May 24 2013 Last updated 5:02 am
Most of the water brought by irrigation to grow crops evaporates even before reaching plant roots, a huge waste of resources that contributes to the global food crisis. Scientists are now modifying roots to improve the plants' ability to find… बाँकी अंश »
Christian Bale says he wants to see more sex in the 'Batman' movies. reports him saying: 'I do think there is room for an 18-rated Batman. It's a little bit tricky to broach the sex aspect of the story when… बाँकी अंश »
Dhaka, July 31 (Xinhua) Over 100 Bangladeshi workers, who were deported by Kuwait over allegations of instigating labour unrest, have arrived here, a newspaper report said Thursday.Several hundred others who have been put in jail for staging demonstrations in the… बाँकी अंश »
The Bahraini sponsor of three Indian workers has allegedly demanded 3,000 Bahraini dinars ($7,957.60) to release them so that they can home.The three workers have now lodged a complaint with Bahrain's labour ministry and the Indian embassy, the Bahrain Tribune… बाँकी अंश »
Madrid, July 31 (Xinhua) FC Barcelona said they will appeal to the Tribunal Arbitral of Sport over FIFA's decision that the club must allow striker Lionel Messi to play for Argentina in the Olympics.Barca want 21-year-old Messi to be available… बाँकी अंश »
Calcium helps facilitate communication among cells, but how cells and molecules manage to sense and respond to its fluctuations long remained a mystery.Johns Hopkins biomedical engineers have discovered how calcium sensor protein calmodulin can gauge both the local flow of… बाँकी अंश »
Beijing, July 31 (Xinhua) A new testing method has been put in place to check previously undetectable human growth hormone (HGH) during the Beijing Olympic Games.'The new test kits will track the use of HGH, a substance that boosts strength… बाँकी अंश »
Lesbian and gay couples who believe in God and have children are more likely to formalise their relationship, according to a new study.'Opponents of relationship recognition for same-sex couples often say that we have to protect children, or that same-sex… बाँकी अंश »
Beijing, July 31 (Xinhua) If there is any athlete going with the tag of unrivalled gold medallists in the Beijing Olympics, Yelena Isinbayeva has to be one of them.The Russian pole vaulter just cleared 5.04 metres Tuesday night in Monaco,… बाँकी अंश »
The price for crude oil produced by the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) fell by almost a dollar Wednesday but stayed above $120 a barrel, OPEC said Thursday.One barrel (159 litres) of OPEC-produced crude stood at $120.88 Wednesday,… बाँकी अंश »