Billy Elliot's Jamie Bell tipped to play teenage Spider-Man
London, May 30 ANI: Billy Elliot star Jamie Bell may be roped in to play teenage Spider-Man in the fourth installment of the superhero franchise. Movie producers are eyeing a prequel, taking character  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday May 30
Kayaker sets 82-feet world record by plunging down Oregon's Metlako Falls
London, May 27 ANI: An amateur kayaker, Christie Glissmeyer, has set a world record by paddling down the 82-feet Metlako Falls on Eagle Creek in the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area in Hood River County in Oregon, USA  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 28
Archaeologists in NW China unearth 2,000-year old "icebox"
New Delhi, May 27 ANI: Archaeologists in northwest China's Shaanxi province have revealed that they have found a primitive "icebox" dating back at least 2,000 years in the ruins of an emperor's residence  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 28
Huge carbon 'burp' that helped end last ice age detected
Washington, May 28 ANI: The possible source of a huge carbon dioxide 'burp' that happened some 18,000 years ago and which helped to end the last ice age has been discovered by scientists. The  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 28
Bursting 'bubbles' behind the origin of 'halo' gas clouds in our Galaxy
Washington, May 28 ANI: By using CSIRO's Parkes telescope, scientists have observed that just like bubbles burst on the surface of a glass of champagne, 'bubbles' in our Galaxy burst and leave flecks of material in the form of clouds of hydrogen gas  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 28
Why winds on Venus blow faster than the planet's rotation
Melbourne, May 28 ANI: Scientists may have found the answer to the long time puzzle - why do winds on the planet Venus blow faster than the planet's rotation. Venus rotates once every 243 Earth days,  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 28
Gravitational force in the Himalayas being determined
Washington, May 8 ANI: ESA's GOCE satellite is determining the gravitational force in the Himalayas. The satellite's, which has been orbiting the Earth for more than a year and surveying its gravitational  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday May 09
NASA unveils compelling evidence of life on Mars
London, April 29 ANI: NASA has revealed compelling evidence of life on Mars. NASA's Spirit and Opportunity missions have disclosed signs of sulphates on Mars, which evidently means there could be water on the Red Plant and consequently life  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday May 02
Canada sponsors seminar on corporate social responsibility
New Delhi, Apr.29 ANI: The High Commission of Canada, New Delhi, and the Confederation of Indian Industry CII, will jointly host the Canada-India conclave on Corporate Social Responsibility CSR on Friday, April 30, 2010 at Hotel Le Meridian, New Delhi  read more

Posted by aniin on Saturday May 01
Sea ice loss major cause of warming in Arctic
London, Apr 29 ANI: According to a University of Melbourne, Australia study, melting sea ice has been shown to be a major cause of warming in the Arctic Published in Nature, the study revealed the rapid  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday Apr 30
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