Mazda 2 wins 2008 World Car of the Year title
The Mazda 2, a small and spunky fuel saver, has been named the World Car of the Year at the 2008 New York Auto Show. ANI
Now, a robot that climbs walls by throwing its weight around
Scientists at Stanford University, California, US, have developed a four-limbed robot that can shift its weight to stay balanced while scaling vertical walls, just like a human climber. ANI
Indian boffins creation gives women makeovers with a click of the mouse
Now, women will be able to try on makeup and hairstyles from the convenience of their homes, thanks to Taaz.com, a new website co-founded by an Indian scientist and a San Diego computer science professor. ANI
Nanominerals drive Earths physical, chemical, and biological processes
A new study states that tiny particles of minerals i.e. mineral nanoparticles, influence earth systems from ocean to atmosphere to biosphere. ANI
People prefer robots that engage in small talk
People are more accepting of robots if they engage in a small talk during conversations, says a new study. ANI
Researchers pronounce Tuatara the fastest evolving animal
Evolutionary biologists at the Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution say that they have recovered about 8000 years old DNA sequences from the bones of ancient tuatara, New Zealands living dinosaur. ANI
Iraqi archaeologists unearth new Babylonian town
A new Babylonian town has been discovered by Iraqi archaeologists 180km south of capital city Baghdad. ANI
Early Americans may have arrived 2,000 years earlier than thought
A new study by anthropologists at the Texas A and M University, suggests that first Americans to come to the country 1,000 to 2,000 years earlier than the 13,500 years ago previously thought. ANI
Scientists show how humans survive inborn vitamin C deficiency
A new study has shed light on how humans and other higher primates like guinea pigs and fruit bats, survive the inborn metabolic error or an inability to produce vitamin C from glucose. ANI
Luminous stellar explosion is most distant object visible to the naked eye
NASAs Swift satellite has detected a powerful stellar explosion, which has shattered the record for the most distant object visible to the naked eye and also ranks as the most intrinsically bright object ever observed by humans in the universe. ANI
Earths earliest animal ecosystem was complex, included sexual reproduction
) Two palaeontologists at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) say that they have discovered that Earths ecosystem has been complex at least since around 565 million years ago, a period which in history is known as the Neoproterozoic era. ANI
Boomerangs work just like on earth in space too
Through an unprecedented experiment, a Japanese astronaut has discovered that boomerangs can work in space the same way they do on Earth. ANI
Action replay technique used to estimate energy of a supernova explosion
By observing the remnant of a supernova and a light echo from the initial outburst, astronomers have established the validity of a powerful new method for studying supernovas, which is literally an action replay. ANI
Dino fossil confirmed to be oldest known plesiosaur
Paleontologists have formally described a creature, whose remains were discovered 14 years back in Canada, as one of the oldest and most complete plesiosaur fossils recovered in North America. ANI
India and China likely to face food shortage due to melting glaciers
A new study has determined that the melting of glaciers due to global warming might trigger food shortages in India and China. ANI
Scientists discover oldest known asteroids in solar system
A team of scientists has identified three asteroids that appear to be among our Solar Systems oldest objects. ANI
Nine-fold benefits of spending on sanitation in poor countries
Sanitation investment of 1 dollar in poor countries would return 9 dollars in productivity, health and other benefits, say UN experts. ANI
Indian-origin scientist discovers vital contributor to smog
A team of chemists led by an Indian-origin scientist at University of California, San Diego, has found that a chemical reaction in the atmosphere above major cities is a major contributor to urban ozone, the main component of smog. ANI
Ocean may exist beneath Titans crust
NASAs Cassini spacecraft has discovered evidence that points to the existence of an underground ocean of water and ammonia on Saturns moon Titan. ANI
Volcanic eruption in Deccan plateau may have caused dino extinction
A new research in the Deccan Traps in India, has suggested that the mass extinction of the dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period may have been caused due to a large release of sulfur and chlorine by volcanic eruptions. ANI
New computer algorithm shows how bats classify plants according to their echoes
An international team of researchers has developed a computer algorithm that can imitate a bats ability to classify plants using echolocation. ANI
Our earliest human ancestors may have walked upright 6 million years ago
A six million year old fossil has anthropologists suggesting that the species may have been the earliest known hominin to walk upright. ANI
NASA finds new evidence that might lead to discovery of life on Mars
NASAs Mars Odyssey orbiter has found evidence of salt deposits on the surface of the Red Planet, which point to places where water once was abundant and where evidence might exist of possible Martian life from the planets past. ANI