NASA sends space shuttle Discovery to launch pad for last time, primed for Nov. 1 flight
NASA sends shuttle Discovery to pad for last time Lawsuit asks US regulators to protect Northeast river herring, shad from commercial fishing
Lawsuit seeks protection for herring, shad in East Genetically altered salmon: If approved, could be first of modified animals on dinner plates
Fish or frankenfish? FDA weighs altered salmon Brown calls on Whitman to take stand on oil industry-backed initiative to suspend climate law
Brown calls on Whitman to state view on Prop. 23 Flood threat in Delhi, Haryana releases more waterNEW DELHI - Delhi faced fresh flood threats Monday with nearly seven lakh cusecs of water discharged into the Yamuna river from the Hathini Kund barrage in neighbouring Haryana. The water level is expected to touch 207 metres - 2.17 metres above the danger mark. Jupiter, Uranus to shine brightest TuesdayNEW DELHI - Sky gazers are set for a double celestial treat Tuesday when two planets - Jupiter and Uranus - will shine the brightest. Roads in upper Shimla hit after landslidesSHIMLA - Heavy rains Monday in upper Shimla in Himachal Pradesh blocked all major roads, hampering vehicular movement. Rains lash capital, more showers expectedNEW DELHI - The national capital Monday received incessant rains bringing down the temperature by several notches. The weather officials predicted more rains till Tuesday evening. Global summit opens with calls to achieve goals to help world’s poorest by 2015 target
Global summit to fight poverty opens UNITED NATIONS — A global summit has opened with calls to achieve U.N. goals to help the world’s poorest by the 2015 target. A phone call will make your surroundings greenLUCKNOW - You are just a phone call away from turning your surroundings lush green, thanks to a helpline jointly launched by medical students, school children and scientists here for making Lucknow greener. Yamuna sees maximum discharge in 32 yearsCHANDIGARH - Breaking records of the last 32 years, the Yamuna river saw a maximum discharge of 744,507 cusecs of water from the Hathnikund barrage in Haryana Monday. Russia to boost research efforts to support its claim of Arctic territories
Russia to boost Arctic research efforts MOSCOW — Russia is boosting its research efforts to support its claims for parts of the Arctic continental shelf, the Kremlin’s pointman for the Arctic said Monday. Sensor to transmit data from boiling volcanic lavaLONDON - Radio transmitters capable of withstanding extreme temperatures of 900 degrees Celsius could be dropped into the bowels of the earth to provide early warning of volcanic eruptions. Tigers in Bhutan:’significant discovery’ for survivalLONDON - Rare film footage showing tigers roaming the wilds in Bhutan could be the “missing link” to an ambitious plan to try and save them from extinction. Development squeezes herd of wild horses that have roamed NC islands for 5 centuries
North Carolina wild horses face uncertain future Now, iPhone sized radio transmitters to predict volcanic eruptionWASHINGTON - Early warning of a volcanic eruption may now be possible as scientists have developed radio transmitters- about the size of iPhone-that could be dropped into the depths of the earth as they can withstand temperatures of up to 900 degree Celsius. How HIV resists AIDS preventing AZT drugLONDON - Scientists at Rutgers have found how HIV-1, the virus that causes AIDS, resists AZT, a drug widely used to treat the deadly disease.he scientists believe their discovery helps researchers understand how important anti-AIDS treatments can fail and could help AIDS researchers develop more effective treatment for the disease. Now, alternate therapy for adults with poorly controlled asthmaWASHINGTON - Scientists have found that a drug commonly used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) could also be used for the treatment of adults whose asthma is not well-controlled on low doses of inhaled corticosteroids. Crosstalk between ion channels leads to new therapeutic trategyWASHINGTON - Scientists have found a new target for fighting cystic fibrosis (CF) that could compensate for the lack of a functioning ion channel in affected CF-related cells. Here’s why people doubt climate changeSYDNEY - A new study has suggested that the representation of the dangers of global warming has led the people to doubt the phenomenon. Data clippers to enhance future planetary missionsWASHINGTON - Sailing in the space may not be too far as upcoming missions to space could employ fleets of ‘data-clippers’- manoeuvrable spacecraft equipped with solar sails- to ship vast quantities of scientific data back to the Earth. 3-million-year-old whale found at San Diego ZooWASHINGTON - Construction workers at the San Diego Zoo have apparently found a three-million-year-old whale at the site. New research could detect liver damage faster, more accuratelyWASHINGTON - University of Liverpool researchers are conducting a new study that could make liver detection a faster and more accurate process. First time isolated aerosols give better understanding of climate changeWASHINGTON - A team of environmental engineers has for the first time isolated aerosol particles in near pristine pre-industrial conditions in the remote Amazonian Basin north of Manaus, Brazil. Drug pazopanib could revolutionize thyroid cancer treatmentLONDON - Mayo Clinic researchers are studying the effects of the drug pazopanib that may help revolutionize the care of patients with metastatic, rapidly progressive differentiated thyroid cancer. 2000-yr-old Roman marble jigsaw puzzle still baffling scholarsWASHINGTON - A massive marble jigsaw puzzle, over 2000 years old, has baffled scholars and puzzle-solvers for centuries. Gas-filled silica sphere markers can detect breast cancer earlyWASHINGTON - A team of chemists, radiologists and surgeons at the University of California, San Diego, has created microscopic gas-filled spheres of silica, a porous glass, which can mark the location of early-stage breast cancer tumours. As Tehri waters rise, green activist warns of bigger dangersNEW DELHI - As the rising waters at Tehri dam touched the 230-metre danger mark, posing the threat of floods in Uttarakhand, an environmentalist Monday warned of bigger disasters if the government did not check the construction of such dams in the Himalayas. Here are the top 10 ‘unanswerable’ questionsLONDON - Do blondes really have more fun? Does God exist? And what happened to TV gangster Tony Soprano in the end? -These are just of the top 10 unanswered questions on the website Ask Jeeves. Sculptor hid Egyptian queen Nefertiti’s flawed beautyLONDON - Egyptian queen Nefertiti, hailed as the perfect example of beauty, might have been quite ordinary looking after all. This robot can carry you around the roomLONDON - It can be described as being six feet two inches tall with a remarkable pair of legs and carry around weights of up to 100 kg. Brit boy’s Facebook party invite gets 21,000 responsesLONDON - A boy in Britain, who set up a birthday party invite on Facebook, was left stunned when more than 21,000 people responded to it. New genetic links to ovarian cancer risk discoveredLONDON - Scientists have apparently discovered new genetic variants in five regions of the genome that affect the risk of ovarian cancer in the general population. Energy yielded by organic solar cells is less than inorganic counterpartsWASHINGTON - Solar energy which is seen as an alternative to the petroleum based energy production, is comparatively expensive and does not yield same energy, say experts. Now, laser to cool down moleculesLONDON - Scientists have apparently succeeded in cooling a dipolar molecule just a fraction of a degree above absolute zero (around -273 degrees Centigrade) with the help of lasers. 3-D computer simulations help shed light on supernovae explosionsWASHINGTON - Scientists have found a novel way to make three dimensional computer simulations of supernovae explosions that may help in understanding these explosions better. Childhood viral infection could also cause obesityWASHINGTON - If you think being overweight is a person’s own fault or his or her parents’, then here’s a reality check-even childhood viral infection could be one of the causes of obesity, reveals a new cross-sectional study by University of California, San Diego School of Medicine researchers. Women facing baby blues process negative emotions differentlyLONDON - Your hormones have nothing to do with those recurring baby blues, for a new study has found that the brains of women with post-natal depression process negative emotions differently to new mothers without the condition. Bid adieu to love handles with new machine that freezes fat cellsLONDON - Scientists have come up with a new machine that freezes away unwanted body fat to remove love handles, beer bellies and bingo wings. Wearing glasses ages people by at least 3 yearsLONDON - A poll has indicated that wearing glasses ages people by at least three years. On average, glasses-wearers were put at 3.3 years older than they actually were while those aged 45 and over were thought to be five years older, reports Scotsman. Genetic variants that modify breast cancer risk identifiedLONDON - It is known that disrupting mutations in the BRCA1 gene increases risk of breast cancer. Now, Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered that some of those persons may possess additional genetic variants that modify their risk. Pickle spoiling bacteria could prevent environmental hazardsWASHINGTON - Scientists have discovered that bacteria that cause pickles to spoil could also detoxify environmentally hazardous industrial dyes that pollute water. Humans migrated from Africa to India 20,000 yrs earlier than believedLONDON - A discovery of Stone Age tools, mainly either spear heads or scrapers, has revealed that migration from Africa to India and other South-East Asian countries as well as Australia took place not 60,000 years ago, but 70,000 to 80,000 years ago - and perhaps even earlier. New type of lunar volcano discoveredWASHINGTON - Scientists have apparently discovered a new type of rock on the lunar surface, which was spat up by a style of volcano never before seen on the moon. Farmers say dust part of rural life, await EPA rules others believe needed to protect health
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