Al Qaeda-type terrorists in US: Homeland Security chiefOctober 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano has told Bloomberg Television that Al Qaeda-type terrorists are present in the country and are being tracked.
Obama postpones meeting with Dalai Lama: ReportOctober 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - The White House has postponed a meeting between the Dalai Lama and President Barack Obama until after Obama's meeting with Chinese leader Hu Jintao next month, the Washington Post reported Monday. The Post said it would be the first time since 1991 that the Tibetan spiritual leader will visit Washington and not meet the US president.
Gossiping is fundamental to being human, claims scientistSeptember 8th, 2009 LONDON - Gossiping is fundamental to being human, and this is what separates us from animals, claims a social psychologist. While speaking at British Science Festival, Dr Nicholas Emler, from University of Surrey said it was fundamental to being human and gossiping was the reason we developed our unique ability to talk.
Baby chimps better at controlling emotions than human babiesSeptember 7th, 2009 LONDON - When it comes to controlling emotions, baby chimps do it better than human babies, concludes a new study. The research, which investigated the facial expressions of young chimpanzees, may explain why some babies cry so much and are so inconsolable.
Scientists isolate genes that imbue us with uniquely human traitsSeptember 2nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - Humans and chimpanzees are genetically very similar yet clearly distinct in many ways. Scientists have isolated genes that evolved in humans after branching off from other primates, making us uniquely human.
New, improved zebrafish cloning method may further human health researchAugust 31st, 2009 LONDON - In what may eventually prove very useful in human health research, scientists at Michigan State University have come up with a more efficient method to clone zebra fish. What makes this work an important achievement is the fact that zebra fish, which have served as an excellent model for understanding normal development and birth defects for more than 20 years, are quickly becoming the animal of choice for many researchers.
Airtel launches wholesale services for global playersAugust 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Bharti Airtel Monday launched its global wholesale service portfolio, which will enable telecom companies across 50 countries to access its services. The company has invested $500 million to expand its connectivity by building cable capacity, network infrastructure and international points of presences, an official statement said.
Human intelligence just became 50,000 years older!August 14th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Scientists have found evidence in Africa that humans began using fire to create tools nearly 50,000 years earlier than previously thought, a time that marks the turning point when we acquired intelligence and became "uniquely human."
Before finding the 72,000-year-old cache of stone weapons, scientists had thought people began manipulating fire to create tools in Europe about 25,000 years ago. But, according to a report in National Geographic News, the new finds suggest that people in what is now South Africa discovered that heating a stone called silcrete would make it easier to flake, allowing them to shape more advanced blades, knives, and other tools.
Human rights group sending delegation to Honduras to investigate alleged abusesAugust 5th, 2009 Human rights delegation to travel to HondurasWASHINGTON — A human rights group plans to send a delegation to Honduras to investigate alleged abuses during the country's June 28 coup. The Inter-American Commission of Human Rights announced Wednesday that it would send a delegation from Aug.
Wiener dog's stubby legs may hold clue to human dwarfism and evolutionJuly 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A new research has determined that the wiener dog's stubby little legs hold a clue to both human dwarfism and evolution as a whole. The key is in a newly identified gene that makes short-legged dogs, like the dachshund, so short, according to the research.
NY district attorney Morgenthau says Sotomayor 'uniquely qualified' for Supreme CourtJuly 16th, 2009 Morgenthau praises Sotomayor for high courtWASHINGTON — Veteran New York district attorney Robert Morgenthau is praising one of his former assistants, Sonia Sotomayor, as someone who can be an "outstanding" member of the Supreme Court. Morgenthau told the Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday that as an assistant district attorney, Sotomayor understood the importance of every criminal case to the victim.
Humans related to orangutans, not chimps or gorillasJune 18th, 2009 WASHINGTON - In a new research, a team of scientists has suggested that humans most likely share a common ancestor with orangutans, not chimpanzees and gorillas. The research, done by scientists from the University of Pittsburgh and the Buffalo Museum of Science, reject as "problematic" the popular suggestion, based on DNA analysis, that humans are most closely related to chimpanzees, which they maintain is not supported by fossil evidence.
Tickled apes reveal human laughter is 16 million years oldJune 5th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Tickling a gorilla or chimp can arouse bursts of grunting sounds - or laughter, say researchers who conclude that man's laugh can be traced back to 10 to 16 million years ago. Scientists reported the finding online on June 4th in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication.
New technique enables creation of features 2500 times smaller than width of human hairApril 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of scientists has developed a technique that enables the creation of features 2500 times smaller than the width of a human hair, which is a significant advancement in the nanofabrication Process. The ability to create tiny patterns is essential to the fabrication of computer chips and many other current and potential applications of nanotechnology.
US to run for seat on UN Human Rights CouncilApril 1st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Tuesday said it will join the UN Human Rights Council, a body that was derided by former president George W. Bush as politicized and ineffective.
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