Dinosaurs’ exit paved way for mammals to grow
November 26th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, Nov 26 (IANS) Extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago paved the way for mammals to grow a thousand times bigger than they had been."Basically, the dinosaurs disappeared and all ... Read more...
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Dino extinction made mammals grow ‘1000 times bigger’
November 26th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 26 (ANI): The extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago resulted in the size of mammals increasing - by about a thousand times bigger than they had been."Basically, the dinosaurs ... Read more...
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Scientists revive ancient bacteria
November 23rd, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Scientists at Binghamton University have revived ancient bacteria trapped for thousands of years in water droplets embedded in salt crystals.For years, geologists have looked at these water droplets ... Read more...
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Why snakes don’t need wings to fly
November 23rd, 2010 - 3:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 23 (ANI): Scientists have discovered that some species of snake can stay airborne for up to 79 feet.The acrobatic arboreal snakes, all in the genus Chrysopelea, use what's known as ... Read more...
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Scientists one step closer to finding cure for snail fever
November 8th, 2010 - 6:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 8 (ANI): Edinburgh scientists have made a key discovery in a bid to cure a potentially fatal tropical illness, which threatens 600 million people worldwide.Scientists have found a type of ... Read more...
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Tiny bees ‘better than computers at solving complex math problems’
October 25th, 2010 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 25 (ANI): Who would have thought a bee could solve complex mathematical problems? But scientists at the School of Biological Sciences at Royal Holloway, University of London believe that they ... Read more...
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Scientists discover new DNA repair mechanism
October 4th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 4 (ANI): Researchers have discovered a new mechanism that detects and repairs a common form of DNA damage called alkylation.Researchers at Vanderbilt University, Pennsylvania State University and the University of ... Read more...
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City life gives you immunity from diseases
September 24th, 2010 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 24 (IANS) Living in cities helps people develop immunity to diseases, finds a study.
Researchers discovered that such people are more likely to have a genetic variant that protects them from ... Read more...
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Resolving Darwin’s ‘abominable mystery’ of flower biodiversity
September 17th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): Darwin might have described flower diversification as an 'abominable mystery', but now University of Calgary scientists have come closer to resolving this longstanding puzzle.Drs. Jana Vamosi and Steven ... Read more...
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Nature’s gift for gardening could explain rich biodiversity
September 14th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 14 (ANI): Gardeners crossbreed flowers to produce pretty petals or sweet scents - and now scientists have shown how important is this natural talent for producing new types of flowers.DNA ... Read more...
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Corals, big mammals to go extinct in future catastrophic event?
September 3rd, 2010 - 2:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 3 (ANI): Corals, big mammals and many tropical species could all go extinct in what could be a major extinction event in the not too distant future, predict scientists who ... Read more...
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Incoming stimuli behind neuronal diversity
August 30th, 2010 - 3:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): A new study has revealed that it's not the size or shape that but the way neuron responds to incoming stimuli that sets one neuron apart from another.Carnegie ... Read more...
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Whale sharks can produce many offspring from single mating session
August 25th, 2010 - 4:56 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 25 (ANI): A new paternity study on female whale sharks has shown that these ocean-roaming giants can continue to produce many offspring from a single mating session.The results of the ... Read more...
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How paint dries and peels off
August 11th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 11 (ANI): Yale University researchers have come up with a new technique that let's them take a close look at the mechanics of coating as it dries and peels off.Understanding ... Read more...
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Human noise population in oceans leading fish astray
August 4th, 2010 - 1:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 4 (ANI): Rising amount of human noise pollution in the ocean could lead fish away from good habitat and to their death, according to new research.Baby tropical fish rely on ... Read more...
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Tigers relocated in Rajashthan reserves to revive breeding
July 21st, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokendra SinghJaipur, July 21 (ANI): A genetically compatible male tiger from Ranthambore Tiger reserve has been relocated to the Sariska Tiger reserve in Alwar District, Rajashthan, reviving hopes for tiger breeding ... Read more...
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New findings on sleeping sickness pave way for novel treatments
June 15th, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 15 (ANI): New revelations about the parasite that causes sleeping sickness could lead to new avenues of research into treatments for the disease.Scientists studying the parasite - which is spread ... Read more...
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Diabetes, obesity drugs may help treat hepatitis C
June 8th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 8 (ANI): A new research led by the University of Leeds has found that common drugs used to treat conditions such as diabetes and obesity can be used to successfully ... Read more...
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Drinking alcohol over long period affects brain
May 6th, 2010 - 3:13 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 6 (IANS) Drinking alcohol over a long period profoundly affects the brain, which adapts to the intoxicant and causes withdrawal symptoms when consumption stops.
Neuroscientists from the University of Southampton's School ... Read more...
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High-performance computing helps locate missing genes
April 14th, 2010 - 4:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 14 (ANI): Scientists have used high-performance computing to locate small genes that have been missed by scientists in their quest to define the microbial DNA sequences of life.Using an ephemeral ... Read more...
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Earth’s Age Evolution; Student Expertise Matters
March 14th, 2010 - 8:52 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Minnesota, Mar 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Recent study in the journal "Evolution" depicts how high school brains who knows Earth's age to be somewhere round 4.5 billion years will be at ... Read more...
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New discovery paves way for Alzheimer’s treatment
March 2nd, 2010 - 5:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): Scientists at UMass Lowell have identified a new mechanism by which a key protein linked to Alzheimer's disease can spread within the human brain.According to the researchers, the ... Read more...
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World’s first in-depth study of malaria parasite genome completed
February 6th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 6 (ANI): Researchers at Singapore's Nanyang Technological University's (NTU) School of Biological Sciences have completed the world's first in-depth study of the malaria parasite genome.The groundbreaking research could lead to ... Read more...
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Researchers profile malaria parasite genome
February 6th, 2010 - 1:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 6 (IANS) Researchers have achieved a breakthrough by successfully profiling the malaria parasite genome for the first time - opening the way to more potent drugs for the disease that ... Read more...
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Trees, grass can be used to generate renewable energy
January 27th, 2010 - 6:03 pm ICT by ANI
Southampton (UK), Jan.27 (ANI): A unique 1.1 million pound research project is investigating how coppiced trees and grass crops can be used both to generate renewable energy and to trap carbon in ... Read more...
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Tiny wasps provide hope for vanishing species
January 11th, 2010 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 11 (IANS) They may only be 1.5 mm in size, but the tiny wasps that pollinate fig trees can transport pollen 10 times faster than previously recorded by any insect ... Read more...
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Snooping on bacterial conversations could improve chronic wound healing
January 5th, 2010 - 2:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Here's a trick to improve chronic wound care-just listen to bacterial conversations, say researchers at Binghamton University, State University of New York.Led by Alex Rickard, assistant professor of ... Read more...
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Spiders decorate webs with shimmering ornaments to lure prey
December 26th, 2009 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 26 (ANI): A new study has determined that orb-weaving spiders decorate their webs with colorful and shimmering decorations in order to lure their prey to death.According to a report in ... Read more...
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How to control dengue fever spread
December 25th, 2009 - 12:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, December 25 (ANI): Researchers from University of Queensland's (UQ) School of Biological Sciences claim to found a way to control the spread of dengue fever.The disease afflicts more than 50 million ... Read more...
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Chimps respond to fire with near-human intelligence
December 24th, 2009 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 24 (IANS) Chimpanzees in the African savannah respond to wildfires with a near-human intelligence, a new study says.
Previously it was believed that use and control of fire ... Read more...
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Wild chimps in Senegal have near human understanding of fire
December 23rd, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 23 (ANI): A new study has found that savanna chimpanzees in Senegal have a near human understanding of wildfires and change their behavior in anticipation of the fire's movement.Iowa State ... Read more...
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‘Rock-breathing’ bacteria could be used to generate electricity and clean up oil spills
December 15th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 15 (ANI): Scientists at the University of East Anglia (UEA) have demonstrated for the first time the mechanism by which some bacteria survive by 'breathing rocks', which could be used ... Read more...
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Fig wasps transporting pollen 10 times further than any other insect
November 10th, 2009 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 10 (ANI): A research from scientists at the University of Leeds, UK, has found that the tiny fig wasps that pollinate fig trees can travel over 160km in less than ... Read more...
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Here’s why nice “guys” usually get the “girls”
November 6th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 6 (ANI): Researchers from Binghamton University and the University of Arizona have found that female water striders often reject their most persistent and aggressive suitors and prefer males who are ... Read more...
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Leaf beetles reveal that environment plays major role in formation of new species
October 31st, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 31 (ANI): In a new research, tiny leaf beetles that flit among the maple and willow trees have just provided some of the clearest evidence yet that environmental factors play ... Read more...
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