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August 12, 2011 4:55 PM

Astronomers discover darkest known planet

Astronomers have discovered a distant planet which they claim is the darkest known planet. The planet, a gas giant, has been named as TrES-2b. An international team says that the exoplanet reflects less than one per cent of light, which makes it blacker than coal or any planet or moon in our solar s...

August 11, 2011 12:19 PM

Human nose: A gateway to several types of viruses

Researchers have claimed that the human nose acts as a gateway to several types of viruses linked to brain disorders. According to the researchers, the nose can be a portal to herpes virus-6(HHV-6), which is a member of herpes viruses family. The virus is responsible for brain disorders, such as scl...

August 9, 2011 2:36 PM

Malaria-Proof Mosquitoes

Scientists have succeeded in breeding sperm fewer mosquitos in their latest attempt to control the scourge of malaria carrying insects. It is hoped that by introducing sperm less males into the wild, females will lay infertile eggs eventually eradicating one of the most dangerous species known to hu...

August 4, 2011 5:57 PM

Pulses keep cancer at bay, claims study

A new study has claimed that people who eat pulses such as kidney beans or lentils at least three times a week are less likely to develop bowel cancer.Researchers at the Loma Linda University in California found that diets rich in beans, pulses and brown rice cut the risk of developing colon polyps ...

August 2, 2011 7:01 PM

20 million year old ape skull discovered in Uganda

A 20 million year old ape skull has been discovered in north-eastern Uganda by French and Ugandan scientists. A senior government media official of Uganda described the discovery as huge.A team of scientists from Uganda and France discovered a sub- complete skull of an ape in mid last month and is b...

August 2, 2011 6:58 PM

Snow leopards caught on camera in Afghanistan

A 20 million year old ape skull has been discovered in north-eastern Uganda by French and Ugandan scientists. A senior government media official of Uganda described the discovery as huge.A team of scientists from Uganda and France discovered a sub- complete skull of an ape in mid last month and is b...

July 22, 2011 7:53 PM

Snow leopards caught on camera in Afghanistan

Snow leopard which has been classed as rare and endangered species, are surviving in the Hindu Kush mountain of Northe-estern Afghanistan's Wakhan Corridor. Scientists of New York based Wildlife Conservation Society has captured images of 30 different snow leopards from several locations in Wak...

July 21, 2011 12:36 PM

Obesity the biggest driving force behind most common form of breast cancer

The cancer researchers in U.K say that obesity is the biggest driving force behind the most common form of breast cancer in older women. Alcohol and cigarettes are the next largest culprits. Data shows that one in eight women in the U.K develops breast cancer in their lifetime and the majority of th...

July 20, 2011 11:29 AM

Atlantis – last leg of its final voyage

The U.S. space shuttle Atlantis is on its way home after undocking from the International Space Station, beginning the last leg of its final voyage and of the 30-year U.S. shuttle programmme.Atlantis and its four-member crew separated from the ISS early Tuesday over New Zealand after an eight-day vi...

July 18, 2011 6:03 PM

Huge black holes aren't always born in galaxy collisions

It has been believed that huge black holes are born in galaxy collisions, but a new research has now claimed that mysterious forces within the galaxies might be to blame. At the heart of all large galaxies are supermassive black holes million to billions of times the mass of the Sun. In many galaxie...

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