British scientists to study how cows make friends!
July 30th, 2012 - 11:31 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) Cows have attracted the curiosity of British scientists as to how they make friends among themselves.In a three-year study, funded by the Department for Environment, Food ... Read more...
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Coastal populations healthier than inland cousins
July 18th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) People living near the coast tend to have better health than those living inland, according to the findings of a new study.Researchers from the European Centre ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Living on the seaside is healthier
July 18th, 2012 - 9:18 am ICT by IANS
London, July 18 (IANS) Living on the seaside could help us in leading a healthy life, suggests a British study which found individuals living near the coast tend to be ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Street lighting changing insect ecosystems: Study
May 24th, 2012 - 10:55 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 24 (IANS) Street lighting is changing insect ecosystems in towns and cities, The Independent reported.Groups of invertebrates living near artificial lights include more predators and scavengers, a study ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Gut feelings override rational thought in financial matters
May 22nd, 2012 - 4:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 22 (IANS) Our 'gut feelings' influence our decisions, overriding 'rational' thought, when we are faced with financial offers that we deem unfair, says a new study.
Even when ... Read more...
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Now, a flourescent fish to track pollution
April 19th, 2012 - 4:36 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 19 (IANS) Scientists have created a green-glowing zebrafish to monitor ecological damage caused by pollution in real time.
The flourescent fish makes it easier than ever before to ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Stone Age hunters discovered America
March 1st, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 1 (IANS) America was first discovered by Stone Age people from Europe - 10,000 years before the Siberia-originating ancestors of the American Indians set foot in the New ... Read more...
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Potency wrecking compound linked to heart disease
February 24th, 2012 - 3:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Feb 24 (IANS) Scientists are now suspecting that toxic chemical BPA, known to wreck male potency, may also be linked to heart disease.People with higher urine concentrations of ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Humans, animals still share primitive fear response
January 18th, 2012 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 18 (IANS) Our primitive response to fear, a trait we share with other animals, can override our conscious anticipation or assessment of danger.These findings have implications for how ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Predators too prefer food with nutritional value
January 13th, 2012 - 3:25 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Jan 13 (IANS) Predators can also be quite finicky about food, preferring that which offers high nutritional value rather than calorie content.A new study has found that such insect ... Read more...
Posted in Health |
Warming can be eased only with zero emissions
November 21st, 2011 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) Global warming can be eased only if carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions begin to fall within the next two decades and eventually decrease to zero.
The research ... Read more...
Posted in World |
No threat to Gulf states from Arab Spring, says expert
November 3rd, 2011 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 3 (IANS) The regimes in the Gulf countries face no immediate threat though they will continue to feel the effect of the Arab Spring - popular uprisings ... Read more...
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Chivalrous male cricket would die for his female
October 7th, 2011 - 4:22 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 7 (IANS) Chivalrous male crickets are willing to lay down their lives for their lady loves, so that their genetic legacy and offpsring can live on, new research ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Soccer halves risk of early death among homeless
October 3rd, 2011 - 12:46 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 3 (IANS) Playing soccer on the streets twice or thrice a week could halve the risk of early death in homeless men.Research led by the Universities of Exeter ... Read more...
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Now, design 3D objects, turn them into chocolate
July 4th, 2011 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 4 (IANS) Scientists have designed a technology to enable people to design their own 3D objects which can be reproduced in chocolate.
Researchers hope an online retail business ... Read more...
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Brain-like computing power edges close to reality
June 24th, 2011 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 24 (IANS) A new technique patterned on the human brain is likely to revolutionise computing power by performing at lightning speed and cutting down energy consumption.
The research ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Caterpillars mimic twigs to fool predators
April 5th, 2011 - 5:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 5 (ANI): A new study has shown that caterpillars that masquerade as twigs are actually using clever behavioural strategies to outwit their predators.Researchers at the universities of Exeter, Liverpool, Liverpool ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Glaciers melting 100 times faster
April 4th, 2011 - 5:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 4 (IANS) The world's glaciers are melting up to 100 times faster than any time during the last 350 years.
The findings, based on a study of Patagonia, ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Glaciers ‘melting 100 times faster than at any time in 350 yrs’
April 4th, 2011 - 12:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, April 4 (ANI): A new study has found that the world's glaciers are melting up to 100 times faster than any time in the past 350 years.The findings, based on the ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Did God have a wife?
March 20th, 2011 - 5:14 pm ICT by IANS
London, March 20 (IANS) God had a wife who was edited out of the Bible, a leading British academic claims.Francesca Stavrakopoulou, of the University of Exeter, and an atheist, says ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Embattled Colonel Gaddafi has control over huge cash deposits: Experts
March 10th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 10(ANI): Libyan dictator Muammar al-Gaddafi reportedly has "tens of billions" in cash secretly hidden away in Tripoli, allowing him to prolong his fight against rebel forces, experts have said.Kenneth Barden, ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Study shows ‘God had a wife’
March 6th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by ANI
London, Mar 6 (ANI): A new research claims that God had a wife.Dr Francesca Stavrakopoulou University of Exeter concludes that ancient Israelites worshipped a God and Goddess in the same temple, reports ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Little ants impact environment in big way
February 6th, 2011 - 2:50 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb 6 (IANS) Little ants impact the environment in a big way, thanks to their role as 'ecosystem engineers' and predators, a British study has found.
A University of Exeter study ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Opposites attract, but do they make better parents?
January 28th, 2011 - 3:34 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 28 (IANS) Couples with similar personalities make much better parents than those with different dispositions -- at least in the world of zebra finches.Researchers from University of Exeter, Britain, found ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Like-minded partners ‘make better parents’
January 28th, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 28 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Exeter have revealed that couples with similar personalities make much better parents than those with different dispositions - at least in the world ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Epic ocean-spanning journeys of gigantic leatherback turtles revealed
January 5th, 2011 - 3:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): Using satellite tracking, a groundbreaking research has revealed the epic ocean-spanning journeys of the gigantic leatherback turtle in the South Atlantic.Experts at the Centre for Ecology and Conservation ... Read more...
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New approach to study potentially deadly disease-causing bacteria
December 24th, 2010 - 6:04 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 24 (ANI): Scientists have developed a new approach to study potentially deadly disease-causing bacteria, which could help speed up the process of finding vaccines.Andrea Dowling from the University of Exeter ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Beetroot juice could help people enjoy more active lives
December 18th, 2010 - 11:41 am ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 18 (ANI): It's not only athletes who can benefit from beetroot juice's performance enhancing properties - its physiological effects could help the elderly or people with heart or lung-conditions enjoy ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Muslims face higher level of threat, intimidation in UK suburbs than in cities
November 26th, 2010 - 5:13 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov.26 (ANI): Muslims and their mosques face a higher level of threat and intimidation in UK suburbs and market towns than in big cities, according to a report.The new study titled ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Global CO2 emissions may reach ‘record levels in 2010′
November 22nd, 2010 - 1:01 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): A new study from the University of Exeter (UK) has said that global CO2 emissions may reach record levels in 2010.The authors found that global CO2 emissions from ... Read more...
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Stonehenge builders familiar with ball bearing technology
November 21st, 2010 - 2:15 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 21 (IANS) Neolithic engineers may have used ball bearings in the construction of Stonehenge.The same technique that allows vehicles and machinery to run smoothly today could have been used to ... Read more...
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Neolithic engineers ‘used ball bearings in Stonehenge construction’
November 19th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 19 (ANI): Experts from the University of Exeter have claimed that Neolithic engineers might have used ball bearings in the construction of Stonehenge.They showed how balls placed in grooved wooden ... Read more...
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Birds learn migratory destinations from parents
November 17th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 17 (ANI): A six-year study on migrating geese has discovered that they learn their migratory destinations from parents.The findings suggested young light-bellied Brent geese return to the same spots ... Read more...
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‘Jazzy, colourful’ males are the most attractive mates: Study
November 10th, 2010 - 2:21 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): A study has revealed that the flashier a male, the more attractive a mate he is."Females typically use carotenoid colours to assess the quality of a potential mate, ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Genetic ‘battle of the sexes’ could be much harder to resolve: Study
November 5th, 2010 - 2:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 05 (ANI): A genetic 'battle of the sexes' could be much harder to resolve and a lot more important to evolution than previously thought, suggests a new study.This battle, observed ... Read more...
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