Edible bottles could replace plastic waste
February 23rd, 2012 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 23 (IANS) Fancy a bottle that could be as edible and tasty as its contents and get rid of the plastic waste that such products currently generate.
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Posted in Environment |
Chinese banking model unsustainable: Daily
February 22nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Feb 22 (IANS) The profit model of Chinese banks that encourages growth by stipulating a cap on deposit and lending rates is unsustainable, a daily said Wednesday.The commercial banks ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
Chocolate also insures against stroke risk
October 12th, 2011 - 7:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 12 (IANS) Women who munch a bar of chocolate every week could cut stroke risk by 20 percent.
The finding is based on a study of more than ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Humans programmed to believe in supernatural powers
July 15th, 2011 - 5:18 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 15 (IANS) Are humans programmed to believe in gods and in an afterlife?Forty separate studies (both analytical and empirical) conducted in 20 countries conclude that humans are predisposed ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Male depression ’set to increase’
March 2nd, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 2 (ANI): The rates of depressive disorders among men are likely to increase as the 21st century progresses, say Emory University experts."Compared to women, many men attach a great importance ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Expert says UK shops will need Chinese currency to meet demands of China tourists
February 11th, 2011 - 5:23 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb.11 (ANI): British shops will soon need to start keeping Chinese currency amid a surge in tourists and brands becoming owned by China businessman.Oxford University experts have warned that these days ... Read more...
Posted in World |
New security app to keep your digital secrets safe
January 19th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): Wondering how to maintain privacy in the virtual world? Well, Tel Aviv University experts' software solution could be the answer to your problem.Eran Toch of Tel Aviv ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Alexander the Great poisoned by deadly river bug
August 4th, 2010 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 4 (IANS) A deadly river bacterium found in river Styx, Greece, killed Alexander the Great, rather than a fever brought on by an all-night drinking binge in ancient Babylon.
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Posted in World |
‘Alien’ meteorites hit Bosnian man’s house six times
July 20th, 2010 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 20 (ANI): A man in Bosnia, whose house has been struck six times by meteorites, suspects that aliens are targeting him.Radivoje Lajic, 50, said it is unbelievable that his ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Caveman’s 4,500-year-old doodle on rock discovered
July 18th, 2010 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Scientists have discovered what is believed to be one of the world's oldest doodles - an ancient scrawl carved onto a rock by a caveman 4,500 years ago. ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Tidy home owners more likely to be fit
June 3rd, 2010 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 3 (ANI): A new study suggests that people with tidy homes are more likely to be physically active than those with untidy dwellings.As part of the research, Indiana University experts ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Now, a novel filtering system to protect computer networks from zombies
October 1st, 2009 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
Washington, October 1 (ANI): Auburn University experts in Alabama say that security on government, commercial, and educational systems can be significantly improved by using a novel system to filter out denial of ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Scientists uncover ‘genetic switch’ that can trigger leukaemia
September 28th, 2009 - 11:44 am ICT by ANI
London, September 28 (ANI): Experts at the Wellcome Trust/Cancer Research UK Gurdon Institute at Cambridge University have identified a broken genetic "switch" that can trigger leukaemia, and believe that this breakthrough may ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Brain emotion circuit activates in teen girls when they size up peers
July 16th, 2009 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): Studying as to what happens in teenagers' brains while they size each other up, a team of American researchers have found that an emotion circuit activates more in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Obama’s Ghana visit, signal US won’t play second fiddle to China in Africa: Experts
July 11th, 2009 - 5:01 pm ICT by ANI
Accra, July 11 (ANI): Barack Obama's choice to visit Ghana after his successful diplomatic tours to Italy and Russia indicate that the US President wants to send a message that Washington ... Read more...
Posted in World |
School phobia is rising among Brit kids
September 8th, 2008 - 4:58 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 8 (ANI): An increasing number of Brit children are suffering from ''school phobia'', warn experts.It has been estimated that one in every 20 children in England and Wales ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Two Roman coffins unearthed in Newcastle, UK
August 15th, 2008 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, August 15 (ANI): Archaeologists have uncovered two 1,800-year-old Roman stone coffins at a dig on the site of a former office building in Newcastle, UK.These coffins are thought to have ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Rare reptile found in Siliguri
July 30th, 2008 - 11:56 am ICT by ANI
Kurseong (West Bengal), July 30 (ANI): After a gap of almost 150 years, a rare reptile commonly called ''Caecilian'' has been found on the Makaibari Tea Estate near Kurseong.
Rajan Banerjee, the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Bacteria genes give rise to the smell of earth
July 19th, 2008 - 12:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 19 (ANI): American researchers have identified the bacterial genes that give rise to the smell of earth.Brown University experts David Cane and Chieh-Mieh Wang say that the smell of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
New technique can help further shrink silicon chips
July 11th, 2008 - 3:24 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 11 (ANI): US scientists have achieved a breakthrough that can cause silicon chips to become more densely packed with transistors than before.
Ralf Heilmann of the Massachusetts Institute of ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Forget your email check out snail mail!
June 18th, 2008 - 4:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, June 18 (ANI): UK scientists have equipped three snails with tiny capsules holding a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) chip to enable them to send e-mails on behalf of visitors to ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cable driven robot may help rehabilitate stroke, Parkinsons patients
May 6th, 2008 - 4:56 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Florida Atlantic University experts have created a unique robotic device that may prove quite useful in rehabilitating patients suffering from neurological disorders like Parkinson's disease and stroke.The ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Giant fish trained to respond to lunchtime call
February 3rd, 2008 - 3:30 pm ICT by admin
London, Feb 3 (ANI): Plymouth University experts have trained a giant six-year-old Humphead Wrasse to respond to the sound at meal times.Dr Phil Gee of Plymouth University says that the main ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Medical plants at risk of extinction
January 20th, 2008 - 11:29 am ICT by admin
London, Jan 20 (ANI): Large number of medicinal plants are at risk of extinction, and could spark a global health crisis, according to experts.Scientists have warned that the plants disappearance might threaten ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
4 out of 10 Brit workers believe they are over-qualified for their job
November 14th, 2007 - 8:06 am ICT by admin
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Posted in World |