Is it Hybridization or Common ancestral pool between Neanderthals and Humans?
Tue, 14/08/2012 - 16:02 by Minnie Mahendru
The new analysis done on humans and Neanderthals has found out that there was no hybridization between the two. The inherited characteristic traits shared between the two are most likely due to a common ancestral pool rather than inter-species mating. |
Co-inventor of 'cold fusion’ Martin Fleischmann dies at 85
Wed, 08/08/2012 - 14:53 by Minnie Mahendru
British electro-chemist Martin Fleischmann, who claimed to have found a way to bring nuclear fusion in a glass bottle at room temperature, breathed his last on Friday. |
ExxonMobil expanding Houston campus for 10,000 additional workers
Thu, 07/06/2012 - 11:48 by Sam Ross
One of the largest oil companies of United States, ExxonMobil is expanding its Houston campus which will be enough to accommodate 10,000 workers in 2014. |
Solar storms from giant sun spot heading toward Earth
Fri, 11/05/2012 - 10:02 by Sam Ross
According to the Space Weather Observers Solar flares are heading towards Earth and are expected to strike Earth’s magnetic field sooner. |
Wind farms linked to rising surface temperatures -- study
Mon, 30/04/2012 - 22:33 by Neka Sehgal
Apart from producing clean, renewable energy, giant wind turbines are also changing local weather and land surface temperatures, finds a new study. |
Obama Calls For Market Crackdown To Combat Surging Oil Prices
Wed, 18/04/2012 - 19:15 by Rachna Pandya
As U.S. Presidential polls are looming closer Obama government is seen gambling with assorted strategies for wooing its citizens, who apparently are grappling with surging gasoline prices. The latest strategy comes in the form of proposed measures for oil market crackdown and fighting oil market manipulations. |
U.S. Intelligence Uncertain On Iranian Atomic Bomb Plans
Sat, 25/02/2012 - 14:07 by Rachna Pandya
Recent sources confirm U.S. intelligence is unsure whether Iran’s nuclear advancements are striving towards making a nuclear bomb. |
Talks Failed As IAEA Couldn't Negotiate With Iran
Wed, 22/02/2012 - 21:02 by Sam Ross
The negotiation talks failed between Iran and IAEA, after the former didn’t grant permission to the UN team for visiting “suspicious” nuclear site Parchin. |
Japan Uncertain Over Cutting Iranian Oil Imports
Tue, 21/02/2012 - 16:23 by Rachna Pandya
The latest reports confirm that Japan hasn't reached any accord with the U.S. on crude import cuts from Iran. Japan’s move to reduce oil import from the Islamic Republic is directed towards gaining immunity from the latest U.S. sanctions. |
Iran Halts crude oil supply to France and Britain
Mon, 20/02/2012 - 02:38 by Sam Ross
Tension between Iran and western countries has intensified after the former stopped crude oil supply to France and Britain against the tightened EU sanctions. |
BP asks Halliburton to pay for oil spill damages
Tue, 03/01/2012 - 15:20 by Sam Ross
Oil giant BP has asked Halliburton to pay for the damages that occurred from oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. |
Chevron Q3 profit more than doubles
Sat, 29/10/2011 - 19:53 by Neka Sehgal
Thanks to the rising crude prices and sale of a refinery, Chevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) third quarter profit more than doubled this year, even as company’s production failed to meet expectations. |