New fossil primate species discovered in West Texas
Washington, May 17 ANI: A physical anthropologist has discovered a previously unknown species of fossil primate, Mescalerolemur horneri, in the Devil's Graveyard badlands of West Texas. Mescalerolemur  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 19
Tarantulas shoot silk from feet to save themselves from falling
Washington, May 17 ANI: Previous studies have suggested that tarantulas - a group of hairy and often very large spiders weighing in at anything up to 50gm - may save themselves from falling by releasing silk threads from their feet  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 19
Indian diaspora youth call on Vayalar Ravi
New Delhi, May 16 ANI: A group of 24 diaspora youth participants of 17th Know India Programme KIP from seven nations called on Union Minister for Overseas Indian Affairs and Civil Aviation Vayalar Ravi here today  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday May 18
Ozone hole over Antarctica on the road to recovery
London, May 17 ANI: Researchers in Australia have claimed that the hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica is on the road to recovery, 22 years after the Montreal Protocol to ban chlorofluorocarbons CFCs and related ozone-destroying chemicals came into force  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday May 18
Health care reform bill will be challenge for Romney's primary prospects
Washington, May 16 ANI: Indian-origin South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley has said the fallout of fallout the Massachusetts health care reform bill would remain a challenge for potential Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney for his primary prospects  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 17
'Fasting pathway' could lead to new diabetes drugs
Washington, May 13 ANI: Researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have discovered a novel mechanism that turns up glucose production in the liver when blood sugar levels drop - a discovery that could lead to new drugs for diabetes  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday May 15
Crocodiles swam Atlantic to reach America 7 mn years ago!
London, May 12 ANI: A finding from the most complete evolutionary tree of the genus Crocodylus, featuring all but one of the living crocodile species, has revealed that crocodiles swam thousands of kilometres from Africa to colonise the Americas  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 13
Why cancer 'smart drugs' may not be so smart
Washington, May 12 ANI: Researchers have said that some of the most effective and expensive cancer drugs, dubbed "smart drugs" for their ability to stop tumors by targeting key drivers of cancer cell growth, are not effective in some patients  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 13
Mukherjee terms sustained growth, inflation as major challenges
New Delhi, May 11 ANI: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday said sustained growth and inflation are among the major challenges faced by the country. Interacting with probationers of the  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 12
US requests access to Bin Laden's wives to investigate his support system
Washington, 10th May ANI: US National Security Advisor Thomas E. Donilon has requested Pakistan to allow American investigative agencies to interview Osama Bin Laden's three wives for possible information about the other AL- Qaeda leaders and their modus operandi  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 10
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