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June 24, 2010 9:21 AM

Synthetic drug use on rise: UN

<br/> The United Nations says, drug use is moving away from cocaine and opiates and moving towards synthetic drugs such as amphetamines. In its World Drug Report it says, it expects that soon there will be more people using synthetic drugs than opium, heroin and cocaine together. The UN Of...

June 23, 2010 1:17 PM

Cichlid fish not always brightly coloured

<br/>An international Scientists team has found that cichlid fish, are not always as brightly coloured as they seem or at least not to their counterparts. Cichlid is a common species which has experienced an evolutionary leap in the last million years.<br/> <br/>The res...

June 16, 2010 5:50 PM

B-vitamin reduces risk of lung cancer

A study suggests that people with plenty of B-vitamin in their blood appear to be at a reduced risk of lung cancer. <br/><br/>The study conducted on 400,000 people from 10 European countries suggested that high levels of Vitamin B6 and the amino acid methionine cut the risk of lu...

June 12, 2010 1:54 PM

Ban on smoking reduces number of heart patients in England

A study suggests, there were 1,200 fewer hospital admissions for heart attacks in England in the year after July 2007 - when the smoking ban came in. <br/><br/>The 2.4 per cent drop was much more modest than that reported in some areas where similar bans have been introduced. Res...

June 9, 2010 9:19 PM

Snakes' population is declining

According to a global study, snakes may be declining across the world. <br/><br/>Researchers examined records for 17 snake populations covering eight species over the last few decades, and found most had declined markedly. <br/><br/>For reasons that are not en...

June 9, 2010 7:36 PM

Snakes' polpulation is declining

According to a global study, snakes may be declining across the world. <br/><br/>Researchers examined records for 17 snake populations covering eight species over the last few decades, and found most had declined markedly. <br/><br/>For reasons that are not en...

June 9, 2010 7:35 PM

Snakes' polpulation is declining

According to a global study, snakes may be declining across the world. Researchers examined records for 17 snake populations covering eight species over the last few decades, and found most had declined markedly. For reasons that are not entirely clear, some populations shrank in number abruptly aro...

June 4, 2010 6:34 PM

SpaceX rocket set for maiden flight

A rocket that may one day launch astronauts to the space station is set for its maiden flight from Florida. The Falcon 9 has been developed privately by SpaceX of California with a large subsidy from Nasa. The 47m-tall vehicle, which carries an unmanned dummy cargo capsule, was due to lift off from ...

June 4, 2010 6:27 PM

SpaceX rocket set for maiden flight

A rocket that may one day launch astronauts to the space station is set for its maiden flight from Florida. The Falcon 9 has been developed privately by SpaceX of California with a large subsidy from Nasa. The 47m-tall vehicle, which carries an unmanned dummy cargo capsule, was due to lift off from ...

June 3, 2010 5:57 PM

Low-lying Pacific islands ‘growing not sinking’

A new geological study has shown that many low-lying Pacific islands are growing, not sinking. <br/><br/>The islands of Tuvalu, Kiribati and the Federated States of Micronesia are among those which have grown, because of coral debris and sediment. <br/><br/>Th...

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