Apple iPhone 5 is slimmer, lighter (Lead)
September 13th, 2012 - 11:52 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 13 (IANS) Apple's much awaited next-generation iPhone is finally here. The iPhone5 sports a larger four-inch screen that is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than ... Read more...
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Apple unveils slimmer, lighter iPhone 5
September 13th, 2012 - 1:51 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, Sep 13 (IANS) Apple's highly anticipated, next-generation iPhone is finally here. Sporting a larger 4-inch screen iPhone 5 is 18 percent thinner and 20 percent lighter than ... Read more...
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Lighting up your innards for incision-less surgery
June 27th, 2012 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 27 (IANS) If only doctors could operate without ever having to cut through your tissues or even diagnosing cancer, simply by seeing tumours inside with a tool as ... Read more...
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Cannibal arrested in Moscow
May 17th, 2011 - 2:07 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, May 17 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A man suspected to be behind the appearance of dismembered body parts across Moscow in recent weeks was arrested early Tuesday morning after half-eaten human ... Read more...
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Bizarre ‘dead mice into humans’ hobby is a rage in Brooklyn
February 14th, 2011 - 2:04 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Feb 14 (ANI): A bizarre hobby of converting dead mice into miniature 'humans' is taking hold in Brooklyn and fast turning into a very popular trend.A Gowanus gallery offering a ... Read more...
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CPSC to recall 1.2 million toys distributed with Chuck E. Cheese
September 16th, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Sep 15 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Consumer Product Safety Commission has given the orders to recall the 1.2 million toys that were distributed with the Chuck E. Cheese. The CPSC officials ... Read more...
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Now, emergency body to decide ICC’s Antipodean candidate
February 1st, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Feb.1 (ANI): The search for an ICC Antipodean candidate grows more farcical by the day, according to cricket columnist Peter Roebuck.The latest development is that Sir Rod Eddington has been asked ... Read more...
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Seismic forces may have twisted Italian supervolcano’s innards
October 2nd, 2009 - 4:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 2 (ANI): Scientists have found that seismic forces have twisted an Italian supervolcano's interiors, giving scientists an unprecedented glimpse deep into the feature's explosive plumbing-and a better shot at ... Read more...
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Now, a ‘green’ process to produce biodiesel from chicken feather meal
July 23rd, 2009 - 12:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): Scientists in Nevada have developed a new and environmentally friendly process for producing biodiesel fuel from 'chicken feather meal.'Professor Mano Misra and his team at the University ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock feels under pressure to get pregnant (corrected)
July 20th, 2009 - 6:47 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): Sandra Bullock says that she's frustrated people keep asking why she hasn't had children of her own.'The Proposal' star - who is married motorbike enthusiast Jesse James ... Read more...
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Sandra Bullock feels under pressure to get pregnant
July 20th, 2009 - 2:15 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 20 (ANI): Sandra Bullock says that she's frustrated people keep asking why she hasn't had children of her own.'The Proposal' star - who is married motorbike enthusiast Jesse James ... Read more...
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Pregnancy queries irk Sandra Bullock
July 19th, 2009 - 1:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 19 (IANS) Actress Sandra Bullock says she is tired of people asking her why she hasn't had a baby yet.
Contactmusic.com reports that Bullock, who married motorbike enthusiast Jesse James ... Read more...
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Scientists give first clear demonstration of self-medication among insects
March 14th, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 14 (ANI): University of Arizona scientists have found that there are some caterpillars that munch on drug-laced leaves to get rid of crippling parasites.
Lead author Elizabeth Bernays says ... Read more...
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Bacterial innards glimpsed for first time in 3-D
November 18th, 2008 - 1:06 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 18 (IANS) Scientists glimpsed a detailed version of a bacterial cell wall, how it is made up of thin layer of carbohydrate chains, linked by peptides, wrapped around the microbe ... Read more...
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Argentine man kills father, eats heart and kidneys
July 2nd, 2008 - 12:29 pm ICT by IANS
Buenos Aires, July 2 (IANS) In a gruesome act of murder and cannibalism, an Argentine man killed his father, removed the heart and kidneys, cooked them in a pot mixing garlic and ... Read more...
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Tiny microscope travels into our innards to speed up diagnoses
April 30th, 2008 - 1:25 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, April 30 (IANS) Australian scientists have developed a miniature microscope that travels inside the human body in order to detect cancer early, creating a new diagnostic discipline, Endomicroscopy. A training centre ... Read more...
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CT scan of baby mammoth provides detailed look of internal organs
April 12th, 2008 - 1:12 pm ICT by admin
Washington, April 12 (ANI): Scientists have performed a CT scan on the frozen body of a 37,000-year-old baby woolly mammoth discovered last year in Arctic Russia, providing a detailed internal look ... Read more...
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