New family of fierce spiders discovered
August 20th, 2012 - 9:29 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
California, Aug 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new family of spiders have been discovered as the researchers claimed. This was a report that was established when the amateurs discovered about a certain family ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Guatemala busts gang blamed for 18 rapes
June 9th, 2012 - 12:24 pm ICT by IANS
Guatemala City, June 9 (IANS/EFE) Nine suspected members of a gang blamed for at least 18 rapes were arrested Friday, Guatemalan authorities said.The arrests took place in and around Guatemala ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Human noise affects plant, animal life
March 27th, 2012 - 6:38 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 27 (IANS) Human noises, such as the rumble of traffic or the hum of machines, do affect birds and animals which change their behaviour accordingly, indicates a new ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New Year fireworks foul Beijing’s air
January 24th, 2012 - 7:57 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Jan 24 (IANS) China's New Year fireworks not just left thousands of tonnes of scrap in capital Beijing but also pushed the city's air pollution to hazardous level. The ... Read more...
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‘Vampire’ bug shows potential as living antibiotic
November 1st, 2011 - 6:05 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Nov 1 (IANS) A vampire-like bug that preys on specific bacteria, including certain human pathogens, could potentially act as a living antibiotic for a range of infections.The bacterium, Micavibrio ... Read more...
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Indian-origin led team makes cocktail against mosquitoes
June 2nd, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 2 (IANS) Mosquito bites could soon become a fading memory, thanks to a chemical cocktail made by a team led by an Indian-origin scientist to buzz off the ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Some snails evolved ‘counter-coil’ to evade predators’ uneven bite
December 8th, 2010 - 6:00 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 8 (ANI): Evolutionary benefit often makes for show-stopping stuff - for instance, a cheetah's speed or a moth's almost perfect mimicry of tree bark. In case of some snails, it's ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Four dead, 2,000 affected by dengue in Pakistan
October 23rd, 2010 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Oct 23 (IANS) More than 2,000 people are suffering from dengue fever in Pakistan's Punjab, Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces and at least four patients have died in the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Review Of ‘Smallville’
October 11th, 2010 - 4:02 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
October 11, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Don’t let the title of this week’s ‘Smallville’ episode mislead you. Although Kara did return to Metropolis and put her powers on display for the world ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
‘Foreign hackers operate via Chinese internet links’
August 6th, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Aug 6 (IANS) China is not home to the global nexus of computer hackers and many attackers based in foreign countries use the Chinese internet network to target their preys worldwide, ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Fungus preys on ‘meditating monk’s’ mummy (With Images)
July 8th, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Vishal Gulati
Geu (Himachal Pradesh), July 8 (IANS) The mummified body of a 'meditating monk' believed to be 550 years old is wasting away. Fungus has set in and loss of body ... Read more...
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Fossil Of Whale-Eating Whale Discovered In Peru
July 1st, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Paris, July 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The fossil of a 13 million year old whale which was supposedly one of the biggest predators of its times has been found by researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Nepal’s growing pornography trade preys on women
June 16th, 2010 - 4:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, June 16 (IANS) Nepali women are increasingly being forced to work in the Himalayan republic's growing domestic pornographic industry, a report has warned.
The US government's 10th Annual Trafficking in Persons report, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Heat preys on Delhi birds
May 31st, 2010 - 4:39 pm ICT by IANS
By Prathiba Raju
New Delhi, May 31 (IANS) Nobel is thirsty and tired. The little dove is covered with ice cubes and being administered glucose at a hospital in Chandni Chowk where as ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
‘Despicable’ woman preys on elderly men, cons them out of cash
March 27th, 2010 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Mar 27 (ANI): An Australian woman, who has been dubbed as 'despicable', is said to be preying upon elderly men by making sexual advances towards them before relieving them of their ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Komodo Dragon’s Life To Be Shown On New Discovery Docu-Series
March 22nd, 2010 - 7:16 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Mar 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Starting from tonight, Discovery Network will show a series of documentary covering some of the exquisite species of the world which has been named 'Life'. It ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘Tiger’ kills boy in Kathmandu
December 7th, 2009 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Dec 7 (IANS) A five-year-old boy was killed by "tigers" in the capital city Kathmandu, police said Monday.
Vishal Lama, son of Badri Singh Lama, was killed in Chhaimale, a forested area ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Myanmar’s Hukuang reserve has less than 100 tigers
October 7th, 2009 - 8:16 pm ICT by IANS
Yangon, Oct 7 (Xinhua) Myanmar's 22,000 sq km vast Hukuang Tiger Reserve situated in the northern province of Kachin has now less than 100 tigers, a report said Wednesday.
The fall in the ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
A worm in the apple: Macs in crosshairs of hackers
August 31st, 2009 - 9:30 am ICT by IANS
By Sven Appel
Munich, Aug 31 (DPA) It all used to be simpler for Mac users: viruses and other malicious software affected Windows computers, not them. That is slowly changing. "The threats have ... Read more...
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Krishna visits Melbourne’s Railway station where Indian students were attacked
August 9th, 2009 - 11:09 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug.9 (ANI): External Affairs Minister SM Krishna on Sunday visited Sunshine train station in Melbourne, where several Indian students were targeted by mobs a couple of months ago.Krishna was briefed ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Aniston ‘preys’ on men in ‘Pumas’
July 31st, 2009 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 31 (IANS) Jennifer Aniston will take on the role of a 30-something woman who preys on younger men in the romantic comedy "Pumas".
The storyline will be based on two ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Sharks hunt their victims just like serial killers
June 22nd, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 22 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found that the way Great white sharks hunt their preys is quite similar to the methods used by serial killers to stalk ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Spike Lee, Tyler Perry nominated for NAACP Image Awards
January 28th, 2009 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, January 28 (ANI): American filmmakers Spike Lee and Tyler Perry have been nominated for the NAACP Image Awards.
They were leading the pack when the civil rights organisation announced the ... Read more...
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Humans may reach ”top of the shark menu” if fishing is not controlled, says expert
January 12th, 2009 - 7:08 pm ICT by ANI
Wellington, Jan 12 (ANI): If fishing in Australian waters is not brought under control, humans might soon be heading the menu for sharks, according to a shark expert.Vic Hislop has warned ... Read more...
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Mapping a tiny but ruthless killer
May 17th, 2008 - 3:45 pm ICT by admin
London, May 17 (IANS) Don't go by its size. The Etruscan shrew, one of tiniest known mammals that weighs just two grams, ranks among the quickest, most ruthless and adaptive predators. It ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Pilot whales are ‘cheetahs of the ocean’
May 15th, 2008 - 6:37 pm ICT by admin
London, May 15 (ANI): Spanish biologists have unearthed evidence that deep-sea whales, which are known to be slow and energy saving creatures, are indeed the cheetahs of the ocean.Experts at ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Halle Berry to star in, produce Frankie and Alice
April 18th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Apr 18 (ANI): New mum Halle Berry has signed on to star and produce the psychological drama "Frankie and Alice".The Oscar winner will be producing the Access Motion Pictures pic ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Contaminated fish killing gharials in Yamuna
February 21st, 2008 - 9:37 am ICT by admin
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, Feb 21 (IANS) Alarm has been raised over the death of 90 gharials in the Yamuna river recently after eating contaminated fish, says an expert from the The International ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |