'Chimera' Monkeys Created in Lab by Combining Several Embryos into One
Submitted by Pallavi Sharma on Fri, 01/06/2012 - 10:52
In an extremely strange but interesting disclosure, latest reports have claimed that scientists from the Oregon National Primate Research Centre have been successful in developing the world’s first monkeys by using the embryos of various individuals that came into being at a research centre in the United States.
River on Mars?
Submitted by Sumit Yayavar on Thu, 12/08/2011 - 14:14
It has been recently revealed that the rover `Opportunity' sent to Mars has been able to uncover a scintillating fact about the planet. It has been found that there was once liquid water on the red planet.
There has been the discovery of a bright vein on the planet, which is something that scientists claim to be gypsum. This is formed only when water has been flowing there before.
Department of Energy & Climate Change selects T-shaped design for pylons
Submitted by Praneet Kessani on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 10:47
The Department of Energy & Climate Change has selected a Danish firm’s T-shaped design for creating future pylons.
The Pylon Design competition, which was launched on 23rd of May, had attracted around 250 entries, but only six designs could enter the final round of the competition.
Europe formally invites Russia to join ExoMars project
Submitted by Avinash Tripathi on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 09:04
A Friday report from BBC has revealed that Russia has received a formal invitation from Europe for participation in financially-plagued unmanned space missions to Mars scheduled for a 2016 and 2018 timeline --- the first mission to put a satellite in orbit for observing the Martian atmosphere; and the second for landing a robot rover on the surface of the Red planet.
Study: The T-Rex grew at a bigger and faster rate than earlier perceived
Submitted by Neeraj Shahane on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 09:00
According to the findings of a new study by US and British scientists, the rate of growth of the Tyrannosaurus rex (T-Rex) was much bigger and faster than what had been perceived earlier.
Chris Huhne in energy volte-face: Nuclear power is vital to our future
Submitted by Dinesh Chandra Gaur on Sat, 10/15/2011 - 08:56
In what apparently was the most pro-nuclear speech by a Cabinet minister in the recent times, Energy Secretary Chris Huhne told the Royal Society in London that the technology linked with nuclear-generated electricity was crucial for ensuring that Britain could keep the lights on while dealing with climate change!
