Black hole at heart of our galaxy erupted 2 million years ago

WASHINGTON: Scientists have for the first time found that a dormant volcano - a supermassive black hole - lying at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy last erupted two million years ago. Astronomers have long suspected such an outburst occurred, but this...

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Densest galaxy ever discovered

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have discovered the densest galaxy ever to be found - packed with an extraordinary number of stars - about 54 million light years from our own Milky Way. The ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, dubbed M60-UCD1, was found in what's known...

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Scientists come closer to making 'elusive' nuclear fusion reaction a reality

WASHINGTON: Researchers from National Ignition Facility have revealed that they are a lot more closer to igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth. Researchers at the National...

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Black hole at heart of our galaxy erupted 2 million years ago

WASHINGTON: Scientists have for the first time found that a dormant volcano - a supermassive black hole - lying at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy last erupted two million years ago. Astronomers have long suspected such an outburst occurred, but this...

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Densest galaxy ever discovered

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have discovered the densest galaxy ever to be found - packed with an extraordinary number of stars - about 54 million light years from our own Milky Way. The ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, dubbed M60-UCD1, was found in what's known...

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Scientists come closer to making 'elusive' nuclear fusion reaction a reality

WASHINGTON: Researchers from National Ignition Facility have revealed that they are a lot more closer to igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth. Researchers at the National...

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Black hole at heart of our galaxy erupted 2 million years ago

WASHINGTON: Scientists have for the first time found that a dormant volcano - a supermassive black hole - lying at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy last erupted two million years ago. Astronomers have long suspected such an outburst occurred, but this...

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Densest galaxy ever discovered

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have discovered the densest galaxy ever to be found - packed with an extraordinary number of stars - about 54 million light years from our own Milky Way. The ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, dubbed M60-UCD1, was found in what's known...

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Scientists come closer to making 'elusive' nuclear fusion reaction a reality

WASHINGTON: Researchers from National Ignition Facility have revealed that they are a lot more closer to igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth. Researchers at the National...

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Black hole at heart of our galaxy erupted 2 million years ago

WASHINGTON: Scientists have for the first time found that a dormant volcano - a supermassive black hole - lying at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy last erupted two million years ago. Astronomers have long suspected such an outburst occurred, but this...

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Densest galaxy ever discovered

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have discovered the densest galaxy ever to be found - packed with an extraordinary number of stars - about 54 million light years from our own Milky Way. The ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, dubbed M60-UCD1, was found in what's known...

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Scientists come closer to making 'elusive' nuclear fusion reaction a reality

WASHINGTON: Researchers from National Ignition Facility have revealed that they are a lot more closer to igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth. Researchers at the National...

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Black hole at heart of our galaxy erupted 2 million years ago

PTI Sep 23, 2013, 10.57PM IST WASHINGTON: Scientists have for the first time found that a dormant volcano - a supermassive black hole - lying at the heart of our Milky Way galaxy last erupted two million years ago. Astronomers have long suspected...

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Densest galaxy ever discovered

WASHINGTON: Astronomers have discovered the densest galaxy ever to be found - packed with an extraordinary number of stars - about 54 million light years from our own Milky Way. The ultra-compact dwarf galaxy, dubbed M60-UCD1, was found in what's known...

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Scientists come closer to making 'elusive' nuclear fusion reaction a reality

WASHINGTON: Researchers from National Ignition Facility have revealed that they are a lot more closer to igniting a self-sustained fusion reaction with high yields of energy, a feat likened to creating a miniature star on Earth.Researchers at the National...

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Soon, a smart phone which doubles up as a microscope

Kounteya Sinha, TNN Sep 19, 2013, 06.39AM IST LONDON: Your smart phone may soon be able to double up as a high resolution microscope that can detect even the smallest virus. University of California Los Angeles researchers have created a portable...

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Scientists closer to developing universal flu vaccine

LONDON: A universal flu vaccine to protect against new strains of the bird and swine flu may be a step closer, thanks to new study led by an Indian-origin scientist.Scientists used the 2009 flu pandemic to study why some people seem to resist severe...

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US man grows new finger after horse bite

PTI Sep 19, 2013, 06.43AM IST NEW YORK: A 33-year-old man in US has undergone a 'miraculous' medical procedure to grow back his index finger which was chomped down by an overzealous horse while he was feeding the animal. Paul Halpern from Florida...

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Antarctica's underwater melt behind 90% of ice loss: Study

LONDON: Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.Iceberg production and melting causes 2,800 cubic kilometres of ice to leave the Antarctic ice sheet every year....

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Soon, a smart phone which doubles up as a microscope

Kounteya Sinha, TNN Sep 19, 2013, 06.39AM IST LONDON: Your smart phone may soon be able to double up as a high resolution microscope that can detect even the smallest virus. University of California Los Angeles researchers have created a portable...

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US man grows new finger after horse bite

PTI Sep 19, 2013, 06.43AM IST NEW YORK: A 33-year-old man in US has undergone a 'miraculous' medical procedure to grow back his index finger which was chomped down by an overzealous horse while he was feeding the animal. Paul Halpern from Florida...

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Antarctica's underwater melt behind 90% of ice loss: Study

LONDON: Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.Iceberg production and melting causes 2,800 cubic kilometres of ice to leave the Antarctic ice sheet every year....

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Soon, a smart phone which doubles up as a microscope

Kounteya Sinha, TNN Sep 19, 2013, 06.39AM IST LONDON: Your smart phone may soon be able to double up as a high resolution microscope that can detect even the smallest virus. University of California Los Angeles researchers have created a portable...

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US man grows new finger after horse bite

PTI Sep 19, 2013, 06.43AM IST NEW YORK: A 33-year-old man in US has undergone a 'miraculous' medical procedure to grow back his index finger which was chomped down by an overzealous horse while he was feeding the animal. Paul Halpern from Florida...

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Antarctica's underwater melt behind 90% of ice loss: Study

LONDON: Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.Iceberg production and melting causes 2,800 cubic kilometres of ice to leave the Antarctic ice sheet every year....

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Soon, a smart phone which doubles up as a microscope

Kounteya Sinha, TNN Sep 19, 2013, 06.39AM IST LONDON: Your smart phone may soon be able to double up as a high resolution microscope that can detect even the smallest virus. University of California Los Angeles researchers have created a portable...

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US man grows new finger after horse bite

PTI Sep 19, 2013, 06.43AM IST NEW YORK: A 33-year-old man in US has undergone a 'miraculous' medical procedure to grow back his index finger which was chomped down by an overzealous horse while he was feeding the animal. Paul Halpern from Florida...

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Antarctica's underwater melt behind 90% of ice loss: Study

LONDON: Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.Iceberg production and melting causes 2,800 cubic kilometres of ice to leave the Antarctic ice sheet every year....

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Soon, a smart phone which doubles up as a microscope

LONDON: Your smart phone may soon be able to double up as a high resolution microscope that can detect even the smallest virus.University of California Los Angeles researchers have created a portable smartphone attachment that can be used to perform...

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US man grows new finger after horse bite

NEW YORK: A 33-year-old man in US has undergone a 'miraculous' medical procedure to grow back his index finger which was chomped down by an overzealous horse while he was feeding the animal.Paul Halpern from Florida managed to save the severed digit...

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Soon, implantable electronic shrink wrap to heal human hearts

WASHINGTON: Researchers have revealed that laminating devices, which could enhance human health and performance by marrying electronics with the human body, onto tissues could help achieve natural motions, without mechanical constraint.John A Rogers,...

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Genetic variation in humans mapped

LONDON: Scientists have developed a comprehensive map that can help point the genetic causes of differences between people, providing powerful clues for diagnosis, prognosis and intervention of different diseases.The study led by researchers from the...

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Antarctica's underwater melt behind 90% of ice loss: Study

LONDON: Melting of Antarctica's submerged ice shelves accounts for as much as 90 per cent of ice loss in some areas, a new study suggests.Iceberg production and melting causes 2,800 cubic kilometres of ice to leave the Antarctic ice sheet every year....

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Dog behaviour could help design social robots

ANI Sep 13, 2013, 10.57PM IST WASHINGTON: A researcher has said that behaviour of dogs could help robot designers fine-tune their future designs. Lead author Gabriella Lakatos of the Hungarian Academy of Science and Eotvos Lorand University,...

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An orange a day can keep cancer away

IANS Sep 14, 2013, 06.38PM IST BRASILIA: On reviewing available research on cancer prevention and the benefits of orange, scientists say orange could prove to be crucial in the prevention of cancer. In a forthcoming review article from Nutrition...

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Icy comet collisions can produce building blocks of life

WASHINGTON: A new study suggests that the building blocks of life can spontaneously come into existence when icy comets smash into planets.Scientists have discovered a "cosmic factory" for producing the building blocks of life, amino acids, in the research.The...

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Apes plan, communicate their trips in advance

AP Sep 12, 2013, 02.46AM IST WASHINGTON: It's the ape equivalent of Google Maps and Facebook. The night before a big trip, Arno the orangutan plots his journey and lets others know where he is going with a long, whooping call. What he and his...

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Dog behaviour could help design social robots

ANI Sep 13, 2013, 10.57PM IST WASHINGTON: A researcher has said that behaviour of dogs could help robot designers fine-tune their future designs. Lead author Gabriella Lakatos of the Hungarian Academy of Science and Eotvos Lorand University,...

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An orange a day can keep cancer away

BRASILIA: On reviewing available research on cancer prevention and the benefits of orange, scientists say orange could prove to be crucial in the prevention of cancer.In a forthcoming review article from Nutrition and Cancer: An International Journal,...

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Apes plan, communicate their trips in advance

AP Sep 12, 2013, 02.46AM IST WASHINGTON: It's the ape equivalent of Google Maps and Facebook. The night before a big trip, Arno the orangutan plots his journey and lets others know where he is going with a long, whooping call. What he and his...

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Dog behaviour could help design social robots

WASHINGTON: A researcher has said that behaviour of dogs could help robot designers fine-tune their future designs.Lead author Gabriella Lakatos of the Hungarian Academy of Science and Eotvos Lorand University, found that dogs react sociably to robots...

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An orange a day can keep cancer away

BRASILIA: On reviewing available research on cancer prevention and the benefits of orange, scientists say orange could prove to be crucial in the prevention of cancer.In a forthcoming review article from Nutrition and Cancer: An International Journal,...

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Heart attack risk rises in winter, dips in summer

Subodh Varma, TNN Sep 2, 2013, 01.12PM IST (A study says the risk of getting…) NEW DELHI: The risk of getting a heart attack is highest in winter and lowest in summer, according to latest research based on analysis of more than 100,000...

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Dutch ‘vegetarian butcher’ turns plants into ‘meat’

AFP Sep 9, 2013, 05.21AM IST THE HAGUE: Never mind last month's revolutionary testtube beef burger grown from meat stem cells. The Dutch are way ahead with a 'vegetarian butcher' who transforms plants into 'meat'. Dubbed the 'Frankenburger',...

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Japan sets new date for satellite rocket launch

Japan's state-run space agency on Monday said the launch of its next-generation solid-fuel rocket had been rescheduled for September 14 after the first attempt was suspended seconds before lift-off.The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) plans...

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Scientists amazed by how much dolphins remember

Aug 10, 2013, 06.52PM IST (The scientists based their…) LONDON: A scientific study shows that dolphins are the animals with the greatest memory-storage capacity after humans, according to the British magazine Proceedings of the Royal...

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‘Happiness can affect your genes’

Agencies Jul 31, 2013, 07.01AM IST WASHINGTON: Happiness can affect your genes in a healthy or unhealthy way depending on what causes you to feel pleasure , a first-of-its-kind study has found. US researchers found that human bodies recognize...

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Heart attack risk rises in winter, dips in summer

NEW DELHI: The risk of getting a heart attack is highest in winter and lowest in summer, according to latest research based on analysis of more than 100,000 patients in seven European countries. The researchers found that levels of several cardiovascular...

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World’s fastest switch created

Kounteya Sinha, TNN Jul 30, 2013, 07.31AM IST LONDON: US department of energy's (DOE) SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have clocked the fastest-possible electrical switching in magnetite, a naturally magnetic mineral. Their results could...

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‘Happiness can affect your genes’

Agencies Jul 31, 2013, 07.01AM IST WASHINGTON: Happiness can affect your genes in a healthy or unhealthy way depending on what causes you to feel pleasure , a first-of-its-kind study has found. US researchers found that human bodies recognize...

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Scientists amazed by how much dolphins remember

Aug 10, 2013, 06.52PM IST (The scientists based their…) LONDON: A scientific study shows that dolphins are the animals with the greatest memory-storage capacity after humans, according to the British magazine Proceedings of the Royal...

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