BP shares rebound; analysts note strong cash flow but are concerned about US business

Analysts still feel BP can cover Gulf costs

Study finds 60 million living in the shadow of Himalayan glaciers could suffer food shortages

Study: Shrinking glaciers to spark food shortages

Senate to vote on GOP-led move to block greenhouse gas regulation; White House threatens veto

Senate votes on blocking EPA greenhouse gas regs

Administration: BP agrees to speed up payments to people, businesses devastated by oil spill

Feds: BP agrees to expedite oil spill payments

NASA extends German space mission till 2015

BERLIN - The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Thursday extended the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (Grace) space mission, operated jointly with the German aerospace centre here, to 2015 from 2012.

NRC to consider allowing blended radioactive waste to be disposed of in Utah

NRC to consider allowing blended waste in Utah

Idaho geothermal company closer to getting $102M federal loan to help build Oregon power plant

Idaho geothermal company closer to $102M loan

BP preparing to start burning at sea oil siphoned from leaking well in Gulf of Mexico

BP to start burning captured Gulf oil at sea

As amount of oil collected at Gulf floor grows, so does frustration over BP claims process

Red tape vexes Gulf residents seeking BP payments

Cabinet clears Rs.497 crore for Ganga clean up

NEW DELHI - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved the Rs.496.9 crore Ganga cleanup project with Japanese assistance at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

Over 150 stranded in Himachal hills

SHIMLA - Over 150 people, mostly tourists, have been stranded on the Manali-Keylong National Highway 21 since June 8 owing to heavy snowfall in the region, police said Thursday.

Mercury rises in Delhi, no rain over next few days

NEW DELHI - The capital Thursday recorded a maximum temperature of 39.8 degrees Celsius, average for this time of the year, the weatherman said adding that the city will experience no rain over the next couple of days.

Fissure over numbers as some countries block climate study

BONN - A new fissure has opened up between other developing countries and emerging economies at the May 31-June 11 talks here to prepare for the next climate summit in Mexico.

Japan dolphin hunt film triggers freedom of speech debate as theaters cancel showings

Japan dolphin hunt film triggers censorship debate

Scientists develop new method to mass-produce graphene

WASHINGTON - Scientists have come up with a simple and inexpensive manufacturing method to mass-produce graphene - a form of carbon - for electronics applications.

EU sets tight standards for biofuels to reduce harm to the environment

EU sets tight biofuel standards

BRUSSELS — The European Union’s top energy official set out tough standards for producing biofuels sold in the EU, demanding producers meet strict environmental criteria.

Creative work comes with a ’stressful’ price tag

WASHINGTON - The demands associated with creative work can create excessive job pressures for workers, a new Canadian research reveals.

Software to measure emotions of Internet users

TORONTO - While most people have gut reactions to websites, a group of scientists is developing software that can actually measure those emotions and more.

Making personal data fade away to protect net privacy

LONDON - A method that makes personal information of netizens fade away online over time - just letting the details gradually disappear from view - can be formulated, according to a researcher.

Psychological intervention program could help those with bowel diseases

WASHINGTON - Psychologists at the University of Georgia have developed a new cognitive-behavioural, skills-based treatment intervention program that could help patients with bowel diseases.

Soon, software to measure emotional reactions to Web

WASHINGTON - Canadian scientists are developing new software that can measure emotional reactions to Web.

The how and why of popping bubbles finally revealed

LONDON - American engineers have uncovered the physics that works behind the bursting of bubbles.

Plastic antibody found to work in first tests in living animals

WASHINGTON - A plastic antibody has been found to work in the first tests in living animals, scientists report.

Cannabis users could be on a fast-track to dementia

MELBOURNE - A new research undertaken at the University of Wollongong has shown that Australians rank among the world’s highest cannabis users and they could be on a fast-track to dementia.

Plastic bags main reason behind camels’ death

Dubai, June 10 (IANS/WAM) Plastic bags may be the main reason behind the death of over 50 percent camels in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), a study has said.

Fissure over numbers at climate talks

BONN - A new fissure has opened up between emerging economies and other developing countries at the May 31-June 11 talks here to prepare for the next climate summit in Mexico.

Cabinet clears second phase of Ganga Action Plan

NEW DELHI - The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) Thursday approved a proposal for carrying out the second phase of Ganga Action Plan worth Rs.496.90 crore with Japanese assistance at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh.

Korean rocket crashes seconds after takeoff

SEOUL - South Korea’s homemade rocket, which lost contact only 137 seconds after the takeoff Thursday, crashed, a media report said.

Newly discovered comet dazzles skywatchers with increasing brightness

WASHINGTON - Skywatchers are dazzled as a recently discovered comet is becoming brighter than initial predictions and can now be seen with the unaided eye during the next few weeks.

Enzyme treatment could improve recovery from spinal cord injury

WASHINGTON - In a study on rodents, scientists at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found that spinal cord treatment with an enzyme, sialidase, can improve nerve regrowth, motor recovery and nervous system function.

2 brain circuits involved with habitual learning found

WASHINGTON - There are two brain circuits involved in habitual learning, found new MIT study.

The study also found that patterns of activity in these circuits evolve as our behaviours become more habitual.

Individual brain cells can identify both cars and cats

WASHINGTON - Single brain cells, if confronted with a difficult task, can identify objects as dissimilar as sports cars and dogs, found researchers at MIT’s Picower Institute for Learning and Memory.