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Sep 10, 2012 08:38 AM EDT

Endangered Spider Halts San Antonio Highway Project

An endangered species of spider was traced in the Northwest San Antonio two weeks ago. This eyeless spider called the Braken Bat cave meshweaver is considered an endangered species and has not been seen in more than three decades.

Sep 08, 2012 05:47 AM EDT

Sleep Problems Linked To Onset of Alzheimer’s

The problems while sleeping may be early sign of Alzheimer's disease. A study by a team of researchers from the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis was published in the journal Science Translation Medicine. It suggests that when the first signs of Alzheimer's plaques appear in the ...

Sep 08, 2012 05:43 AM EDT

Cheetah robot Sets Speed Record

DARPA'S Cheetah robot not only is as tough as Usain Bolt but also has Speed. It has now broken its own land speed record of 18 miles per hour (mph).

Sep 08, 2012 05:41 AM EDT

Cockroach Becomes Robot and Saves Cost

The researchers from the University of North Carolina State University have figured a way to control the eerie looking cockroaches. The team from the IBionicS laboratory installed a control unit on the insect in order to take control of its body.

Sep 08, 2012 05:35 AM EDT

Water Droplets’ Collision is New Concept of Computing

By using droplets as bits of digital information, the Aalto University researchers have developed a new concept of computing.

Sep 08, 2012 08:57 AM EDT

NASA's Unmanned Aircraft Studying Hurricane Leslie

NASA is using an unmanned Global Hawk aircraft over Hurricane Leslie in the Atlantic Ocean during a day long flight from California to Virginia. With the Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel (HS3) mission, NASA for the first time will be flying Global Hawks from the U.S. East Coast.

Sep 08, 2012 08:59 AM EDT

Non-Alcoholic Red Wine Reduces Blood Pressure

An interesting study done by the Spanish researchers claims that non alcoholic red wine drops the blood pressure in men who are at high risk of heart disease.

Sep 08, 2012 09:02 AM EDT

Mate You Smell Great, Say Birds and Hook Up

The researchers from the Lund University in Sweden, in a Swedish French collaboration have come up with a new evidence that suggest, birds use the sense of smell to choose their mate.

Sep 07, 2012 07:31 AM EDT

Hubble Detects a New Pair of Galaxies

The new image produced by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope points at a pair of galaxies that are different from each other, yet traveling together in the interstellar cosmos. This unique galaxy pair is named as Arp 116.

Sep 07, 2012 10:27 AM EDT

Dad’s Sleeping Close to Kids Have Low Testosterone Levels

A new study states those fathers who sleep close to their children have a greater chance of having lower testosterone levels with possible implications for parenting behaviour.

Sep 07, 2012 09:14 AM EDT

Parents Rushing Children to Hospital With Minor Injuries Face Charges

According to a new report from the Australian Institute of Family Studies parents of clumsy children who rush with their kids too many times at a hospital's emergency ward, are at a greater risk for facing neglect charges.

Sep 07, 2012 06:18 AM EDT

Grandparents Important Source of Child Care in US

A new finding by researchers at the University of Chicago says that grandparents in the United States seem to be an increasingly important source of child care.