Scientists find new way to help crops fight pests The Star | LONDON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists has managed to transfer disease resistance from one plant family to another, offering broader protection from potentially costly and destructive pests. Corn is harvested north of Manila, March 2, 2010. (REUTERS/Cheryl Ravelo/Files) | A team le...
Obesity, climate change 'great threats' to civilisation, say Australian doctors DNA India | Melbourne: Australian doctors and scientists have warned that obesity rates and climate change are the two great threats to today's civilization. | More than 300 health experts signed an open letter that said these forces were now "seriously damaging our planet'. | "As health pro...
Obesity, climate change 'great threats' to civilisation, say Australian doctors DNA India | Melbourne: Australian doctors and scientists have warned that obesity rates and climate change are the two great threats to today's civilization. | More than 300 health experts signed an open letter that said these forces were now "serious...
Secret world of honeybees' heat revealed Newstrack India | London, March 14 (ANI): A new research by scientists in Germany has shown that honeybees precisely control the temperature inside their hives to determine which job their young will perform in the colony when mature. | Bees, and other social ...
Tomato could replace aspirin to fight heart disease Zeenews London: An extract from tomato seeds has been found to be a potential alternative to aspirin in preventing heart attacks and strokes. | A tomato derivative called Fruitflow, derived from the gelatine that surrounds tomato seeds, is apparently effecti...
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World’s birds shrinking due to global warming Zeenews Washington: A new study by scientists has shown that many birds in the world, particularly in North America, are shrinking, in response to warmer temperatures. | In biology, there ...
Antibiotics can prevent gastric cancer Newstrack India | Washington, Mar 13 (ANI): Japanese scientists have found that it is possible to eradicate Helicobacter pylori infections by using antibiotics. | H. pylori can cause stomach...
Stress: Boost your heart rate and your mood The Times | Every Saturday morning I head out for my weekly therapy. There is no couch and no counsellor involved, just 15 others dressed, like me, in an assortment of Lycra, who gather to pound local footpaths on a sociable and soul-satisfying run. Our pace i...
Feds: We need to educate public on climate change The Salt Lake Tribune | The Associated PressUpdated: 03/12/2010 08:59:50 PM MST | Washington » Climate change is here and scientists need to do a better job of explaining it to the public, the director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said...
Drogba goals put Chelsea top, Arsenal sneak win DNA India | London: Didier Drogba scored twice to lift Chelsea to a 4-1 victory over West Ham United on Saturday and back to the top of the Premier League while Arsenal shadowed them with a last-gasp victory at Hull City. | Two weeks after a shock 4-2 defeat by Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea rediscovered their form and with Florent Malouda enjoy...
Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $27 million The Examiner Comments TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Map, News) - The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $27 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery officials said Sunday. | A total of 39 tickets matched five numbers to win $7,464 each, or a multiple of that for three Xtra winners; 2,936 tickets matched four numbers f...
