Human urine can be used to reduce pollution
August 19th, 2012 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
Madrid, Aug 19 (IANS) Apart from oceans, soil, rocks and trees, human and animal urine can also absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) and help reduce pollution, says a Spanish researcher.Absorbing CO2 ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Police probing ‘parcel bomb’ case in Madurai
August 4th, 2012 - 6:27 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) Police are investigating the case of 'parcel bomb' containing two plastic lunch boxes, a timer, electric wires and a packet of ammonia delivered by an ... Read more...
Posted in Uncategorized |
Innovative liver surgery saves 2-year-old Omani girl
July 4th, 2012 - 12:30 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) A two-year-old Omani girl suffering from acute liver failure was literally given a new slice of life by Chennai doctors through an innovative procedure ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Giant ocean found on Saturn’s moon
June 30th, 2012 - 8:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 30 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Around 100 km beneath the rocky crust on Saturn's largest moon Titan is an ocean of water spanning the entirety of the celestial body, scientists ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Russia develops ammonia rocket engine
May 6th, 2012 - 10:30 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 6 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A leading Russian manufacturer of equipment for power industries has started developing a new rocket engine that could reduce the cost of rocket launches and ... Read more...
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Naveen Patnaik seeks revival of fertilizer plant
March 7th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 7 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik Wednesday sought revival of a closed state-run fertilizer plant in the state to meet the chronic shortage of urea in ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
15 tonnes of synthetic drugs burnt in Mexico
February 20th, 2012 - 8:11 am ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 20 (IANS/EFE) More than 15 tonnes of methamphetamines valued at 58 million pesos (around $4.5 million) have been burnt by the military in Mexico, officials said.The drugs ... Read more...
Posted in World |
15 tonnes of methamphetamine seized in Mexico
February 10th, 2012 - 7:38 pm ICT by IANS
Mexico City, Feb 10 (IANS/EFE) Around 15 tonnes of synthetic drug methamphetamine have been seized from a ranch in Mexico, the army said.The seizure took place in Tlajomulco city of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Sea cucumbers could protect endangered corals
February 1st, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 1 (IANS) Tropical sea cucumbers could protect coral reefs from the devastating effects of climate change, a new finding says."We have found that sea cucumbers play a vital ... Read more...
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14 hospitalised after gas leakage in Bulgaria
December 17th, 2011 - 4:34 am ICT by IANS
Sofia (Bulgaria), Dec 17 (IANS) Fourteen workers of a dairy factory in a Bulgarian town were hospitalised Friday after there was a gas-leakage.According to police, the incident that took place ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Climatic conditions on early earth similar to current ones
December 1st, 2011 - 5:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 1 (IANS) The atmosphere on our planet just 500 million years after its creation was not a methane-filled wasteland as believed, but surprisingly much closer to the current ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Snobbish bugs prefer coffee for beverage
June 8th, 2011 - 2:03 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 8 (IANS) Human beings may have made a cult out of drinking caffeine, but now it seems they are not the only species doing it.Four different strains of ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Wife of Indian entrepreneur owes 140 million dollars as tax in Australia
March 9th, 2011 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Canberra, Mar.9 (ANI): A court judgement has revealed that Radhika Oswal, wife of Indian entrepreneur Pankaj Oswal owes the Australian tax department 140 million dollars and may have also received 80 million ... Read more...
Posted in Feature |
Evidence shows meteors sowed the seeds of life
March 2nd, 2011 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 2 (IANS) Scientists have taken fragments from a meteorite in the Antarctic and by bombarding it with heat and pressure have recreated conditions at the beginning of life ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Meteorites ‘may have sparked life on Earth’
March 1st, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 1 (ANI): A meteorite discovered in Antarctica could strengthen the argument that life on Earth might have been kick-started from space, claim scientists.Chemical analysis of the meteorite shows it to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Researchers create biodiesel from microalgae grown in wastewater
February 18th, 2011 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 18 (ANI): Researchers at Rochester Institute of Technology are developing biodiesel from wastewater microalgae.Algae are cheaper and faster to grow than corn and they are much simpler organisms.They use photosynthesis ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cola food colouring could cause cancer
February 17th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 17 (IANS) Some chemically enhanced caramel food colourings used in popular cola drinks could be cancer causing and should be banned, a US consumer advocacy group has claimed.
Pure ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Father dies after drinking from a Lucozade bottle, filled with weed killer
December 11th, 2010 - 12:06 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
London, Dec 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A father of one died after he drank from a Lucozade bottle, which was filled with weed killer. Phillip Ward was drunk and he was extremely ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
‘Surgeon General’ Voices That Just One Cigarette Can Harm The Body By Engendering Deadly Ailments
December 10th, 2010 - 10:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
December 10, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Even short contact with tobacco smoke engenders instantaneous bodily damage thereby bloodying cells and setting alight tissues in fashions that can set in motion grave ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Are terrorists using Facebook to exchange bomb recipes?
December 10th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 10 (ANI): According to a new report from the Department of Homeland Security, terrorists may be using Facebook to share operational information and to target.According to the November report, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
82-year old US man kills girlfriend with flashlight and battery
October 9th, 2010 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 09 (ANI): An 82-year old man, has beaten his girlfriend to death with a flashlight and a battery, it has emerged.Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies said that Al Infosino called ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Deodorant sought for smelly New Zealand birds
September 24th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Canterbury University Researcher, Jim Briskie has been offered £279,000 grant to study and understand the peculiar smell that birds in New Zealand emits.Some birds in New Zealand emit ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Deodorant to save smelly birds in NZ on the anvil
September 24th, 2010 - 4:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 24 (ANI): Scientists have devised a rather fragrant solution to save New Zealand's smelly native birds from falling prey to introduced predators in the country-a deodrant.New Zealand has an ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Jupiter to appear brightest when it makes its closest pass by Earth on Sep 20th
September 15th, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 15 (ANI): On Monday, September 20th, Jupiter will appear brightest to skygazers, as it will come closest to the Earth at just 368 million miles away.Although throughout September, on any ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Park County Authorities Rescue 157 Cats From Wyoming Hoarder’s House
August 31st, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Aug 31, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Around 157 cats that had been rescued from a Wyoming home in Powell are being transported to different and safe locations by the Humane Society in ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Lowly bacteria too has a sense of smell
August 16th, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Aug 16 (IANS) Bacteria are known to cause some of the most repulsive smells on earth. But believe it or not, now scientists have revealed this lowest of life forms too ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Bacteria too can sniff out smelly chemicals
August 16th, 2010 - 12:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 16 (ANI): While bacteria are known for creating some of the most repugnant smells on earth, scientists have now found that this lowest of life forms have a molecular "nose" ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Astronauts remove faulty pump outside ISS
August 12th, 2010 - 9:44 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 12 (DPA) Two US astronauts successfully removed a stubborn cooling pump outside the International Space Station (ISS) Wednesday.
Doug Wheelock and Tracy Caldwell Dyson returned to the station after their 7-hour-26-minute ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Forest fires give a boost to nitrogen cycle
August 10th, 2010 - 4:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 10 (ANI): During forest fire, nitrate levels go up and the effects persist, according to recent research from University of Montana scientists.The researchers found that charcoal deposited during fire events ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Longest spacewalk in International Space Station fails to fix cooling system fault
August 8th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 8(ANI): The NASA has said that an attempt to fix the International Space Station (ISS)'s faulty cooling system, which involved the longest ever spacewalk from the station, has failed.The two ... Read more...
Posted in World |
NASA schedules two critical space station repairs to take place to Saturday
August 6th, 2010 - 8:56 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Washington DC, Aug 6 (THAINDIAN NEWS) NASA has scheduled two spacewalks to repair its failed ammonia pump on the International Space Station.The first spacewalk has been moved to this Saturday, while the ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Space Station Repair Scheduled For Saturday
August 6th, 2010 - 7:41 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 6, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Space station repair is in progress. The astronauts from NASA moved one of the spacewalks to repair an ammonia pump at the International Space ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Soybean could create ‘green fuel from thin air in future’
August 6th, 2010 - 1:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 6 (ANI): There's petrol, diesel and even electricity - but soybean could be fuel of the future, according to a new study.Vanadium nitrogenase, an enzyme found in the roots of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Security forces recover 300kg ammonium nitrate from Maoists in Bihar
June 25th, 2010 - 6:58 pm ICT by ANI
Jamui (Bihar), June 25 (ANI): Security forces recovered over 300 kilograms ammonium nitrate by arresting four Naxalites from Bihar's Chakai village in Jamui District on Friday.Ammonium nitrate is being used in ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Most-complex organic molecules found in interstellar space
June 22nd, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 22 (ANI): Scientists have successfully identified one of the most complex organic molecules yet found in the material between the stars, the so-called interstellar medium.The discovery of anthracene, by researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |