Babies born to methadone mums develop eye defects: Study

LONDON – In a new study, medical experts found that babies born to mothers who had taken methadone during pregnancy developed a range of visual problems.

The research, carried out by doctors at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill and Princess Royal Maternity, found that … Original source on Gaea Times at : Babies born to methadone mums develop eye defects: Study.

Now, an iPhone app that keeps adultery secret!

LONDON – An iPhone application has been launched which promises to cut the risk in adultery by making text messages vanish without trace as soon as they have been read.

TigerText enables the sender to set a lifespan for the message. Once …. Original article  : Now, an iPhone app that keeps adultery secret!.

Brain power, innovation and teamwork helped humans rule the world

WASHINGTON – Our ancestors used brain power, innovation and teamwork to dominate the planet, scholars in the US discussing how the humans colonized the globe suggested.

Why humans rose to the top the world and eventually came to rule it has been a matter curiosity for scientists.
The study …. Original article  : Brain power, innovation and teamwork helped humans rule the world.

Robots to rescue injured soldiers in the future

LONDON – The US military is urging engineers to come up with designs for a robot that can rescue injured soldiers from the battlefield, with minimal or no help from outside.

A posting on the Pentagon’s small business technology transfer website says that retrieving casualties while under fire …. Read the original article  : Robots to rescue injured soldiers in the future.

Chile earthquake shows earth more active in past 15 years: Scientist

WASHINGTON – The 8.8-magnitude earthquake that shook Chile on Saturday was not outside the realm of normal, but the Earth has been more active over the past 15 years or so relative to a time period in the past, according to a scientist.

“Relative to the …. Read the original article  : Chile earthquake shows earth more active in past 15 years: Scientist.

Peacekeeping and counterinsurgency can learn from each other

WASHINGTON – A new study has indicated that despite the differences between peacekeeping and counterinsurgency, both these operations can actually learn from each other.

On the surface, peacekeeping and counterinsurgency have little in common: neutral, nonviolent end of war versus an inherently non-neutral, violent operation to win a war.
Yet the two are not so … Original article on : Peacekeeping and counterinsurgency can learn from each other.

Snow cover on gardens can benefit plants

WASHINGTON – A new research has determined that snow cover on gardens can actually be beneficial for plants.

The research was carried out by Karen Snetselaar, chair and professor of biology at Saint Joseph’s University …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Snow cover on gardens can benefit plants.

Northern climate stops spread of beautiful killer plant

WASHINGTON – Canadian scientists have found that the invasive spread of a beautiful killer plant known as the purple loosestrife can be stopped by the northern climate.

Purple loosestrife has been heading north since it was first introduced from Europe to the eastern seaboard …. Source article  : Northern climate stops spread of beautiful killer plant.

Seals tend to sleep as they sink in the sea

WASHINGTON – In a new research, scientists have found that seals can sleep as they are sinking in the sea.

When northern elephant seals migrate between their breeding and foraging grounds, they spend as long as eight months at a time at sea.
They’re almost always underwater, devoting only a few minutes [..] Read the original article: here.

Perfect insulator could eliminate heating bills

WASHINGTON – Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Sandia National Laboratories, US, have created a perfect insulator, a material that reflects heat while absorbing none of it, which could eliminate heating bills.

“All the heat that hits … Read more >>>.

Pompeii to offer live excavation experience to visitors

WASHINGTON – Visitors to Pompeii will be able to experience a live dig next month in the ancient Roman town that was buried in Mount Vesuvius’ catastrophic eruption in 79 A.D.

According to a report in Discovery News, the site of the open-door excavation is the so-called House …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Clear, warm day ahead in Delhi

NEW DELHI – Delhiites were Sunday greeted by pleasant weather and a clear morning. Although it may get cloudy later in the day, the weather won’t play spoilsport for the opening of the World Cup hockey event in the evening, the weatherman assured.

“During the day there will be mainly clear sky. It may get partly …. Read the original article  : Clear, warm day ahead in Delhi.

Privacy will be protected under UIDs: Nandan Nilekani (IANS Interview)

NEW DELHI – Privacy will be protected under the Unique Identity (UID) project and personal data will not be accessible to everybody, insists Nandan Nilekani, chairperson of the Unique Identification Authority.

“We are also conscious of the privacy issue. In fact the UID database cannot be read by anybody. The only thing you can use it …. Source article  : Privacy will be protected under UIDs: Nandan Nilekani (IANS Interview).

Amen Hallelujah wins Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park

Amen Hallelujah wins at Gulfstream Park
HALLANDALE BEACH, Fla. – Amen Hallelujah took the lead from favored Bickersons entering the stretch to win the $150,000 Davona Dale by 6 1/4 lengths Saturday at Gulfstream Park.

Ridden by Julien Leparoux and trained by Richard Dutrow Jr., Amen Hallelujah covered the mile over a fast track in 1:37.16. It … Read : Amen Hallelujah wins Davona Dale at Gulfstream Park.

International global warming panel to get independent review; details still to be worked out

Warming panel, under attack, seeks outside review

WASHINGTON – The Nobel Prize-winning international scientific panel studying global warming is seeking independent outside review for how it makes major reports.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says it’s seeking some kind of independent review because of recent criticism about its four 2007 reports.
Critics have found a few unsettling …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

New graphene nanomesh could change the future of electronics

WASHINGTON – A team of scientists has created a new graphene nanostructure called graphene nanomesh, which provides a new solution to the challenges of the element, and may eventually change the future of electronics.

Graphene, a one-atom-thick layer of a carbon lattice with a honeycomb structure, has … Read : New graphene nanomesh could change the future of electronics.

‘Lab-on-a-chip’ device may detect kidney failure and diabetes

WASHINGTON – Scientists in Australia have reported the first use of ordinary cotton thread and sewing needles to literally stitch together a ‘lab-on-a-chip’ device capable of detecting diseases such as kidney failure and diabetes.

The microfluidic analytical device, created by … Read : ‘Lab-on-a-chip’ device may detect kidney failure and diabetes.

Move over flat images, TV to assume 3D avatar

LONDON – Soccer fans watch with bated breath as a penalty striker carefully sets the ball right, just before the kick. Like a cannon ball, the leather sails over and past the heads of the spectators, who are completely awestruck.

These fans are not sitting in the stadium, but rather in front of a 3D …. Read the original article  : Move over flat images, TV to assume 3D avatar.

Ocean temperature patterns in tropics and subtropics will change rainfall patterns

WASHINGTON – A team of scientists has found that that ocean temperature patterns in the tropics and subtropics will change in ways that will lead to significant changes in rainfall patterns.

The research was carried out by a team of scientists headed … Original source on Gaea Times at : Ocean temperature patterns in tropics and subtropics will change rainfall patterns.

Experts think up smarter honeypot traps to track malware

WASHINGTON – Honeypot traps designed to protect computers from Botnets, which are used to carry out fraudulent and criminal activity on the Internet, are now vulnerable to attack because of advances in Botnet malware, computer scientists say.

Botnets are armies of networked computers that have been compromised by malicious software.
In the 1990s and early … Read more : Experts think up smarter honeypot traps to track malware.