Science & Medicine

Fresh batch of hacked climate change emails hits internet Wed, 11/23/2011 - 16:32 by Jaspreet Virk Exactly two years after hundreds of climate change emails were hacked from University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit and released online, a fresh batch of hacked emails has hit the internet. Comments Read more	Scientists create world's lightest material Sat, 11/19/2011 - 15:37 by Neka Sehgal A team of researchers claim to have developed the lightest solid material on earth, a “metallic microlattice" that is feather-like and stiff as a board. Comments Read more	Ralph Steinman wins posthumous Nobel for medicine Tue, 10/04/2011 - 19:42 by Neka Sehgal Four days after he succumbed to pancreatic cancer, immunologist Ralph M. Steinman was awarded the Nobel Prize in medicine for his discoveries about the human body's immune system. Comments Read more
Arctic sea ice recedes to 2nd lowest level -- report Mon, 09/19/2011 - 13:21 by NeelamGoswami Arctic sea ice has shrunk to its second-lowest level on record, the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) revealed last week. Comments Read more	Aliens may kill earthlings for global warming -- scientists Mon, 08/22/2011 - 14:39 by Neka Sehgal With human efforts failing to make a serious dent in the problem of global warming, it seems aliens might soon take up the challenge. Comments Read more	Japan's Tsunami tore off Manhattan-sized iceberg in Antarctica Thu, 08/11/2011 - 16:46 by NeelamGoswami Japan's devastating 9.0-magnitude earthquake in March affected the lives of at least 15,600 people, caused the worst nuclear disaster in more than two decades and also broke off nearly 50 square miles of icebergs from Antarctica, NASA scientists report. Comments Read more
Breakthrough: $1 microchip can detect HIV in 15 mins Sat, 08/06/2011 - 21:05 by Jaspreet Virk Late HIV diagnoses and ineffective testing, the greatest barriers in fighting against AIDS, may soon become the thing of past, thanks to a microchip that can successfully identify the disease in just 15 minutes. Comments Read more	Swede caught trying to build nuclear reactor in kitchen Fri, 08/05/2011 - 16:59 by Jaspreet Virk People find chemistry fascinating, but how many science enthusiasts actually take it up as a hobby and try splitting atoms? A Swedish man not only went for it but also attempted to build a nuclear reactor in his kitchen. Comments Read more	Ancient, lost world found under Atlantic Ocean Tue, 07/12/2011 - 17:57 by Jaspreet Virk Ever thought if there were a lost world submerged in the oceans? Deep below, beneath the sediment of the North Atlantic Ocean, geologists have discovered what they claim is an ancient landscape. Comments Read more
Warming oceans could melt polar ice sheets faster than expected Mon, 07/04/2011 - 15:34 by NeelamGoswami The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are losing mass at much accelerating pace than realized, thanks to the warming oceans beneath the glaciers. Comments Read more	African gray parrots can reason like 5-year-old child Thu, 06/23/2011 - 10:30 by Jaspreet Virk African gray parrots are proving to be smarter than originally thought. These birds can not only talk and imitate sound, but also give competition to a 5-year-old child as far as intellectual reasoning is concerned. Comments Read more	World's oceans on the brink of collapse Tue, 06/21/2011 - 19:34 by NeelamGoswami The condition of the world's seas is declining much faster than previously thought, thanks to human impacts such as over-fishing and climate change. Comments Read more