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Australian honour for Pandit Ravi Shankar
Renowned sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar will receive an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Melbourne for his contribution to music and humanity, it was announced Thursday........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:11 | Read More
Renowned sitar player Pandit Ravi Shankar will receive an honorary Doctor of Law degree from the University of Melbourne for his contribution to music and humanity, it was announced Thursday........
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:11 | Read More
Australia's iconic dingo may be world's oldest breed of dog
Dingo is the world's oldest breed of dog, according to a new study. Experts from University of New South Wales in Sydney have found closest genetic similarity between the dingo and wolves, reports The Telegraph. Also, dingo's close relation, the rare Ne.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:15 | Read More
Dingo is the world's oldest breed of dog, according to a new study. Experts from University of New South Wales in Sydney have found closest genetic similarity between the dingo and wolves, reports The Telegraph. Also, dingo's close relation, the rare Ne.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:15 | Read More
Australia to honour Ravi Shankar for commitment to music and humanity
World-renowned sitar player, composer, teacher and writer Ravi Shankar will receive the University of Melbournes highest honour - the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) - at a special conferring ceremony at the University tomorrow. With the awardi.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:42 | Read More
World-renowned sitar player, composer, teacher and writer Ravi Shankar will receive the University of Melbournes highest honour - the degree of Doctor of Laws (honoris causa) - at a special conferring ceremony at the University tomorrow. With the awardi.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:42 | Read More
PlayStation-based system 'helps improve hand function in teens with cerebral palsy'
A home video game modified by Rutgers University engineers has shown promise in improving hand function in teenagers with cerebral palsy. In a pilot trial with three participants, the system enhanced the teens' abilities to perform a range of daily perso.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:24 | Read More
A home video game modified by Rutgers University engineers has shown promise in improving hand function in teenagers with cerebral palsy. In a pilot trial with three participants, the system enhanced the teens' abilities to perform a range of daily perso.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 16:24 | Read More
New method uses super-sexed but sterile male insects for sustainable pest control
Agricultural researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are developing an improved method for sustainable pest control using super-sexed but sterile male insects to copulate with female ones. The scientists thus hope to offer yet another effici.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 15:56 | Read More
Agricultural researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem are developing an improved method for sustainable pest control using super-sexed but sterile male insects to copulate with female ones. The scientists thus hope to offer yet another effici.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 15:56 | Read More
Calls for melancholia to be listed as 'mental illness'
Psychiatrists are urging authorities to list melancholia as a distinct disease of the mind in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of NSW and director.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 14:08 | Read More
Psychiatrists are urging authorities to list melancholia as a distinct disease of the mind in the 2013 edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Gordon Parker, a professor of psychiatry at the University of NSW and director.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 14:08 | Read More
New chemo combo shows potential for endometrial cancer treatment
American researchers have found that a new chemotherapy combination comprising gemcitabine and cisplatin shows promise in endometrial cancer treatment. The study, conducted by scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, showe.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 13:20 | Read More
American researchers have found that a new chemotherapy combination comprising gemcitabine and cisplatin shows promise in endometrial cancer treatment. The study, conducted by scientists from The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, showe.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 13:20 | Read More
Scientists see first quantum effects in visible object
In a new research, scientists have observed the first ever quantum superposition in an object visible to the naked eye. According to a report in New Scientist, Aaron OConnell and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Barbara, US, showed th.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:45 | Read More
In a new research, scientists have observed the first ever quantum superposition in an object visible to the naked eye. According to a report in New Scientist, Aaron OConnell and colleagues at the University of California, Santa Barbara, US, showed th.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:45 | Read More
Emma Watson bows to standing ovation for debut university performance
Harry Potter actress Emma Watson was said to have received a standing ovation with her performance role in a student play, her first at Brown University in Rhode Island. The 19-year-old reportedly drew a full house as she portrayed Olga Sergeyevna Pro.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:30 | Read More
Harry Potter actress Emma Watson was said to have received a standing ovation with her performance role in a student play, her first at Brown University in Rhode Island. The 19-year-old reportedly drew a full house as she portrayed Olga Sergeyevna Pro.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:30 | Read More
Bees see the world almost five times faster than humans
A new research from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London, has revealed that bees see the world almost five times faster than humans. Dr Peter Skorupski and Prof Lars Chittka, who are both based at the university, said that this gives bumbleb.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:24 | Read More
A new research from scientists at Queen Mary, University of London, has revealed that bees see the world almost five times faster than humans. Dr Peter Skorupski and Prof Lars Chittka, who are both based at the university, said that this gives bumbleb.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:24 | Read More
'Loyal' horses remember kind-hearted human buddies
A new research has found that horses remember people who treat them well and understand words better than earlier believed. Carol Sankey, an ethologist at the University of Rennes, who led the research, insists that horses have "excellent memories,&.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:17 | Read More
A new research has found that horses remember people who treat them well and understand words better than earlier believed. Carol Sankey, an ethologist at the University of Rennes, who led the research, insists that horses have "excellent memories,&.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 12:17 | Read More
Caring, active dads may have helped early humans to have more kids
Ever wondered why our early ancestors were able to have so many kids' Well, it was because most of them were apparently active fathers, claim researchers. Northwestern University researcher Lee T. Gettler suggests in a new anthropological model of hum.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 11:31 | Read More
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Ever wondered why our early ancestors were able to have so many kids' Well, it was because most of them were apparently active fathers, claim researchers. Northwestern University researcher Lee T. Gettler suggests in a new anthropological model of hum.......
Published : Thursday 18 Mar 2010 11:31 | Read More