Unmanned US hypersonic craft fails
August 16th, 2012 - 5:50 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) An unmanned American experimental aircraft failed in a hypersonic test flight and dropped into the Pacific Ocean, the US Air Force said Wednesday.The aircraft, named X-51A ... Read more...
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US army makes self-steering bullet with fins
January 31st, 2012 - 9:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 31 (IANS) The US army has come up with a new "self-steering" bullet that comes with tiny fins which guide it to its target, a media report said.The ... Read more...
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‘Lack of political will making India terror target’
December 13th, 2011 - 9:15 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 13 (IANS) India continues to be a terror target because there is a lack of political will to take and execute firm decisions, an apolitical organisation dealing with ... Read more...
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Damaged hearts could one day repair themselves, suggests mice study
February 25th, 2011 - 12:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered that the mammalian newborn heart can heal itself completely.Researchers, working with mice, found that a portion of the heart removed ... Read more...
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Most people with ‘locked in’ syndrome are happy: Survey
February 24th, 2011 - 1:40 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 24 (ANI): A new survey has found that despite living life using only rudimentary speech or limited movements such as blinking or moving eyes, most people suffering from the 'locked ... Read more...
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Graham Ekins manages to capture flying Japanese squid on his camera
December 15th, 2010 - 12:47 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Boreham, Dec 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A British photographer has got a rare incident on camera – flying squid.Photographer Graham Ekins admitted that he was lucky to have captured the spectacle on ... Read more...
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Actor Dick Van Dyke Rescued by Porpoises!
November 10th, 2010 - 10:50 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Nov 10 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Actor Dyke Van Dyke, who started out on ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show’, has been reportedly rescued by a school of porpoises who pushed him to shore after ... Read more...
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France’s Quadruple Amputee Philippe Croizon Crosses English Channel
September 21st, 2010 - 9:07 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Wissant, France, Sep 21, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Where there is a will, there is always a way. Even without arms and legs, Philippe Croizon never stopped dreaming of making it big ... Read more...
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Shark Attack Survivors Beg To Save Sharks
September 14th, 2010 - 7:38 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 14, (THAINDIAN NEWS) It was really a commendable effort of nine shark attack survivors as they came to United Nations on Monday to beg the world to save sharks. ... Read more...
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Gene loss could help explain evolution of limbs from fins
June 24th, 2010 - 2:27 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): The loss of genes guiding fin development may help reveal how fish evolved into four-limbed vertebrates, according to new research.In the late Devonian period, some 365 million ... Read more...
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Kiwi man sets world record diving 116m without fins!
April 24th, 2010 - 1:55 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, April 24 (ANI): A Kiwi man has set a new world diving record in the Bahamas by diving 116m without fins.New Zealand free diver William Trubridge, 29, risked suffering from nitrogen ... Read more...
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Whales use ‘gestures’ to communicate when ocean becomes noisy
April 14th, 2010 - 4:46 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, April 14 (ANI): Scientists in Australia have found that whales use 'gesturing' to communicate when the wind whips up the ocean and makes it noisy."If you imagine you're at a party ... Read more...
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Goldfish stuns owners after surviving out of water for 7hrs!
March 26th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 26 (ANI): A goldfish left its owners gob-smacked when it managed to survive out of water for seven hours.Carol Norris had thought 13-year-old fish, named Mr Fish, was dead ... Read more...
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Taiwan civic groups protest sale of shark-fin soup
January 23rd, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by IANS
Taipei, Jan 23 (DPA) Taiwan environmentalist groups Saturday protested against chain stores selling shark-fin soup as killing sharks for their fins can lead to their extinction.
The protest was made by 23 civic ... Read more...
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Hayden Panettiere is a magnet for sharks
October 5th, 2009 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 5 (ANI): It's not just men, killer sharks also seem to get smitten by actress Hayden Panettiere at first sight.In an interview on late-night U.S. TV chat show Jimmy Kimmel ... Read more...
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Why do animals slip into dominant or submissive roles?
June 29th, 2009 - 3:19 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, June 29 (IANS) Among animals, many species seem to slip naturally into their dominant role while others resign themselves to play the part of lowly subordinates. But why do the latter ... Read more...
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How fishes decide their social status
June 29th, 2009 - 2:06 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 29 (ANI): Delving deep into the social hierarchy among male mosquitofish, researchers at the University of Sydney are trying to find out why some fishes seem to slip naturally into ... Read more...
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Paris Hilton feels irresistible as a mermaid
June 24th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 24 (ANI): Paris Hilton thinks men would find it difficult to resist her if she turned into a mythical half-fish.The stunning socialite is currently promoting her new perfume Siren.And ... Read more...
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Scientists use DNA to study migration of threatened whale sharks
April 8th, 2009 - 3:42 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have analyzed the DNA of 68 whale sharks from 11 locations across the Indian and Pacific Oceans and the Caribbean Sea, in an ... Read more...
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95 million year old fossils reveal earlier origin for modern octopus
March 18th, 2009 - 3:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 18 (ANI): Scientists have found five specimens of 95 million year old fossils of Cretaceous octopuses, which reveals a much earlier origin for the modern octopus.The five specimens have ... Read more...
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Fish had fingers before acquiring fins
September 22nd, 2008 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, September 22 (ANI): The analysis of a newly discovered fossil skeleton has revealed that before it acquired fins, an ancient fish sported something like fingers that were the precursors to ... Read more...
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World’’s largest sharks shrinking in size due to over-exploitation by humans
July 26th, 2008 - 3:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 26 (ANI): A new research has suggested that humans have over-exploited the whale shark, the world''s largest living fish, to such a degree that the ocean giants are actually ... Read more...
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How to keep your PC cool during summer
June 15th, 2008 - 9:31 am ICT by IANS
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Washington, June 15 (DPA) Computers hate heat. So this summer, be sure to think about keeping your computer cool. Computer components themselves run hot, and yet they're not designed to operate above ... Read more...
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New fish-like robots communicate wirelessly with one another underwater
June 7th, 2008 - 2:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 7 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Washington have created three fish-like robots that use their fins for propulsion, and communicate wirelessly with one another underwater.Kristi Morgansen, an ... Read more...
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Shark fin consumption boosted by robust economy, weddings: report
May 10th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by admin
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Singapore, May 10 (DPA) Consumption of shark's fins soared in Singapore last year powered by a robust economy and an increase in weddings despite pleas from environmental groups noting one-third of the ... Read more...
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Zebrafish exploit microRNAs to regenerate fins
March 15th, 2008 - 2:36 pm ICT by admin
Washington, March 15 (ANI): Biologists at Duke University Medical Center have identified a molecular circuit breaker that controls the mechanism whereby the zebrafish regrows its missing fins.The researchers say that ... Read more...
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Bo Derek ropes in Jackie Chan for campaign against wildlife traffickers
December 17th, 2007 - 5:35 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 17(ANI): Actress Bo Derek has roped in action man Jackie Chan for her campaign against wildlife traffickers around the world.The 51-year-old actress became a conservation activist after learning that sharks ... Read more...
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