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A new study from the University of Houston has found that regular Facebook account access could lead to depression signs among some people as they compete with their friends and compare their living conditions to those of Facebook friends.

The research team said that the negative feelings come with the comparison, when the users compare their lives to the virtual lives of their Facebook friends.

Researchers said that many times people present themselves and their experiences in the best possible light warping users' sense of reality.

According to allergy experts, there is a possibility that tree pollen levels could reach strangely high levels in the coming weeks and it is because persistent colder temperatures delayed some trees from pollinating last month.

As per the experts, since not all trees pollinate simultaneously, the delay will result in a large amount of trees pollinating at once. Dr. Leonard Bielory, an allergy specialist at the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, said there is a possibility that people might see clouds of pollen being released over the next numerous weeks.

Scientists at the National Radio Astronomy Observatory have objected to the proposal set by iRobot Corporation for selling lawnmowers guided by radio waves.

According to the scientists, machines might interfere with the ultra-sensitive radio telescopes they are using to the universe.

iRobot is known for its self-guided Roomba vacuum cleaners and bomb-disposal equipment. The company filed a request with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to use airwaves for robot lawn mowers to be guided wirelessly.

The company filed for permission to market its lawnmower robot as it needs fixed wireless infrastructure to map its route around a lawn. Other robotic lawnmowers typically use hard-wired fences to keep the bots in place.

NASA is giving chance to people to send name suggestions so that they could be used for features on the dwarf planet Pluto.

Although NASA doesn't know what those features are, a flyby of the New Horizons space probe by Pluto planned for July 14 would offer clues as to the surface of Pluto and its satellites.

However, people must follow some rules in order to name heavenly objects and this task is taken by the International Astronomical Union (IAU).

The IAU is the formal authority for naming celestial bodies. The name submissions must follow a set of accepted themes and guidelines set out by the IAU's Working Group for Planetary System Nomenclature.

An announcement has been made that Canada will sell its remaining stake in General Motors Co. Canada will sell its stake to Goldman Sachs for an undisclosed amount.

As per market experts, it is a deal that helps bolster the Conservative government's promise to balance the books before elections. According to Canada GEN Investment Corp., a federal agency, this transaction includes the sale of 73.4 million shares. It has revealed that as a result the Canadian government will no longer hold any shares of General Motors once the deal closes Friday.

Microsoft, over the weekend, celebrated its 40th anniversary. Bill Gates, in commemoration of Microsoft's 40th year, recently penned a letter to Microsoft employees mentioning what the company has accomplished, and also painted a rosy picture of what lies ahead.

In the email, Bill Gates wrote that in the past he along with Paul Allen set the goal of a computer on every desk and in every home.

He said that it was a bold idea and at that time a lot of people thought that they were out of their minds to imagine it was possible. He added that it is so amazing to see how far computing has come since then, and that all should be proud of the role that Microsoft played in revolution.