Plastic pollution in sea reaches alarming levels
July 5th, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 5 (IANS) Plastic pollution is reaching alarming levels off the coast of Pacific Northwest, which is just as bad as the notoriously polluted North Sea.University of British Columbia ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
New test can track nerve gas traces in terror attack
March 15th, 2012 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 15 (IANS) Scientists have developed a test that traces difficult-to-detect residues of sarin, a nerve agent used by terrorists, back to its source.For instance, sarin leaves traces after ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Tech to track perpetrators of biochemical attacks
December 27th, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 27 (IANS) A first-of-its-kind technology could help authorities track down perpetrators of biochemical attacks back to their source.
Carlos G. Fraga from the US's Pacific Northwest National Lab ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Laser beaming a hair can reveal breakfast details
May 2nd, 2011 - 8:42 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 2 (IANS) A new laser can tell what you had for breakfast by beaming on one of your hairs, a study says.Researchers can even tell where a person ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New laser beam can tell what person had for breakfast by analysing single hair
April 29th, 2011 - 4:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 29 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new laser that can tell what a person has eaten for breakfast by just analysing a single strand of hair.The beam gives unprecedented sensitivity ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
US Jesuits agree to 166 million dollar sex abuse pay-out
March 26th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar.26 (ANI): The Pacific Northwest chapter of the Roman Catholic Church's Jesuit order has agreed to pay 166 million dollars to settle more than 500 Native Americans sexually abused by priests ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New model to measure organic carbon in surface waters
March 5th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 5 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new carbon model to estimate sources and losses of organic carbon in surface waters in the United States.The result has indicated that streams act ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How mushrooms evolved alongside humans
March 4th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): A researcher at Oregon State University and her team has published one of the most detailed genetic analyses ever done on morels or mushrooms, to help identify their ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soot on Tibetan snow ’causes more rainfall over India and China’
March 4th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 4 (ANI): A new study has suggested that in some cases, soot - the fine, black carbon silt that is released from stoves, cars and manufacturing plants - can pack ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Soot on Tibetan snow causes rainfall over India, China
March 4th, 2011 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 4 (IANS) Soot falling on the snow covered Tibetan Plateau causes more rainfall over India and China, says a new study.Soot precipitates the plateau's glacier to melt sooner ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
NZ earthquake ‘a warning to North America’
February 23rd, 2011 - 3:05 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 23 (ANI): The terribly destructive New Zealand earthquake that killed dozens and caused heavy damage is a warning to cities up and down the West Coast of North America, according ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Oil, water helped US win World War II: Study
February 16th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 16 (ANI): In World War II, the US had two major strategic advantages over the Axis - oil and water, according to a new study.Although other factors played major roles ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How kids believe anything they see on the Internet!
February 3rd, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Today's children are gullible to just about anything they read on the Internet - a study has revealed.Apparently, they didn't find it hard to believe that ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Light earthquake rattles Washington state, no damage
November 17th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by BNO News
PORTLAND (BNO NEWS) -- A light earthquake rattled the U.S. state of Washington on early Tuesday morning, seismologists said, but there were no reports of damage or casualties.The 3.9-magnitude earthquake at 7.51 ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Some urban trees may discourage ’shady’ behaviour
November 2nd, 2010 - 6:20 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): US researchers have revealed that certain types of city trees may help lower property and violent crime rates.The study, conducted by the researchers with the US Forest ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Large trees discourage criminals
November 2nd, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 2 (IANS) Large trees seem to discourage crimes while small trees have an opposite effect, says a new study."We believe that large street trees can reduce crime by signalling ... Read more...
Posted in World |
How non-migrating grey whales survived the ice age
October 18th, 2010 - 1:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 18 (ANI): A new study attempts to shed light on how non-migrating grey whales survived the last ice age.Grey whales feed on the seafloor at depths of up to 50 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How honeycomb clouds exhibit self-organization
August 15th, 2010 - 2:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 15 (ANI): Researchers have shown how honeycomb clouds disappear in one place and reappear in another.Researchers claimed that rain causes air to move vertically, which breaks down and builds up ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
New organic charcoal-like substance could offset global warming
August 11th, 2010 - 3:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug 11 (ANI): Biochar, a charcoal-like substance made from plants and other organic materials, could offset as much as 12 percent of world's greenhouse emissions."Biochar offers one of the few ways ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NASA satellites produce first map of global forest heights
July 21st, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 21 (ANI): For the first time, NASA scientists have produced a map of the height of the world's forests by combining data from three satellites.The map will help scientists build ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
NASA scientists produce first ever global forest map
July 21st, 2010 - 3:08 am ICT by BNO News
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) -- NASA on Tuesday announced that scientists produced a first-of-its kind map of the height of the world's forests by combining data from three NASA satellites.Scientists will be ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Soon, batteries that could recharge within 10 minutes
July 18th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 18 (ANI): Scientists have developed new battery materials that could enable electric vehicles, power tools and even cell phones to recharge in minutes.In collaboration with Vorbeck Materials Corp. of Jessup, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Now, sip a beer or wine if you don’t want coffee in Starbucks
June 29th, 2010 - 5:09 pm ICT by ANI
New York, June 29 (ANI): Starbucks in Seattle will now offer beer, wine along with savoury snacks that pair well with alcoholic drinks.The new move has come as part of plans to ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Coffee Behemoth, Starbucks, To Try Out Wine And Coffee Theater
June 26th, 2010 - 7:36 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
June 26, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): Coffee behemoth, Starbucks, encountered colossal development and enlargement in the past. However, in recent times, this victorious march of Starbucks has been brought to ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Scientists discover vast number of proteins in spinal fluid of normal people
June 12th, 2010 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 12 (ANI): Researchers have identified 2,630 proteins that reside in fluid that is considered 'normal' - a number nearly three times the total number of proteins previously identified.Another striking finding ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
1-in-3 odds of a huge quake hitting Northwest in next 50 years
May 25th, 2010 - 4:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): There is more than a one-in-three chance that a major earthquake will possibly strike the Pacific Northwest coast of the United States within the next 50 years.New analyses ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sunlight’s UV radiation not the amphibian killer
May 25th, 2010 - 4:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 25 (ANI): Declines in amphibian populations around the globe is not because of increasing ultraviolet radiation, scientists claim.According to Wendy Palen, lead author and a Simon Fraser University ecologist and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Silica cages help anti-cancer antibodies prevent tumour growth in mice
May 22nd, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 22 (ANI): If anti-cancer drugs are packed into honeycombed particles of chemically modified silica, they can improve the drugs' ability to fight skin cancer in mice, according to new research.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Deadly Airborne fungus affects people with healthy immune system
April 24th, 2010 - 1:07 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Oregon, Apr 23 (THAINDIAN NEWS) There is a deadly airborne fungus that is now the prowl. This is a new strain of the fungus, that affects people who have a good immune ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Quilcene, WA man convicted for cutting maple trees in national forest
April 17th, 2010 - 12:55 am ICT by BNO News
TACOMA, WASHINGTON (BNO NEWS) – A Washington man was convicted in connection with cutting maple trees on a national forest, prosecutors said Friday.John Mark Randall, 50, of Quilcene, Washington, illegally harvested maple ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Larger and more frequent fires could aid ecosystems
February 25th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 25 (ANI): Scientists have said that there's a good chance that forest fires in the Pacific Northwest will become larger and more frequent, which could actually aid ecosystems.The future of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Manmade seawater particles can help reduce global warming
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:07 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Feb 22 (ANI): Computer models have shown how man made seawater particles change cloud brightness, temperature and rain patterns, thus proving useful against global warming.New results from modeling clouds like those ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Can steam emitted by ships offset global warming?
February 20th, 2010 - 5:20 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 20 (IANS) Ships blowing off steam are helping researchers understand how man-made particles might be useful against global warming.
New results from modeling clouds like those seen in shipping lanes ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Sasquatch Festival 2010 Lineup Revealed
February 16th, 2010 - 9:11 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Seattle, Feb 16, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Sasquatch music festival is a yearly event that is eagerly awaited by the lovers of music. This is a one of its kind music festival ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
U.S. Fault Lines Make Seismologists Concerned
January 22nd, 2010 - 7:56 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The Earthquake that hit the impoverished nation, Haiti, a few days back have caused the seismologists and scientists to take notice about the possibility of similar ... Read more...
Posted in World News |