Monday, May 11th, 2009
London, May 11 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have determined that a 250-million-year shutdown of volcanic activity which is thought to have occurred early in Earth's history may be what turned the planet into a glacier-covered snowball, and give rise to our oxygen-rich atmosphere.
Previous studies have noted that very ...
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
Gembloux (Belgium) , May 9 (ANI): Art lovers in Belgium had an opportunity to see the portraits of 30 world leaders prepared by a senior Indian diplomat Placido D' Souza.
Placido's works have been put to public viewing for a fortnight at SAPNA at the Indian cultural centre.
P.D' ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Ahmedabad, May 9 (ANI): With rising mercury, the number of people enrolling their kids in summer camps is increasing in Ahmedabad.
During the summer season when schools closed for a couple of months, and summer camps are what kids look forward to keep themselves busy.
A 45-day annual vacation of schools has ...
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Saturday, May 9th, 2009
Washington, May 9 (ANI): A new model for dark energy has suggested that the Universe froze about 11.5 billion years ago, when it was a quarter of the size it is today.
The model was developed by Research Associate Sourish Dutta and Professor of Physics Robert Scherrer at Vanderbilt University, working ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Cape Town, May 8 (ANI): The ongoing credit crunch has liberalised people's attitude towards sex, at least that's what a research panel at a recent Sexpo suggests.
The world's largest health, sexuality and lifestyle expo, Sexpo, claims that the gloomy economic climate has seen a move back to "naughty sexuality", reports ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
New Delhi, May 8 (ANI): Having cracked the whip on ragging in educational institutions, the Supreme Court on Friday also banned all mining activity in Haryana's Aravali Hills, describing the ongoing ecological degradation as very serious.
In March, the apex court said that the relentless battering of this natural barrier would ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Washington, May 8 (ANI): Hoping to some day develop new tools for diagnosing mental health disorders and monitoring the progress of their treatments, scientists have now turned to uncovering new information about the mind by studying brains while they are at rest.
Researchers at Oregon Health and Science University are running ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Washington, May 8 (ANI): A new study may allay fears that Facebook use is related to lower college academic grades.
Last month, an unpublished study suggested that using the popular social networking site could lead to diminished grades.
However, those findings did not replicate in the new research.
"We found no evidence ...
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Washington, May 8 (ANI): People tend to judge their confidence while making choices several times a day, and now researchers have uncovered the biological mechanisms behind the belief that a choice is likely to be correct.
Many studies have shown that choice certainty is closely associated with reaction time, and with ...
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Thursday, May 7th, 2009
Washington, May 7 (ANI): Paving the way for advancement in the field of stem cell therapy, scientists have discovered a method to potentially eliminate the tumour-risk factor in utilizing human embryonic stem cells.
Human embryonic stem cells are theoretically capable of differentiation to all cells of the mature human body, and ...
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