Pleasant day in Delhi, more rains Friday

NEW DELHI - Delhi received intermittent rains Thursday, making the temperature dip below the average and bringing respite to the residents. The weatherman forecast more rains Friday.

Work wrapping up on visitor education center in Yellowstone National Park

Work wrapping up on Yellowstone visitor ed center

Cosmetic surgery ‘doesn’t help those with body dysmorphic disorder’

WASHINGTON - A new study has examined the impact that cosmetic surgery has on correcting body dysmorphic disorder, and found that only two percent of procedures actually reduced the severity of BDD.

Get ready to see planet triangle, Moon, asteroid sky show

WASHINGTON - Thursday’s night sky would not only showcase the famed Perseid meteor shower but would also give skygazers an opportunity to see four planets, an asteroid, and the moon huddle together in the western sky in a celestial traffic jam, claim astronomers.

Scientists challenge notion that orangutans are the ’solitary ape’

New research suggests orangutans not so solitary

Apes used stone tools to kill animals 3.4 mn years ago

LONDON - Our ancient ancestors, the apes, were using stone tools to butcher animals one million years earlier than previously thought.

New technique creates 3D image of melanoma

WASHINGTON - With the help of a new imaging technology, scientists say it is possible to create a three-dimensional image of the most deadliest form of skin cancer.

British scientists develop gel that could speed healing of chronic wounds, ulcers and injuries

New gel could speed wound healing

LONDON — For three years, Connie McPherson had debilitating leg ulcers that were so painful she sometimes couldn’t sleep. Despite repeated surgery, antibiotics, steroids and other treatments, nothing helped.

Astronomers capture spectacular new Tarantula Nebula image with VISTA

WASHINGTON - A spectacular new image has been captured by astronomers in a region of our neighbouring galaxy known to have an abnormally high rate of star formation that reveals yet more details about its history and development.

Stem cells used to treat kids with lethal skin disease

WASHINGTON - Scientists at the University of Minnesota Physician have shown that a lethal skin disease can be successfully treated with stem cell therapy.ohn E. Wagner and Jakub Tolar, in collaboration with researchers in Portland, Oregon, the United Kingdom, and Japan have for the first time used stem cells from bone marrow to repair the skin of patients with a fatal skin disease called recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, or RDEB.
his is the first time researchers have shown that bone marrow stem cells can home to the skin and upper gastrointestinal tract and alter the natural course of the disease.

Assam dam project may continue: Jairam Ramesh

NEW DELHI - With concerns being raised over the adverse effects of the Lower Subansiri hydroelectric project in Assam, Environment and Forests Minsiter Jairam Ramesh Thursday indicated that it may not be scrapped, though efforts will be made to minimise the downstream impact.

Scientists’ long-range forecast: More, much more of the same; a century of heat, fires, floods

Long hot summer of fire and floods fit predictions

DNA that may contribute to each person’s uniqueness identified

WASHINGTON - Scientists at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have discovered the reason behind why people have a variety of physical traits and disease risks.

Now, in-car driving coach that reminds you to keep your eyes on the road

WASHINGTON - Cell phones, music players, and a numerous other gadgets in cars pose a constant problem - distraction for the drivers. But soon, in-car coach could solve this problem.

Oral sex more common than previously believed

WASHINGTON - Oral sex is becoming a more common activity for young women, says an University of Alberta researcher, who has asked for researchers, sex educators and marketers of safer-sex paraphernalia need to catch up with the trend.

Simple, cheap jab could save thousands of accident victims

LONDON - A cheap, widely available and easily administered drug that helps clot the blood of injured patients with serious bleeding could save thousands of lives every year, according to a study.

Oil-munching bacteria may determine Gulf spill’s environmental impact

WASHINGTON - The fate of Gulf of Mexico depends on microscopic bacteria that consume oil and other hydrocarbons by breaking them down, says a new study.

Bone marrow stem-cell therapy could treat acute lung injury: Study

WASHINGTON - Researchers have found more evidence to prove that bone marrow stem cells could be used to treat acute lung injury in patients.

Scientists come up with safer plastics

WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a new way of preventing potentially harmful plasticizers from migrating from one of the most widely used groups of plastics.

Potential treatment for pulmonary hypertension discovered

WASHINGTON - Researchers at University of Alberta have discovered potential treatment for a deadly disease called pulmonary hypertension.

Wildfires in Russia, Canada create poisonous ring around planet

Moscow, Aug 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Raging forest fires in central Russia, Siberia and western Canada have created an enormous cloud of pollutants covering the northern hemisphere, according to NASA.

Delhi’s overcast sky may obscure meteor shower

NEW DELHI - The capital’s cloudy sky may act as a spoilsport for those looking forward to gaze at the night sky streaked with light in a celestial spectacle of the Perseid meteor shower Thursday.

Oldest Earth mantle reservoir discovered on Baffin Island

LONDON - Scientists have discovered evidence for the oldest Earth mantle reservoir on Baffin Island in the Canadian Arctic.

Students who learn more in kindergarten earn more as adults: Study

WASHINGTON - A new research has revealed that students who learn more in kindergarten earn more as adults and are also more successful overall.

Park Service recruits students to guard historic sites, diversify force on fast-track to jobs

Park Service has students guard historic sites

High stress may delay pregnancy

LONDON - High stress levels can delay pregnancy, a scientific study has found.

Researchers at Oxford University measured stress hormones in women planning a baby naturally and found the most stressed had a reduced chance of becoming pregnant.

Harry Potter-style invisibility cloak can now be made from silk

WASHINGTON - Always worn silk with golden embroidery to stand out in a crowd? Well, now you can wear the shimmering garment to become invisible in a crowd, just like Harry Potter in the wizard films.or the first time ever, scientists have created an invisibility cloak made from silk, and coated in gold.

Humans hunted for meat with stone tools a million years earlier than believed

WASHINGTON - The Swiss Army Knife and the Big Mac is not as recent as it was thought, for scientists have found evidence that human ancestors were using stone tools and consuming meat from large mammals nearly a million years earlier than previously documented.

Why chimps attack humans

WASHINGTON - Increasing encroachment of natural habitat is the reason for conflicts between man and his closest relative, the chimpanzee - says a new study.

Now, ‘needle-free’ natural vaccine against malaria

WASHINGTON - Preventative treatment antibiotics in people living in areas with intense malaria transmission has the potential to act as a ‘needle-free’ natural vaccine against malaria, says a new study.

New brain study may help predict anxiety, depression in young

LONDON - A new study has pinpointed the brain regions that are relevant to developing childhood anxiety.

‘Deathstalker’ scorpion venom could improve anti-brain cancer gene therapy

WASHINGTON - Scientists have found that an ingredient in the venom of the ‘deathstalker’ scorpion could help gene therapy become an effective treatment for brain cancer.

You don’t have to lift heavy weights to build muscle, suggests study

WASHINGTON - It is widely believed that lifting heavy weights is the key to build muscle size. However, a new study has shown that a similar degree of muscle building can be achieved by using lighter weights.

Anger makes people want to seek rewards: Study

WASHINGTON - People who are angry pay more attention to rewards than to threats, according to a new study.