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When it comes to deadly viruses, what's in a name?

Wed, 22 May 2013 15:33:08 +0300

* Virus discovered last year has had at least five names * Proposed new name is Middle East Respiratory Syndrome * Could prove controversial given other naming rows By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent LONDON, May 22 (Reuters) - For a pathogen with such a shorthistory, the mysterious new virus killing people in the MiddleEast and Europe has already had an amazing array of names. ...

Huge China sinkhole kills five in Shenzhen

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:27:43 +0300

Five people died when a 10 metre (33 feet) wide sinkhole opened up at the gates of an industrial estate in Shenzhen, the southern Chinese boom town neighbouring Hong Kong, local authorities said Tuesday.

Russia retrieves mice, newts from space

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:37:54 +0300

A Russian capsule filled with 45 mice and 15 newts along with other small animals returned from a month's mission in orbit on Sunday with data scientists hope will pave the way for a manned flight to Mars.

US researchers make embryonic stem cells from skin

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:43:19 +0300

US researchers have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embyronic stem cells for the first time.

Researchers make embryonic stem cells from skin

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:36:06 +0300

US researchers have reported a breakthrough in stem cell research, describing how they have turned human skin cells into embyronic stem cells for the first time.

Internet, telecoms cut across Syria: SANA

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:14:01 +0300

Internet and telecommunications in Syria were down across the country, the state news agency SANA reported on Wednesday, saying a fault with a fibre-optic cable was to blame.

Canadian ISS astronaut returns to Earth a star

Tue, 14 May 2013 10:05:33 +0300

Canadian spaceman Chris Hadfield on Tuesday returned to Earth along with two other astronauts after a half-year mission to the International Space Station that saw him shoot to global stardom through his Twitter microblog.

Online submission, tracking of grant proposals soon: Jaipal Reddy

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:06:24 +0300

New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) The ministry of science and technology and earth sciences is set to have its online submission and tracking system of all competitive grant proposals in place within few months, Minister of Science and Technology and Earth Sciences S. Jaipal Reddy said Saturday.

BARC to showcase technological achievements in agriculture and food sciences

Thu, 09 May 2013 13:24:16 +0300

Chennai, May 9 (IANS) India's premier atomic energy research institution Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) will showcase its achievements in the fields of agriculture and food sciences at an exhibition Friday in Mumbai as part of the National Technology Day celebrations.

Stephen Hawking to boycott Israel conference

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:34:07 +0300

Renowned British physicist Stephen Hawking has pulled out of a June conference hosted by Israel's President Shimon Peres, joining an academic boycott of the Jewish state, event organisers said on Wednesday.

Ireland pardons soldiers who deserted to fight Nazis

Tue, 07 May 2013 18:03:12 +0300

Thousands of Irish soldiers who deserted their neutral nation's military to fight with the Allies in World War II will be officially pardoned under a new law set to be passed on Tuesday.

India to have five rocket launches, including Mars mission, in 2013

Mon, 06 May 2013 10:55:26 +0300

Chennai, May 6 (IANS) India's space agency is planning to have a total of five rocket launches in 2013 from its rocket launch pad at Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, around 80 km from here. This will include a mission to Mars later this year.

EU leaders, Nazi camp survivors say "never again" at Mauthausen

Mon, 06 May 2013 01:07:35 +0300

Leaders and Nazi camp survivors made a stirring appeal to combat racism as they commemorated the liberation of Mauthausen concentration camp here Sunday, urging "never again."

European Vega rocket launch delayed due to weather

Sat, 04 May 2013 07:00:51 +0300

The launch Saturday of Europe's lightweight rocket, Vega, from Kourou in French Guiana was put off until an unspecified date because of poor weather conditions at the space base, the European Space Agency said.

Spike in suicides among middle-aged Americans

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:16:53 +0300

Suicide rates are rising dramatically among middle-aged Americans, according to US government statistics, which showed a 28 percent spike from a decade ago in the number of people taking their own lives.

Oldest male Nazi camp survivor dies aged 107: reports

Thu, 02 May 2013 14:57:34 +0300

The oldest known male survivor of the Nazi concentration camps, Austrian-born Leopold Engleitner, has died at the age of 107, Austrian media reported Thursday.

NASA Sees Giant Solar Wave Erupt from the Sun (Video)

Thu, 02 May 2013 01:03:35 +0300

The sun celebrated May Day with a spectacular solar eruption Wednesday, unleashing a colossal wave of super-hot plasma captured on camera by a NASA spacecraft.

Archangel Gabriel features in Jerusalem exhibit

Wed, 01 May 2013 22:09:23 +0300

A unique 2,000-year-old stone tablet takes centre stage at an exhibition that opened in Jerusalem on Wednesday and traces depictions of the Archangel Gabriel in Jewish, Christian and Islamic scriptures.

World's first web page recreated 20 years on

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:36:45 +0300

The world's first web page will be dragged out of cyberspace and restored for today's Internet browsers as part of a project to celebrate 20 years of the Web, organisers said on Tuesday.

Argentine junta casts shadow over new Dutch queen

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:58:26 +0300

The Argentine junta her father served has cast a shadow over the future queen of the Netherlands, Maxima, but since becoming Dutch she has tried to escape the bubble she grew up in and learn the truth.

Saturn to be closest to Earth Sunday for decade

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:00:26 +0300

Mumbai, April 27 (IANS) Planet Saturn will come close to Earth Sunday - its closest position till 2023 - and will be visible directly opposite the Sun, an astrophysicist said here Saturday.

Indian researchers get generous fillip from EU

Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:15:33 +0300

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) An over 2.2-million-euros grant to research the mysteries of the human DNA in a lab in France - that's the handsome sum Indian researcher Ramesh Pillai has got from the European Research Council (ERC). Till now, 13 Indians have got grants to pursue unfettered or "blue sky" research, ERC data shows.

Turkey's Muslim Armenians come out of hiding

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:11:02 +0300

They dropped their language and religion to survive after the 1915 genocide, but close to 100 years on Turkey's "hidden Armenians" want to take pride in their identity.

Thousands mark genocide anniversary in Armenia

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:23:57 +0300

Thousands flocked on Wednesday to a hilltop memorial above Yerevan to mark the 98th anniversary of the mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire during World War I which Armenia wants recognised internationally as a genocide.

Greece pulls statues from Qatar Olympic show over nudity

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:06:25 +0300

Greece has pulled two ancient statues from an ongoing Olympic Games exhibition in Qatar in a dispute over nudity, a culture ministry source said on Tuesday.

Reverse extinction: should we redo the dodo?

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:25:40 +0300

Woolly mammoths stomp through the Siberian tundra as the giant moa strides the forest floor of New Zealand and Tasmania's dog-like "tigers" stalk their prey under the cover of night.

Nutrient from urine, anti-bacterial clothes: Innovations from IIT-Delhi

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 14:36:38 +0300

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) A process to recover nutrients from human urine and an antibacterial shirt to keep the body fresh in sweltering heat are some of the innovative solutions offered to the industry by students of the Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi (IIT-D) for the benefit of common people.

Amsterdam made Jews pay rent while in WWII camps

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 12:21:28 +0300

Amsterdam council has vowed to probe revelations that it forced Jews returning from World War II concentration camps to pay rent arrears, even if their homes had been destroyed or occupied by Nazis.

Jamia in cutting-edge nanotechnology research, says official

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 09:51:44 +0300

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) The Jamia Milia Islamia here is at the forefront of path-breaking research in nanotechnology, which could change the lives of people for the better, a university official said Saturday.

Bells toll for Warsaw ghetto uprising 70 years on

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 15:26:49 +0300

Sirens rang out and church bells tolled Friday as Poland marked the 70th anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising that saw young Jews rise up against Nazi German forces.

Astronomers find most Earth-like planets yet

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:24:02 +0300

Using a potent NASA space telescope to scan the skies for planets like ours where life may exist, astronomers said Thursday they have found the most Earth-like candidates yet.

Little left of Warsaw ghetto 70 years after uprising

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 14:36:09 +0300

A building here, a building there, some cobblestones, a synagogue: almost nothing remains of the Warsaw Jewish ghetto set up by Nazi Germany in World War II.

Hydrogen as energy source: Breakthrough in Kolkata lab

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:40:38 +0300

Kolkata, April 17 (IANS) In a two-pronged approach aimed at solving India's energy and water problems, Kolkata scientists have acheived a breakthrough in developing an efficient and bankable hydrogen-based energy source.

Warsaw Ghetto revolt remembered in Israel 70 years on

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:13:15 +0300

The 1943 armed uprising by the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto against the Nazis remains seared in Israel's collective memory and played a key role in its observance of Holocaust Day this month.

Transformer failure shuts down reactor at Madras Atomic Power Station

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 16:50:20 +0300

Chennai, April 15 (IANS) A unit of the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd's (NPCIL) Madras Atomic Power Station (MAPS) tripped Monday morning due to a fault in the generator transformer and the reactor was shut down gradually, said a senior official.

Anne Frank museum defends Bieber after furore

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:50:33 +0300

Amsterdam's Anne Frank museum on Monday defended teen idol Justin Bieber amid a furore over his comments that he hoped the Jewish teen who died in a Nazi camp would have been a fan.

President to launch Himachal assembly's online project

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 15:25:56 +0300

Shimla, April 12 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee will launch an online assembly constituency management component of Himachal Pradesh next month, an official statement said here Friday.

Putin unveils $50 bn drive for Russian space supremacy

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:55:23 +0300

President Vladimir Putin on Friday unveiled a new $50 billion drive for Russia to preserve its status as a top space power, including the construction of a brand new cosmodrome from where humans will fly to space by the end of the decade.

UN court to hear Australia bid to halt Japan whaling

Fri, 12 Apr 2013 08:08:43 +0300

Australia will fire the opening salvoes in a legal battle before the United Nations' highest court in June to try to stop Japan's whale hunt in Antarctica.

Now, mobile phone to tell if your drive will be smooth

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 11:02:25 +0300

Kochi, April 11 (IANS) Start-up firm AmidRay Technologies, based here, has launched a community Android application "Blockout Traffic", which informs people of choked traffic within a 25-30 km radius, the creators of the programme said Thursday.