Nutritious food during childhood boosts earning power as adults
Babies who are fed a nutritious diet have an ncreased earning power as adults, says a new research. ANI
Oz scientists breakthrough in making bird flu testing safe
Australian scientists have made a reakthrough in the fight against bird flu, by developing a safe echnique to study the virus. ANI
Gut bugs may harbour human disease cure
According to a new study, new ways of tackling certain diseases can be provided by creating drugs which change the bugs in peoples guts. ANI
Kiwi scientists create tear-free onions
Now you would easily be able to chop onions without watery eyes, for scientists at the New Zealand Crop and Food Research have created a tear-free onion, by genetically altering the vegetable to crush the enzyme that produces tears in eyes. ANI
It rains more during midweek than weekends in southeastern US
Rainfall data collected from a NASA satellite has shown that it rains more in the middle of the week than on weekends in southeastern United States. ANI
Now, gold aluminum, black platinum and blue silver
Using the technique of intense laser light, optical scientists at the University of Rochester in US, have been able to change the colour of some metals to create variations like gold aluminum, black platinum and blue silver. ANI
Fossilized deep-ocean corals might reveal ancient climate secrets
Scientists aboard the Southern Surveyor, a research vessel, have retrieved live and fossilized deep-ocean corals from a depth of 1,650 meters near the Tasman Fracture Zone, south-east of Tasmania, which might reveal ancient climate secrets. ANI
India and NASA sign agreement for future cooperation in space exploration
Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) and NASA have signed a framework agreement establishing the terms for future cooperation between the two agencies in the exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes. ANI
Key impact hunters among male chimpanzees initiate hunting
A new study has indicated that chimpanzees are likely to hunt only when key males among the species, known as impact hunters, are present in the group. ANI
Universes dark matter and dark energy may be two faces of the same coin
Gaining in-depth knowledge of two mysterious constituents of the Universe may help demystify the dark side of it, say astronomers at the University of St Andrews. ANI
Dark matter and dark energy might be two faces of the same coin
A new research by astronomers at the University of St Andrews in Scotland, has shown that the enigmatic dark matter and its counterpart dark energy present in the universe, might be more closely linked than previously believed.According to the research, carried out by Dr HongSheng Zhao of the Universitys School of Physics and Astronomy, this finding will help to shed new light on these two mysterious components of the universe. ANI