Science News: General

Even 150 years after it first appeared in print, Charles Darwin's "On The Origin of Species" still fuels clashes between scientists convinced of its truth and critics who reject its view of life without a creator.

New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The government is interconnecting about 14,000 police stations and 6,000 police offices across the country for an IT-enabled sophisticated tracking system in crime investigation and detection of criminals, parliament was told Tuesday.

Melbourne, Nov 24 (ANI): A new study is to be conducted to investigate just how much stress we are putting on our feet by wearing thongs.

Santa Cruz (Spain), Nov 24 (EFE) Researchers have found in Cuba a unique sea slug that emits light when it is disturbed.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): Using geochemical clues from rocks nearly 3 billion years old, a group of scientists have made the surprising discovery that the creation of economically important nickel ore deposits was linked to sulfur in the ancient oxygen-poor atmosphere.

Berlin, November 24 (ANI): A team of scientists, with the aid of a mathematical model, has reconstructed the evolution of bat migration.

Wellington, Nov 24 (ANI): Defying previous beliefs about Australasian gannets, researchers at Auckland University have said that these seabirds are not monogamous, but have a significant "divorce" rate.

Norway, Costa Rica and the Maldives are struggling with high costs and technological hurdles to stay in the world's most exclusive club for fighting climate change -- seeking to cut net greenhouse gas emissions to zero.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has contributed to the discovery of the youngest brown dwarf ever observed, a finding that, if confirmed, may solve an astronomical mystery about how these cosmic misfits are formed.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study has determined that 50 million US acres of cropland, idle cropland, and cropland pasture could be converted from current uses to the production of perennial grasses, such as switchgrass, from which biomass could be harvested for use as a biofuel feedstock quite efficiently.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study by the Wildlife Conservation Society has determined that western lowland gorillas living in a large swamp in the Republic of Congo are becoming increasingly threatened by growing humans activity in the region.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A new study that analyzes insect resistance data from five continents has determined that existing theories and strategies can be used to predict, monitor, and manage insect resistance to Bt crops.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): Physicists at Empa, together with chemists from the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Mainz have, for the first time, succeeded in synthesizing a graphene-like porous polymer with atomic accuracy.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): A maths model has revealed the reason behind the characteristic shape of a long leaf.

Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Australasian gannets are as fickle as humans when it comes to fidelity but risk breeding failure with a new partner, says a new study.

Sydney, Nov 24 (IANS) Looking through crab eyes helps scientists figure out how animals and humans react to threats.

Washington, Nov 24 (ANI): Researchers have revealed how peptides interact with mineral surfaces by accelerating, switching and inhibiting their growth.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): Exposure to fumes from leaded and unleaded gasoline while refuelling cars could lead to increased aggressive behaviour, says a new study.

Washington, November 24 (ANI): Men who follow a moderate-to-heavy exercise regime may be less likely to have a stroke than those with no physical activity, says a new study.