80 times more oil seeps naturally than in biggest spill
Twenty years ago, oil tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef at midnight in pristine Alaskan waters, spilling some 10.8 million gallons of crude oil...
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New tool can help predict Alzheimer's risk
A new tool can help predict who among people above 65 are particularly vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease.
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST
Marlabs India to hire 400 people in core services
There are companies who have survived the recessionary storm like IT services firm Marlabs India, which is hiring about 400 people in the next two...
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST
Indian scientists learn from failed attempt to fertilise ocean
Indian scientists recently carried out a controversial experiment in the ocean near Antarctica to get carbon dioxide captured from the air and...
Monday, 30 November -1, 05:30 IST
NASA astronauts to pay $51 Million to Russia for space flights
Russian space agency Roscosmos and the US space agency NASA have agreed on a new price for ferrying U.S. astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) after 2012, an official said.
World's heaviest material may be future energy source
German scientists have arguably created the world's heaviest material, known as 'ultra-dense deuterium', a 10-cm cube of which would weigh as much as a steam locomotive or 130 tonnes.