Stone tools helped human hand evolve unique features
March 9th, 2011 - 4:04 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 9 (IANS) Increased use of stone tools by our ancestors helped the human hand evolve unique characteristics.Past research has borne out the existence of features in the bones ... Read more...
Posted in World |
‘Tool user’ octopus carries and hides in coconuts
December 15th, 2009 - 2:41 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 15 (ANI): After humans, other primates and birds, octopuses have joined the growing list of tool users-they carry coconuts.The veined octopus under study manages a behavioural trick that the researchers ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
ESO releases 360-degree panoramic map of entire night sky
September 15th, 2009 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Munich, September 15 (ANI): The European Southern Observatory (ESO) has released an amazing, interactive, 360-degree panoramic online map of the entire night sky.It is first of three images of ESO's GigaGalaxy Zoom ... Read more...
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Mind-boggling image of vast glittering sky captured
September 15th, 2009 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 15 (IANS) The GigaGalaxy Zoom project has captured a mind-boggling, magnificent, 800-million-pixel panoramic view of the vast glittering sky. This 360-degree starscape, covering the entire celestial sphere, reveals the cosmic ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Spider monkeys invent medicated body scratchers
August 1st, 2009 - 2:53 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 1 (ANI): A new study has reported that wild spider monkeys have invented a new tool, namely crushed and chewed leaves, which serve as body scratchers that can release medicinal ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Smart dolphins use sponges as accessories to make hunting easier
January 4th, 2009 - 4:21 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 4 (ANI): A new study by researchers at Georgetown University in Washington DC has revealed that dolphins have developed tools to help them hunt for food.According to the researchers, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |