A research by Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota and the Department of Epidemiology and Cardiovascular Diseases Program, University of North Carolina has revealed that whole grain cereals can ward off heart failure risk. The researchers used data from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) for their study. They analyzed the results of baseline exams of more than 14,000 White and African American adults conducted in 1987-89, with follow-up exams completed during 1990-92, 1993-95, and 1996-98. By whole-grain foods the researchers meant oatmeal or grits, whole-grain cold cereal, and whole-grain or dark bread.

It seems that Moller International is determined to turn dreams into reality; that's why the company has announced that within the next two years, it would come out with Autovolantor, a flying car. Autovolantor is supposed to be based upon Ferrari 599 GTB model since the shape and layout is apt to remodel it into the flying machine, and would carry a rice tag of 50,000 pounds.

The car has been equipped with vents that would tilt in order to keep the car in the air. The car will have a speed of 100 mph on ground and in air it will have a speed of 150 mph.

Recently, Panasonic announced its latest Toughbook H1 that has been specially developed for health environments. Basically the low power Intel Atom processor is incorporated by this rugged mobile clinical assistant (MCA). The latest Panasonic Toughbok H1 aims at redefining performance and functionality for the MCA category via offering six long hours of battery life, dual hot swappable batteries, screen that can be viewed in daylight and integrated Gobi technology.

The giant Panda is one of the rarest species in the animal world, and the researchers at York university fear that they might become extinct if global warming keeps having its adverse affects on the climate.

The research which was jointly carried out by the University of York and the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh, in conjunction with Sichuan University and the Kunming Institute of Botany in China, has been reported in Environmental News Network (ENN).

The giant panda's main source of food is bamboo, which may get scarce due to unwanted effects of the climate change.

The Lake Development Authority, on Tuesday, was restricted by the High Court of Karnataka, from getting into new agreements with the private parties for the development of lakes.

The government was also given two week's time by the court, so that necessary steps for maintaining of lakes and gardens in the city could be taken. Furthermore, the court instructed the govt. to put on a hold on commercial activities in order to safeguard the ecology and environment.

It's been almost a year since Yahoo Inc. has been searching for alternatives to Microsoft Corp's buyout offer. But recently Yahoo Inc.'s Chief Executive, Jerry Yang confirmed that he is still in favor of the deal between Yahoo! and Microsoft, as it can help Yahoo!, which currently is facing a lot of pressure.