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CALGARY, Alberta, June 13 (Reuters) – Canadian energy companies operating offshore could face new regulations in the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and the more aggressive oversight may put their shares at risk.
The spill, the worst ever in the United States, has shaved the stock market value of BP Plc (BP.L) [...]

Washington, September 18 (ANI): NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, or LRO, has successfully completed its testing and calibration phase and entered its mapping orbit of the moon’s south pole.

The spacecraft already has made significant progress [...]

Washington, September 10 (ANI): An international team of scientists has decoded the full genetic sequence, or genome, of Phytophthora infestans, which is a water mold that causes the serious potato disease known as late blight or potato blight.

The genome resulted from a large international effort to understand the genetics of a plant disease that has [...]

Nevada (US), Sept 9 (ANI): Oscar winner Ang Lee is working with a writer on film adaptation of Yann Martel’s fantasy “Life of Pi” about a boy from Pondicherry, India, who survives 227 days after shipwreck, according to reports.

Lee is quoted as saying: “It’s a very strong story, but it’s hard to crack.”

Acclaimed Indo-American statesman [...]

London, September 9 (ANI): In a new report, a panel of experts have suggested that humans could orbit Mars in the 2020s, provided NASA’s budget is boosted.

According to an article in the New Scientist, at its current funding level, the agency will be unable to leave low-Earth orbit for at least the next two decades, [...]

Washington, Sep 8 (ANI): Researchers at the University of Buffalo have stressed on the need for increased efforts to prevent and treat chronic periodontitis, a form of gum disease, to reduce the risk for head and neck cancer.

Led by Dr. Mine Tezal at Buffalo, periodontitis is an independent risk factor for head and neck squamous [...]

London, Sept 2 (ANI): Food for thought: What would music made on the moon sound like? Stop scratching your head, for JAXA, Japan’s space exploration agency, has come up with the answer.

JAXA has created a strange little applet on its Web site called “Moonbell”, which is free to use.

It takes topographic [...]

New Delhi, Aug 31 (ANI): Namibian President Hifikepunye Pohamba was accorded a ceremonial reception at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan here today.

Pohamba, who arrived here on a five-day visit on Sunday, is to hold official-level talks with Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh.

Several agreements/MoUs for institutionalizing bilateral cooperation are expected to be signed.

The two sides [...]

Washington, August 16 (ANI): A new study has determined that keeping nutrients in astronauts’ food is vital during long space flights.

Maintaining the health of the crew aboard a spacecraft is a critical issue especially during extended trips.

Because foods may lose their [...]

New Delhi, August 15 (ANI): After circling the Moon for nearly 18 months, China’s Chang’e 1 spacecraft has successfully achieved four scientific targets that include detection of helium-3, a crucial element for nuclear fusion, which may provide humans with millions of tons of nuclear energy in the future.

The [...]

Washington, August 14 (ANI): A British explorer has claimed to have found the lost ‘underworld of the pharaohs’ – an enormous system of caves, chambers and tunnels that lies hidden beneath the Pyramids of Giza.

According to a report by Discovery News, the underground complex, populated by [...]

Washington, August 9 (ANI): Scientists, using a new detector, have for the first time observed evidence that Martian dust storms can generate lightning.

Dust storms on Earth build up an electric field as dust particles collide, and then emit lightning as the electric field discharges.

Some previous evidence suggested that Martian dust storms might also generate lightning [...]

Kochi (Kerala), Aug 2(ANI): Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) on Sunday started a major oil exploration drill off Kochi coast, which could give a major boost to Kerala’s industrial prospects.

The top officials visited the site with the help of helicopters, where ONGC Chairman and Managing Director, R S Sharma, formally launched the [...]

Washington, August 1 (ANI): A new research has determined that meteorites raining down on Earth 1.5 billion years ago created a debris rich in platinum, which ’stirred’ down into the interior of the Earth.

A research program aimed at using platinum as an exploration guide [...]

Washington, August 1 (ANI): Space shuttle Endeavour and its crew of seven astronauts ended a 16-day journey of more than 6.5 million miles on July 31, landing at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

During the flight, Endeavour delivered the final piece of the Japan [...]

Bangalore : Staying true to the National Geographic Society’s commitment to conservation, exploration and education, National Geographic Channel (NGC) and ING Life, with support from the Karnataka State Horticulture Department, hosted a day-long camp on the occasion of International Earth Day. `Go Green – Bangalore’ was held at Lalbagh on Wednesday.
Go Green – [...]