NEW DELHI - Delhi received incessant rains for the second consecutive day Sunday, with the mercury dipping to make for a pleasant weekend. The weatherman forecast more rains Monday.

BHUBANESWAR - Three wild elephants were electrocuted in a forest area of Orissa’s Keonjhar district, an official Sunday said.

NASA: Crew working to fix cooling system that malfunctioned aboard international space station

US Everglades, Madagascar forests added to UNESCO’s endangered list

London, Aug 1 (ANI): Florida’s Everglades National Park and Madagascar’s tropical rainforest have been added to UNESCO’s list of endangered world heritage sites.

‘Body’s natural cell-suicide program can fuel tumour development’

WASHINGTON - Researchers at the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute researchers in Melbourne, Australia, have made a discovery that has turned on its head scientists’ understanding of programmed cell death and its role in tumour formation. The body’s natural cell-suicide program can add to tumour development, according to the new study.

Boffins find brain response when you watch someone play

WASHINGTON - Scientists have uncovered the neurological responses caused by watching someone else play a game.

Computer scientists shatter ‘terabyte barrier’, set new world record

WASHINGTON - Computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego, shattered “the terabyte barrier” - and a world record - when they sorted over one terabyte of data (1,000 gigabytes or 1 million megabytes) in merely 60 seconds.

Huge river discovered flowing on Black Sea bed

LONDON - A massive underwater river flowing along the bottom of the Black Sea has been found by scientists - a discovery that could help explain how life manages to survive in the deep oceans away from the nutrient-rich waters found close to land.

New technique to quickly detect buried bodies

WASHINGTON - Finding bodies buried by someone who wanted them to stay undiscovered may not be difficult any more thanks to a new technique developed by scientists that can reliably detect biochemical changes in a decomposing cadaver.

South African rhino’s horns to be poisoned to stop poaching

LONDON - A South African wildlife sanctuary plans to inject the horns of its rhinos with poison to prevent poachers from hunting the animal.

Coming soon: Self-braking car that saves lives

SYDNEY - Road accidents may soon become history - thanks to a new self-braking car technology.

Twitter reaches another milestone with 20 billionth tweet

NEW YORK - Online social networking website Twitter set yet another milestone Sunday with a message posted by a Japanese user becoming the 20 billionth tweet of the four-year-old website.

Failure of US climate bill shadows UN global warming talks, deepens rich-poor country divide

Japanese user marks Twitter’s 20 billionth ‘tweet’

LONDON - Twitter, the micro-blogging site, which allows users express themselves in up to 140 characters, has had its 20 billionth message posted.

YouTube increases video upload limit to 15 minutes

NEW YORK - Video-sharing giant YouTube has increased the limit it places on uploads to 15 minutes.

Porsche 918 Spyder to go on sale

LONDON - Automobile giant Porsche has revealed that it would make only limited number of the new hybrid supercar it’s been developing, called the 918 Spyder.

Now, tweet your way to your dream job

MELBOURNE - Ever thought Twitter could help you bag your dream job? May be. Britain-based Laura Walls landed a top public relations job in Brisbane, Australia, after she sent out a 140 character Tweet.

Gene variant role in Parkinson’s discovered

LONDON - Scientists in the U.S. have discovered that a tiny, gene-regulating snippet of RNA may play a role in Parkinson’s disease.

Key step in body’s ability to make red blood cells found

WASHINGTON - Scientists have uncovered a key step in the creation of new red blood cells in an animal study.

Now, cell phone that is as loud as vuvuzela

LONDON - Home and mobile phone manufacturer Amplicom has unveiled a new ‘highphone’ - a handset almost as loud as a vuvuzela, targeted at people who are hard of hearing.

Greenland ice cap melt accelerating: Experts

LONDON - A British research team studying the Greenland ice sheet has discovered evidence of a rapidly accelerating rate of melt.

Grunts, not technology, win wars: Historian

WASHINGTON - The “grunts”- American troops on the ground-have been better than technology in winning wars, says military historian John C. McManus in a new book about America’s ground forces.

US approves stem-cell therapy for humans

SYDNEY - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given a green signal to a clinical trial of embryonic stem cells as a treatment for spinal-cord injury.

Kids adopted by gays develop as well as those adopted by regular couples

WASHINGTON - Children adopted by gay or lesbian couples develop as well as those adopted by regular couples, says a new study.

Rivulets overflow in Haryana’s Yamunanagar, villages submerged

CHANDIGARH - Nearly 60 villages were inundated and hundreds of acres of agricultural land submerged in floodwaters in Haryana’s Yamunanagar district as rivulets flowed above the danger mark following heavy rains, officials said Sunday.

Heavy rains in Delhi, more showers forecast

NEW DELHI - Delhi saw heavy rains for the second consecutive day Sunday and the weatherman said the cloudy and wet spell would continue for the next couple of days.

Beware of unproven stem cell treatments: Check these websites for safe, accredited testing

Adult stem cell studies abound for heart, diabetes, MS; far ahead of embryonic research

Grizzly cubs whose mother killed 1 arrive at MT zoo malnourished, which could explain attacks

Sturdy Corning glass from 1962 could be a multibillion winner in frameless TV market

Last harvest: After 378 years in business, NH family farm is up for sale. Asking price? $3.35M

San Francisco approves giant residential, commercial development at former military base

Space station cooling system shuts down, NASA considering spacewalks this week to fix problem

Incessant rains in Delhi, more likely Monday

Three elephants electrocuted in Orissa