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Why Generation Y is smitten by Instant Messaging

Washington, May 2 : OMG! LOL. TTYL.

NASA’s new space mission may unravel extreme astrophysical processes

NASAWashington, May 2: NASA scientists are all set to launch a new space mission this month, which may unveil

Scientists rediscover dwarf cloud rat after 112 years

Washington, May 2: A greater dwarf cloud rat, which was last seen 112 years ago, has been rediscovered by a team of Filipino and American scientists.

Astronomers confirm existence of new type of pulsating white dwarf star

Washington, May 2: Astronomers have confirmed the existence of a new type of pulsating white dwarf star, which is about 800 light-years away in the constellation Ursa Major.

Afraid of long jail term, Washington D.C. Madam commits suicide

United StatesWashington, May 2 : "D. C. Madam" Deborah Jeane Palfrey, who had vowed she would never go back to prison, hung herself Thursday at her mother's mobile home in Florida.

Palfrey, 52, was convicted two weeks ago of running a high-priced call girl ring catering to top government officials that raked in two million dollars over 13 years. She was free pending sentencing July 24, when she faced up to 55 years behind bars, reports the New York Daily News.

Deborah’s mother Blanche Palfrey, 76, told police that she woke up from a noon nap to find her daughter hanging from a nylon rope strung from a beam in her storage shed.

Climate change attributed to increasing oxygen loss in oceans

Washington, May 2: Using computer model predictions, scientists have determined that oxygen-depleted zones in tropical oceans are expanding, possibly because of climate change.

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