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Newly discovered exoplanet may have water ! (19 March 05:32) |
| Scientists have suggested that the newly discovered planet Corot-9b is temperate enough to allow the presence of liquid water. |
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Harry Potters invisibility cloak created in 3D! (19 March 05:32) |
| The magical cloak that featured in the Harry Potter series has become closer to reality, thanks to German scientists who`ve created a three-dimensional "invisibility cloak" that can hide obj... |
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Siberian tiger in peril in Russia WWF! (19 March 05:32) |
| The number of Siberian tigers in eastern Russia fell by 15 percent in 2009, a WWF official said on Thursday at an international conference devoted to the endangered animal`s plight. |
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UN wildlife body rejects bluefin trade ban! (19 March 05:32) |
| Japan welcomed Friday a decision by delegates at a UN wildlife trade meeting to reject a ban on cross-border commerce in rapidly declining Atlantic bluefin tuna, a sushi mainstay. |
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Facebook beats Google as most-visited site in US! (19 March 05:39) |
| Facebook has become the most-visited site in the US after beating former title holder Google.
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New password-stealing virus targets Facebook! (19 March 05:39) |
| Hackers have flooded the Internet with virus-tainted spam that targets Facebook`s estimated 400 million users in an effort to steal banking passwords and gather other sensitive information.
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Pregnant fish fathers abort babies of ugly mums ! (19 March 05:39) |
| A new research has found that pregnant male pipefish give birth to more young ones from attractive mates.
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Endangered orangutans being wiped out to make KitKat chocolates ! (19 March 05:39) |
| A new probe has claimed that endangered orangutans are being wiped out to make KitKat chocolates.
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Astronauts return to Earth on Russian spacecraft! (19 March 05:39) |
| A Russian cosmonaut and a US
astronaut returned to Earth Thursday from the International Space
Station (ISS) after 169 days in space, mission control in
Moscow said.
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Kyoto protocols substitute unlikely by Mexico conference! (19 March 05:39) |
| A new legally binding
document that would replace the Kyoto Protocol is unlikely to
be ready by the next UN conference on climate change in
Mexico, Russia`s presidential envoy on climate-rel... |
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Europes Planck observatory spies massive dust clouds ! (19 March 05:39) |
| Europe`s Planck observatory has once again come up with remarkable performance. It`s the most important aim of the Universe, but it will initiate this task when the present surveying will b... |
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One lakh turtles nest in Rushikulya beach in Orissa! (19 March 05:39) |
| Over one lakh endangered
Olive Ridley sea turtles have laid eggs on the beach adjoining
the Rushikulya river mouth since Monday as scientists observedthe phenomenon with interest.
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Microsoft MSN China top exec to leave! (19 March 05:39) |
| A top executive for Microsoft Corp`s MSN China will leave the joint venture, Microsoft said on Thursday, in a setback as the firm struggles to compete in China`s hotly contested social netwo... |
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Endangered pheasants from UK to join Darjeeling Zoo! (19 March 05:39) |
| Brightly coloured Crimson
Horned and Crimson Bellied pheasants will soon be seen in West
Bengal`s Darjeeling zoo with steps being taken to bring the
winged birds from UK.
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The chilli hand grenade is ready to explode!! (18 March 06:17) |
| It`s ready to explode and not just in the mouth. The `bhut jolokia` will pack a punch when mixed with handgrenades to deal with terrorists, as trials by Indian defence scientists have shown.... |
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Arctic animals doing better but not close to pole! (18 March 06:17) |
| The overall number of animals in the Arctic has increased over the past 40 years, according to a new study. |
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Texan accused of disabling 100 cars over Internet! (18 March 06:17) |
| A man fired from a Texas auto dealership used an Internet service to remotely disable ignitions and set off car horns of over 100 vehicles. |
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E-commerce in protected wildlife booming! (18 March 06:17) |
| From ivory trinkets to live parrots, the Internet has become a virtual supermarket in imperilled species that is hard to track and even harder to crack. |
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Study shows Aussie dingo may be worlds oldest dog! (18 March 06:17) |
| Australia`s iconic dingo may be the world`s oldest breed of dog, according a major new DNA study that is likely to boost conservation efforts. |
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Ultra-powerful laser makes silicon pump liquid uphill with no added energy ! (18 March 05:40) |
| Researchers at University of Rochester`s Institute of Optics have used an ultra powerful laser to make liquid flow vertically upward along a silicon surface, overcoming pull of gravity, with... |
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Crystals of zinc oxide in water can lead to clean hydrogen fuel ! (18 March 05:40) |
| A team at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US has made crystals of zinc oxide that, when immersed in water, absorb vibrations and develop areas of strong negative and positive char... |
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FBI going undercover on Facebook ! (18 March 05:40) |
| US law-enforcement agents are being trained to use social-networking sites like Facebook to befriend suspects and collect evidence, according to documents released by advocacy group The Elec... |
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Scientist solves space mystery using lunar images ! (18 March 05:40) |
| Reports indicate that a researcher from The University of Western Ontario in Canada has helped solve a 37-year old space mystery using lunar images released by NASA and maps from his own atl... |
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Earth- Venus involved in long-distance relationship! (18 March 05:40) |
| New calculations by scientists have suggested that Venus and Earth might literally be involved in a long-distance relationship, with our planet speculated to be tugging on the core of Venus ... |
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Copenhagen climate summit undone by rich countries arrogance! (18 March 05:40) |
| British economist, Lord Nicholas Stern of Brentford has said that the "disappointing" outcome of December``s climate summit was largely down to "arrogance" on the part of rich countries. |
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Shark conservation proposal defeated at UN meeting! (17 March 05:40) |
| China, Japan and Russia helped defeat a US-endorsed proposal at a UN wildlife trade meeting Tuesday that would have boosted conservation efforts for sharks.
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Gene test can cut warfarin hospitalizations! (17 March 05:40) |
| Use of genetic screening on heart patients helped cut hospitalizations related to the widely used blood thinner warfarin by nearly a third, according to a study.
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China zoo shut amid tiger parts harvest allegation! (17 March 05:40) |
| A zoo in northeastern China has been shut after a spate of Siberian tiger deaths as reports Wednesday said dozens of the dead animals may have been used to make a virility tonic.
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Arrogant rich countries marred climate talks Stern! (17 March 05:40) |
| The "arrogance" of rich countries at the Copenhagen climate summit in December contributed to the negotiations` "disappointing" outcome, a leading economist has told the BBC.
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Bolivia summit to seek global climate change referendum! (17 March 05:40) |
| An alternative "people`s conference" on climate change in the Bolivian city of Cochabamba in April will seek to advance an international global warming referendum, organizers said.
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Cyber crime threatening India! (17 March 05:40) |
| Cyber crime is the latest threat to India`s security with those inimical to its interests hiring experts to spy on companies and vital networks, says famous ethical hacker Sunny Vaghela.
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Champagne bottles get lighter to go greener! (17 March 05:40) |
| Champagne bottles are getting
lighter to go greener.The new bottle looks the same as ever but weighs 835 grams instead of 900 grams.
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Scientists find creatures beneath 600 feet of ice! (17 March 06:04) |
| a surprising discovery about where higher life can thrive, scientists for the first time found a shrimp-like creature and a jellyfish frolicking beneath a massive Antarctic ice sheet.
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NGT to award damages for non-implementation of Environ laws! (17 March 06:04) |
| Environment Minister Jairam
Ramesh on Tuesday hoped that the bill on National Green Tribunal
(NGT) would ensure speedy and effective disposal of civil
cases relating to violation of forest a... |
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Russian Proton to take two Intelsat satellites to orbit! (17 March 06:04) |
| The Russian rocket carrier
Proton will deliver two telecommunication satellites to orbit
for Intelsat, the world`s biggest satellite communication
consortium.
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India makes progress in access to drinking water UN Report! (17 March 06:04) |
| India and China, home to
more than a third of the world`s population, have made
"considerable progress" in providing drinking water to their
people, according to a new UNICEF-WHO report.
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Adding iron to sea boosts deadly neurotoxin Study! (17 March 06:04) |
| Adding iron to the world`s
oceans to capture carbon and fight global warming could do
more harm than good, as the mineral appears to boost the
growth of a plankton that produces a deadly neu... |
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Humans could regrow body parts! (16 March 05:43) |
| The fabled human spare parts kit
may someday become a reality, thanks to scientists who claim to
have discovered a gene which could allow regrowing of damaged
body parts. |
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Leaky valves could delay space shuttle launch! (16 March 05:43) |
| Space shuttle
Discovery has some leaky valves that could delay its launch
next month. |
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British team trek to measure CO2 in Arctic Ocean! (16 March 05:43) |
| Three British explorers have set
out on a skiing expedition across 500 kilometers of floating
sea ice to investigate rising acid levels in the Arctic Ocean
that threaten marine life. |
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Facebook to start India operations! (16 March 05:43) |
| Popular social-networking site Facebook will open an office in India, joining a long list of international firms that have looked to tap a skilled workforce that provides support services at... |
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Astronaut posts stunning videos from space on YouTube! (16 March 05:34) |
| Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi,
who has already made his name as a prolific Twitterer, has
gone one step better this time by posting spectacular videos
of Earth and the Moon on his own Yo... |
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Pachauri for focus on natural debt while forming policies! (16 March 05:34) |
| Noted environmentalist R K
Pachauri on Monday advocated the need to focus on "natural debt"
instead of financial aspects while forming national and fiscal
policies in view of the fast deplet... |
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Chennai to host Indian Science Congress! (16 March 05:34) |
| Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will
inaugurate the 98th edition of Indian Science Congress, to be
held here for five days from January 3, 2011.
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Australia 07 degrees warmer over past 50 years! (16 March 05:34) |
| Australia`s top science body said on Monday temperatures had risen about 0.7 degrees Celsius (0.44 Fahrenheit) in the last 50 years, describing the finding as "significant evidence" of clima... |
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Japan lacks measures to save bluefin tuna Monaco ! (16 March 05:34) |
| The Monaco representative at the international conference to conserve endangered wildlife says Japan lacks specific measures to conserve bluefin tuna and should come up with steps that would... |
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Wont resign over one mistake in climate change report! (16 March 05:34) |
| The UN IPCC panel on Climate Change (IPCC) chairman, Dr RK Pachauri, today said that he would not resign over what he called "one mistake" reported in the IPCC report. |
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Olive Ridley turtles begin nesting at second Orissa beach! (16 March 05:34) |
| Thousands of Olive Ridley turtles crawled ashore from the Bay of Bengal Monday, after a month`s delay, at the Rushikulya beach in Orissa`s Ganjam district to lay their eggs, an official said... |
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Wild animals begin seasonal migration to Wayanad Sanctuary! (16 March 05:34) |
| As the mercury soars in the Nilgiris Biosphere, wild animals from the forest areas of nearby Karnataka and Tamil Nadu have begun migrating to the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in search of fodd... |
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Scientists crack opium poppys genetic code! (16 March 05:34) |
| Researchers have discovered the genes that allow the opium poppy to make codeine and morphine, according to a new study. |
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