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Stockholm, Oct 8 (IANS) Two US and a Japanese scientist shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for chemistry, the prize committee announced Wednesday.

London, Oct 8 (IANS) Both farmers and supermarkets are under increasing pressure to minimise the use of pesticides in fruits and vegetables.

Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) More and more labs are seeking to develop 3-D cell-culture systems that allow them to test new techniques and drugs in a medium that more closely mimics the way in which cells grow.

Washington, Oct 8 (IANS) The 2008 ozone hole - a thinning in the ozone layer over Antarctica - is larger both in size and ozone loss than 2007.

London, Oct 8 (IANS) Iran's state-backed motor manufacturer, Iran Khodro, has unveiled a new car specially designed for women that might take the country's gender sensitivity to new levels, the Daily Telegraph has reported.

Washington, Oct 8 (DPA) NASA Tuesday published photographs sent by its Messenger spacecraft of a flyby of Mercury earlier this week, providing researchers a new view of the planet closest the Sun.

Stockholm, Oct 7 (IANS) Two Japanese and a US scientist shared the 2008 Nobel Prize for physics, according to the prize committee Tuesday.

New Delhi, Oct 7 (IANS) It was a spectacular show in the sky early Tuesday morning, when a small asteroid entered the earth's atmosphere releasing a huge amount of light and energy before exploding.

Washington, Oct 7 (DPA) NASA's Messenger spacecraft came within 200 km of Mercury Monday, taking pictures of the rocky planet nearest the sun.

Thrissur, Oct 6 (IANS) The Kerala Agriculture University (KAU) Monday denied reports that it has entered into an agreement with Maharashtra Hybrid Seed Co (Mahyco) to provide it with the germplasm of indigenous rice varieties.

Bangalore, Oct 6 (IANS) India's maiden lunar mission Chandrayaan-1 is likely to lift off in the early hours of Oct 22 from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre at Sriharikota, about 90km from Chennai, a top space agency official said Monday.

Stockholm, Oct 6 (IANS) The Nobel Foundation announced here Monday that the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine will be shared by Harald zur Hausen of Germany, and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier of France.

Lucknow, Oct 6 (IANS) The Uttar Pradesh Technical University (UPTU) will now offer online teaching programmes to its students, officials said Monday. This is expected to substantially overcome its staff shortage problem. UPTU is facing a shortage of nearly 2,000 faculty members.

London, Oct 6 (IANS) Low level of stress hormone may trigger antisocial behaviour in male adolescents, a new study in Britain shows.

Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Key advances in genomics, supported by cutting-edge technologies, are rapidly driving the development of molecular diagnostics, according to a report.

Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) Ice core and ocean deposit comparisons show complex links between carbon dioxide levels, ocean currents and climate and may help explain past, present and future climate trends.

Washington, Oct 4 (IANS) The world's largest computing grid is all set to tackle the biggest ever data challenge from the most powerful accelerator, the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).

Chennai, Oct 3 (IANS) With the entry of global automobile companies into India and also their research arms, automotive research is one of the areas where India can be a leader, said a top Indian scientist here Friday.

London, Oct 3 (IANS) Atlantic bluefin tuna weighing as much as 700 kg, is the most sought-after of its kind, fetching as much as $50,000 in the Asian markets where its meat is prized, which explains its depleting numbers since the 1970s.

London, Oct 3 (IANS) Exposure to plastic is linked to adverse health effects on humans and lab animals, a slew of new studies has confirmed.