Spider silk to get stronger Mumbai Mirror | Spiders and silkworms are masters of materials science, but scientists are finally catching up. Silks are among the toughest materials, stronger and less brittle than steel. Now scientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have unraveled some of their deepest secrets in research that could ...
Experiments Show How Snakes See At Night redOrbit | Scientists reported on Sunday that some snakes can detect the faint body heat from prey three feet away with enough precision and speed to hunt in the dark. | Scientists have known for decades that rattlesnakes, boas and pythons have pit organs between their eye and nostril to sense infrared radia...
Experiments Show How Snakes See At Night redOrbit | Scientists reported on Sunday that some snakes can detect the faint body heat from prey three feet away with enough precision and speed to hunt in the dark. | Scientists have known for decades that rattlesnakes, boas and pythons have pit organs bet...
Scientists Find New Treatment for Type II Diabetes redOrbit | COLUMBUS, Ohio – An experimental oral drug has lowered blood sugar levels and inflammation in mice with Type 2 diabetes, suggesting that the medication could someday be added to the arsenal of drugs used by millions of Americans with this disease...
Protein that could stop breast cancer 'discovered' Zeenews London: In what could be claimed a major breakthrough against breast cancer, scientists have discovered a protein which could stop tumours from growing and spreading. | A team, led by the Netherlands Cancer Institute in Amsterdam, has identified the ...
Soon, crops with sustainable resistance to economically important diseases DNA India | WASHINGTON: An international team of scientists has made a breakthrough that provides for a new way to produce crops with sustainable resistance to economically important diseases. | Food insecurity is driving the search for ways to increase the am...
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Researchers back from Antarctic no-kill whale trip Syracuse | (AP) - WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Whale researchers returned from Antarctic waters Monday after a six-week expedition that they said proved Japan's annual kill of whales for scien...
Women who are light drinkers gain less than nondrinkers The Boston Globe | Here's a new red-wine paradox: Women of normal weight who drank a moderate amount of alcohol - especially red wine - were less likely to gain weight than women who didn't drink a...
Scientists find new way to help crops fight pests The Star | LONDON (Reuters) - An international team of scientists has managed to transfer disease resistance from one plant family to another, offering broader protection from potentially costly and destructive pests. Corn is harvested north of Manila, March ...
Dogs' lives may offer answers USA Today Posted | Comment | Recommend | | | By Josh T. Reynolds for USA TODAY Purdue University researcher David Waters holds up an X-ray of Bort, a 13-year-old Rottweiler belonging to Gretchen Caldwell. YOUR PETS COMMUNITY ...
The Rental Car Squeeze The New York Times | Tried renting a car lately? In some cases, travelers say, the final bill is double or even triple the amount they thought they had agreed to. | The charges include roadside assistance or collision insurance packages that some travelers say they do not want or need but are urged to accept at the car rental counter. | Some travelers also say rental...
'Google will focus on creating wow consumer moments' The Times Of India In its confrontation with the Chinese government, the world’s most powerful internet company, Google, intends to ‘stay in touch’ with its moral values and that of its consumers, Nikesh Arora, the 42-year-old president of global sales and business development, told ET in an exclusive interview. Mr Arora, who joined Google in 2004, is an engine...
