Washington, Oct 31 : With the help of a "living fossil" tree species, a researcher from the University of Michigan is trying to understand how tropical forests responded to past climate change and how they may react to global warming in the future.

The researcher in question is Christopher Dick, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology, in the University of Michigan.

Washington, October 31: University of Illinois researchers have found that measuring the quality of romantic relationships is more complex than previously conducted personality studies suggest.

Psychology professor Glenn Roisman and graduate student Ashley Holland say that while personality has been found to be predictive of perceived relationship satisfaction and success, other measures of relationship quality may offer additional insight into how a romantic relationship is functioning.

Stock market analysts have maintained ‘buy’ rating on Jindal Steel & Power Ltd stock with an intraday target of Rs 765.

According to them, interested traders can purchase the stock above Rs 692 with a strict stop loss of Rs 682. If the stock market remains positive, the stock pricing becomes more attractive, and reach above Rs 772.
 

Washington, Oct 31: No matter when babies start talking, a new study has claimed that infants'' brains become acquainted with hundreds of words much before they start uttering them.

The report, published in the October issue of Current Directions in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, describes an increasing emphasis among researchers in studying vocabulary development in infants.

New Delhi, Oct 31: The Union Cabinet today cleared the long-pending Right to Education Bill.

"The Bill has been considered at several levels by the Group of Ministers (GoM). The Cabinet has approved the text of the Bill," Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told reporters here today.

In a major boost to education sector, Chidambaram said that it would be legally enforcible duty of the Centre and the states to provide free and compulsory education.

The text of the Bill will be released after the HRD Ministry has consultations with the Election Commission in view of the assembly polls in some states.

London, Oct 31: The James Bond premiere afterparty gained more momentum, when Grace Jones went crazy as a fan stepped on her fur coat.

The ex-Bond girl had everybody ogling at her when she blasted the poor guest, who accidentally stepped on the Diva’ fur coat in the VIP area of the Battersea Power Station bash.

Even Daniel Craig, who looked utterly bored throughout the evening, took notice of the drama, as at one point it looked like Jones was going to knock The Living Daylights out of the guest.

“The guy looked totally freaked out. He accidentally brushed past Grace and stepped on her fur coat which didn’t go down well,” The Mirror quoted a source, as saying.