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Warming Climate Accelerates Emission of Ocean Carbon Dioxide
Oct 07, 2012 09:46 AM EDT

Warmer Climate Imposes Various Effects in Lakes

Global warming does have a disastrous effect on lakes. The new study from the researchers of Lund University in Sweden state that, a future warmer climate will produce different impact in different lakes.

Oct 07, 2012 09:46 AM EDT

Heart-failure Could be Helped by Pacemakers

A new study indicates that more heat failure cases than the more serious could be helped by pacemakers. This study comes from Karolinska Institute in Sweden that showed change in ECG wave known as the QRS prolongation is associated with a higher rate of heart-failure mortality. The details of this s...

NASA's Response to Dexter,7, Who Expressed His Wish to Go To Mars Has Become an Internet Sensation
Oct 07, 2012 09:46 AM EDT

New Black Hole Discovered in Milky Way Galaxy: NASA

A rising tide of high energy X rays was detected from a source towards the centre of our Milky Way Galaxy. This was detected by NASA's Swift satellite. The outburst, produced by a rare X-ray nova, announced the presence of a previously unknown stellar-mass black hole.

Health Promoting Super Foods do Not Make it Past the Gut
Oct 07, 2012 09:46 AM EDT

Health Promoting Super Foods do Not Make it Past the Gut

There's a study being done that uses a new approach that delves deeper into the effectiveness of the health promoting 'super foods'. Food such as broccoli, blueberries and whole grains are being considered as super foods as they contain polyphenol compounds that have antioxidant and anti-inflammator...

Oct 07, 2012 09:45 AM EDT

Signing in Babies Does Not Boost Language Development

Many parents use baby signs in order to communicate with their babies before they are able to talk. The researchers from the University of Hertfordshire do not support this theory. They have found no evidence that supports the claim that using baby signing will accelerate baby's language development...

Researchers Train Computer to Predict Human Brain
Oct 07, 2012 09:45 AM EDT

Researchers Train Computer to Predict Human Brain

One of the biggest challenges in developing computers that can think and see in the same way as humans is to understand how human brain categorizes information through signs and language. The researchers from the Tokyo Institute of Technology train a computer using fMRI datasets to train a computer...

Oct 07, 2012 09:34 AM EDT

Weather-Making High-Pressure Systems Play an Important Role in Shaping Climate

According to a study led by Duke University, high pressure systems over oceans are likely to intensify this century. These high pressure systems determine the tracks of tropical cyclones and hydrological extremes in northern hemisphere.

Oct 05, 2012 08:29 AM EDT

Mystery of 'Lemur Without a Nose' Fossil is Out

A seven million year old fossil of a 'scalabrini lemur without a nose' is in fact a fish.

Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Linked With Dendritic Spine Loss in Brain
Oct 04, 2012 08:10 AM EDT

Heart Attacks High in Victims of Schizophrenia

A serious chronic mental disorder schizophrenia affects how the person thinks, feels and act. Though the cause of schizophrenia is unknown, a study suggests that victims of this chronic disease are at a high risk of suffering from heart attacks.

New Fanged Tiny African Dinosaur Discovered
Oct 04, 2012 05:18 AM EDT

New Fanged Tiny African Dinosaur Discovered

With short parrot-shaped beak up front, a tiny 1 inch long jaw, a pair of sharp canines, and tall teeth tucked behind for slicing plants, a new species of plant eater dinosaur was traced in South Africa.

Oct 04, 2012 05:16 AM EDT

Injuries Built into the Ill-Fitting Shoes

A new study will focus on the marathon runner's to find evidence between the foot injuries and the ill fitting shoes.

Methane Emission Began in Roman Times; Humans Generate Half of the Greenhouse Gas
Oct 04, 2012 05:15 AM EDT

Methane Emission Began in Roman Times; Humans Generate Half of the Greenhouse Gas

Methane is a greenhouse gas, partly emitted from the natural sources and partly from the human activities. Basically, the emission of the greenhouse gas methane into the atmosphere can be traced back to thousands of years in the Greenland ice sheet.

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