America sizzles as heat wave hits East CoastWASHINGTON - America is sizzling with temperatures breaking records in at least four cities as the season’s first heat wave swept across much of the East Coast reminding Indians of summer back home. Calif.’s largest utility opposes proposition to suspend state’s landmark global warming law
PG&E opposes CA prop. to halt global warming law Peru declares environmental emergency over mine waste waterLIMA - The Peruvian government Tuesday declared a state of environmental emergency in a central Peruvian mining district after a wastewater storage dam collapsed and leaked poisonous chemicals into the local rivers. US heat wave crashes power systemsNEW YORK - The US East Coast and parts of the Mid-West and Canada sweltered Tuesday in temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius and higher amidst power outages from record demand and rising health concerns. NASA’s top shuttle partner to lay off 15 percent of work force as shuttle program nears end
Top space shuttle contractor schedules layoffs EPA almost done drilling 2 monitoring wells in Pavillion area, meeting pushed back
EPA finishing up Pavillion-area monitoring wells Texas Industries to keep Midlothian wet cement kilns closed permanently; critics hail move
TXI to keep Midlothian wet cement kilns closed Launch delayed for new Air Force satellite that will monitor space debris
Launch delayed for satellite to watch space debris SD Sen. Johnson says Wall Street reform bill eliminates dangerous ‘anything-goes’ environment
Johnson: Wall Street reform bill has protections ET, phone Brussels: EU lawmaker calls for Europe to set up X Files center to investigate UFOs
ET, phone Brussels: EU calls for opening UFO data IITs to help clean the GangesNEW DELHI - A consortium of seven Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) will help the environment ministry in cleaning the river Ganga. EPA says new air pollution rule would cut smog from coal-fired power plants
EPA: Clean-air rule would overturn Bush-era plan Indonesia to host meeting on tiger conservationNEW DELHI - Indonesia will host a crucial meeting on tiger conservation July 12-14 to be attended by 13 tiger range countries, including India, China, Thailand and Russia. After decades of work, Diana Kennedy says more still needed to protect native foods, recipes
Queen of Mexican cuisine pens new cookbook Breaches flood Ambala, Kurukshetra; army calledCHANDIGARH - The army was requisitioned in Haryana’s Ambala and Kurukshetra districts after major breaches in rivers and canals led to flooding of vast areas, disrupting traffic and electricity supply. Environmental activists escorted away from protest of turbines at Maine wind power site
Activists block road to Maine wind power site ET, call Brussels: EU lawmaker calls for Europe to set up X Files center to investigate UFOs
ET, meet the EU: Call for states to open UFO data Rains bring relief, but flood Delhi roadsNEW DELHI - The much awaited rains cooled Delhi Tuesday but flooded several areas due to choked drains, causing traffic jams. The weatherman has forecast heavy rains in the coming days. No full-body scanners at Dubai airportsDUBAI - Full-body scanner, which enables security staff to see X-ray image of passengers, will not be used at Dubai airports as the device violates national ethics, Dubai airport security chief Brig Ahmed bin Thani has said. Red dwarfs may be safe havens for extraterrestrial lifeWASHINGTON - The first inhabited exoplanet will revolve around a nearby red dwarf star found in surveys taken within 100 light-years of Earth, it is predicted. Rains hit rail services in Chandigarh, Punjab, HaryanaCHANDIGARH - Rail services in Punjab, Haryana and the joint capital Chandigarh were hit and many arterial roads waterlogged as moderate to heavy rainfall lashed most parts of the region Tuesday. Stone Age amputee medics more advanced than previously thoughtNEW DELHI - Scientists have found that amputation techniques were not primitive, but quite advanced even in the Stone Ages. Philae and Rosetta prepare to close in on asteroid LutetiaWASHINGTON - The Rosetta orbiter, carrying the DLR lander Philae, has completed more than two thirds of its journey to the comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko. The mission is to deliver DLR’s Philae lander to the comet’s surface for in situ studies. The spacecraft and lander are scheduled to close in on 21 Lutetia, a large Main belt asteroid, on July 10. Oil rises to near $73 in Europe as investors eye stocks, euro gains
Oil rises to near $73 as stocks, euro gain 2000-yr-old human skeleton unearthed at Gloucestershire Roman villa digGLOUCESTERSHIRE - A 2,000-year-old human skeleton has been discovered alongside Iron Age artefacts near Tewkesbury. Yangtze River stones may be remnants of 1000-year-old cliff inscriptionBEIJING - Four giant stones recently recovered from the bottom of the Yangtze River near Jiaoshan Mountain in Zhenjiang City, China, could be the remnants of a more than 1000 year old cliff inscription. Boffins use super-high pressures to develop super batteryLONDON - Washington State University researchers have used super-high pressures to create a compact, never-before-seen material that can store vast amounts of energy. Virtual food can aid evaluation, treatment of eating disordersWASHINGTON - Virtual food can be used for the evaluation and treatment of eating disorders, suggests a new study. Coriander, turmeric key to reducing greenhouse gas emissionsLONDON - Curry spices such as coriander and turmeric could help cut down greenhouse gas emissions, according to a new study. Music therapy benefits stroke patientsWASHINGTON - It’s long been known that listening to music can reduce stress, and now a new research has claimed that it can help improve movement in stroke patients. Diagnostic blood test can successfully identify rare lung diseaseWASHINGTON - A certain blood test can successfully identify lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) in some patients, eliminating the need for surgical lung biopsy to make a diagnosis, say researchers. Armenia is the motherland of metallurgy, wine-making and horse breedingYEREVAN - Excavations have revealed that Mesopotamia’s civilization originated in Armenia, thus making it the motherland of metallurgy, jeweller’s art, wine-making and horse breeding, according to archaeologists. World’s oldest illustrated Christian manuscript found in Ethiopian monasteryLONDON - A coloured manuscript found in a remote Ethiopian monastery could be the oldest illustrated Christian work in the world, experts have claimed. Soon, a genetic test to locate family origins ‘within miles’LONDON - A simple genetic test could soon help people discover the exact origins of their family within a few miles, researchers claim. niversity of Edinburgh researchers claimed that analysis of a subject’s DNA could place people with rural origins to within five miles of their family’s home. Handsfree devices for those who text on the moveNEW YORK - Addicted to texting on the go but keep bumping into thongs here and then? Well, here’s a new technology that might just do the trick for you and that too without causing any bodily harm- earpieces that convert a person’s voice into a text message. Brain abnormality ’causes aggression in teens’LONDON - Abnormality in brain could be the cause for aggression and anti social tendencies in teenagers, according to a new study. Applied Materials spent $320,000 lobbying government on renewable energy legislation in 1Q
Applied Materials spent $320,000 on lobbying in 1Q Oil Spill Effects On EnvironmentMusic can helps stroke victims walkWASHINGTON - Music therapy can help stroke victims walk again as well as play a wider role in recovery from brain injury. Watch an asteroid eclipse a star over EuropeLONDON - In a rare celestial event over Europe, skywatchers will be able to see an asteroid briefly block out the light from a star as it passes in front of the star Thursday night. Rains lash HimachalSHIMLA - The hills of Himachal Pradesh Tuesday experienced moderate to heavy rains, the weather office said. New drug olaparib may hold promise for women with genetic breast cancerWASHINGTON - A new drug called olaparib may help thousands of women suffering from genetic breast cancer, if results of the first tests on patients are to be believed. Abused kids likely to have mental disorders as young adultsWASHINGTON - Kids who suffer abuse are likely to have mental disorders later in life, revealed a study. Italian farmers unveil anti-aging square ’super tomato’MELBOURNE - Italian farmers have unveiled a square “super tomato”, which, they say, actually slows the aging process. Winning on home turf makes one crave for future fightsLONDON - Winning a fight on home turf instils desire for more fights in the future, revealed a brain study on mice. |
