Amazon tribe study suggests geometry skills are innate
London, May 25 ANI: A study on an Amazonian tribe has suggested that we are born with geometry skills. Researchers examined how Mundurucu tribe think about lines, points and angles and compared the results with equivalent tests on French and US schoolchildren  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday May 26
Animal welfare organizations carry out sterilization campaign for dogs in Uttarakhand
Nainital, May 22ANI: Concerned with the growing numbers of dogs in the region, animal welfare organizations have initiated a sterilization campaign in Uttarakhand's Nainital district. The organizations are being assisted by a team of experts, aided by veterinary experts from New Delhi  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 24
Spiders on the decline due to human impact, study finds
Washington, May 21 ANI: Researchers from the King Juan Carlos University URJC have found that spiders, like many other animal species, are suffering from habitat loss and human encroachment. "The  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday May 22
Oil palm plantations may have disastrous effect on wildlife
Washington, May 21 ANI: Scientists from Queen Mary, University of London have discovered that forest fragmentation driven by demand for palm oil is having a catastrophic effect on multiple levels of biodiversity  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday May 22
Yoga, Tai Chi and acupuncture help in reducing chronic pain
Washington, May 20 ANI: A research has indicated that meditative exercise forms such as yoga, Tai Chi, and ancient health practices such as acupuncture helps in reducing chronic pain. Other complementary  read more

Posted by aniin on Saturday May 21
Early withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan to jeopardize US' special relations with UK
Washington, May 17 ANI: UK Prime Minister David Cameron's push for an early withdrawal of British commanders from Afghanistan has caused alarm in the US, raising fears that it would strain the special relationship between the two countries  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday May 18
Karnataka crisis: NDA leaders to meet Manmohan Singh
New Delhi/Bangalore, May 16 ANI: The leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP-led National Democratic Alliance NDA are expected to meet the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday evening to discuss the political crisis in Karnataka, and demand the dismissal of Governor H  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 17
Sir Isaac Newton's iconic apple tree is 'shaking at its roots'
London, May 12 ANI: History's most celebrated apple tree which inspired Newton's theory of gravity is paying the price of fame. The thousands of visitors drawn to Sir Isaac's childhood home each year could be damaging the roots  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 13
Soon, log-in to Facebook with your eye using an iris-scanner!
London, May 12 ANI: Remember those sci-fi flicks where iris recognition is used to gain access to top-secret files Now, for the first time this technology has been adapted for consumers, so they too can enjoy logging in to all of their personal accounts all in the blink of an eye  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday May 13
Brett Lee strums guitar for KKR promotional event
Kolkata, May 9 ANI: Cricketer Brett Lee strummed the guitar and sang some popular rock numbers at Kolkata Knight Riders promotional event. The 'KKR Tension Mat Le' event was organized at a shopping mall in the city which saw a huge audience turn up to watch Lee perform on Sunday  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday May 10
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