Olympics hockey: India suffer another reverse, lose 1-3 to Kiwis
August 1st, 2012 - 9:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 1 (IANS) New Zealand chalked up a 3-1 win over India who thus slid to their second defeat in as many matches in the Olympic men's hockey competition ... Read more...
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Woodchunks suspected in cemetery flags theft case
July 9th, 2012 - 8:22 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Hudson, July 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There has been a spurt in cases in which cemetery flags in Hudson have been stolen. More than 75 flags were reported to be stolen from the ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Chivalrous male cricket would die for his female
October 7th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 7 (IANS) Chivalrous male crickets are willing to lay down their lives for their lady loves, so that their genetic legacy and offpsring can live on, new research ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Shrimps ‘rumble’ to keep predators at bay
September 9th, 2011 - 3:35 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 9 (IANS) How do shrimps on the ocean floor communicate to keep predators at bay, entice mates and protect their homes?Mantis shrimps make noise, seemingly in individual 'voices', ... Read more...
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Alert crabs outwit predatory birds
April 19th, 2011 - 2:31 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 19 (IANS) Fiddler crabs would all end up as dinner for seagulls but for their sophisticated threat detection system.
Researchers at the Vision Centre of the Australian National ... Read more...
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Male wolf spiders ‘mate with virgins and cannibalise older females’
April 13th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 13 (ANI): Scientists, led by an Indian-origin, in Uruguay have discovered that male wolf spiders mate with virgins and eating older females.In several species, female spiders are known to eat ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How beach beetles use wheel locomotion to roll away from danger
March 24th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 24 (ANI): Biologists have discovered how a beach beetle rolls away from danger across the sand - it simply leaps into the air and curves its body into a perfect ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Malaria parasites caught in act of invading cells
January 20th, 2011 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 20 (IANS) Scientists relying on new imaging technologies have for the first time caught malaria parasites in the act of invading red blood cells (RBCs). Researchers from the Walter and ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Jean Burrows Fractures Skull Trying to Stop Car Thieves
November 17th, 2010 - 3:33 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Grandmother Jean Burrows is a living miracle after cracking her skull as she held on to her car in an attempt to stop thieves who were stealing it. ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
350mn-yr-old, 4-legged amphibian’s burrow found in Pennsylvania
November 10th, 2010 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Researchers have stumbled upon the fossil remains of a burrow belonging to an amphibian that lived 350 million years ago in Pennsylvania.The borrow is now filled with sediments ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Clove oil may treat itchy rashes
September 8th, 2010 - 4:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 8 (ANI): Clove oil could be the answer to drive away those itchy rashes, says a new study.Queensland Institute of Medical Research (QIMR) researchers said that plant essential oils have ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
China trains foxes to hunt rats
July 29th, 2010 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 29 (IANS) China is no longer relying on poison to kill rats - it is training a group of foxes to hunt down the disease-infested rodents.
Authorities in Xinjiang Uygur autonomous ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Meerkats ‘pass on snooze traditions’
July 7th, 2010 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 7 (ANI): Meerkats that enjoy snoozing tend to 'pass on the tradition', according to scientists.While studying groups of the mammals in the Kalahari, researchers found that some tended to doze ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Blood-thinning drug can stop malaria infection
June 2nd, 2010 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 2 (ANI): Scientists may have found new treatments for malaria - a blood-thinning drug heparin that can stop malaria from infecting red blood cells.The most common form of malaria is ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Human mating competition was won by brawn, not beauty
May 14th, 2010 - 11:34 am ICT by ANI
Washington, May 14 (ANI): Winning mates in early human history was dependent on sheer physical prowess, not attractiveness."There is sexual competition in many species, including humans," said David A. Puts, assistant professor ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Win over New Zealand brings the Dutch closer to semi-final
March 4th, 2010 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) The Netherlands closed in on a semi-final berth with a 3-1 victory over New Zealand in their second Pool A match on the fourth ... Read more...
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Netherlands beat New Zealand 3-1
March 3rd, 2010 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 3 (IANS) Three-time winners the Netherlands moved closer to a semi final berth with a 3-1 win over New Zealand in a Pool A outing of the Hockey ... Read more...
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Tree-dwelling mammals live longer than earthbound ones
March 2nd, 2010 - 11:58 am ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) The squirrels littering your lawn with acorns as they bound overhead will live to plague your yard longer than the ones that aerate it with their burrows, according ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
New Zealand struggle to beat Canada 3-2 in World Cup (Lead)
March 1st, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
By Avishek Roy
New Delhi, March 1 (IANS) Ryan Archibald's strike minutes before the hooter helped New Zealand edge past Canada 3-2 in a Pool A match of the Hockey World Cup ... Read more...
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Prairie dogs are chatterboxes
January 24th, 2010 - 4:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 24 (ANI): A new research has revealed that prairie dogs are some of nature's most talkative creatures.While studying the burrowing rodents, biologists found that the creatures have one of the ... Read more...
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How malaria parasite enters into our body
January 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Jan 20 (ANI): Scientists from Heidelberg University have discovered how malaria parasite burrows through the skin and enters the human body.They focussed their study on sporozoites - the highly mobile stages ... Read more...
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India draw with New Zealand in Champions Challenge hockey
December 7th, 2009 - 4:53 pm ICT by IANS
Salta (Argentina), Dec 7 (IANS) India, leading 1-0 at the break, drew 2-2 with New Zealand in their opening Pool A game of the Champions Challenge hockey tournament.
Tushar Khanderkar (30th) and Shivendra ... Read more...
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Education program ‘can help reduce skin infections in remote places’
November 30th, 2009 - 1:37 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, November 30 (ANI): Education programs involving local people can have a significant impact on reducing skin infections in remote communities, a new study suggests.The study showed that a community-based treatment program ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Crab eyes help figure how humans react to dangers
November 24th, 2009 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Looking through crab eyes helps scientists figure out how animals and humans react to threats.
A new study throws light on the complex process that enables animals to ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Razor clam inspires design of robo anchor that digs itself in mudflats
November 23rd, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, November 23 (ANI): Scientists have been inspired by the razor clam to design a robotic lightweight anchor that can dig itself in mudflats to hold small underwater submersibles."The best anchoring technology ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Female crabs ‘offer sexual favours in exchange for protection’
November 4th, 2009 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 4 (ANI): An Australian study has found that female fiddler crabs have sex with their male neighbours in exchange for protection against wandering male intruders.Both male and female fiddler crabs ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Huge snowstorm shuts down Denver
October 29th, 2009 - 3:55 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Colorado, Oct 28 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Denver has been struck by a huge snowstorm that has paralyzed normal life in that region. Holiday travelers had to cancel their tickets and prolong their stay ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Meet roach Heathcliffe, contender for World’s Heaviest Insect title
August 28th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 28 (ANI): Heathcliffe, a giant burrowing cockroach, could be the world's heaviest insect.The cockroach, 85mm in length and 40mm in width, gives birth to live young ones, unlike other members ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Small dinos burrowed to avoid winter’s chill
July 14th, 2009 - 1:42 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 14 (ANI): The discovery of three fossil burrows in south-eastern Australia has suggested that small dinosaurs living in polar areas survived the lean months when little food was available by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Palouse Earthworm Draws Attention
July 12th, 2009 - 6:18 pm ICT by GD
Researchers all over the world have been trying to save or protect the endangered species, whether be an animal or a worm. One such endeavor has been taken by the U.S. Fish ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Dino burrow find in Australia sheds light on long-term geologic change
July 11th, 2009 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 11 (ANI): A team of paleontologists has found evidence of dinosaur burrows in Victoria, Australia, which would help shed light on long-term geologic change, and how organisms may have adapted ... Read more...
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Nepal snakes being smuggled into India, says report
May 3rd, 2009 - 9:14 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, May 3 (Xinhua) Snakes are being smuggled from Eastern Nepal into India due to the high demand for snake poison in illegal global markets, a media report said Sunday.
The report said ... Read more...
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Giant sand worms roamed England 260 million years ago
March 16th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 16 (ANI): Scientists have come across evidence for the existence of giant sand worms that lived 260 million years ago, in Torbay, UK.The worms, which grew up to 3ft ... Read more...
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Cape grey squirrels fight for survival caught on camera
December 11th, 2008 - 5:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 11 (ANI): A vicious fight for dominance between two Cape grey squirrels was captured on camera, showing the pair going all out in their furious fight for survival.The pictures ... Read more...
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Fat kids use up antioxidants much faster than other children
November 29th, 2008 - 1:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Nov 29 (ANI): A new study from University of Newcastle has found that obese and overweight kids use up antioxidants much faster than other children, thereby increasing their risk of ... Read more...
Posted in National |