100 threatened animals, plants face extinction by 2020
September 11th, 2012 - 10:49 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 11 (IANS) An international consortium of more than 8,000 scientists has called for urgent help to save Earth's 100 most threatened animals, plants and fungi, the Daily Mail ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Police prevent novel anti-stray dogs protest in Srinagar
July 11th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, July 11 (IANS) A novel protest by a Jammu and Kashmir legislator against the menace of stray dogs was prevented by police in Srinagar city Wednesday.Engineer Rashid, a legislator ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Slashing meat intake vital for curbing emissions
April 16th, 2012 - 5:46 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 16 (IANS) Per capita meat consumption need to be halved by 2050 in the developed world if the emission of nitrous oxide (N2O), one of the most important ... Read more...
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Common parasite linked to severe birth defects
April 15th, 2012 - 2:00 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, April 15 (IANS) Scientists have identified specific strains of the Toxoplasma gondii parasite, which may account for premature births and severe birth defects in the US.
Pregnant women can ... Read more...
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Bihar SOS to centre on tackling bird flu
March 9th, 2012 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Patna, March 9 (IANS) Bird flu or avian influenza is threatening Bihar's poultry industry and an SOS has been sent to the central government on tackling the deadly H5N1 virus ... Read more...
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Climate change precipitates food shortages, unrest
February 2nd, 2012 - 2:24 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Feb 2 (IANS) Long-term climate change has often destabilized civilizations through food shortages, hunger, infectious disease and unrest, a study reveals.Historical records foreshadow a grim picture for a future ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Gut bugs can foretell severity of heart attacks
January 13th, 2012 - 5:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Jan 13 (IANS) The bugs present in the gut can be used to predict a person's chances of a heart attack while manipulating them could help cut down such ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Villagers take lessons in saving Kashmir’s rare deer
November 27th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Srinagar, Nov 27 (IANS) Alarmed by the dwindling numbers of the red deer sub-species known locally as the 'Hangul' found in the world only in Kashmir, the local agricultural university ... Read more...
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Cranes, storks thriving in Uttar Pradesh wetlands
November 22nd, 2011 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 22 (IANS) The wetlands of Uttar Pradesh are helping sarus cranes and black-necked storks thrive and agricultural practices in these areas have gone hand in hand with their ... Read more...
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‘Promiscuous parasites’ can make you reckless
September 22nd, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 22 (IANS) A class of 'promiscuous parasites' can sneak into your bloodstream and brain, triggering behavioural changes from recklessness to neuroticism.Toxoplasma gondii, a highly contagious protozoa, infects more ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Exposure to nuke radiation leads to more male births
May 29th, 2011 - 3:21 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 29 (IANS) Exposure to nuclear radiation triggers an increase in male births, says a new study.
The research shows that radiation from atomic bomb testing before the Partial ... Read more...
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How sickle haemoglobin protects against malaria
April 29th, 2011 - 7:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Apr 29 (ANI): A study has unravelled the molecular mechanism whereby sickle cell haemoglobin confers a survival advantage against malaria, the disease caused by Plasmodium infection.The study was conducted by researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Monkeys main reservoir of human malaria in SE Asia
April 8th, 2011 - 4:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 8 (ANI): A study led by an Indian-origin scientist has warned that monkeys infected with an emerging malaria strain are providing a reservoir for human disease in Southeast Asia.It confirmed ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Nanostructures lend cutting edge to antibiotics
April 4th, 2011 - 4:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) Arming antibiotic drugs with nanostructures would make them much more effective in targeting infected cells.
These tiny particles would zoom in on infected cells but leave ... Read more...
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Human activity displaces predators more than prey
March 4th, 2011 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): A new study from the University of Calgary has suggested that human activity displaces predators more than prey.It found that while predatory animals like wolves, cougars, and bears ... Read more...
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How diets high in fish oil fight Alzheimer’s
February 16th, 2011 - 3:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): Scientists have found how diets high in Omega 3 oils and low in cholesterol fight Alzheimer's.Daniel Michaelson of Tel Aviv University's Department of Neurobiology at the George S. ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Srinagar’s ‘dogged’ problem giving nightmares
February 13th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
By F. Ahmed
Srinagar, Feb 13 (IANS) Is Srinagar going to the dogs? Packs of ferocious canines nip at the heels of the devout at the entrance of mosques, chase students on way ... Read more...
Posted in National |
16 killed by tigers in Uttar Pradesh in 10 months
January 13th, 2011 - 6:19 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Jan 13 (IANS) The increasing human-animal conflict due to shrinking habitat for wildlife has led to killing of 16 people by tigers over the past 10 months in Uttar Pradesh, wildlife ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Humans’ plant consumption rising significantly
December 16th, 2010 - 3:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 16 (ANI): A new NASA research has found that humans are consuming an increasing amount of the earth's total annual land plant production.As the human population continues to grow and ... Read more...
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Jharkhand tribals protest against relocation away from tiger reserve area
October 30th, 2010 - 2:46 pm ICT by ANI
Palamu, Oct 30 (ANI): Villagers in Jharkhand Palamu district protested on Friday against the government's proposal to resettle them away from the core area of tiger reserve.Paritosh Upadhyay, Vice-President, Tiger Project, Palamu ... Read more...
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Modern humans emerged far earlier than thought, fossils in China suggest
October 26th, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 26 (ANI): Researchers have discovered well-dated human fossils in southern China that markedly change anthropologists' perceptions of the emergence of modern humans in the eastern Old World.The discovery of early ... Read more...
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Why some people feel tipsier than others just after a few drinks
October 20th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 20 (ANI): Scientists have discovered a gene variant that is associated with a person's response to alcohol and may help protect one against alcoholism.Researchers from the University of North Carolina ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hindus want world to take water insecurity risk more seriously
October 1st, 2010 - 5:21 pm ICT by ANI
Nevada (US), Oct 1 (ANI): Hindus want the worldwide risk of water insecurity to be taken seriously.According to a recent study, water threats include scarcity and pollution and about 3.4 billion people ... Read more...
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Bill Gates On ‘Death Panels’
September 16th, 2010 - 7:04 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sep 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Bill Gates is under fire over a two month old comment which he made at Aspen Ideas festival held in Aspen Colorado every year. The comments ... Read more...
Posted in Odd news |
Human activity has caused shellfish size to increase: Study
September 1st, 2010 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 1 (ANI): A species of shellfish widely consumed in the Pacific over the past 3,000 years has increased in size despite, and possibly because of human activity in the area, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Lest we forget
August 8th, 2010 - 12:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Smita PrakashJerusalem, Aug.8 (ANI): It wasn't a museum that I wanted to visit. I knew it would be gut wrenching, and it was.The holocaust museum in downtown Jerusalem is a ... Read more...
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Neanderthals’ cosy bedroom with hearth and grass beds unearthed
August 7th, 2010 - 12:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 7 (ANI): Remains of an apparent Neanderthal cave sleeping chamber have been unearthed, complete with a hearth and nearby grass beds that might have once been covered with animal fur.Neanderthals ... Read more...
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Last few early humans survived in ‘Eden’ during ice age
July 26th, 2010 - 3:58 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 26 (ANI): Researchers have found ochre and evidence of shellfish - which has revealed the earliest dated evidence of modern humans at Pinnacle Point.A strip of land on Africa's southern ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Majority of pet dogs are now overweight
July 25th, 2010 - 9:40 am ICT by IANS
London, July 25 (IANS) Six out of 10 adult pet dogs are now overweight or obese, researchers at a Scottish university have found.
Risk factors which made dogs in the study more likely ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fight Elephants With Pepper Sprays, UN Suggests
July 20th, 2010 - 7:26 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
July 20, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Farmers who have to face a hell of a time fending off wild animals now have a solution in hand. According to the United Nations, the ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Dog census in Ahmedabad from August
July 11th, 2010 - 7:49 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, July 11 (IANS) Ahmedabad will carry out its first dog census from next month, becoming possibly the second city in India after Jodhpur to do a canine headcount, an official said ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Gastric bug genome sequenced
June 17th, 2010 - 6:39 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 17 (ANI): Scientists have sequenced the genome of an Amerindian strain of the gastric bug Helicobacter pylori, confirming the out-of-Africa migration of this bacterial stowaway to the New World.Researchers led ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Movie Review: Daybreakers (2010)
May 29th, 2010 - 12:33 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
May 29, 2010 (Sampurn Wire):Daybreakers- Entertaining And ProvocativeRating: 3 out of 5*Starring: Sam Neil, Ethan Hawke, Claudia Karvan and William DafoeDirector: Peter and Michael SpierigWith the recent fan frenzy trend involving ... Read more...
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Earth Might Become Uninhabitable In 300 Years, Research Reveals
May 15th, 2010 - 6:47 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Sydney, May 15, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The ramifications that climate change can possible have on humans seems to be much more severe than what was previously comprehended. A recent research has ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Are mixed-race people perceived as more attractive?
April 16th, 2010 - 4:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 16 (IANS) People of mixed races are perceived as more attractive compared to others, says a new study.
Michael Lewis of Cardiff University's School of Psychology collected a random sample ... Read more...
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