Maharashtra Cabinet rejects Adarsh Commission report
Nagpur – The Maharashtra cabinet today rejected the report of a judicial commission on the Adarsh housing scam. The government was expected to table the Adarsh Commission report in the state assembly today. Earlier, Maharashtra Governor K Shankaranarayanan had refused to give permission to... read more »
High-pressure table salt experiments` violate textbook rules of chemistry
Washington – A new study from a team of international scientists has shown that under certain high-pressure conditions, plain old salt can take on some surprising forms that violate standard chemistry predictions. High-pressure experiments with ordinary table salt have produced new chemical... read more »
Small changes to kids’ fast food meals can help cut calorie consumption
Washington – Researchers have revealed that small changes to common combo meals in places like McDonald’s restaurants can help reduce kids’ calorie consumption. Researchers at Cornell University, Dr. Brian Wansink and Dr. Andrew Hanks, analyzed transaction data from 30 representative... read more »
Milk fortified with green tea extract could be potent cancer killer
Washington – Researchers have suggested that epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), the major extractable polyphenol in green tea and the most biologically active, when diluted in skim milk remains bioactive and reduces colon cancer cell proliferation in culture at concentrations higher than 0.03... read more »
Wait for women’s libido-boosting drugs just got longer
Washington – A US pharmaceutical company, which is developing drugs to treat low sexual desire in women, has revealed that they have reached an impasse with the Food and Drug... read more »
How to save astronauts’ eyes during space travel
Washington – More than 30 percent of astronauts returning from two-week space shuttle missions and 60 percent who spent six months aboard the International Space Station were found to... read more »
Rare magnetar found near supernova remnant
Washington – Astronomers have discovered a new transient magnetar near supernova remnant SNR Kesteven 79. It is likely that the magnetar, an ultra-magnetic neutron star, was part of a... read more »
Genes affect kids’ exam scores more than teaching
London – A new UK King’s College study has suggested that teachers, schools or the environment at home do not have as much influence on pupil’s GCSE results like genetics do. For... read more »
3 out of top 4 trending YouTube 2013 list features music videos
Johannesburg – Music videos have reportedly shared a huge space on Google-owned YouTube’s top trending videos of 2013 list. Google said that about 3 out of the top 4 top trending videos for... read more »
