Woodpecker or mynah? Check out your bird-type on email
September 20th, 2012 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, S Sep 20 (IANS) Emailers exhibit bird-like behaviour and can be grouped into 12 avian categories, says a new study by researchers at the University of Glasgow and ... Read more...
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Antarctica was once a tropical paradise
August 2nd, 2012 - 8:07 pm ICT by IANS
London, Aug 2 (IANS) The chilly continent of Antarctica was once a tropical paradise where palm trees swayed on the green shores, a study has found.Around 50 million years ago, ... Read more...
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Smoking fathers pass on damaged genes to kids
June 25th, 2012 - 11:19 am ICT by IANS
London, June 25 (IANS) British researchers have found the men quite fond of smoking actually go on to pass damaged DNA to their children as fathers while raising risk of ... Read more...
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Man-made photosynthesis to boost food output
February 19th, 2012 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
London, Feb19 (IANS) Photosynthesis, one of the most powerful biological processes on earth, permits plants to convert solar energy into food and fuel, but with only one percent efficiency.
Richard ... Read more...
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Majority have trouble falling asleep
November 14th, 2011 - 4:56 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 14 (IANS) A British study has found that over 50 percent of people have trouble falling asleep, which may prove quite detrimental for their health.
Some 51 percent ... Read more...
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Calcutta, Glasgow universities sign pact
November 12th, 2011 - 5:16 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) In a bid to enhance academic and cultural collaboration, the University of Calcutta Saturday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the University of Glasgow, Scotland."This ... Read more...
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Now steps taken in labs to create ‘inorganic life’
September 18th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 18 (IANS) Scientists have taken tentative steps towards creating 'life' from inorganic chemicals, which may later become 'inorganic biology'.Lee Cronin, who teaches chemistry at the College of Science ... Read more...
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Facial cues can be misinterpreted in different cultures
September 2nd, 2011 - 5:48 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) Facial expressions, perceived as the 'universal language of emotions', can lead to misinterpretation as they are viewed in different ways by different cultures, says a new ... Read more...
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How do we comprehend new sentence structures
June 7th, 2011 - 3:59 pm ICT by IANS
London, June 7 (IANS) We cannot possibly anticipate or memorize every potential word, phrase, or sentence. Yet we have no trouble constructing and understanding the myriads of novel utterances every ... Read more...
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Scientists succeed in ‘decoding’ brainwaves
May 18th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 18 (IANS) One of the most enduring sci-fi fantasies -- a 'mind-reading machine' that can display mental images -- is now a step closer to reality after scientists ... Read more...
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Like humans, animals too display distinct personalities
April 29th, 2011 - 3:27 pm ICT by ANI
The study led by Kathryn Arnold of the Environment Department at the University of York has added important experimental evidence showing that animal personalities are reflected in their oxidative stress profiles.Arnold, ... Read more...
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Birds too possess personality traits
April 29th, 2011 - 1:26 am ICT by IANS
London, April 28 (IANS) Birds also possess personality traits like humans - they can be bold or timid, curious or cautious, gregarious or loners.A new study led by Kathryn Arnold, ... Read more...
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Why it’s ok for women to cry when sad, but a stigma for men
March 3rd, 2011 - 12:22 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 3 (ANI): A new study from UCLA-University of Glasgow has found how we have stereotyped even the manner in which men and women express negative emotions - while men express ... Read more...
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Obesity is a killer in its own right
February 15th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 15 (ANI): Scientists have suggested that obesity is a killer in its own right, irrespective of other biological or social risk factors traditionally associated with coronary heart disease.Increasing weight ... Read more...
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40 new ’stronger, deadlier drugs’ hit UK markets
January 17th, 2011 - 3:29 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 17 (ANI): Experts have warned that many lives are at risk in the UK after a new wave of 40 deadly legal highs hit the market.According to experts party drugs ... Read more...
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New model to predict accurate outcomes for IVF created
January 5th, 2011 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 5 (ANI): UK researchers have suggested that couple-and treatment-specific factors can be used to provide infertile couples with an accurate assessment of the likelihood of having a successful outcome following ... Read more...
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Scientists design chip 20 times faster than current PCs
December 29th, 2010 - 2:35 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 29 (IANS) Scientists have created an ultra-fast computer chip which is 20 times faster than current desktop computers.
Modern PCs have a processor with two, four or sometimes 16 ... Read more...
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New ’super’ computer that’s greener, 20 times faster than desktop PCs
December 29th, 2010 - 11:31 am ICT by ANI
London, Dec 29 (ANI): Scientists at the University of Glasgow have developed an ultra-fast computer chip, which is 20 times faster than regular desktop computers.Regular PCs have two, four or sometimes 16 ... Read more...
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Now a chip that makes computers 20 times faster
December 28th, 2010 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
London, Dec 28 (IANS) An ultra-fast computer chip that is 20 times faster than the ones found in the current desktop computers has been created by scientists.Modern PCs have a processor ... Read more...
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Mini Christmas greeting via world’s smallest card!
December 25th, 2010 - 10:48 am ICT by IANS
London, Dec 25 (IANS) Nanotechnology experts in Britain have unveiled a Christmas card that is more than 8,000 times smaller than the size of a postal stamp.The card designed by the school ... Read more...
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Nantotechnologists create ‘world’s smallest Christmas card’
December 24th, 2010 - 12:05 pm ICT by ANI
London, Dec 24 (ANI): Nantotechnologists at the University of Glasgow have created what they believe is the world's smallest Christmas card.The card is so small it could fit on to the surface ... Read more...
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‘Smooth muscles’ play major role in heart problems, stroke
November 22nd, 2010 - 2:52 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 22 (ANI): Scottish scientists have found the causes of serious conditions such as heart disease and high blood pressure.The researchers are investigating the role of "smooth" muscles, which are found ... Read more...
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A heart pill that halves risk of death
November 15th, 2010 - 12:08 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 15 (IANS) A heart pill promises to nearly halve the risk of death and save tens of thousands of heart patients every year, researchers say.Costing just two pounds a day, ... Read more...
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Soon, houses built out of manmade ‘green’ coral!
November 10th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov 10 (ANI): Scientists from several European universities are collaborating to develop a coral that could become an effective, carbon-negative way to "grow" walls.Researchers from the University of Greenwich, the University ... Read more...
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‘They all look alike’ effect is down to the brain
November 5th, 2010 - 4:26 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 5 (ANI): A team of psychologists at the University of Glasgow, UK, has finally found why people so often have trouble telling those of a different race apart.They have identified ... Read more...
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Galileo’s works published in Arabic
November 2nd, 2010 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Nov 2 (IANS/WAM) The works of noted mathematician-astronomer Galileo Galilei have been published in Arabic for the very first time.The book "Discoveries and Opinions of Galileo" was published by Kalima, ... Read more...
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3D soundscape to updates your Facebook, Twitter
October 25th, 2010 - 12:48 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 25 (ANI): AudioFeeds, software that provides 3D soundscape, could soon be alerting you, via your headphones, to updates on your social network and news feeds.The software announces Facebook updates ... Read more...
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How stem cells shape up to their surroundings
October 8th, 2010 - 5:02 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 8 (ANI): Engineering the topography on which stem cells grow, and the mechanical forces working on them, can act as a powerful agent for change as their chemical environment, found ... Read more...
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UK scientists to study coolest life forms on Earth
August 7th, 2010 - 1:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 7 (ANI): British scientists are planning to travel to one of the coldest places on Earth - an expedition that, they believe, will help them understand how life could exist ... Read more...
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World’s oldest surviving creature found in Britain
July 30th, 2010 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 30 (IANS) A rare shrimp that may be the most ancient animal species on earth is alive and well in Britain, scientists have discovered.
Two colonies of the tadpole shrimp, ... Read more...
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‘Most ancient’ animal species on Earth discovered in Scotland
July 30th, 2010 - 3:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 30 (ANI): A rare shrimp, believed to be the most ancient animal species on Earth, is alive and well in Scotland, discovered scientists.Two colonies of the tadpole shrimp, Triops cancriformis, ... Read more...
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Early treatment doubles survival chances after stroke
May 15th, 2010 - 2:30 am ICT by IANS
London, May 15 (IANS) Patients who receive treatment within 90 minutes of a stroke attack are twice as likely to increase the chances of good recovery, say researchers.
Researchers from University of Glasgow ... Read more...
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Micro-ear that could help eavesdrop on tiny events may soon be a reality
February 27th, 2010 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
London, February 27 (ANI): Researchers are working on a micro-ear that could help eavesdrop on tiny events.Experts at the Universities of Glasgow and Oxford as well as the National Institute of Medical ... Read more...
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Cholesterol-lowering statins ‘raise diabetes risk’
February 17th, 2010 - 11:55 am ICT by ANI
London, Feb 17 (ANI): Statins, which help to lower cholesterol levels, can increase the risk of diabetes, a new study shows.In the new research, the popular heart drug has been shown to ... Read more...
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How ‘frog architects’ build floating foam nests
January 31st, 2010 - 4:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, January 31 (ANI): In a new research, scientists have found out that frogs perform the architectural feat of building floating foam nests using a meticulously timed, three-stage construction process. Tungara frogs, ... Read more...
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