Global warming will push up sea level
June 25th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, June 25 (IANS) Sea levels worldwide are expected to rise by several metres in the coming centuries if global warming continues unabated.
A study by a university in The ... Read more...
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Pumping groundwater may cause rise in sea level: Study
May 9th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Amsterdam, May 9 (IANS) A new study calculates that by 2050, groundwater pumping will cause a global sea level rise of about 0.8 mm per year.Pumping groundwater for irrigation, drinking ... Read more...
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Soon ‘test tube’ meat on dining table
February 20th, 2012 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 20 (IANS) With scientists perfecting the art of growing beef in the lab, the world's first test tube hamburger will be served later this year, The Telegraph reported ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Blame skin microbes for mosquito bites
December 29th, 2011 - 12:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Blame skin microbes for mosquito bites that pester you and also transmit the malaria parasite.These microbes play a key role in producing individual body odours which ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Low self-esteem makes you enjoy misfortune of others
December 13th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 13 (IANS) Blame your low self-esteem for gloating when someone slips and falls or spills coffee down his or her shirt, suggest scientists from Leiden University in the ... Read more...
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Cloud that can hold water for ages
October 21st, 2011 - 2:55 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 21 (IANS) Astronomers have detected a huge cloud of water vapour, which can deliver a multitude of oceans to dry planets and is cold enough to form comets ... Read more...
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Why does return journey seem ending quickly?
September 1st, 2011 - 4:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 1 (IANS) Ever thought why at times the back journey from any place seems shorter than previously felt, despite both the distances being same?A research has shown it ... Read more...
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Scientists working on ‘test-tube’ beef
June 27th, 2011 - 8:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 27 (IANS) The first "test tube" hamburger is only a year away. Beef mince is now being grown from stem cells that would eliminate the necessity of slaughtering ... Read more...
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Study reveals that powerful women are as likely to cheat as men
April 30th, 2011 - 12:34 am ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Amsterdam, April 29 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A new study which was published on the 28th of April suggests that power other than gender determines if a person is likely to cheat on a ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
Messy surroundings make people stereotype others
April 8th, 2011 - 6:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Apr 8 (ANI): A study has found that when encountering a disorderly environment, people are more likely to stereotype others.Diederik Stapel and Siegwart Lindenberg, social scientists at Tilburg University in the ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Designer clothes can help you grab better jobs!
April 4th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 04 (ANI): A study has suggested that though designer clothes may leave your wallet empty, they are a sound investment.It found that wearing well-known brand labels makes you appear wealthier, ... Read more...
Posted in Life Style |
Neanderthals penetrated into cold Europe without fire
March 15th, 2011 - 3:19 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 15 (ANI): A review of supposed archaeological hearths in Europe have suggested humans expanded into cold northern climates without the warmth of fire.The second major finding of the study was ... Read more...
Posted in Entertainment |
Increasing CO2 ‘causing plants to release less water to atmosphere’
March 4th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, March 04 (ANI): Scientists have reported that as carbon dioxide levels have risen during the last 150 years, the density of pores that allow plants to breathe has dwindled by 34 ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cannabis use ‘leads to psychotic symptoms in teens, young adults’
March 2nd, 2011 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
London, Mar 2 (ANI): A new 10-year long study has found that the use of cannabis leads to development of psychotic symptoms in teenagers and young adults.Professor Jim van Os from Maastricht ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Practice can make you a perfect liar!
February 9th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 9 (ANI): Like many other things in life, a person's lying skills get better with practice, according to a new study, which suggested that repeated lying overcomes our tendency for ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Hubble discovers ‘most distant and ancient galaxy ever seen’
January 27th, 2011 - 11:42 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 27 (ANI): Astronomers claim to have discovered what they believe is the most distant and ancient galaxy ever found.The light of the galaxy discovered by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Being tired behind the wheel as bad as being drunk
January 20th, 2011 - 6:06 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 20 (IANS) Driving for more than three hours without a break at night is like being drunk behind the steering.
Researchers found that tiredness after a few hours has the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Being tired behind the wheel as dangerous as being drunk: Study
January 20th, 2011 - 1:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 20 (ANI): A new study has claimed that driving for more than three hours without a break at night is the equivalent of being drunk behind the wheel.To assess the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Actual apology is less satisfying than predicted: Study
January 19th, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 19 (ANI): What is the real value of an apology? Not much, according to a new study.Researchers found that people who imagined receiving an apology valued it more than people ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Men suffering mysterious allergies post orgasm
January 18th, 2011 - 4:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 18 (ANI): Men are being afflicted by a mysterious illness right after sex and scientists have said that they could be allergic to themselves.Dutch researchers have said that the illness, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Women’s tears ‘kill sexual arousal in men’
January 7th, 2011 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
London, Jan 7 (ANI): They say tears are woman's best arsenal - and they probably are - for they are powerful enough to dampen a man's sexual arousal, according to a new ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How plants counteract against larger neighbours’ shade
December 18th, 2010 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): Researchers have discovered how plants that 'lose the battle' during competitiveness for light because they are shaded by larger neighbours, counteract.Previously, it was thought that these plants ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Avoid 3D TV - it can make you really sick
December 17th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 17 (IANS) Avoid 3D TV as it can disorient the brain, causing eye strain, headaches, nausea and sickness, scientists warn.
And the closer one is to the screen, the worse ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
3D TVs ‘can cause headaches, nausea’
December 16th, 2010 - 12:37 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 16 (ANI): Scientists have warned that 3D TV can disorientate the brain, causing eye strain, headaches, nausea and sickness.And the closer you are to the screen, the worse you feel, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Fear of malacious envy makes us helpful
December 5th, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 5 (IANS) Success is always welcome - but it can also spark worries about envious people trying to bring you down.New research has found that the fear of being ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Being bossy is the key to leadership, shows geese study
December 1st, 2010 - 4:31 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 1 (ANI): Ever wondered why bossy people get to become leaders? Well, a new study of North Atlantic barnacle geese has suggested that it happens because bossiness is the key ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
How you think about your personal goals can affect your relationships
November 17th, 2010 - 2:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): Your view of personal goals can affect your relationships, says researchers of a new study.How you think about your goals-whether it's to improve yourself or to do better ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Anger makes us want things more
November 2nd, 2010 - 3:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 2 (ANI): Anger is usually considered a negative thing, but it also has some of the features of positive emotions.A new study has found that associating an object with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Sleeping on a problem throws up the right solution
November 1st, 2010 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 1 (IANS) Facing a tough decision? Just sleep over it and you'll come up with the right answer.Those who consciously struggle with a difficult question are more likely to get ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
‘Sleeping on a problem’ may be the best way to solve it
November 1st, 2010 - 11:32 am ICT by ANI
London, Nov 01 (ANI): A research has suggested that the best way to solve a complicated problem is to distract yourself for a few minutes with something else or sleep on it ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Social rejection puts the brakes on your heart
September 29th, 2010 - 1:54 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): A new study has found that being rejected by another person makes your heart rate drop for a moment.Research has shown that the brain processes physical and ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Holocaust memories still haunt survivors
September 21st, 2010 - 4:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sept 21 (ANI): Decades of research has indicated that survivors of mass genocide like the Holocaust still haunts its victims, manifesting itself in the form of various psychiatric symptoms."What we've found ... Read more...
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Distressed personality linked to heart problems
September 15th, 2010 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 15 (ANI): A new study has found that heart patients with the "distressed" (Type D) personality profile may face a higher risk of future cardiovascular problems.The findings are based ... Read more...
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Facebook addiction could lower students’ grades by 20pct
September 7th, 2010 - 12:32 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 7 (ANI): Students who are logged on to Facebook while studying get significantly lower grades than those who do not, according to psychologists.A study has found that the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Genes make some hit the bottle when other boozers are around
July 23rd, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 23 (ANI): If your friend, sitting next to you at a bar, orders a drink, would you too? Researchers say your genes decide.Psychological scientist Helle Larsen from Radboud University in ... Read more...
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