Antenna sensors turn out to be key to Monarch butterflies finding their way to MexicoSeptember 24th, 2009 Butterfly antennas key to navigating in migrationWASHINGTON — Millions of Monarch butterflies migrate to Mexico for the winter and scientists have long speculated on how the insects find their way. Turns out, their antennas are the key.
Just be nice to others to make the world full of kind peopleSeptember 20th, 2009 LONDON - Spreading altruism through social networks can make people across the world kind to one another, says an expert. Nicholas Christakis, of Harvard Medical School in Boston, has observed in a study that one's kindness can turn a friend kind to someone else he/she knows.
Cell isolated from bio-clock can still keep timeSeptember 10th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Alexis Webb enters a small room painted dark green, turns off the lights and bends over a microscope over a black box to see a single nerve cell on a glass cover slip glowing dimly - indicating the isolated cell is busy keeping time. Researchers at Washington University in St.
Soon, a portable optical atomic clockSeptember 4th, 2009 BERLIN - In a new research work, a team of scientists has shown how optical atomic clocks in the future might become more compact and even portable, maybe even travel to space. The research was done by scientists from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) in Braunschweig, Germany.
Lunar clock to be built by River Thames by 2012September 3rd, 2009 LONDON - Scientists and artists are planning to build a 40m-wide lunar clock by the River Thames by the year 2012. According to a report by BBC News, the aim is to create a new London landmark close to the proposed Olympic stadium as a monument to a more natural way of marking time.
Chronic alcohol disrupts body's biological clockSeptember 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Chronic alcohol consumption can adversely affect body's biological clock's ability to synchronize daily activities to light, according to a new study on hamsters. It continues to affect the body's clock (circadian rhythm), even days after the drinking ends.
Atomic clock based on ytterbium atoms 4 times more accurate than beforeAugust 12th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have said that an experimental atomic clock based on ytterbium atoms is about four times more accurate than it was several years ago, giving it a precision comparable to that of the NIST-F1 cesium fountain clock, the civilian time standard of the US. NIST scientists evaluated the clock by measuring the natural frequency of ytterbium, carefully accounting for all possible deviations such as those caused by collisions between the atoms, and by using NIST-F1 as a "ruler" for comparison.
Big Ben celebrates 150 years of bongs with special celebration at clocktowerJuly 11th, 2009 Big Ben celebrates 150 years of bongsLONDON — Britain's Big Ben is marking its 150th birthday with a celebration in London on Saturday. The booming bell first pealed on July 11, 1859 — a few weeks after the clock in the famous tower above the Houses of Parliament began keeping time.
Plants' internal clocks may improve climate change scenariosJuly 3rd, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new study, scientists have suggested that the internal clock in plants can help make climate change scenarios and CO2 level figures more accurate. The study was done by an international team of researchers led by the University of Castilla-La-Mancha (UCLM) in Spain.
Facts about Big BenMay 29th, 2009 Facts about Big BenSome facts about Big Ben, the celebrated London clock that celebrates its 150th anniversary Sunday. THE BELL: Strictly speaking, the name "Big Ben" applies only to the bell, although nearly everyone uses the name to describe the clock tower that houses it.
Hollywood milkshake named after Mallika SherawatApril 20th, 2009 LONDON - Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat joined the likes of Kim Kardashian, Miley Cyrus, David Beckham and Paris Hilton when she had a milkshake named after her in Hollywood. The Mallika Shake features blueberries, blackberries, strawberries, chocolate sauce and whipped cream, reported imdb.com.
Scientists create clock that takes 300 million yrs to lose just 1secApril 17th, 2009 LONDON - Researchers studying ultra-cold atoms have made a clock that takes 300 million years to lose just one second. The atomic clock, which is twice as accurate as any similar device made previously, may believably turn out to be useful for measuring distances to far away galaxies, or for tracking tiny movements in the Earth's crust that may give a warning of earthquakes.
The Nazi clock that might have ticked away Hitler's last hoursApril 7th, 2009 LONDON - A Nazi clock that might have called time on German dictator Adolf Hitler's final hours in his bunker is now available at an antiques shop in England. Michael Fanthorpe, the owner of the shop in Dereham, Norfolk, describes the eagle-topped timepiece as a gilded bronze clock.
Fabled staff of Moses may have been found in LondonApril 2nd, 2009 LONDON - A group of builders, digging at a site in London, have unearthed what they believe is the fabled Staff of Moses. According to a report in The Sun, the piece of wood was found by digger Charlie Kingston and his team as he dug a 20ft-deep trench on a site in east London.
Big Ben gets ready to ring the changesMarch 15th, 2009 LONDON - Big Ben, one of the best-known landmarks in the world, is about to receive a public relations makeover. According to The Guardian and The Observer, Colman Getty, the public relations team that represents Nigella Lawson and J K Rowling, will shortly mastermind a countrywide celebration of the iconic clock.
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