Sea level monitoring ‘best way to predict impacts of climate change’

NEW DELHI – An Australian leading ocean scientist has said that more thorough sea level monitoring is needed to protect one trillion dollars (0.98 trillion U.S. dollars) worth of the world’s infrastructure threatened by climate change.

In the book Understanding Sea-level Rise and …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Sea level monitoring ‘best way to predict impacts of climate change’.

5 meanest sites your kids should never visit

WASHINGTON – Want to keep your children away from cyberbullying? Well, below are the names of websites that kids should never visit.

Experts have suggested that parents can protect their kids from websites that abound with the worst of the Web: rampant insults, slurs, demeaning topics and ultimately cyberbullying.

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New cancer drug may end chemo misery

London, Oct (ANI): Scientists have developed a new cancer treatment that can safely deliver extremely high chemotherapy doses with minimal side effects.

Excited scientists say the new-generation drug, to be announced at a leading cancer conference this … Read more : New cancer drug may end chemo misery.

Psychologist develops new tool to measure anxiety levels

WASHINGTON – Scientists have developed a new instrument to help clinicians determine more objectively a patient’s level of anxiety.

Dan Johnson of Washington and Lee University has created the Attention Control Capacity for Emotion (ACCE) task, which will be …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Psychologist develops new tool to measure anxiety levels.

Wanted: A team to look for Bigfoot

BEIJING – A research association in China has launched a global recruitment drive to form a team to search for the legendary and elusive ape-like creature called Bigfoot.

The Hubei Wild Man Research Association in Hubei province will launch the search in the Shennongjia forest region. Located in the remote mountains in Hubei, the reserve …. Read the original article  : here.

Womb transplant offers new hope to infertile women

LONDON – Infertile women may soon be able to conceive with scientists bringing womb transplant closer to reality.

After successful animal trials, doctors hope to try the transplant with a human within two years.

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New drug shows promise against platinum resistant ovarian cancer

WASHINGTON – An international research group has reported that a drug being developed as a treatment for ovarian cancer has shown single agent activity with durable disease control in some patients in a Phase-II clinical trial.

Dr Ursula Matulonis from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in the … Read more : New drug shows promise against platinum resistant ovarian cancer.

At 85, he spearheads a green campaign

LUCKNOW – He is a freedom fighter who continues to fight passionately for a cause. Meet Raghuvansh Dubey, 85, a native of Uttar Pradesh’s Gorakhpur district who has been spearheading a green campaign for the past nearly 30 years.

Dubey, who went to jail several times for his activities against British rule, has till now …. Original source  : At 85, he spearheads a green campaign.

Fossil of new dinosaur species found in China

BEIJING – Scientists in China have discovered the fossils of a previously-unknown dinosaur species – a meat-eating theropod.

The fossils of the dinosaur were unearthed at Longshan in Yi Autonomous Prefecture of Chuxiong in September, said Dong Zhiming, a researcher from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology.
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Google tests self-driving car in California

LONDON – Engineers at Google tested a car that drives on its own on the streets of California, the company has announced.

The cars uses video cameras mounted on the roof, radar sensors and a laser range finder to ’see’ other traffic, said software engineer …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Google tests self-driving car in California.

UNESCO team to visit plateau of flowers

SATARA – A team of experts from UNESCO will visit Maharashtra’s picturesque Kaas Plateau where an amazing variety of wild flowers grow to examine a proposal of granting it world heritage site status, a top official said here.

“The UNESCO team is expected in the state Oct 21-25 to consider several proposals including sanction of …. Source article  : UNESCO team to visit plateau of flowers.

Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS

Moscow, Oct 10 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia’s Soyuz TMA-M manned spacecraft has docked with the International Space Station (ISS), the mission control said Sunday.

The Soyuz brought to the ISS Russian cosmonauts Alexander Kaleri and Oleg Skripochka and American US astronaut Scott Kelly. They will join cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin and astronauts Douglas Wheelock and Shannon Walker, …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Russia’s Soyuz spacecraft docks with ISS.

Carbon clean-up for aviation agreed; EU claims victory

MONTREAL/WASHINGTON – The European Union claimed a diplomatic victory after governments from 190 countries agreed to reduce the impact of global aviation carbon emissions on climate change.

The UN’s aviation body, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) late Friday backed a global goal of improving fuel efficiency by two percent every year starting as early …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Carbon clean-up for aviation agreed; EU claims victory.

Asian nuclear conference starts Monday

CHENNAI – Senior officials of India’s nuclear energy establishment will discuss all aspects and potential of atomic power with their global counterparts at the three-day International Conference on Asian Nuclear Prospects (ANUP 2010) starting here Oct 11.

The conference, to be held in Mahabalipuram, a resort town around 60 km from here, is …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Asian nuclear conference starts Monday.

Dudhwa National Park to be named after Ambedkar

LUCKNOW – The Dudhwa National Park, rated as the second largest wildlife reserve after the Corbett National Park, will soon be renamed as Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar National Park, a top government official said Saturday.

“A formal decision in this regard is awaited, but a proposal has been accepted in principle at the highest level,” … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Dudhwa National Park to be named after Ambedkar.

Sunny day in Delhi, mist likely Sunday

NEW DELHI – A sunny day with a nip in the air in the morning was experienced in Delhi Saturday, and the weatherman predicted a misty start to Sunday.

Despite being a sunny day, a breeze kept the city cool Saturday, an official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
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India’s fast breeder test reactor going strong at 25

CHENNAI – Even as it celebrates 25 years of operations Sunday, the 13MW fast breeder test reactor (FBTR) in Kalpakkam is still going strong and is expected to serve as the test bed for new technologies developed by Indian scientists for a decade more, an official said.

A fast breeder reactor is one which breeds … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : India’s fast breeder test reactor going strong at 25.

Kids learn from ‘few grazed knees or bruised elbows’

LONDON – In a bid to get rid of Britain’s ‘cotton wool culture’ and encourage youngsters to play outdoors, new Health and Safety regulations have recommended that children should be encouraged to climb trees and graze knees.

In a move, which has been hailed as a victory of common sense, new guidelines say children should be … Read more >>.

Coast Guard commissions pollution control vessel

MUMBAI – The Indian Coast Guard’s state-of-the art indigenously built pollution control vessel ICGS Samudra Prahari was commissioned at the naval dockyard here Saturday by Maharashtra Chief Minister Ashok Chavan.

The induction of the much-needed vessel would significantly boost the protection of the region’s maritime environment, Chavan said on the occasion.
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New pics suggest water flowed through Mars

WASHINGTON – New images from ESA’s Mars Express have suggested that water flowed across Mars in the past.

The image shows the floor of Melas Chasma sinking nine kilometres below the surrounding plains.

Melas Chasma is part of the huge Valles Marineris rift valley, which stretches for more than 4000 km across the surface of Mars.

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