John the Baptist's remains may be in 5th century Black Sea monastery
Washington, Aug 5 ANI: The remains of John the Baptist, the biblical prophet famous for baptizing Jesus, may be present in a 5th century monastery in the Black Sea. Bulgarian archaeologists excavating under an ancient basilica last week unearthed a reliquary, or a container full of human relics  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
Traveling by car 'contributes to global warming much more than by plane'
Washington, Aug 5 ANI: A new study has found that driving a car increases global temperatures in the long run more than making the same long-distance journey by air. However, in the short run traveling  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
White House gatecrasher's infamous red sari to go under the hammer
New York, August 05 ANI: Michaele Salahi is set to auction her infamous red sari, which she wore when she and her husband crashed a White House state dinner last November. According to the sources, Salahi  read more

Posted by aniin on Thursday Aug 05
425m-year-old blob-like ocean creature revealed in a 3-D model
Washington, August 5 ANI: Scientists have revealed a 3-D computer model of a unique blob-like creature that lived in the ocean approximately 425 million years ago. The model is helping researchers to understand what primitive species on early Earth looked like and how they might have evolved  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
Artifacts dating back to Harappan era unearthed in Jharkhand
Palamu Jharkhand, June 26ANI: Artifacts dating back to the Harappan era have been unearthed in Kabra Kala village in Jharkhand's Palamu District. Kabra Kala village is situated on a mound, and is spread over a radius of 600 to 700 meters  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday Jun 27
Blue-green bacteria may help generate 'green' electricity Home
Washington, June 20 ANI: Using blue-green bacteria, researchers have for the first time developed a way to convert sunlight directly into electricity in a CO2-free manner. The study illustrates that electrogenic  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday Jun 22
Canyon carved within a week to help understand ancient megafloods on Earth, Mars
London, June 21 ANI: A huge canyon carved out in a week may help understand ancient flood events on the Earth and Mars. In the summer of 2002, a week of heavy rains in Central Texas caused a reservoir on the Guadalupe River to overflow, sending water down an emergency spillway  read more

Posted by aniin on Tuesday Jun 22
Dr Manmohan Singh wants agricultural production to grow four percent annually
Pantnagar Uttarakhand, June 19 ANI: Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on Saturday asked the agriculture scientists to work to raise country's annual agricultural growth rate from two percent to four percent  read more

Posted by aniin on Sunday Jun 20
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