Russian mathematician says his final no to $1 million prize

Russian mathematician rejects $1 million prize

Apples grow larger when cells don’t divide

WASHINGTON - Fast-food restaurants can supersize French fries and drinks, but nature has found a way to super-size a type of apple by not letting its cells divide.

Finland to build two more nuclear reactors

HELSINKI - Finland’s parliament Thursday gave the go ahead for two new nuclear reactors to be built by two local energy companies, TVO and Fennovoima.

Climate monitor says no growth in global carbon emissions last year for first time since 1992

2009 sees no growth in CO2; first time since 1992

Traces of rain, but high temperature to continue in Delhi

NEW DELHI - Though traces of rain Thursday evening brought some respite for Delhiites, the weatherman predicts high temperatures Friday.

EU helping India to frame waste management policy

NEW DELHI - The European Union (EU) is providing technical expertise to India in drafting policy framework for waste management based on international best practices, said Daniele Smadja, head of a visiting EU delegation here Thursday.

Three-legged pooches help robot design, development

WASHINGTON - German scientists are closely examining the movement of 3-legged dogs to design robots that can adapt to unexpected conditions.he new research looked at walking and running techniques in dogs with fore-limb or hind-limb amputations, using a treadmill and a set of high-tech infra-red cameras.

Human brain is ‘unreliable and noisy’!

LONDON - The human brain, the most powerful computing device known, is also intrinsically unreliable and truly ‘noisy’, scientists have established.

Scientists uncover best tests for predicting Alzheimer’s

WASHINGTON - Scientists have identified tests that can best predict occurrence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).

Soon, nano-sized dental film to bring decayed teeth back to life

WASHINGTON - A nano-sized dental film could soon enable dentists to improve root canal procedures and bring diseased teeth back to life, rather than leaving a “non-vital” tooth in the mouth.

Study sheds new light on statin drugs-depression link

WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a possible explanation for the symptoms of anxiety and depression that occur in some patients taking the popular statin family of anti-cholesterol drugs.

CO2 absorption would reduce due to warmer ecosystems: Experts

WASHINGTON - A new research has found that a predicted rise in global temperature could lead to a reduction in ecosystems’ ability to absorb carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere.

Two-billion-year-old macrofossils discovered in West Africa

LONDON - The 2.1billion-year-old, thumb-sized fossils discovered in Gabon, West Africa, represent ancient signs of multicultural life, according to palaeontologists.

Here’s why washing hands is such a great idea

WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have revealed why it is a good idea to wash your hands regularly.

A billion-year-old galactic collision created Leo gas ring

WASHINGTON - A violent collision between two galaxies, slightly more than one billion years ago, led to the origin of the giant gas ring in the Leo group of galaxies, according to an international team of researchers.

‘The Couples’ Complete Guide to Getting Pregnant’

WASHINGTON - A new book has shed light on some pregnancy myths and offers tips to couples who want to get pregnant.

IVM fertility treatment linked to oversized babies

WASHINGTON - Babies born after in vitro maturation (IVM) fertility treatment are more likely to be born larger than normal and have more difficult births requiring more obstetric interventions such as caesareans, according to a new study.

New cell phone software boosts voice recognition ability

LONDON - Scientists have created a new system that has the potential to boost cellphone performance.

Closed-door talks among major polluters _ and countries threatened by climate change _ wrap up

Polluting countries talk climate control in Rome

Ancient hunters may have begun global warming

WASHINGTON - Even before the dawn of agriculture, humans hunting the mammoths may have caused the planet to warm up, a new study suggests.

‘Morning after’ pill may help treat uterine fibroids

WASHINGTON - An experimental ‘morning after’ pill could free millions of women from the misery of uterine fibroids, new study suggests.

Nano-sized advance to bring diseased teeth back to life

LONDON - Calling it the next big treatment era in dentistry, scientists have advanced towards a treatment in which root canal therapy could bring diseased teeth back to life — rather than leaving a dead tooth in the mouth.

17th century slipper found on the island of Canna

LONDON - A slipper dating back to the 17th century, found under a bed on the island of Canna, has been preserved carefully in a storage box.

Soon, supersonic plane that can dampen sonic booms

WASHINGTON - A new design concept for a revolutionary faster-than-sound plane could shatter the legal barriers followed by supersonic flights over land - by hushing the sonic booms created by such aircraft.

Beverages leave ‘geographic signatures’ that can track where you’ve been

WASHINGTON - Consumption of beverages such as soda pop, micro brew-beer and bottled water leaves a geographical location-related chemical imprint in hair that can be used to track people’s movements, according to a new study.

Honey can work as antibiotic

LONDON - Bees make a protein called defensin-1 that they add to honey, which could one day be used to treat burns and skin infections and to develop new drugs that could combat antibiotic-resistant infections.

Intervention effort reduces HIV incidence among female sex workers

WASHINGTON - Even a modest behavioral intervention program averaging just 35 minutes can measurably reduce the incidence of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among female sex workers in the U.S.-Mexico border region, scientists have suggested.

Melanoma-initiating cell identified

LONDON - A team of researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has discovered a cancer-initiating cell in human melanomas.

Potential drug treatment for noise-induced hearing loss

WASHINGTON - Kiwi researchers have discovered that a potent new drug restores hearing after noise-induced hearing loss in rats.

Cancer drug may help treat arthritis, multiple sclerosis

WASHINGTON - A drug already available for treating cancer may also help in the treatment of a range of inflammatory diseases like arthritis, multiple sclerosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and lupus, say scientists.

Scientists develop new strategy that may improve cognition

WASHINGTON - US scientists have developed a new strategy that has the potential to improve cognition.