Include Himachal in national river conservation: Nadda
August 18th, 2009 - 6:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 18 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh Tuesday requested the central government to include the state in the National River Conservation Programme as most of the rivers in northern states originate from it.
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Posted in Politics |
Fire Blazing In Northern Utah
August 7th, 2009 - 6:07 pm ICT by GD
The northern reaches of Utah on Thursday night was aglow, the horizon above awash with an angry and lilting red as more than a dozen summer fires broke out in the region. ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Indonesian supervolcano’s eruption caused decade of fatal winters 74,000 years ago
July 4th, 2009 - 2:12 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 4 (ANI): Climate model simulations by a team of scientists has suggested that Indonesia's Toba supervolcano, when it erupted about 74,000 years ago, triggered a 1,000-year episode of ice sheet ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Duck-billed dino ate unlike anything alive today
June 30th, 2009 - 12:33 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 30 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have found evidence that the duck-billed dinosaurs - the Hadrosaurs - had a unique way of eating, unlike any living creature today.Working with ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Dark side of the moon reflects oceans better
April 8th, 2009 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, April 8 (IANS) Difference in reflection of light from Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine, according to ... Read more...
Posted in Sci-Tech |
Biker awarded $8.6-mn damages for pig crash
April 1st, 2009 - 7:17 am ICT by IANS
San Francisco, April 1 (DPA) A California jury has awarded $8.6 million to a motorbike rider who was severely injured when he crashed into a wild pig that was crossing a highway.According ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Africas first bird extinction likely within four years
March 21st, 2009 - 12:50 pm ICT by ANI
London, March 21 (ANI): A new study has warned that Africa might soon see its first bird extinction in about four years time.According to a report in New Scientist, the bird ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Countrys first carbon dioxide exchange tower launched in Uttarakhand
February 1st, 2009 - 11:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lamachaur (Uttarakhand), Feb 1, (ANI): The Indian Institute of Remote Sensing (IIRS) on Sunday launched the countrys first carbon dioxide measurement exchange tower here.
The installation of the exchange would provide essential ... Read more...
Posted in National |
How vegetation responds to climate extremes
January 9th, 2009 - 3:16 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 9 (ANI): A new study has determined that when extremes of drought and flood come in rapid succession, the extent of damage to vegetation may depend in part on ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Plants more important than ever to reduce impact of global warming
January 1st, 2009 - 4:33 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 1 (ANI): Plants have never been as important to the environment as right now, as they are vital to reduce the impact of global warming.According to a report by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Burning peat bogs may be a good way to capture carbon from the atmosphere
December 6th, 2008 - 2:10 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Dec 6 (ANI): A new research has suggested that burning peat bogs in a controlled way may be a good way to capture carbon from the atmosphere.Peatlands are dense carbon ... Read more...
Posted in Business |
UFOs have been here since 1947, claims British expert
October 8th, 2008 - 2:35 pm ICT by ANI
London, Oct 8 (ANI): UFOs have been here since 1947, according to a British expert, who added that an alien crashed in the United States in the same year.Philip Mantle, the ... Read more...
Posted in National |
High-speed ‘’streaker” bees show others the way to new nest sites
October 4th, 2008 - 2:11 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, October 4 (ANI): A new study by researchers from two American universities suggests that bees have some scouts who fly at high speed to guide others towards a new nest ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Pigs ruled the world 260 million years ago: Study
September 15th, 2008 - 7:12 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sept 15 (ANI): Scientists from Leeds University have discovered that the world was ruled by pig-like creatures for a million years.The Age of the Porcine occurred around 260 million years ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Bacteria steal iron from human hosts to survive
August 1st, 2008 - 1:07 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Aug 1 (IANS) Like humans, bacteria need iron to survive, a discovery that can open up new and more effective ways to target diseases like tuberculosis. Some bacteria are equipped with ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Soon, airplanes run on algae-based kerosene
June 6th, 2008 - 3:37 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 6 (ANI): A major air carrier is going to test airplanes that run on algae-based kerosene, which promises to be eco-friendly.
According to a report in ENN (Environmental News ... Read more...
Posted in Sports |
Now, a way to tell how much ancient carbon from soil is being lost to the atmosphere as CO2
May 19th, 2008 - 12:28 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 19 (ANI): A group of international scientists have found a way to distinguish just how much of ancient carbon, which is stored in huge amounts in soil, is being ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Cannibalism drives vast locust swarms, says study
May 9th, 2008 - 1:55 pm ICT by admin
Washington, May 9 (IANS) Cannibalism, spurred by sheer hunger, drives billions of tiny locusts to take to flight, whose movement blacks out the sun and the skies for tens of kilometres. Long ... Read more...
Posted in World |
Flintoff’s mansion plans demolished
April 10th, 2008 - 2:50 pm ICT by admin
London, Apr.10 (ANI): England cricketer Andrew Flintoff has been forced to withdraw plans to build a five-floor house in a Cheshire village after fierce complaints from neighbours. According to The Telegraph, ... Read more...
Posted in National |
Gorillas use man-like weaponry to defend themselves when provoked
February 1st, 2008 - 2:53 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Feb 1 (ANI): Cross River gorillas in Cameroon have been spotted hurling clumps of grass or tree branches at human intruders, a man-like behaviour which has never earlier been observed in ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Rampaging elephant herd kills one in Assam
January 27th, 2008 - 8:49 pm ICT by admin
Deopara (Assam), Jan 27 (ANI): In yet another instance of man-animal conflict arising out of dwindling vegetation, a herd of rampaging wild elephants killed one person and caused massive destruction to property ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Global warming resulting in an increased similarity of plants in Alps
December 1st, 2007 - 2:15 pm ICT by admin
Berlin , Dec 1 (ANI): New research by environmentalists indicates that global warming has resulted in an increased similarity of vegetation in mountain summits in the Alps.
The research was carried out by ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Eco-ruin caused the fall of Bronze Age Argaric civilisation
November 15th, 2007 - 5:49 pm ICT by admin
London, November 15 (ANI): A new study has suggests that the fall of the Bronze Age Argaric people in south-east Spain, Europe's driest area, was caused by the exhaustion of precious natural ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
Social hierarchy in herd influences elephants’ movement during scarcity
November 14th, 2007 - 3:04 am ICT by admin
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Posted in Sci-Tech |