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India`s only hospital for fish to open in Kochi

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 21:04

The country`s first hospital for fish has been sanctioned, and will come up shortly in Kochi, Kerala Minister for Fisheries K. Babu said Thursday.

Stranded whales to be euthanised in New Zealand

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:07

New Zealand conservation officials said Thursday they would have to euthanise eight pilot whales stranded on a remote beach where five others died earlier this week.

Climate scientists bark up the big tree

Climate scientists bark up the big tree

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:39

Despite their greater age, big, old trees do more than small, young ones to remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, said a study that explores how well forests slow global warming.

Dangerous pollution hits Beijing

Dangerous pollution hits Beijing

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 20:37

China`s capital was shrouded in dangerous smog on Thursday, cutting visibility down to a few hundred metres as a count of small particulate pollution reached more than 25 times recommended levels.

Image shows elusive tiger in good health

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 15:35

he tiger which has killed three persons is still at large and seemingly in good health, as an image of the carnivore captured early today by one of the 48 cameras installed in the area suggested.

Large landmasses emerged from oceans 2,700 million years ago

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:39

Researchers have managed for the first time to determine the isotope composition of the rare trace elements Hafnium and Neodymium in 2,700 million year-old seawater by using high purity chemical sediments from Temagami Banded Iron Formation (Canada) as an archive.

Why Salmonella bacteria is a near perfect killer

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:35

Researchers have said that once Salmonella bacteria get into food processing facility, and have an opportunity to form a biofilm on surfaces, it is likely to be extraordinarily difficult, if not impossible, to kill it.

Dolphins 10 times stronger than fittest human athletes

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:03

Refuting Gray`s paradox that dolphins do not have sufficient muscle power for obtaining high speeds and accelerations and must use a trick of fluid mechanics, researchers have found that dolphins are in reality stronger than the fittest human athletes.

Painting the town green in Bihar

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 13:00

A Bihar town is painting itself green to send out an environment friendly message, an official said.

Older trees grow faster and store more carbon than younger ones

Last Updated: Thursday, January 16, 2014, 12:16

A new study has revealed that the growth of most trees accelerates as they age, which suggests that large, old trees may play an unexpectedly dynamic role in removing carbon from the atmosphere.