Satellite-navigation signals under increasing threat from ‘jammers’

LONDON – Scientists have said that satellite-navigation signals is under increasing threat from ‘jammers’.

According to BBC News, while “jamming” sat-nav equipment with noise signals is on the rise, more sophisticated methods allow hackers to program what receivers display.
At risk are not only sat-nav users, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Satellite-navigation signals under increasing threat from ‘jammers’.

Nanowires to give computers “racetrack memory”

SYDNEY – A US researcher has determined that nanowires could be used to give “racetrack memory” to computers, namely, significantly boosting conventional RAM, resulting in computers that are ready the minute you turn them on, and don’t lose data when the power fails.

According …. Source article  : Nanowires to give computers “racetrack memory”.

Sharp decline in public’s belief in threat posed by climate change

LONDON – A new poll in Great Britain has revealed that there has been a sharp decline in the British public’s belief in the threat posed by climate change.

According to a report in The Guardian, over 1,000 people in Great Britain were questioned on their views on climate …. Read the original article  : Sharp decline in public’s belief in threat posed by climate change.

Bear injures over 10

BHUBANESWAR – A wild bear strayed into Dhanurjaypur village in Orissa’s Ganjam district Wednesday and injured over 10 people, police said.

The bear first attacked a woman plucking flowers. As the villagers hit the animal with sticks, it injured several of them, police said. Some of the injured are reportedly in serious condition.
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Belief in a caring God antidote to depression

WASHINGTON – Belief in a caring God can act as an antidote to depression, says a new study.

Rush University Medical Centre (RUMC) researchers surveyed 136 adults diagnosed with major depression or bipolar depression at inpatient and outpatient psychiatric care facilities.
“In our study, the positive response to medication had little to do with the …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Belief in a caring God antidote to depression.

Climate change science is “robust”, not a “house of cards”

EDINBURGH – The head of the UK government’s climate change committee has said that the science behind climate change is “robust”, and not a “house of cards” that has come tumbling down due to the Climategate scandal.

According to a report in the Scotsman, David Kennedy, chief executive of the Committee on Climate Change, said he … Read more >>>.

Soon, astronauts to orbit Earth in inflatable space stations

LONDON – Soon, astronauts may orbit the Earth in inflatable space stations, now that NASA has made them a priority.

According to a report in New Scientist, NASA announced a change in this direction on February 1.
Instead of the planned crewed missions to the moon, the agency intends to pour money into research and development of [..] Read the original article: here.

Now control your cellphone using magnet magic

LONDON – Researchers have developed a new technique that makes it possible to control a cellphone with moving a magnet around or near it.

Experts at Deutsche Telekom (DT) in Berlin, Germany, have come up with a software that tracks changes to the magnetic field around a cellphone to identify different gestures by a hand holding …. Source  : Now control your cellphone using magnet magic.

“Shell crusher” shark swam Cretaceous Kansas 90 mln yrs ago

WASHINGTON – A team of paleontologists has identified the remains of a gigantic, 88.7-million-year-old shark nicknamed the “shell crusher”, which could pulverize large, shelled animals with its 1,000 teeth, while swimming in the Cretaceous waters in Kansas and other parts of North America.

A handful of other fossils for the shark, Ptychodus mortoni, had been previously …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Ecstasy ‘can cause memory lapse’

WASHINGTON – A new British study suggests that the regular consumption of recreational drugs like ecstasy can cause memory lapse.

This is the first study to have uncovered potential links between memory loss and cocaine.
Florentia Hadjiefthyvoulou, John Fisk, and Nikola Bridges from the University of Central Lancashire and Catharine Montgomery from Liverpool John Moores University wanted …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Ecstasy ‘can cause memory lapse’.

New technology can help identify melanoma stage with more accuracy

WASHINGTON – Scientists have come up with an important tool in the fight against the most serious type of skin cancer.

Being aware of a patient’s melanoma stage is crucial when it comes to choosing the best course of treatment. When the cancer has progressed to the lymph nodes, a more aggressive treatment is needed. Examining …. Source  : New technology can help identify melanoma stage with more accuracy.

Farmers, advocates optimistic new USDA rules mean better enforcement of organic labeling rules

Organic advocates optimistic about new USDA rules

WASHINGTON – New federal rules that define what makes milk and meat organic have natural food advocates optimistic that the government is committed to ensuring the label means something.
U.S. consumers bought $24 billion worth of organic products in 2008. But for many, the purchases came with uncertainty about what … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Farmers, advocates optimistic new USDA rules mean better enforcement of organic labeling rules.

New dinosaur species discovered

WASHINGTON – A team of paleontologists in the US has discovered a new dinosaur species they’re calling Abydosaurus.

Abydosaurus belongs to the group of gigantic, long-necked, long-tailed, four-legged, plant-eating dinosaurs such as Brachiosaurus.
In a rare twist, they recovered four heads – two still fully intact – from a quarry in Dinosaur National Monument in eastern … Read more >>>.

Chimps intelligent enough to appreciate a full pint

LONDON – New research has shown that chimpanzees are intelligent enough to appreciate how big a pint of liquid is, or the volume of any other measure.

According to BBC News, the findings came from tests carried out by comparative psychologist Dr Michael Beran of Georgia State University, Atlanta, US, on three chimps, a 37-year-old female …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Chimps intelligent enough to appreciate a full pint.

How arsenic exposure triggers tumour growth

WASHINGTON – Scientists have discovered the mechanism by which the environmental toxin arsenic leads to adverse health effects, including bladder cancer.

“In a collaborative investigation we found that arsenic, at environmentally relevant levels, is capable of … Read : How arsenic exposure triggers tumour growth.

Design flaws may have doomed the “Big Bang Machine”

LONDON – A senior scientist who helped to build the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) is claiming that the cause of the shutdown of the giant particle accelerator in 2008 was not a freak accident, but a crucial flaw in the machine’s design.

Running more than a year …. Source article  : Design flaws may have doomed the “Big Bang Machine”.

Mega quake also set off swarm of unusual tsunamis in Haiti

WASHINGTON – Scientists have determined that the devastating January 12 earthquake in Haiti also set off a swarm of unusual tsunamis, which killed three and destroyed several homes.

Though surveying damage and rescuing survivors was of utmost priority for several weeks, scientists are now starting to examine some of the side effects of the temblor, such …. Source article  : Mega quake also set off swarm of unusual tsunamis in Haiti.

Newly discovered plant-eating dino didn’t chew its food, but swallow it

WASHINGTON – A team of paleontologists has discovered a new plant-eating dinosaur that didn’t chew its food, but just grabbed it and swallowed it.

The new dinosaur, which the paleontologists are calling Abydosaurus, belongs to the group of gigantic, long-necked, …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Brainy battle of the sexes finally ends: Women are smarter than men

LONDON – The battle of the sexes is finally over – and it’s bad news for the guys. According to the results of an unscientific experiment of a game of Trivial Pursuit, women are smarter than men.

Five months ago, makers of the game had organized … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Brainy battle of the sexes finally ends: Women are smarter than men.

Small dogs may have originated in the Middle East 12,000 yrs ago

WASHINGTON – A genetic study has found that small domestic dogs probably originated in the Middle East more than 12,000 years ago.

Researchers, writing in the open access journal BMC Biology, traced the evolutionary history of the IGF1 gene, finding that the version of … Read more »».