Now, YouTube like website for spreading green videos
With green becoming the buzz word in internet circles, a YouTube like website called GoGreenTube, where videos that deal with environmental issues can be uploaded, is fast becoming a hit. ANI
Carbon tests show wooden poles excavated from Chinese site belong to Neolithic age
A team of archaeologists has used carbon tests to show that more than 2,000 wooden poles recently unearthed at a site in Jianchuan county in China, have been found to be more than 3,000 years old, belonging to the Neolithic age. ANI
New computer virus infects key government and consumer websites
Eastern European hackers are suspected of placing the Asprox virus on more than a thousand British websites, which including key government and consumer websites, in the past two weeks. ANI
Seismic array may lead to improved tsunami detection for the Asia-Pacific region
A new seismic array that has been proposed for north-west Australia and improved computer modeling can help in faster and more accurate tsunami predictions in the Asia-Pacific region. ANI
Soon, a forecasting system for predicting flash floods in advance
Communities living near vulnerable creeks and rivers may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to the development of a new forecasting system. ANI
Chlorine-tolerant, desalination membrane could increase access to clean water
A team of scientists from the University of Texas at Austin has developed a chlorine-tolerant membrane that should simplify the water desalination process, increasing access to fresh water and possibly reducing greenhouse gases. ANI
Environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations
A new study has discovered that environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations. ANI
Newtonian telescopes could make TVs more power efficient and viewer friendly
Building the pixels of flat-panel displays like tiny telescopes, similar to a design invented by Isaac Newton, could make them much more power efficient, or make screens easier to read in direct sunlight. ANI
Environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations
A new study has discovered that environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations. ANI
Environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations
A new study has discovered that environmental factors can transform the ratio of females to males in plant populations. ANI
Newtonian telescopes could make TVs more power efficient and viewer friendly
Building the pixels of flat-panel displays like tiny telescopes, similar to a design invented by Isaac Newton, could make them much more power efficient, or make screens easier to read in direct sunlight. ANI
Get ready to see a total solar eclipse on August 1
The world will witness a total solar eclipse on August 1st, which will begin in Canada and continue northeast across Greenland and the Arctic, then southeast through central Russia, Mongolia, and China. ANI
Laser scanning reveals 70 million yr old dino footprints
A team of scientists have scanned 2 kilometres of a soft-rock outcrop at the Fumanya site in the southern Pyrenees in Spain with the help of a laser, to illuminate fragile dinosaur footprints, which date back to about 70 million years ago. ANI
Grazing sea urchins create ambient underwater noise on rocky reefs
A new study has found out that chewing sounds from ravenous sea urchins cause ambient underwater noise on rocky reefs, which becomes a hundred times louder just before dawn and just after dusk. ANI
China to begin worlds fastest rail service next Friday
The Chinese Railway Ministry is starting the worlds fastest train service next Friday, linking Beijing with one of Chinas Olympic co-host cities, nearby Tianjin. ANI
Age-old magic tricks can help understand why we see, think and act
The science behind age-old magic tricks can help in better understanding of how humans see, think, and act, say researchers at the University of British Columbia and Durham University in the U.K. ANI
Milkweed counters caterpillars appetite with fast repair
Indian-origin Cornell University researcher Anurag Agrawal says that milkweed plants seem to be shifting away from elaborate defences against caterpillars, and adopting a more energy-efficient approach. ANI
Unique fossil discovery shows Antarctic was once much warmer
A new fossil discovery, the first of its kind from the whole of the Antarctic continent, provides scientists with new evidence to support the theory that the polar region was once much warmer. ANI
Climate changes may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon
The results of a new study have suggested that past climate changes and sea level fluctuations may have promoted the formation of new species in the Amazon region of South America. ANI
3 in 4 online banking sites have widespread security flaws
A large percentage of online banking sites have at least one design flaw, which in turn, can make customers vulnerable to cyber thieves when it comes to their money or even identity, finds a new study led by an Indian-origin researcher. ANI