Did Europeans use magic mushrooms to get high 6000 yrs ago?
March 7th, 2011 - 11:07 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 7 (ANI): New evidence suggests that Europeans may have used magic mushrooms in religious rituals 6000 years ago.A cave mural found in Spain depicts fungi with hallucinogenic properties - the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Bacteria ‘trained’ to convert bio-wastes into plastic
November 22nd, 2010 - 1:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 22 (IANS) A scientist has 'trained' bacteria to convert all the main sugars in vegetable, fruit and garden waste efficiently into high-quality green bioplastics.By adapting the eating pattern of ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
‘Trained’ bacteria that turn veggies, fruits into bioplastics!
November 20th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 20 (ANI): Researchers have been able to 'train' bacteria to convert all the main sugars in vegetable, fruit and garden waste efficiently into 'green' products like bioplastics.By adapting the eating ... Read more...
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Quinn Gets Suspended In “Dexter” Season 5 Episode 5
October 25th, 2010 - 8:16 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Oct 25, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The highly anticipated episode of "Dexter" season 5 episode 5 boasted of all the interesting elements that the show is well known for. The last night's ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Trip suitcase that can turn into a seat and music player
September 19th, 2010 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 19 (ANI): Out on a holiday and thinking of going for a sunny picnic, but don't know how to arrange the music? Well, just take Trip along and you are ... Read more...
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Sydney stalks F1 after Melbourne’s ardour cools
March 27th, 2010 - 4:15 pm ICT by IANS
Melbourne, March 27 (DPA) Melbourne was dullsville when it poached the Grand Prix from Adelaide 15 years ago.
Now, Australia's second-biggest city is the nation's most vibrant and it is Sydney that could ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Nanotechnology makes biofuel development a cost-effective and ‘green’ process
October 9th, 2009 - 2:34 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 9 (ANI): Researchers at Louisiana Tech University in the US have come out with nanotechnology processes that can make the development of biofuels cost-effective and also easy on the environment.Biofuels ... Read more...
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New and improved ear structures discovered in deep-sea fish
May 13th, 2009 - 12:30 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, May 13 (ANI): In a new study, scientists examining several fish species collected from waters as deep as 2.5 kilometers, have discovered new and improved ear structures never seen before ... Read more...
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Scientists develop process that cuts cost of making biofuels from cellulose
January 23rd, 2009 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 23 (ANI): Researchers at Michigan State University have developed a process to pretreat corn-crop waste before conversion into ethanol, which could help cut the cost of making biofuels from ... Read more...
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Isia Leviant’’s famous optical illusion is no longer an Enigma
September 24th, 2008 - 3:59 pm ICT by ANI
London, September 24 (ANI): Neuroscientists in Arizona, U.S., say that it is because of constant tiny movements of the eyes that concentric circles in Isia Leviant''s painting ''Enigma'' appears to be ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Scientists identify new plant protein that holds promise for biofuel production
August 18th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 18 (ANI): Scientists at Michigan State University in the US have identified a new protein necessary for chloroplast development, a discovery that could ultimately lead to plant varieties tailored ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Protein discovery to hasten biofuel production
August 16th, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 16 (IANS) A new protein necessary for chloroplast development, identified by researchers, is likely to pave the way to tailor plant varieties for biofuel production. Chloroplasts, specialised compartments in plant ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Haunted by floods, Sundarbans’ tiger stalks humans
July 4th, 2008 - 10:07 am ICT by IANS
Sunderbans (Bangladesh), July 4 (IANS) Flushed out of their natural habitat and deprived of food by floods and Cyclone Sidr, the famed Royal Bengal tiger that roams these mangrove forests is desperately ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
How male fiddler crabs send females into a sexy swoon
December 30th, 2007 - 2:03 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Dec 30 (ANI): The sight of a male fiddler crab waving its single giant claw can be a big turn on for a female crab, says a new study.The study, led ... Read more...
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