Washington, April 15 : A new study of storm-related deaths from a super cyclone that hit the eastern coast of India in 1999 finds that villages shielded from the storm surge by mangrove forests experienced significantly fewer deaths than villages that were less protected.
The study, conducted by researchers at the University of Delhi and Duke University, analyzed deaths in 409 villages in the poor, mostly rural Kendrapada District of the Indian state of Orissa, just north of the cyclone's landfall.
Washington, April 15 : Twin NASA spacecraft have provided scientists with their first view of the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of powerful explosions from the sun known as coronal mass ejections, or CMEs.
This new capability will dramatically enhance scientists'' ability to predict if and how these solar tsunamis could affect Earth.
When directed toward our planet, these ejections can be breathtakingly beautiful and yet potentially cause damaging effects worldwide.
Washington, Apr 15 : Purdue University scientists have uncovered new evidence suggesting that factors other than genes could be involved in the development of obesity.
Researchers say they have uncovered evidence that genetically identical cells store widely differing amounts of fat, depending on subtle variations in how the cells process insulin.
Learning the precise mechanism responsible for fat storage in cells could lead to methods for controlling obesity.
Dubai - Scientists in Dubai have created the world's first cloned camel, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Injaz, or "Achievement," was born at 4:30 pm on April 8, as a healthy female calf, the Emirati daily The National reported on Tuesday. She is the first cloned camel.
Injaz is the result of five years of work by scientists at the Camel Reproduction Centre and the Central Veterinary Research Laboratory in research into strains of camels for racing and milk production.
Washington, April 14 : A new research has shown that chemicals commonly used to clean up oil spills make oil far more toxic to fish, particularly for eggs and young fish.
According to a report by Discovery News, the research was done by Fish toxicologist Professor Peter Hodson of Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and colleagues.
Scientists already debate about how best to clean up spills. The new work makes those decisions even more complicated and controversial.
Washington, Apr 14 : Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston are developing a robotic device to help recovering stroke and spinal cord injury patients.
The prototypes, brainchild of two faculty members in the Laboratory of Adaptive Technologies at The University of Texas Health Science Centre, are armed with a scissor-like claw that can perform a variety of functions, including moving a glass of water or snatching a pen off the floor.
Washington, April 15 : A new study of storm-related deaths from a super cyclone that hit the eastern coast of India in 1999 finds that villages shielded from the storm surge by mangrove forests experienced significantly fewer deaths than villages that were less protected.
Washington, April 15 : Twin NASA spacecraft have provided scientists with their first view of the speed, trajectory, and three-dimensional shape of powerful explosions from the sun known as coronal mass ejections, or CMEs.
Dubai - Scientists in Dubai have created the world's first cloned camel, a local newspaper reported Tuesday. Injaz, or "Achievement," was born at 4:30 pm on April 8, as a healthy female calf, the Emirati daily The National reported on Tuesday. She is the first cloned camel.
Washington, April 14 : A new research has shown that chemicals commonly used to clean up oil spills make oil far more toxic to fish, particularly for eggs and young fish.
Washington, Apr 14 : Scientists from The University of Texas Health Science Centre at Houston are developing a robotic device to help recovering stroke and spinal cord injury patients.
