Federal judge: Port of Los Angeles’ clean trucks program can proceed
Judge: LA Port’s clean trucks program can proceed Thunderstorm, light rain likely in DelhiNEW DELHI - Delhi was cloudy Friday morning and the weatherman said parts of the city could experience a thunderstorm and light rains. Will Patna zoo lose 4,000 trees to airport safety?PATNA - Nature lovers are worried over the Bihar government’s plans to cut or prune nearly 4,000 trees in the Patna zoo for airport safety, as they say it is the only green cover for the city’s two million population. Panhandle’s largest landholder sues fluids company of BP’s failed Gulf of Mexico oil well
Panhandle firm sues Gulf oil well fluids company Dinosaur fossils discovered in China set to make US debut Friday at Cincinnati museum
Chinese dinosaur fossils to make US debut in Ohio Panhandle’s largest landholder sues cementer of BP’s failed Gulf of Mexico oil well
Panhandle company sues Gulf oil well cementer Kepler telescope finds new planetary systemDPA WASHINGTON - The planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found a new planetary system orbiting a distant star that could include a planet nearly the same size as Earth, NASA scientists said Thursday. Judge orders EPA to preserve records related to Omaha lead cleanup, assigns expert to verify
Judge orders EPA not to destroy records UP wants Pa. woman makes rare, but colorful find: A bubblegum-pink katydid in her yard
Colorful Find: A rare, pink katydid ALLENTOWN, Pa. — It’s the prettiest bug in town — bubblegum pink, vanishingly rare and was likely headed for an early demise in a bird’s beak. 22 Komodo dragons hatch this month at Los Angeles Zoo, boost to the endangered species
Los Angeles Zoo is home to 22 baby Komodo dragons Scaling up walls like Spider Man comes closer to realityLONDON - Your dream of scaling up the walls just like Spider Man may soon be a reality as researchers from Stanford University, California, are developing gloves and shoes that would allow one to stick to and climb up walls. Good news for satellites, and bad, as low sun activity shrinks thermosphere
Study: Upper layer of atmosphere shrinking Groups challenge Alaska cruise ships regulation, say wastewater technology isn’t good enough
Groups challenge Alaska cruise ship waste permits Protective measures taken to dispose radioactive substance: governmentNEW DELHI - The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has been conducting regulatory inspections in radiology departments of hospitals and universities to safeguard against radioactive exposure, Science and Technology Minister Prithviraj Chavan said here Thursday. Cloudy day expected FridayNEW DELHI - It will be a cloudy day in Delhi Friday with spells of rains or thundershowers in parts of the capital, weather office said. No environmental bar to projects cleared in KonkanMUMBAI - Environmental clearance already granted to projects in the Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts of coastal Maharashtra will continue to be in force, despite the four-month moratorium imposed for giving such clearance, the union environment ministry has clarified. Indian universities asspire to launch student satellitesBANGALORE - Around 25 universities are aspiring to launch satellites built by their students but the Indian space agency says its hands are full as it has to launch four more student satellites by the end of next year. Exposure to low doses of BPA alters mice ovariesWASHINGTON - A new research showed that exposure to low doses of BPA altered gene expression in the fetal mouse ovary. Powering homes with electricity collected from air may soon be possibleWASHINGTON - Electricity collected from the air could become the newest alternative energy source, say scientists, who have solved a 200-year-old scientific riddle about how moisture in the atmosphere becomes electrically charged. No ousting tribals from national parks, states toldNEW DELHI - Objecting to displacement of the Scheduled Tribes populations from the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries, the tribal affairs ministry has directed as many as nine states to ensure implementation of the Forest Rights Act. Bhakra to allow 1,680 feet water level by Sep 10CHANDIGARH - The Bhakra Beas Management Board (BBMB) Thursday said it will continue to release water into the Satluj river from the Bhakra Dam and allow the water level in the reservoir to reach the maximum height of 1,680 feet by Sep 10. North American continent is a layer cake: StudyLONDON - A new study by seismologists at the University of California, Berkeley, has revealed that the North American continent is not one thick, rigid slab, but a layer cake of ancient, 3 billion-year-old rock on top of much newer material probably less than 1 billion years old. Drought-tolerant crops move closer to becoming realityWASHINGTON - Scientists have made a significant advance on the discovery last year by the University of California, Riverside’s Sean Cutler of pyrabactin, a synthetic chemical that mimics a naturally produced stress hormone in plants to help them cope with drought conditions. Study shows students need help to save money, but don’t always know itWASHINGTON - A new study has suggested that students could use help saving more money, but they don’t always know it. Now, adjustable glasses for astronauts with deteriorating eyesightWASHINGTON - Glasses that adjust with the flick of a finger may offer a solution to astronauts with deteriorating eyesight, say NASA scientists.hey are evaluating the glasses to see if they are durable and safe enough to be used by astronauts in orbit. Altruism could be the result of natural selectionLONDON - Turning the so-called kin selection theory on its head, researchers have said that altruistic behaviour, such as sterile worker ants caring for the offspring of their queen, could evolve through standard natural-selection processes. Evidence of differences in brain’s cortex in people with autism disorders foundWASHINGTON - A six-year long study of brain tissue has for the first time provided physical evidence of short-range over-connectivity in the outer layer of the brain’s cortex in people with autism spectrum disorders. Now, a green flat screen TV with new LED light sourceWASHINGTON - In a bid to cut environmental pollution by electronic products, researchers at Tel Aviv University have developed a technology that could make flat screen TV production green and can even make medical equipment - like subcutaneous ultrasound devices - more sensitive. ‘Straddling bus’ to run above cars in BeijingBEIJING - Beijing will start trial operations next year of an eco-friendly “straddling bus” that can carry 1,400 passengers and allow other vehicles to pass under it, a move that can reduce traffic in the overcrowded Chinese capital. Atheist docs twice as likely to take end-of-life decisions as religious onesWASHINGTON - Atheist or agnostic doctors are almost twice as willing to take ethically controversial decisions that could hasten the end of a very sick patient’s life as doctors who are deeply religious, according to a study. Asteroids live in own ‘little worlds’ that spilt to give birth to smaller onesLONDON - While it is believed that asteroids are giant rocks lumbering about in orbit, a new study has shown that they actually are constantly changing “little worlds” that can give birth to smaller asteroids that split off to start their own lives as they circle around the sun. ‘Dry water’ could offer new way to absorb and store CO2, fight global warmingWASHINGTON - A powdered sugar like material, called “dry water,” could provide a new way to absorb and store carbon dioxide, the major greenhouse gas that contributes to global warming, according to scientists. Gecko-inspired material could make you scale buildings like SpidermanLONDON - You could soon be scaling buildings just like Spiderman, thanks to sticky gloves and shoes, which are being developed using a material that allows the wearing to stick and climb up walls. UN calls for moratorium on nuclear testsAstana, Aug 26 (IANS/RIA Novosti) The UN has called for a moratorium on all nuclear tests before the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) comes into force, New genetic risk factor for Lou Gehrig’s disease identifiedLONDON - Scientists have identified a new genetic risk factor for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, commonly known as ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease. Why don’t fish in the Arctic Ocean freeze?WASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered why fish don’t freeze in the Arctic Ocean. Together with cooperation partners from the U.S., the researchers surrounding Prof. Dr. Martina Havenith (Physical Chemistry II of the RUB) describe their discovery in a so-termed Rapid Communication in the prestigious American chemistry journal, the Journal of the American Chemical Society (JACS). Biden: After slow start, states on track to weatherize 600,000 homes by March 2012
Biden: States back on track for weatherizing homes Vitamin D may treat allergy to common moldWASHINGTON - Scientists say that vitamin D may be an effective therapy to treat and even prevent allergy to a common mold that can cause severe complications for patients with cystic fibrosis and asthma. Insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes linked to Alzheimer’sWASHINGTON - A new study has revealed that people with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are more likely to develop plaques in the brain that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease. Chemical found in plastics ‘can increase testosterone levels in men’WASHINGTON - Scientists have for the first time identified changes in sex hormones associated with BPA exposure in men, in a large population study. Having epidurals during labour may protect key musclesLONDON - Taking epidurals during labour may protect key muscles, thus cutting the risk of incontinence in later life, revealed a study of nearly 400 women. High-tech expedition reveals colorful, diverse marine life on ocean floor off Indonesia
Deep-sea images reveal colorful life off Indonesia Caloric drinks show different effects on energy intake among men and womenWASHINGTON - Having caloric beverages like fizzy colas and packaged juices has different affects on short-term total energy intake in men and women, according to a new scientific study from Oxford Brookes University. India, US come together to promote women in scienceNEW DELHI - More needs to be done to attract women to the fields of science and technology, US Assistant Secretary of State for Scientific Affairs Kerri Ann Jones said here Thursday. New mechanism of memory formation discoveredWASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered a novel mechanism that plays a critical role in the formation of long-term memory. |
