Babies born to mothers who contracted the swine flu virus faced a much greater risk of being stillborn, according to a new study. Baby deaths among women infected with the 2009 strain of the... Read more
A new study has looked at accurately measuring each nation’s contribution of carbon dioxide into the Earth’s atmosphere. And the research found 10 countries account for 67% of gl... Read more
Environmental hazards sicken or kill millions of people — soot or smog in the air, for example, or pollutants in drinking water. But the most dangerous stuff happens where the food is made —... Read more
Shenyang is a large city in Northeastern China, not far from the border with North Korea. It is a centrally important industrial city with a population of 8 million that is currently leading... Read more
There has been a fall of just over 20% in the number of deaths from malaria worldwide in the past decade, the World Health Organization says. A new report said that one-third of the 108 coun... Read more
iOS 5 (Credit: Apple Inc.) Anyone who carries his or her life on an iDevice will run to iOS 5, Apple’s new mobile operating system (compatible with the iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,... Read more
The Soyuz TMA-15 spacecraft at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. (Credit: RSC Energia) HOUSTON — Appearing before a House oversight panel this week, NASA’s chief human spaceflight offic... Read more
The viva voce examination for the admission seekers in the four- year honours course, academic session 2011-12, of Jahangirnagar University will begin on October 24 and continue till October... Read more
The entire DNA sequence of a woman who lived to 115 has been pieced together by scientists. The woman, who was the oldest in the world at the time of her death, had the mind of someone decad... Read more
Obesity has a greater impact on the blood pressure of teenage girls than on teenage boys, a US study has suggested. High blood pressure is a risk factor for heart disease and stroke in later... Read more
