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Romanian man charged with hacking NASA computers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 07:15:17 GMT

A Romanian man accused of hacking into NASA computers at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory near Los Angeles under the online moniker "Iceman" has been indicted on a federal charge, prosecutors said on Wednesday.

Scientists image working brain cell in real time

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:08:28 GMT

Scientists have, for the very first time, recorded live yet detailed images of the nerve cells in the brain of a mouse.

Malaria kills twice as many as thought: Study

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:08:16 GMT

Malaria kills more than 1.2 million people worldwide a year, nearly twice as many as previously thought, according to new research published on Friday that questions years of assumptions about the mosquito-borne disease.

Neuroscience the new face of warfare: Experts

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 06:03:15 GMT

Directed energy weapons that use wave beams to cause pain, and electrical brain stimulation that boosts a soldier's combat ability - it may sound like science fiction warfare, but experts say advances in neuroscience mean it's on the horizon.

New habitable planet discovered

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 00:40:30 GMT

International astronomers said on Friday they have found the fourth potentially habitable planet outside our solar system with temperatures that could support water and life about 22 lightyears from Earth .

New planet 22 light years away may host water

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 05:57:38 GMT

A new planet discovered some 22 light years from the earth is the most likely to hold water and possibly host life.

Hunt is on for aliens, but who will pay for it?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:28:45 GMT

Operating on money and equipment scrounged from the public and from Silicon Valley millionaires, and on the stubborn strength of their own dreams, a band of astronomers recently restarted one of the iconic quests of modern science, the search for extraterrestrial intelligence - SETI, for short - which had been interrupted last year by a lack of financing.

Focus on 17 neglected tropical diseases soon

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:28:05 GMT

Around 17 neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) — many of which affect millions of Indians — are all set to get the much-needed attention.

Nasa finds 11 new solar systems

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:10:50 GMT

NASA's planet-hunting Kepler space telescope has found 11 new planetary systems, including one with five planets all orbiting closer to their parent star than Mercury circles the Sun, scientists said on Thursday.

NASA finds 11 new solar systems

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:10:50 GMT

Little alcohol doubles worm's life

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:13:11 GMT

It has been found that very small amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans.

Little alcohol doubles worm's life

Sat, 21 Jan 2012 17:13:11 GMT

It has been found that very small amounts of ethanol, the type of alcohol found in alcoholic beverages, can more than double the life span of a tiny worm known as Caenorhabditis elegans.

Birth-control pills kill period pain

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:03:06 GMT

An exceptionally longrunning investigation has backed use of the contraceptive pill to ease menstruation pain, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Birth-control pills kill period pain

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:03:06 GMT

An exceptionally longrunning investigation has backed use of the contraceptive pill to ease menstruation pain, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Scientists will tweet if aliens got in touch

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:31:16 GMT

Astronomers who are searching for extraterrestrial lives have said that they would not conceal any information if aliens got in touch and will let us know through Twitter.

Scientists will tweet if aliens got in touch

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:31:16 GMT

Astronomers who are searching for extraterrestrial lives have said that they would not conceal any information if aliens got in touch and will let us know through Twitter.

UK scientists find 'lost' Darwin fossils

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:27:29 GMT

British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years.

UK scientists find 'lost' Darwin fossils

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 16:27:29 GMT

British scientists have found scores of fossils the great evolutionary theorist Charles Darwin and his peers collected but that had been lost for more than 150 years.

Science's 'most beautiful theories'

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:08:41 GMT

From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.

Science's 'most beautiful theories'

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:08:41 GMT

From Darwinian evolution to the idea that personality is largely shaped by chance, the favorite theories of the world's most eminent thinkers are as eclectic as science itself.

Robots to replace human labour in China

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:06:08 GMT

Technology firm Foxconn will employ one million robots to replace human labour in China in the next three years.

Robots to replace human labour in China

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 17:06:08 GMT

Technology firm Foxconn will employ one million robots to replace human labour in China in the next three years.

‘Stay in touch with news & you are sure to live longer’

Sun, 15 Jan 2012 22:57:04 GMT

Want to live a long and healthy life? Make sure that you read a newspaper everyday, watch the TV bulletin or browse the internet for news, say researchers.

Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth Jan 15

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:20:51 GMT

The remainder of the crippled Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt is set to crash to the Earth Jan 15 following a botched mission to Mars, experts have said.

Russian spacecraft to crash to Earth Jan 15

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 17:20:51 GMT

The remainder of the crippled Russian spacecraft Phobos-Grunt is set to crash to the Earth Jan 15 following a botched mission to Mars, experts have said.