Scientists in Antarctica spent Christmas Day finishing work that may show the effects of global warming — drilling for clues about how massive ice sheets responded to past temperature changes. (more…)

Nitrates, a chemical found in vegetables like spinach and lettuce, may be responsible for keeping blood vessels healthy, says a new study.

Past studies have shown that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables can reduce blood pressure.

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Russia has planned to build space launch pad in French Guyana for Russian rockets. The main aim behind this is to hunt for Earth-like planets in other star systems. This will help Russia to keep tight grip on space technologies.China also wants to send up a space station and land a robot probe on the moon by 2010. (more…)

The Bugatti Veyron, a car laden with superlatives including fastest, most luxurious and most expensive, has made its debut as the fastest car in the world. (more…)

Most of us often wish that some of our extra pounds could just melt away, and now it seems scientists have a solution, an X-ray machine that melts away fat is on the anvil. Although it sounds too good to be true, doctors are predicting that one day weight loss could be achieved with the wave of a laser wand. (more…)

e-mail can be bad for your health. Edward Hallowell, a Boston psychiatrist, has identified a condition that he calls “attention deficit trait” (or ADT for short). Others have called it “online compulsive disorder.” Its main symptoms, says Dr. Hallowell, are “distractability, inner frenzy and impatience.” (more…)

Spanish scientists have discovered remains of the biggest dinosaur known in Europe so far, which weighed as much as eight elephants and would not have fitted onto a basketball court.The research results are published in the latest issue of the magazine Science.

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Despite last-minute worries over landing venue due to bad weather, space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew returned to earth safely after successfully rewiring the International Space Station, the current home of the Indian-American astronaut Sunita ‘Suni’ Williams. (more…)