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Yes, ‘Earth Hour’ was a “Big Global Success”!

Earth HourYes, nearly 4,000 cities/towns in 88 nations turned off their electric lights, from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., time zone by time zone, during “Earth Hour” on Saturday! The message was clear; Earth Hour was a “big global success” – claimed the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) on Sunday.

Space shuttle Discovery makes safe landing

Space shuttle DiscoveryThe landing of space shuttle Discovery was initially called of by the US space agency NASA, because inimical weather and strong winds, but at last, the space shuttle landed safely and soundly at the Kennedy Space Center, Florida on Saturday.

According to NASA, the space shuttle Discovery landed at 3:14 p.m. EDT at KSC, after successfully completing its 13-day mission and three space walks at the International Space Station.

New York to get hotter, rainier and more flood-prone in coming decades

New York Washington, Feb 18 : A panel of scientists has predicted that New York will be hotter, rainier and more likely to flood in the coming decades, with sea levels possibly rising more than four feet.

"All of the evidence from the science community is that the seas are going to rise," said New York's Mayor Bloomberg, as he unveiled the panel's report.

"It's pretty hard to not understand something's going on, very worrisome and scary, on this planet," he added.

Scientists new find way to produce hydrogen

Scientists new find way to produce hydrogenWashington, Jan 23: Scientists have discovered a way to produce hydrogen by exposing selected clusters of aluminum atoms to water.

Scientists at Penn State University and the Virginia Commonwealth University in the US made the findings.

It was found that the proximity of the clusters' exposed sites plays an important role in affecting the clusters' reactions with water.

DRDO tests guided weapon successfully

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