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Superfine rice at Rs. 18 a kg shortly

Shibu Soren meets Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi

Nemwang asks Nepal CA members not to delay formation of new government

Bollywood horror flick Phoonk all set for release

BEML receives order worth Rs. 52 crore from DMRC

Drivers celebrate Vijenderas Olympic bronze in his native town Bhiwani

DNA forensics may prevent elephant poaching

Leptospirosis disease hits Surat

Technology News for November 13, 2007

Fridge being designed to keep Venus Rover cool
A high-tech refrigeration system is being designed to keep a rover functioning for weeks on the searingly hot surface of Venus, claim NASA researchers. ANI

Use of clean, carbon-neutral hydrogen on the horizon
Hydrogen as an everyday, environmentally friendly fuel source may be closer than we think, according to Penn State researchers. ANI

Melting corals harbinger of global marine catastrophe
The melting away of soft corals due to climate change may be the harbinger of a global marine catastrophe, Tel Aviv University Professor Hudi Benayahu has warned. ANI

Now, storage and transportation of energy made more efficient
Two University of Virginia scientists have discovered a new class of hydrogen storage materials that could make the storage and transportation of energy much more efficient and affordable. ANI

Peruvian archaeologist finds oldest mural in Americas
The oldest documented mural in the Americas has been found inside a 4,000-year-old temple near the Peruvian coast. ANI

When consumers treat products as people
Consumers often treat an inanimate product as a person when they feel that the object actually has human qualities or traits, according to researchers from the University of Toronto and the University of Chicago. ANI

Last common ancestor of gorillas, chimpanzees and humans found in Kenya?
Fossilised remains of a toothy, nut-chomping large ape retrieved in Kenya suggest that it may be the last common ancestor to gorillas, chimpanzees and humans. ANI

Six of eight bear species close to extinction
Six of the known eight bear species are close to extinction, according to the World Conservation Union (IUCN), a global consortium of environmental groups and government agencies. ANI

Ancient chimps, early hominids may have used tools to search for food: Study
Ancient chimpanzees and early humans may have used tools to search for potato-like roots and tubers underground, claim anthropologists from the University of Southern California, University of California in San Diego and University of Wisconsin-Madison. ANI

Earthlings could all be ETs, say experts
There is a distinct possibility that human life on Earth could have alien origins, including links to the `Red Planet Mars, scientists and astro-biologists have claimed. ANI

US Govt. urged to re-open UFO investigation
The US Government is being urged by a group of former pilots and government officials to resume investigation into claims of UFO sightings, which was stopped in the late Sixties. ANI

Heres how poisonous mushrooms produce toxins
Researchers at the Michigan State University have identified a genetic trait common to a few species of mushrooms that produces toxins and is responsible for almost all mushroom-eating deaths. ANI

Windows 2000 users emails, credit card numbers susceptible to hacking
Computer scientists at the University of Haifa have found that emails, passwords, and credit card numbers typed on a computer using Microsofts Windows 2000 operating system are susceptible to hacking. ANI

Greek philosopher Aristotles ancient wrestling school, a victim of official apathy
A wrestling school said to have been a part of Greek philosopher Aristotles famous Lyceum, has fallen victim to the ravages of time and official apathy. ANI

Oxford museum to exhibit ancient Indian art
The Asmolean Museum in Oxford is all set to create an online centre for the study of ancient Indian, Islamic and eastern art. ANI

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