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Missing legs of 900-year-old Buddhist statue found in Cambodian jungle

November 7th, 2009 - 5:57 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 7 (ANI): An archaeology professor has discovered the missing legs of a 900-year-old Buddhist statue deep in the Cambodian jungle, rewriting history in the process. According to a report in The ...

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Bust of Julius Caesar recovered from Rhone River on display at exhibition in France

November 7th, 2009 - 5:51 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 7 (ANI): A bust of Julius Caesar, recovered from the Rhone riverbed, is now on display as part of an exhibition of artefacts discovered in the bed of the Rhone ...

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Track record of ancient apocalyptic prophecies quashes gravity of 2012 prediction

November 7th, 2009 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 7 (ANI): In a new research, a theologist has said that mankind has nothing to worry about the world ending in 2012, as prophesized by the ancient Mayans, as many ...

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Computer simulations may be overstating impact of climate change on biodiversity

November 7th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 7 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that some large-scale computer simulations may be overestimating the impact of climate change on biodiversity in some regions. According to a report ...

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Climate warming and loss of ice unprecedented in last 14,000 years

November 7th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 7 (ANI): A new analysis has revealed that the period of climate warming and loss of ice being witnessed currently in the Antarctic Peninsula has been never been seen in ...

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Woman, daughter kicked, stripped in Uttar Pradesh village

November 7th, 2009 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS -
Lucknow, Nov 7 (IANS) The mother and 18-year-old sister of a young man were kicked, stripped and paraded naked in an Uttar Pradesh village by locals who were against his relationship with ...

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Scientists use lasers to put a shine on metals

November 7th, 2009 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 7 (ANI): Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology ILT in Aachen, Germany, have developed a way of automating the polishing work on metals, by using lasers. Polishing injection molds ...

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Mars Express acquires spectacular views of chaotic terrain on Red Planet

November 7th, 2009 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI -
Paris, November 7 (ANI): Mars Express recently flew over the boundary between Kasei Valles and Sacra Fossae and imaged the region, acquiring spectacular views of the chaotic terrain in the area. The images, ...

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Payload for Hylas satellite shipped to India from England

Payload for Hylas satellite shipped to India from England

November 7th, 2009 - 4:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Paris, November 7 (ANI): Reports indicate that the communications payload for Hylas, a flexible, broadband Ka-band satellite, has been shipped from England to India for integration with the platform, marking a ...

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Rise in sea levels on Australia’s eastern seaboard much slower than predicted

November 7th, 2009 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI -
Sydney, November 7 (ANI): Reports indicate that sea levels on Australia's eastern seaboard are rising at less than a third of the rate that the New South Wales Government is predicting. The Rees ...

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Man stoned to death in Somalia for adultery

November 7th, 2009 - 3:15 pm ICT by IANS -
Mogadishu, Nov 7 (DPA) Somali insurgent group al-Shabaab has stoned a man to death in the port town of Marka for committing adultery, officials said. "The 33-year-old man Abbas (Hussein Abdurahman) confessed his ...

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Comet chaser Rosetta’s Earth swingby right on schedule

November 7th, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI -
Paris, November 7 (ANI): Estimates have shown that European Space Agency's (ESA) comet chaser Rosetta's Earth swingby is right on schedule, and it would pass within a few kilometers of the planned ...

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Ants can be both friends and enemies of trees

November 7th, 2009 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 7 (ANI): A new research has suggested that when tree-dwelling ants run out of space in their trees of choice, they can get destructive to neighboring trees. The research is the ...

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Head injury could amplify depression in survivors of torture

November 7th, 2009 - 2:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Head injuries could aggravate depression and other emotional symptoms in survivors of torture and other traumatic experiences, according to a study from the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma ...

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1930s gonorrhea drug could fight cancer

November 7th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Drug, acriflavine, used in the 1930s for treating gonorrhea, has now been found beneficial in battling cancer, according to a new study at the Johns Hopkins University School ...

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Videogame designs military strategies based on ants’ movements

November 7th, 2009 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 7 (ANI): A researcher of the University of Granada has designed a new system for the mobility of military troops within a battlefield based on the mechanisms used by ant ...

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Novel drug candidate may help treat inherited muscular wasting disease

November 7th, 2009 - 2:29 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Scientists from University of Oregon and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry in New York have discovered a potential drug candidate that may help treat ...

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Arthritis drug may help treat inflammation in Graves’ eye disease patients

November 7th, 2009 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis has been found effective in reducing inflammation in patients with Graves' eye disease after steroids failed. Graves' eye disease is an autoimmune ...

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Singing monk rehearsing chants for Dalai Lama’s visit

November 7th, 2009 - 2:09 pm ICT by IANS -
By Syed Zarir Hussain Bomdilla (Arunachal Pradesh), Nov 7 (IANS) Buddhist singing monk Ngawang Tashi Bapu, nominated for a Grammy award in 2006, is a busy man - rehearsing hymns to welcome ...

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Eight cups of tea a day can boost your heart and brain

November 7th, 2009 - 2:07 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 07 (ANI): Drinking eight cups of tea daily might sound a bit too much for some people, but health experts say the intake can help fight heart disease, improve brain ...

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Scientists debunk six 2012 end-of-the-world myths

Scientists debunk six 2012 end-of-the-world myths

November 7th, 2009 - 2:03 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, November 7 (ANI): A team of scientists has debunked six myths about the world supposedly ending in 2012 according to an ancient Mayan prophecy. According to a report in National Geographic ...

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eStadium app brings replays, chat features to smartphones

November 7th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): Watching a match live from the stands might be an exciting experience, but it does not allow you to have instant replays, or share opinions about the game ...

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Indian doctor condemned over miracle cure claims

November 7th, 2009 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI -
London, Nov 7 (ANI): A Indian doctor has come under fire over claims of treating incurable or terminal illnesses using embryonic stem cells without any safety trials and randomised clinical studies. Delhi-based doc ...

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Both genetics and environmental factors determine asthma risk

November 7th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): It's not just genes, environmental exposure too determines if a person would develop asthma, says a leading expert. Dr. Fernando D. Martinez, director of Arizona Respiratory Center, said that ...

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Dark chocolate ‘protects skin against sun’s ageing effects’

November 7th, 2009 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI -
Melbourne, Nov 7 (ANI): Dark chocolate can protect the skin against the ageing effects of the sun, says a new research. According to scientists, who carried out the study at European Dermatology London, ...

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Soon, simple blood test to tell if a women is at Alzheimer’s risk

November 7th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 5 (ANI): A simple blood test could soon determine if a women is suffering from Alzheimer's disease, long before any signs of illness, concludes a new study. A thesis from the ...

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First dino footprints recognized in New Zealand date back to 70 mln years

November 7th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI -
Wellington, November 7 (ANI): A team of scientists has to claimed to have found 70 million-year-old dinosaur footprints in Golden Bay, which they believe are the first dinosaur footprints to be recognised ...

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Pilots’ artificial horizon due for a revamp

November 7th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 7 (ANI): A cockpit ergonomics researcher has determined that the artificial horizon, the instrument that tells pilots how their aircraft is banking, is due for a revamp. According to a report ...

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Modification urged for H1N1 protection among healthcare employees

Modification urged for H1N1 protection among healthcare employees

November 7th, 2009 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI -
Washington, Nov 7 (ANI): N95 respirators don't offer additional protection against H1N1 influenza than provided by the use of surgical masks, infectious disease experts have said. Federal PPE guidance and requirements issued ...

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Award-winning laser-powered robotic climber paves way for ’space elevator’

November 7th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI -
London, November 7 (ANI): A laser-powered robotic climber has won 900,000 dollars NASA prize in a competition designed to spur technology for a future elevator to space. Building a space elevator would require ...

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