inside the elaborate atrium of windows.
WASHINGTON – Scorpion venom could be used as an alternative to dangerous and addictive painkillers like morphine, an expert has claimed. Prof. Michael Gurevitz, a Tel Aviv University researcher, is investigating new ways for developing a novel painkiller based on natural compounds found in the venom of scorpions.
LONDON – Experts have challenged a research team’s findings on the Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun that he had died because of malaria. Just a few days back, a research team had claimed to have solved the mystery surrounding the death of King Tut.
Toyota apologizes, begins fix on other hybrids TOKYO – Toyota took full-page ads in major Japanese newspapers Wednesday to apologize for massive recalls, and began fixing braking glitches for two problem hybrid models, as pressure continued to build on the automaker to come clean on defects.
LONDON – Scorpion venom is notoriously poisonous but it can potentially replace dangerous and addictive painkillers like morphine, says a new study. Michael Gurevitz, professor, Tel Aviv University’s (TAU) Department of Plant Sciences, is investigating new ways for developing a novel painkiller based on natural compounds found in scorpion venom.
WASHINGTON – Individuals battling insomnia are losing out on more than just sleep – they may be missing brain matter. With the help of brain imaging, researchers have linked chronic insomnia to lower gray matter density in areas that regulate the brain’s ability to make decisions and to rest, reports Discovery News.
WASHINGTON – Curcumin, a bioactive component in Indian spice turmeric, can prove effective if added in weight loss routine, a new study suggests. The compound can stall the spread of fat-tissue by inhibiting new blood vessel growth, called angiogenesis, which is necessary to build fat tissue, according to results from a new animal model study by …. Read the original article : Turmeric – a new way to spice up your weight loss routine.
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Mexico City, Feb 17 (IANS/EFE) The species of fish and shellfish most consumed in Mexico “are at risk” due to overfishing, according to international NGO Greenpeace. Red snapper, shrimp, sardines, sharks, rays, tuna and groupers from the Gulf of Mexico, salmon from the Atlantic and grey mullet are all on a Red List prepared by the …. Source article : Overfishing threatens key species in Mexico: Greenpeace.
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LONDON – Consumption of zinc supplements may not necessarily cut down risk of middle ear infections or otitis media among children, a new study claims. Katherine Abba, with the International Health Group of the Liverpool School of Tropical …. Original article : No clear evidence that zinc supplements cut middle ear infections risk.
WASHINGTON – Scientists are developing a new sugar-based polymer that would make it possible to compost food packaging and other disposable plastic items at home, along with organic waste. The degradable polymer is made from sugars … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : New sugar-based polymer to help compost plastic items at home.
WASHINGTON – A new study by University of Pittsburgh researchers has debunked the millennia-old conjecture that the ancient empire of Carthage regularly sacrificed its youngest citizens. An examination of the remains of Carthaginian children revealed that most infants perished prenatally or … Read more »»».
WASHINGTON – A new research looking into cancer genome mutations has demonstrated how scientists can distinguish between the ‘driver’ mutations that drive cells towards cancer from the ‘passenger’ mutations that are a by-product of cancer cell development. The study also found that at least one … Original source on Gaea Times at : Distinguishing ‘driver’ from ‘passenger’ mutations in cancer genome.
WASHINGTON – Consumers perceive non-profit organisations as being warm, but not particularly competent, says a new study. Conversely, it found that people generally view profit-based companies as competent, but devoid of warmth, which puts people off.
WASHINGTON – An international consortium of scientists has sequenced the genome of three species of parasitoid wasps of the genus Nasonia. Parasitoid wasps are four times smaller than the common fruit fly. They lay …. Read the original article : Scientists sequence genome of three species of parasitoid wasps.
WASHINGTON – A new study has indicated that jets of particles streaming from black holes in far-away galaxies operate differently and have a more complex shape than earlier believed. The research was led by scientists at the Kavli Institute for Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology, jointly located at …. Original source : Jets streaming from black holes have more complex shape than earlier believed.
WASHINGTON – New findings from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory have shown that mergers of two dense stellar remnants are the likely cause of many of the supernovae that have been used to measure the accelerated expansion of the universe. These supernovae, called Type 1a, serve as cosmic mile markers to measure … Original source on Gaea Times at : Origin of key cosmic explosions revealed.
PARIS – Reports indicate that astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) have opened the shutters on the seven Cupola windows on February 17, providing them with the first view of Earth from their new observation deck. The Cupola is an observation and control tower with six …. Source : Astronauts open seven eyelids on International Space Station.
WASHINGTON – What if it were possible to buy a kit off the shelf for instant and accurate diagnosis of cancer, similar to a pregnancy test? A Missouri University (MU) researcher is developing an acoustic resonant sensor (ARS), tinier than a human hair that could test bodily fluids for a variety of diseases, including breast …. Source article : Now a cancer detecting kit on the anvil.
MELBOURNE – Four Kalahari Desert bushmen and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, from the ethnic Bantu group of southern Africa, have helped discover the first indigenous DNA sequence. Dr Vanessa Hayes of the University of New South Wales was studying HIV in Africa, when she noted that the southern African population was not included in the genetic data … Original article on : Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s DNA could pave way for medical cures.
WASHINGTON – A team of physicists has created the hottest temperature ever recorded in the universe — 3.98 trillion degrees Celsius. Two University of Colorado at Boulder (UC-B) physicists are part of a collaborative team working with the Brookhaven National Lab that accomplished the feat.
WASHINGTON – Emotions tend to influence our preferences in buying goods, says a new study. Researchers found that different positive emotions had drastically different effects on the outcome of a sale.
LONDON – Reports indicate that a mini armoured car, designed for use in confined spaces such as airports and hotels targeted in terror attacks, has gone on display at the 2010 Defence Expo – an Indian arms fair. According to a report by BBC News, the battery operated, two million rupeeAnti-Terrorist Assault Cart (Atac) is said … Read more »»».
WASHINGTON – A biomedical engineering graduate student at Cornell University has created a miniature ultrasound device that could one day introduce a whole new level of home therapy for arthritis, injury and other painful ailments. George K. Lewis’ sleek blue-and-white device slips into a pocket and sends ultrasound waves deep into muscles via a coin-sized polystyrene …. Source article : Revolutionary miniature ultrasound device for pain relief.
WASHINGTON – A new research has revealed that the southern limit of permanently frozen ground, or permafrost, is now 130 kilometers further north than it was 50 years ago in the James Bay region in the US, a finding that indicates permafrost in the region might completely disappear in the near future. The researchers measured the …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Permafrost might completely disappear in near future.
RAIPUR – Residents of a village in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh are panic stricken after a herd of wild elephants demolished eight houses and have been camping there ever since. “A group of wild elephants sneaked into Junwani village Monday night and brought down eight houses creating panic among some 150 villagers,” local forest official … Read more »».
MUNICH – New observations using ESO’s (European Southern Observatory’s) Very Large Telescope have uncovered the missing primitive stars outside the Milky Way galaxy. “We have, in effect, found a flaw in the forensic methods used until now,” says Else Starkenburg, lead author of the paper reporting the study.
Maine residents push back against wind power farms AUGUSTA, Maine – As wind power expands in Maine, the industry is feeling a gust of push back from those who worry about the turbines’ noise and impact on scenery and about whether too many towers are going up too fast.
BERLIN – In a new research, scientists have determined that chubby migratory birds can reach their breeding grounds faster by taking shorter breaks. The research was carried out by a scientist from the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Seewiesen, Germany, and a team of Italian colleagues.
SYDNEY – A new study by scientists has determined that a type of algae called diatoms have been key to the evolution of the diversity of whales. According to a report by ABC Science, the research was carried out by Felix Marx …. Original source : Diatoms key to evolution of whales.
WASHINGTON – Scientists have developed a smart football called ’sOccket’, which captures and stores energy during normal game play to be used to later charge batteries and LEDs (light emitting diodes) in developing countries. Co-creator Jessica Lin told Discovery News that the … Read more >>>.
LONDON – A website called PleaseRobMe has been launched to underscore the risk posed by posting personal details on the Internet.he site claims to reveal the location of empty homes based on what people post online. The Dutch developers said that the site was created to prove … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : PleaseRobMe website reveals risks of posting personal details online.
EDINBURGH – The Census of Antarctic Marine Life has revealed the variety of bizarre creatures lurking in the depths of the Antarctic seas, including spiders the size of dinner plates and fish with anti-freeze to cope with the cold, among 6,000 other species. According … Original source on Gaea Times at : Huge spiders and anti-freeze fish discovered in depths of Antarctic’s seas.
WASHINGTON – NASA’s Stardust spacecraft has successfully performed a maneuver to adjust the time of its planned encounter with comet Tempel 1 by eight hours and 20 minutes. The Stardust spacecraft is expected to flyby comet Tempel 1 next year.
WASHINGTON – Dolphins may be the ideal model for the study of cervical cancer in people, say University of Florida aquatic animal health experts. “We discovered that dolphins get multiple infections of apillomaviruses, which are known to be linked with cervical cancer in women,” said Hendrik Nollens, a marine mammal biologist and clinical assistant professor at … Read more >>>.
LONDON – Reports indicate that one of the world’s highest number of wild cat species has been recorded on film in India’s Eastern Himalayan rainforest. According to BBC News, seven species of wild cats were photographed by remote cameras equipped with motion sensors in a remote area of rainforest in northeast India.
WASHINGTON – Scientists have identified 170 million year old fossils as belonging to SUV-sized filter-feeding fishes that emerged during the Jurassic Period, and lived until the extinction event that wiped out dinosaurs and numerous other species. Although the now-extinct fishes, called pachycormiforms, were not closely related to whales, their demise left an ecological niche void that …. Source : Gaea News Network.
LONDON – Frank Drake, the founder of the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI), has proposed sending a spacecraft to planets orbiting distant stars to overhear alien communications, which would be too faint for telescopes on Earth to detect. According to a report in New Scientist, Drake wants to take the search for aliens about 82 billion …. Read the original article : Drake wants to create off-world listening post to listen for alien messages.
PALAKKAD – Environment and Forests Minister Jairam Ramesh Friday declared open the country’s 38th tiger reserve and Kerala’s second. It would be known as the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve. The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary was established in 1973 in a 285-sq-km protected area in Chittur taluk of Palakkad district.
Endeavour astronauts say goodbye to space station CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The crews of the linked space shuttle and space station embraced and said farewell Friday as they prepared for Endeavour to begin its two-day trip home after “a mission of Olympic proportions.”
WASHINGTON – A team of scientists has developed a groundbreaking way to way to produce cheap and clean fuel from waste products such as orange peels and newspapers, to power the world’s vehicles. The team was lead by University of Central Florida professor Henry Daniell.
WASHINGTON – Researchers have created a technique for automatically controlling anaesthesia during surgical operations. The new system detects the hypnotic state of the patient at all times and supplies the most appropriate dose of anaesthetic.
SYDNEY – Scientists have come up with a new method that analyses sound waves generated by the Sun, which would help scientists forecast solar flares and promises to be twice as accurate as current models. Solar flares can trigger disruptions and errors in GPS signals and other equipment receiving radio waves that bounce off or travel … Read : Listening to Sun may improve forecasts of solar flares.
Residents fight to clean up Calif. chicken waste FRENCH CAMP, Calif. – At the end of a remote road lined by houses, children play in yards just a short distance from a stagnant, 16.5-acre lagoon filled with the waste sludge of a factory egg farm.
WASHINGTON – The natural compound sceptrin, which is found in marine sponges, reduces cancer cell motility (movement) and has very low toxicity, researchers have found. Investigators at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute (Sanford-Burnham, formerly Burnham Institute for Medical Research) led by Kristiina Vuori, M.D., Ph.D., made the discovery.
WASHINGTON – A new algorithm to improve computer graphics for video games has been unveiled by researchers. In a paper by Morgan McGuire, assistant professor of computer science at Williams College, and co-author Dr. David Luebke of NVIDIA, the researchers have explained that they have developed a new method for computerizing lighting and light sources that …. Read the original article : here.
WASHINGTON – Picking racehorses may now be a safer bet, thanks to a new research, which has resulted in the identification of a ’speed gene’ in thoroughbreds. According to researchers, the gene would enable thoroughbred owners to sort would-be sprinters from plodders.
WASHINGTON – Lack of adequate vision coverage of older adults may put them at increased risk of Alzheimer’s disease – the most common form of dementia, according to a University of Michigan Health System study. The study, which used Medicare data, showed that those with poor vision who visited an ophthalmologist at least once for an …. Original article : Untreated poor vision in elderly tied to Alzheimer’s risk.
WASHINGTON – A new study by scientists has described how extracts from seeds of the Moringa oleifera tree can be used for water purification. Researchers from Uppsala University, Sweden, in co-operation with The University of Botswana, carried out the study.
WASHINGTON – An international team of scientists has taken a significant step closer to unlocking the secrets of photosynthesis, and possibly to cleaner fuels. Plants and algae, as well as cyanobacteria, use photosynthesis to produce oxygen and “fuels,” the latter being oxidizable …. Original article : Scientists come a step closer to unlocking secrets of photosynthesis.
WASHINGTON – Reports indicate that in the last fifty years, the Philippines has more than tripled its rice yield, while the world average rice yield has increased only about 2.3 times. Despite being criticized as a poor rice producer because of … Read more >>.
WASHINGTON – New evidence has emerged which indicates that dust storms in the arctic, possibly caused by receding glaciers, may be making similar deposits in northern Europe and North America, thus affecting the health of the people in the countries there. Joseph …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Dust storms from Arctic may affect climate and health in the Americas and Europe.
WASHINGTON – Scientists from the University of Utah, US, have developed an easier way for meteorologists to predict snowfall amounts and density. Based on a study of 457 winter storms during eight years at 9,644 feet in the Wasatch Range at Utah’s …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Scientists develop easier way to predict snowfall.
LONDON – Apple has decided to pull the plug on its application called Wobble iBoobs after receiving “numerous complaints” from customers. The application that let users to watch breasts bounce was said to have earned more than 150,000 pounds.
WASHINGTON – Reports indicate that Space shuttle Endeavour and its six-member crew are expected to return to Earth on Sunday, February 21, after a 14-day mission. NASA managers will evaluate weather conditions at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida before permitting Endeavour to land.
WASHINGTON – Researchers have found evidence of dinosaurs that spent much of their time in water, which shows that the prehistoric beasts were not in fact restricted to land as had been previously thought. Romain Amiot at the University of Lyon in France and a team … Read more »»».
SYDNEY – Scientists have dramatically expanded the volume of genetic information about complex human diseases and their potential treatment. A team of researchers from Childrens Cancer Institute Australia for Medical Research (CCIA), University of New South Wales (UNSW) and Penn State University, sequenced the genomes of indigenous Africans and found them to be among the worlds …. Source : Dramatic rise in genetic information about diseases.
WELLINGTON – A breakthrough research by an Indian-origin Kiwi scientist may soon enable humans to regrow parts of their body in the same way some amphibians do. Vishal Bhasin, a former Wellingtonian, has spent the past six years in Sydney researching tissue regeneration, reports Stuff.co.nz.
WASHINGTON – Scientists from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Argonne National Laboratory and the University of Chicago Medical Center have created a technique to combat brain cancer using tiny, nano-sized discs that shake the tumor cells to death – literally. The method, however, is only in the early stages of development, the boffins stressed.
WASHINGTON – A cocktail of compounds emitted by the beneficial fungus Muscodor albus may offer a biological way to fumigate certain crops and rid them of destructive pests. That is what Agricultural Research Service (ARS) studies suggest, in which scientists pitted Muscodor against potato tuber moths, apple coddling moths and Tilletia fungi that cause bunt …. Source : Fungal fumes prove deadly for destructive pests.
LONDON – Scientists at the laboratory that operates the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) have said that the giant atom smasher will be switched on again next week. The particle accelerator was shut down for the Christmas period shortly after setting the record for the highest particle energies ever attained.
LONDON – Scientists have determined that the European woodmouse has a unique taste for ferns, a food once eaten by long-extinct dinosaurs. According to a report by BBC News, the mouse regularly devours the spores of the endemic European fern Culcita macrocarpa, the only small mammal known to do so.
WASHINGTON – Scientists at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have shown that the enzyme calcineurin is critical in controlling normal development and function of heart cells, and that loss of the protein leads to heart problems and death in genetically modified mice. The study will be published in Feb. 26 …. Source article : Critical enzyme in healthy heart function identified.
LONDON – Men judge women on the basis of their looks, even in the virtual world, a researcher has found. Avatars and robots are increasingly appealing people these days, courtesy video games and blockbuster movies.
LONDON – Whether you are a homebody or a frequent flier, your movements are predictable – theoretically speaking, according to a study of the traces left by 50,000 cellphone users. “We are all in one way or another boring,” says Albert-L??szl?? Barab??si at the Center for Complex Network Research at Northeastern University in Boston, who co-wrote … Read more »».
EDINBURGH – A robotic bird has been rebooted with extra features that would enable it to scare off pesky pigeons. Earlier, the robot, invented by John Donald, an entrepreneur with a science background, couldn’t fool some particularly wily pigeons.
LOS ANGELES – Space shuttle Endeavour has undocked from the International Space Station after successfully installing an additional observation deck at the research centre. The six-member mission left the station Friday and will reach the Kennedy Space Centre in Florida Monday, NASA said in a press release.
NEW DELHI – A bright morning greeted Delhiites Saturday but cool winds and temperatures below average ensured that the chill continued in the capital. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minimum temperature recorded early Saturday was a notch below average at 9.7 degrees Celsius.
$3.8B in stimulus funds for welfare jobs untouched ATLANTA – Desperate though they are to fill gaps in their budgets, more than half the states in the country haven’t touched a $5 billion pot of federal stimulus funds meant to find work for welfare recipients.
MELBOURNE – Experts have come up with a simple, quick and inexpensive test that can measure a woman’s egg reserve. The revolutionary test, dubbed the “egg timer”, was proven as the best-known indicator of fertility and is set to be routinely offered by IVF Australia.
Two big-ticket resignations last week will have far-reaching effects on climate geopolitics. The decision by India’s top climate negotiator Shyam Saran to quit will make it easier for the US to push emerging economies to do more to combat climate change. So will the decision of UN climate panel chief Yvo de Boer to quit …. Read the original article : Two resignations, many fallouts in climate geopolitics (Comment).
WASHINGTON – Researchers of the Institute for Theoretical Science (IGI) at Graz University of Technology are hoping to design a new generation of neuro-computers based on the principles of calculation and learning mechanisms found in the brain, and at the same time gain new knowledge about the brain’s learning mechanisms. They have been co-ordinating the European … Read more : Scientists developing new generation of neuro-computer.
LONDON – British scientists have invented a machine which can “smell” cancer. Professor Hugh Barr, who is leading the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Now, a machine that can smell if you have cancer.
LONDON – Paleontologists have discovered a prehistoric “lost world” which was ruled by miniature dinosaurs. Sort of a pigmy Jurassic Park, the island was the hometown of dinos who were up to eight times smaller than some of their mainland cousins, reports The Telegraph.
WASHINGTON – Honeybees warn their nest mates about dangers at a food source by headbutting, according to a new study. According to a biologist at UC San Diego, honey bees warn their nest mates about dangers they encounter while feeding with a special signal that’s akin to a “stop” sign for bees.
WASHINGTON – An engineer has found a way to cheaply and efficiently manufacture lightweight paper batteries and supercapacitors, as well as stretchable, conductive textiles known as “eTextiles” – capable of storing energy while retaining the mechanical properties of ordinary paper or fabric. Like batteries, supercapacitors store energy, but by electrostatic rather than chemical means.
LONDON – Scientists have finally found an explanation for why many audiences find modern classical music so difficult to listen to. They claim listeners’ brains struggle to find patterns they need to understand the compositions as music, reports The Telegraph.
WASHINGTON – Scientists warn that toxic glass from old-style television sets and computer monitors, popularly known as “boob tubes”, could end up polluting landfills if new uses for them are not found soon. Technically speaking, a “boob tube” is a funnel-shaped device known as a cathode ray tube, which can be found inside an old TV.
LONDON – A new research has suggested that rising ocean temperatures may leave corals and rainforests without clouds for protection. Five years ago, Graham Jones and his team at Southern Cross University in Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, demonstrated that algae living in coral tissue produce a gas called dimethyl sulphide (DMS).
WASHINGTON – Soldiers and first responders may soon have a better way to evaluate the interior of dangerous structures, thanks to a robot that provides 3-D images of risky locations. The robot was developed as a joint project between Missouri University of Science and Technology and the University of Missouri-Columbia.
WASHINGTON – A scientist has come up with a new method to reconfigure the way solar panels are connected, which could lead to solar arrays in the future that are more energy efficient and reliable. According to Dr. Jonathan Kimball, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology, the … Read : New method may lead top more energy efficient solar panels.
WASHINGTON – Scientists have developed a new tool that illuminates connections between stem cells and cancer. Researchers have been successful in breaking apart human prostate tissue, extract the stem cells in the tissue, and alter those cells genetically so that they spur cancer.
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Feds outline plan to nurse Great Lakes to health
NEW DELHI – A warm and sunny morning greeted people in the national capital Sunday. The maximum temperature was 25.5 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the season while the minimum was recorded at 11.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above the average.
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Scientists revamp genetic coding
Cognitive and motor delays linked to ‘flat head syndrome’ in infants
Tyrannosaurus Sex – an insight into dinosaur reproduction
IPCC scientist dismisses furor over Himalayan goof up
Scientists create revolutionary photographic technique
Physicists construct quantum toy houses
Combined PCs beat second fastest supercomputer in mapping Milky Way
Enthusiastic volunteers from Africa to … Original source on Gaea Times at : Combined PCs beat second fastest supercomputer in mapping Milky Way.Now, capture speed and detail simultaneously
They could also provide access to high-speed video with high-resolution still …. Read the original article : here.Navodaya students lend mite for bio-conservation
The campaign was started by Navodaya Vidyalaya, Ratibad …. Original source : Navodaya students lend mite for bio-conservation.How do we perceive the human brain?
Computer simulations as good as direct observations
Nausea drug may help treat heart disease and stroke
Brit scientists identify gene clue to early dementia speed
Diamond-based nanowire devices advance quantum science and technology
Carpet of silicon whiskers could make solar cells cheaper
How does brain hear quietest sounds, notice head motions?
Global warming taking giant bites out of underbellies of Greenland’s glaciers
One of the world’s oldest shipwrecks found off the coast of Devon
Magnetic fields spell hope for improved wireless power supply
A boost in plants’ plumbing can make them grow faster
Google Buzz racing against time to fix biggest privacy breach in its history
The tool is … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Google Buzz racing against time to fix biggest privacy breach in its history.After frustrating mechanical problems, astronauts attach new observation deck to space station
But they will have to wait a few more days before gazing out the $27 …. Source article : After frustrating mechanical problems, astronauts attach new observation deck to space station.IPCC should investigate ‘warming bias’ in its report, says former climate chief
Herpes drug ‘can delay’ HIV progression
Reporting in The Lancet, scientists said that aciclovir does have a braking effect that is modest but could become … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Herpes drug ‘can delay’ HIV progression.Switch that turns on cancer spread found
The process called epithelial-mesenchymal transdifferientiation (EMT) has been … Read more »»».Software enriches real images on museum tour
A flat screen on …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Software enriches real images on museum tour.Space station’s new observation deck goes for ride on robot arm; stuck bolts stalled effort
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Jammed bolts and wayward wires made for a trying night at the International Space Station as astronauts struggled to relocate the station’s fancy new observation deck early Monday.Researchers design archaeological ‘time machine’
Space station’s new observation deck going for ride on robot arm; Stuck bolts pose problem
Space station commander Jeffrey Williams was loosening a series of bolts to release the domed … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Space station’s new observation deck going for ride on robot arm; Stuck bolts pose problem.Thunderstorm expected in cloudy Punjab, Haryana
Delhi wakes up to grey Monday, rain likely
Space station’s new observation deck going for ride on robot arm; NASA solves clearance issue
Astronauts on the shuttle-station complex were going to use a giant robot arm to move the domed lookout from one side of the newly installed Tranquility room to the other. First they … Read more >>>.28 whales euthanized after New Zealand stranding; strong winds, rough seas prevent rescue
Department of Conservation workers found nine whales dead on Stewart Island’s West Ruggedy Beach on Sunday after they were alerted by a …. Original article on Gaea Times at : 28 whales euthanized after New Zealand stranding; strong winds, rough seas prevent rescue.Fishermen heading to Washington, demand changes to fishery law to save jobs, communities
BOSTON – Fishermen from around the country are planning to pack the steps in front of the U.S. Capitol this month to demand changes to a federal fisheries law they say is killing jobs and eroding fishing communities.Online voyeurs flock to webcams linking site Chatroulette
Assassin bugs stalk and lure their victim
Spacewalkers outfit new space station room
Single-step technique spells hope for grapheme-based electronic devices
New molecule could pave way for flexible organic electronics
Logging can make forests more flammable
NKorea’s Kim turns 68 amid claims chronically ill leader depends on rare, expensive remedies
Depressed and chronically ill, Kim relies on rare, costly and sometimes outlawed remedies such as rhino’s horn and …. Original article on Gaea Times at : NKorea’s Kim turns 68 amid claims chronically ill leader depends on rare, expensive remedies.Solar collectors in Sahara may soon supply the whole world with electric power
Untied cows produce less milk than tied cattle
Meteorite contains ‘organic molecular feast’, reveals analysis
According to …. Original article : Meteorite contains ‘organic molecular feast’, reveals analysis.Fossilized coral reefs may reveal changes in sea levels over past 20,000 years
Climate expert admits loss of crucial weather data was ‘not acceptable’
Sweepers pollute pilgrim city demanding salary hike
A gene for Alzheimer’s sharpens young minds
Professor Han’s work examined epsilon 4, a variant of a particular gene known as apolipoprotein … Original source on Gaea Times at : A gene for Alzheimer’s sharpens young minds.Rubbish to provide green fuel for planes by 2014
When it is up and running in 2014, the … Read more >>>.How male great bustards use Sun to woo the ladies
New Trapster phone app alerts drivers against booze buses!
A Victoria Police …. Read the original article : New Trapster phone app alerts drivers against booze buses!.Simple, 30-min DNA test for life threatening diseases developed
Small changes in DNA can decide whether …. Source : Simple, 30-min DNA test for life threatening diseases developed.Sweepers pollute pilgrim city demanding wage hike
Earliest signs of autism in babies after 6 months of birth
Musharraf grateful to Facebook for collecting support
Stem cell capsules may help mend broken bones
Discovery of stone tools at Crete pushes back seafaring by 130,000 years
Mobile subscriptions to reach 5bn this year, says UN agency
‘Party drug’ ecstasy hurts users’ complex memories
To reach the conclusion, researchers studied three groups of …. Source article : ‘Party drug’ ecstasy hurts users’ complex memories.Cellular mechanism that protects against disease discovered
Subatomic soup may explain why matter won over antimatter after Big Bang
Religious iPhone apps answer prayers of devout gadget fans!
Ship of Fools, the light-hearted religion website best known for its round up …. Read the original article : Religious iPhone apps answer prayers of devout gadget fans!.Heroic altruistic ants die alone to save colony
They …. Source article : Heroic altruistic ants die alone to save colony.CryoSat to investigate Earth’s ice cover
Poverty linked to breast cancer gene damage
Protein that helps heart muscle contract identified
New weapon to fight malaria, disease-causing bacteria developed
The findings appear in the Proceedings of the National Academy of …. Read the original article : New weapon to fight malaria, disease-causing bacteria developed.Botox may help reduce ‘eye-popping’ migraine headaches
Researchers conducting clinical trials on … Read more >>>.Dusty mirrors on Moon obstruct tests of Einstein’s theory of relativity
Several times a month, teams of astronomers from three observatories blast the … Original source on Gaea Times at : Dusty mirrors on Moon obstruct tests of Einstein’s theory of relativity.Molecular pathway for organ tissue regeneration, repair discovered
New system will recognise a voice among many
Found: Molecular route to regenerate organ tissue
The findings come from collaborative research led by Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Centre and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital of Harvard …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Found: Molecular route to regenerate organ tissue.Winds cause rescuers to suspend effort to save climber who fell into Mount St. Helens crater
One rescuer reached the floor of the …. Source : Winds cause rescuers to suspend effort to save climber who fell into Mount St. Helens crater.Bone-anchored hearing aids help reduce deafness
The condition is often associated with poor performance in school, learning difficulties and behavioural problems, often attributed …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Bone-anchored hearing aids help reduce deafness.Mercury rises in Delhi, showers expected
“There is a possibility of thunder and light …. Original source : Mercury rises in Delhi, showers expected.Astronauts move old space station docking port on eve of 3rd and final spacewalk of mission
A pair of spacemen used the station’s hefty robot arm to remove the 10-year-old adapter from the space station and … Original source on Gaea Times at : Astronauts move old space station docking port on eve of 3rd and final spacewalk of mission.Whaling protester in custody on Japanese hunting vessel after secret boarding
Diplomats in New Zealand and Tokyo have been meeting to discuss …. Original source : Whaling protester in custody on Japanese hunting vessel after secret boarding.CA utility spends $6.5M on ballot initiative critics say would hamper public power movement
The investor-owned utility, which has about 15 million customers in northern and [..] Read the original article: here.Saudi oil adviser says kingdom preparing for peak in oil demand by diversifying economic base
Mohammed al-Sabban, lead climate talks negotiator, said the country with the world’s … Read more >>>.Ocean research organisation to get research vessel soon
Earth’s earliest animals could flex their muscles
Clay figures found in Ghana hints at existence of pre-Islam society
They believe that the figures, depicting animal and …. Source : Clay figures found in Ghana hints at existence of pre-Islam society.Silicon-coated nanonets could pave way for longer-lasting lithium-ion batteries
They offer a unique structural [..] Read the original article: here.Americans like conservation, but few practice it
Diamond is a nanowire’s best friend!
Nanotech catalyst may green chemical manufacturing
New artificial foot recycles energy for easy walking
USB ‘fingerprints’ can help detect data theft
Low altitude at Vancouver Olympics means fewer records in speed skating
Genetic clues to counter malaria drug resistance
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Afghan official: Taliban using human shields
MARJAH, Afghanistan – Taliban fighters are increasingly using civilians as human shields in the assault on the southern town of Marjah, an Afghan official said Wednesday as military squads resumed painstaking house-to-house searches in the Taliban stronghold. About 15,000 NATO and Afghan troops are … Read more »».AP Top News at 3:00 a.m. EST
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly … Original source on Gaea Times at : AP Top News at 3:00 a.m. EST.Second-hand smoke in bars, restaurants extremely hazardous
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Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly … Read : AP Top News at 2:45 a.m. EST.Facebook to launch ‘Zero’ version for mobile phones
The company said the site, which “omits data intensive applications like photos”, would be launched soon, The BBC …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Facebook to launch ‘Zero’ version for mobile phones.Silicon wire arrays enable development of highly absorbing and flexible solar cells
Flower power may cut resistance to breast cancer drug tamoxifen
“A solution to tamoxifen resistance is sorely needed, and if … Read more >>.Ultraviolet pigment gives butterflies ability to identify own species
The … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Ultraviolet pigment gives butterflies ability to identify own species.How do newborns learn two languages?
Psychologists Krista Byers-Heinlein and Janet F. Werker … Read more »».AP Top News at 2:07 a.m. EST
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly …. Original article : AP Top News at 2:07 a.m. EST.Biomarkers in saliva for early-stage pancreatic cancer detection found
Now, text while you drive sans the use of your hands
Gilbert’s team developed application VoiceTEXT, that allows drivers to speak text messages …. Original source : Now, text while you drive sans the use of your hands.Astronomers come closer to understanding source of cosmic rays
In their journey across the galaxy, the particles …. Original article : Astronomers come closer to understanding source of cosmic rays.Reading to kids crucial in developing familiarity with English
Chandigarh to launch project to popularise CFLs
“Domestic consumers will get good quality [..] Read the original article: here.Garbage continues to pile up in pilgrim city Puri
Maldives to phase out polluting chemicals 20 years early
AP Top News at 1:28 a.m. EST
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly …. Source : AP Top News at 1:28 a.m. EST.AP Top News at 1:26 a.m. EST
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly …. Original article : AP Top News at 1:26 a.m. EST.AP Top News at 1:21 a.m. EST
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly … Read more : AP Top News at 1:21 a.m. EST.Astronauts take in stunning views of Earth as shutters open at space station’s new lookout
The $27 million lookout opened each of its …. Original source : Astronauts take in stunning views of Earth as shutters open at space station’s new lookout.Soon, scorpion venom-based painkillers
He said that these compounds have gone through millions … Original source on Gaea Times at : Soon, scorpion venom-based painkillers.King Tut didn’t die of malaria, say experts
Imaging results in their report indicated that Tutankhamun had osteonecrosis of two metatarsal bones in … Read this article on Gaea Times at : King Tut didn’t die of malaria, say experts.Toyota begins fix on other hybrid models, apologizes for recalls in Japan newspapers
Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda is scheduled to give an … Original article on : Toyota begins fix on other hybrid models, apologizes for recalls in Japan newspapers.Scorpion venom could replace morphine as painkiller
These compounds have gone through … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Scorpion venom could replace morphine as painkiller.Insomnia ‘can shrink your brain’
“The findings predict that chronic …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Insomnia ‘can shrink your brain’.Turmeric – a new way to spice up your weight loss routine
AP Top News at 12:28 a.m. EST
Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly … Original article on : AP Top News at 12:28 a.m. EST.Overfishing threatens key species in Mexico: Greenpeace
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Bayh the latest exit as moderates leave Congress
WASHINGTON – The moderate middle is disappearing from Congress. Evan Bayh is just the latest senator to forgo a re-election bid, joining a growing line of pragmatic, find-a-way politicians who are abandoning Washington. Still here: ever-more-polarized colleagues locked in gridlock – exactly …. Source article on Gaea Times at : AP Top News at 12:08 a.m. EST.No clear evidence that zinc supplements cut middle ear infections risk
New sugar-based polymer to help compost plastic items at home
Millennia-old claims of systematic infant sacrifice in ancient Carthage debunked
Distinguishing ‘driver’ from ‘passenger’ mutations in cancer genome
Consumers perceive non-profits as incompetent: Study
“Across three experiments, we found that consumers hold stereotypes, or blanket impressions about non-profit and for-profit organisations,” write authors … Read more »»».Scientists sequence genome of three species of parasitoid wasps
Jets streaming from black holes have more complex shape than earlier believed
Origin of key cosmic explosions revealed
Astronauts open seven eyelids on International Space Station
Now a cancer detecting kit on the anvil
Archbishop Desmond Tutu’s DNA could pave way for medical cures
Physicists make it hotter than ever before
The team used Brookhaven’s giant atom smasher, the Relativistic Heavy …. Original source : Physicists make it hotter than ever before.Emotions influence our shopping preferences
Vladas Griskevicius, of Minnesota University; and Michelle N. Shiota and Stephen M. Nowlis, of Arizona State University showed that product preferences varied depending on …. Source article : Emotions influence our shopping preferences.‘Anti-terror buggy’ unveiled at Indian Defence Expo
Revolutionary miniature ultrasound device for pain relief
Permafrost might completely disappear in near future
Chhattisgarh village panics as jumbos run amok
Missing primitive stars outside Milky Way uncovered
“Our improved approach allows us to uncover the primitive … Read : Missing primitive stars outside Milky Way uncovered.Maine wind power industry feels push back from residents concerned about noise, blocked views
“The wind industry has had a decade head …. Source article : Maine wind power industry feels push back from residents concerned about noise, blocked views.Chubby birds can reach breeding grounds faster than thin ones
They measured the duration of the stopovers made by garden … Read more : Chubby birds can reach breeding grounds faster than thin ones.Diatoms key to evolution of whales
Smart football ’sOccket’ to charge batteries in developing countries
PleaseRobMe website reveals risks of posting personal details online
Huge spiders and anti-freeze fish discovered in depths of Antarctic’s seas
NASA’s Stardust adjusts time for encounter with comet
The delay maximizes the probability of the spacecraft capturing high-resolution images of the desired surface features of … Read more : NASA’s Stardust adjusts time for encounter with comet.Dolphin clue to human cervical cancer treatment
Seven species of rare Indian wild cats caught on film
The study was conducted by …. Source article : Seven species of rare Indian wild cats caught on film.SUV-sized fish swam the Jurassic waters 170 million years ago
Drake wants to create off-world listening post to listen for alien messages
Ramesh inaugurates Kerala’s second tiger reserve
To this area, another 358.662 sq km of forests … Read more »».Astronauts close hatches, say goodbye as shuttle Endeavour preps to undock from space station
There were hugs and handshakes all around as the six Endeavour astronauts floated one …. Source : Gaea News Network.Orange peels and newspapers may lead to cheaper and cleaner fuel
His approach is greener and less expensive than the current methods available …. Source : Gaea News Network.Scientists unveil system for regulating anesthesia via computer
“This is an efficient control technique which regulates anaesthesia in operating theatres by computer, with the aim of adapting the dose of …. Source article : Scientists unveil system for regulating anesthesia via computer.Listening to Sun may improve forecasts of solar flares
Residents, Human Society fight to clean huge Calif. chicken egg farm’s putrid waste lagoon
Flies hover over the pond as chicken urine and feces get pumped … Read more : Residents, Human Society fight to clean huge Calif. chicken egg farm’s putrid waste lagoon.Marine sponges may help fight cancer
Metastasis is one of the deadliest aspects of cancer, so … Read more »».Novel algorithm improves video game quality
‘Marathon gene’ makes picking racehorses a safer bet
Equinome, a horse genome sequencing company based in Ireland, has developed a new test …. Original source : ‘Marathon gene’ makes picking racehorses a safer bet.Untreated poor vision in elderly tied to Alzheimer’s risk
How seeds from Moringa tree can be used for water purification
Flocculation of particulate impurities is a common first stage in purification of water.
This often uses addition of … Read more »».Scientists come a step closer to unlocking secrets of photosynthesis
Philippines triples its rice yield in last 50 years
Dust storms from Arctic may affect climate and health in the Americas and Europe
Scientists develop easier way to predict snowfall
iPhone’s ‘wobbling breasts’ app sparks row
Developer ChilliFresh said Apple originally deemed it suitable for distribution … Read : iPhone’s ‘wobbling breasts’ app sparks row.Space shuttle Endeavour set to return to Earth on Feb 21
If Endeavour lands on Feb 21 in …. Source : Space shuttle Endeavour set to return to Earth on Feb 21.Dinosaurs were also marine creatures, not just land dwellers
Dramatic rise in genetic information about diseases
Indian-origin Kiwi scientist aiming to regrow human organs
He said. “I’ve already managed to turn [skin] cells into fat cells …. Original source : Indian-origin Kiwi scientist aiming to regrow human organs.New technique shakes brain cancer cells to death
The new technique …. Original source : New technique shakes brain cancer cells to death.Fungal fumes prove deadly for destructive pests
Giant ‘atom smasher’ to be switched on again next week
According to BBC News, over the coming months, …. Original article : Giant ‘atom smasher’ to be switched on again next week.Scientists find mouse that eats like the dinosaurs
It is rare for modern vertebrates to …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Scientists find mouse that eats like the dinosaurs.Critical enzyme in healthy heart function identified
Women’s looks sway men, even in the virtual world
Now, Karl MacDorman of Indiana University in Indianapolis, Indiana, wanted to find out how people treated avatars when faced with an ethical … Read more >>>.We are 93 percent predictable
Robot bird given extra powers to scare off pesky pigeons
Known as Robop, it has been sold around the world, but has failed to prove effective in some …. Original source : Robot bird given extra powers to scare off pesky pigeons.Endeavour undocks from International Space Station
As the vehicle parted with the ISS at 7.54 …. Source article : Endeavour undocks from International Space Station.Delhi continues to feel the chill
“The temperatures have been below average over the past few …. Source : Delhi continues to feel the chill.Thanks but no thanks: Most states pass on their share of $5B in stimulus cash for welfare jobs
Leaders in most states have hesitated to pony up the matching funds …. Source article : Thanks but no thanks: Most states pass on their share of $5B in stimulus cash for welfare jobs.Quick ‘egg timer’ reads women’s biological clock
The test, priced at 65 dollars, will tell women how many eggs …. Source : Gaea News Network.Two resignations, many fallouts in climate geopolitics (Comment)
Scientists developing new generation of neuro-computer
Now, a machine that can smell if you have cancer
Brainchild of academics at Cranfield University in Bedfordshire, the Breathotron detects chemical changes in a patient’s breath, which doctors say could show they have a tumour and give an earlier diagnosis than is possible now, reports The Mirror.Prehistoric island ‘Jurassic Parkette’ ruled by dwarf dinosaurs found
Dwarf dinosaurs’ fossils were found in what is now modern day Romania, in …. Original source : Prehistoric island ‘Jurassic Parkette’ ruled by dwarf dinosaurs found.Honeybees headbutt hive mates to warn them of danger at food source
The discovery, detailed in a …. Source : Honeybees headbutt hive mates to warn them of danger at food source.Nanotechnology may help turn fabrics, paper into lightweight batteries
Stanford engineer Yi …. Source : Nanotechnology may help turn fabrics, paper into lightweight batteries.Why audiences hate modern classical music
New book, The Music Instinct, on how the human brain interprets music has revealed that listeners rely …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Why audiences hate modern classical music.Discarded “boob tubes” could cause big pollution problems
Cathode … Read more »».Warmer seas may rob corals and rainforests of protective clouds
When released into the atmosphere, [..] Read the original article: here.Robot to provide 3-D images of dangerous locations
As part of the project, which began … Read : Robot to provide 3-D images of dangerous locations.New method may lead top more energy efficient solar panels
Scientists create new tool to understand how cancers grow
Many tissues contain pools of stem cells that replenish the tissue when it’s damaged [..] Read the original article: here.AP Top News at 12:49 a.m. EST
Ohno wins bronze in 1,000 short track speedskating
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Trailing the South Koreans and a pair of Canadian brothers, Apolo Anton Ohno had to rally on the last lap to make history. With the gold and silver out of reach, Ohno scooted furiously past Charles and Francois … Original article on : AP Top News at 12:49 a.m. EST.AP Top News at 12:42 a.m. EST
Ohno wins bronze in 1,000 short track speedskating
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Trailing the South Koreans and a pair of Canadian brothers, Apolo Anton Ohno had to rally on the last lap to make history. With the gold and silver out of reach, Ohno scooted furiously past brothers Charles and … Original article on : AP Top News at 12:42 a.m. EST.AP Top News at 12:35 a.m. EST
Ohno wins bronze in 1,000 short track speedskating
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Trailing the South Koreans and a pair of Canadian brothers, Apolo Anton Ohno had to rally on the last lap to make history. With the gold and silver out of reach, Ohno scooted furiously past brothers Charles and … Read : AP Top News at 12:35 a.m. EST.AP Top News at 12:21 a.m. EST
Ohno wins bronze in 1,000 short track speedskating
VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Trailing the South Koreans and a pair of Canadian brothers, Apolo Anton Ohno had to rally on the last lap to make history. With the gold and silver out of reach, Ohno scooted furiously past brothers Charles and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : AP Top News at 12:21 a.m. EST.Government outlines Great Lakes fixup plan that cleans polluted sites, fights invasive species
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Obama administration has developed a five-year blueprint for rescuing the Great Lakes, a sprawling ecosystem plagued by toxic contamination, shrinking wildlife habitat and invasive species.
The plan envisions spending more than $2.2 billion for long-awaited repairs after …. Source : Gaea News Network.Delhiites wake up to warm Sunday
“Temperature will continue to rise in the coming days but the …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Delhiites wake up to warm Sunday.AP Top News at 11:07 p.m. EST
Fighting rages as Karzai urges restraint from NATO
MARJAH, Afghanistan – U.S. Marines and Afghan soldiers advanced through poppy fields of Marjah on Saturday under withering gunfire from Taliban fighters shooting from mudbrick homes and compounds where families huddled in terror. President Hamid Karzai urged NATO to do more to …. Read the original article : AP Top News at 11:07 p.m. EST.
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