Being with friends as warm as cuddling inside a quilt: Study
London, Aug 15 ANI: 'Warm friends' is quite a literal term, according to a new study, which says that being near a friend can make you feel as if you are inside a warm duvet. Scientists found people felt up to 2C 3  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday Aug 15
First robot with emotions unveiled
London, August 09 ANI: A robot that is capable of developing and showing emotions has finally been unveiled. When Nao - developed by a European research team - is sad, he hunches his shoulders forward and looks down  read more

Posted by aniin on Monday Aug 09
Weight training may help arthritis patients
London, Aug 05 ANI: A new research has found that regular weight-training regime may help treat rheumatoid arthritis. The study, which included 28 patients, found that those who pumped iron saw improvements in basic physical function, such as walking  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday Aug 06
'Out of form' Kamran needs to take break to work on basics: Latif
Karachi, Aug.5 ANI: Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has advised wicket keeper Kamran Akmal to take a break from international cricket and work on his basics in order to prolong his career. "The problem with Kamran is that he is overweight for a keeper and also jaded  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday Aug 06
Oz sponge may help shed light on life's origin
London, August 5 ANI: Rice University's researchers have established a draft genome sequence for Amphimedon queenslandica, a sponge found off the coast of Australia - that can help them understand life's origin on Earth  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
Getting rid of basic obstacle brings invisibility cloak closer to reality
London, Aug 5 ANI: By overcoming a fundamental obstacle in using new "metamaterials", researchers have come closer to optical technologies, including ultra-powerful microscopes and computers and a possible invisibility cloak  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
Aging and longevity linked to specific brain region in mice
Washington, July 29 ANI: In a study on mice engineered to produce a protein showed that a specific brain region, called the hypothalamus governs aging and longevity. The researchers found that mice engineered  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Jul 29
Giant limo built from 40 other cars up for sale in Florida
Florida, June 29ANI: A car built over a decade using scrap parts from 40 different vehicles has been put on sale for 950,000 dollars on eBay. The car is 22-foot-long, weighs 7,500-pounds and includes a stove, microwave, freezer, TV, two air conditioning units and even a sauna  read more

Posted by aniin on Wednesday Jun 30
Pak using uncertainty surrounding US war efforts to cement foothold in Afghanistan
New York, June 25 ANI: Pakistan is trying hard to exploit the uncertainty surrounding the US' military efforts in Afghanistan in an apparent bid to drive home a political settlement with the war torn country, and the dismissal of General Stanley McChrystal has only helped Islamabad's cause  read more

Posted by aniin on Friday Jun 25
Perennial flooding: Project Bagmati seeks to stop
Sitamarhi Bihar, June 23 ANI: In catchment areas of Bagmati river in north Bihar, there is an air of foreboding, as this region is 'flood prone'. For the people living here, floods are a harsh reality and a relentless regularity  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Jun 24
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