Einstein was right… higher you live, faster you age!
July 24th, 2012 - 9:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 24 (IANS) The true nature of Albert Einstein's theory that time is a relative concept and the higher you live above sea level, the faster you should age, ... Read more...
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Mars rover begins space research
December 14th, 2011 - 8:09 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) NASA's car-sized Curiosity rover has begun monitoring space radiation during its eight-month trip from Earth to Mars, the US space agency said Tuesday.Curiosity was launched Nov ... Read more...
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Mars Rover find traces of mineral gypsum
December 8th, 2011 - 4:21 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 8 (IANS) US space agency NASA's Mars Rover has found bright veins of a mineral, possibly gypsum, deposited by water on the red planet.
"This stuff is a ... Read more...
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Ozone not healing
October 21st, 2011 - 12:50 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Scientists worldwide are looking for evidence that the ozone layer is beginning to heal, but this year's data from Antarctica does not hint at a turnaround.National ... Read more...
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Sanford Rothman Shoots Self While Sleepwalking
October 28th, 2010 - 9:21 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A report from the Associated Press tells a story which may help to convince sleep-walkers to lock their guns and bullets up separately. Police state that a sixty-three ... Read more...
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Diane Lane Shines In Her Role In “Secretariat”
October 7th, 2010 - 8:10 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
The "Unfaithful" actress Diane Lane once again proved her marvelous and compelling acting talent in the upcoming movie "Secretariat". She plays the role of Penny Chenery, the real life ... Read more...
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Now, laser to cool down molecules
September 20th, 2010 - 3:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 20 (ANI): Scientists have apparently succeeded in cooling a dipolar molecule just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero (around -273 degrees Centigrade) with the help of lasers.This may ... Read more...
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Cut greenhouse gas emissions to prevent climate change, say experts
September 17th, 2010 - 6:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 17 (ANI): To avoid further degradation of the climate, emission of greenhouse gasses need to be substantially cut below current levels in the next few decades, scientists have suggested.Climate scientists ... Read more...
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NASA could land probe on asteroid hurtling towards Earth
August 10th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 10 (IANS) NASA is considering plans to land a probe on an asteroid that is on a potential collision course with the Earth.
The plan mirrors the plot of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Huma Mian: Wife of Faisal Shahzad, NYC Bomb Suspect
May 6th, 2010 - 12:41 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 05 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Since the attempted bombing of New York City's busy Times Square by Pakistani Native/American Citizen, Faisal Shahzad, people have began to wonder, who is the wife of ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Thai man indicted for fraud and other immigration related offenses in Colorado
February 13th, 2010 - 1:10 am ICT by BNO News
DENVER, COLORADO (BNO NEWS) – A Boulder, Colorado man was indicted last Wednesday for several immigration related charges, Jeff Dorschner Spokesman of the U.S. Department of Justice said Friday.Opas Sinprasong, age 51, ... Read more...
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Painting your roofs white could help reduce effects of global warming
January 31st, 2010 - 4:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 31 (ANI): A new modeling study has determined that painting your roofs white can help reduce the effects of global warming in the city.According to a report in Live ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soon, undersea Internet cables to detect tsunamis
January 27th, 2010 - 4:19 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 27 (ANI): A novel approach may see scientists using undersea internet cables to detect tsunamis.Existing warning systems use pressure sensors on the seafloor to detect the weight of a tsunami ... Read more...
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Tiny asteroids playing ‘hide and seek’ with Earth
January 22nd, 2010 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 22 (ANI): Reports of a tiny asteroid buzzing by Earth recently has suggested that our planet is vulnerable to objects whose peculiar orbits put them in a game of hide-and-seek ... Read more...
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Why Antarctica isn’t melting as much as expected
January 10th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 10 (ANI): Two glaciologists have determined that Antarctica isn't melting as much as expected because it undergoes a seasonal pattern of warming.During the continent's summer this time last year, ... Read more...
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Greenland ice loss responsible for a sixth of global sea-level rise
November 23rd, 2009 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, November 23 (ANI): In a long term research, scientists have found that Greenland lost 1500 cubic kilometres of ice between 2000 and 2008, making it responsible for one-sixth of global sea-level ... Read more...
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Greenland ice loss responsible for a sixth of sea-level rise
November 22nd, 2009 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): Between 2000 and 2008, Greenland lost 1500 cubic kilometres of ice, which is responsible for one-sixth of global sea-level rise, says scientists.Michiel van den Broeke of Utrecht University ... Read more...
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Arctic sea ice extent third lowest since 1979
October 7th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 7 (ANI): Arctic sea ice extent in 2009 was the third lowest since satellite measurements were first made in 1979.The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colorado, ... Read more...
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Radar map of buried Mars layers matches planet’s climate cycles
September 23rd, 2009 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 23 (ANI): New, three-dimensional imaging of Martian north-polar ice layers by a radar instrument on NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter matches with theoretical models of Martian climate swings during the past ... Read more...
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Arctic ice to last until 2030 to 2040
September 22nd, 2009 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 22 (ANI): New findings by scientists indicate that that Arctic ice would last decades longer than thought, and the region won't experience ice-free summers until 2030 or 2040.Some models ... Read more...
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Helen Keller dance? What’s that!
August 21st, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by IBNS
Aug 21 (IBNS) Wonder what Hellen Keller dance is all about? It is nothing but a phrase imported from a video for a song called "Don't Trust Me" by the group 3OH!3."Shush ... Read more...
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Slowing global warming by geo-engineering may increase risk of droughts
August 8th, 2009 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
London, August 8 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that the use of geo-engineering to slow global warming may increase the risk of droughts.Methods put forward include reflecting solar radiation ... Read more...
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Solar system’s main asteroid belt may harbor icy interlopers from beyond Neptune
July 23rd, 2009 - 2:38 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 23 (ANI): A new computer simulation has suggested that millions of objects in the solar system's main asteroid belt may be icy interlopers from beyond Neptune that were flung into ... Read more...
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Britisher claims discovery of new type of cloud
June 5th, 2009 - 12:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 5 (ANI): A British cloud enthusiast has claimed to have discovered a new type of cloud.According to a report in National Geographic News, Gavin Pretor-Pinney, founder of the Cloud ... Read more...
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Sun’s new solar cycle will be weakest since 1928
May 11th, 2009 - 12:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, May 11 (ANI): A panel of international experts has predicted that the Sun's new solar cycle, which is thought to have begun in December 2008, will be the weakest since 1928.Solar ... Read more...
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The Kills’ Alison Mosshart cuts short gig due to illness
April 24th, 2009 - 6:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 24 (ANI): 'The Kills' star Alison Mosshart has had to cut short a gig in Colorado after she was taken ill with altitude sickness.Mosshart, 30, who was working on her ... Read more...
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Hurricane speed may reveal where storm surges will strike
April 6th, 2009 - 12:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 6 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have determined that the speed at which a hurricane progresses across the ocean may help forecasters predict which areas are at risk from ... Read more...
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Were running out of time to save the planet from climate change, say scientists
March 11th, 2009 - 12:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 11 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have suggested that the Earth might be entering a phase in which climate change will pose a significant risk to unique ecosystems ... Read more...
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Cannibalistic Jupiter gobbled up its early moons
March 9th, 2009 - 12:57 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 9 (ANI): A computer simulation has indicated that the gas giant Jupiter was once a cannibal, in the sense that it ate many of its moons early in its ... Read more...
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How humans have widened the tropics
February 26th, 2009 - 7:21 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have shown how the tropics have widened due to human environmental effects.Previous studies have shown that the width of the tropical belt has ... Read more...
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13,000 yr old Clovis-era tool cache shows evidence of camel, horse butchering
February 26th, 2009 - 7:19 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 26 (ANI): A biochemical analysis of a rare Clovis-era stone tool cache recently unearthed in the city limits of Boulder, Colorado, in US, indicates some of the implements were used ... Read more...
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Dark comets may pose deadly threat to Earth
February 12th, 2009 - 12:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 12 (ANI): Astronomers have claimed that swathes of dark comets may be prowling the solar system, posing a deadly threat to Earth.According to a report in New Scientist, UK-based ... Read more...
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Earth may be hit by an asteroid in 160 years time
February 10th, 2009 - 12:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 10 (ANI): If reports are to be believed, Earth might be hit by an asteroid in about 160 years time.According to a report in New Scientist, the asteroid, ... Read more...
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New drug cuts heart failure risk in mice
November 19th, 2008 - 12:46 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Scientists at Miragen Therapeutics in Boulder, Colorado have found that a new drug seems to protect mice from heart failure even when enormous pressure is placed on ... Read more...
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New sunspots may signal end of dry spell in solar activity
October 14th, 2008 - 1:03 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 14 (ANI): Scientists have detected new spots breaking out on the face of the Sun, which may signal the end of a dry spell in solar activity.Sunspots are cool, ... Read more...
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