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Mice evolve to numb pain of scorpion bites

Last Updated: Friday, October 25, 2013, 10:06

Thanks to evolution, hungry desert-dwelling wild mice can shrug off the pain of scorpions` stings in order to gobble them up for a meal, scientists said Thursday.

US state executes inmate for 1978 killing

Last Updated: Thursday, October 10, 2013, 15:20

At about 10 am, the warden read Schad`s execution warrant and asked him if he had anything to say.

Diamond `super-earth` may not be `so precious`

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 13:56

An alien world reported to be the first known planet to consist largely of diamond appears less likely to be of such precious nature, a new analysis has shown.

New type of impact craters found on Mars

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 9, 2013, 13:13

Scientists are trying to study how a category of unusual impact craters formed on Mars.

New camera clicks sharpest ever pics of night sky

Last Updated: Thursday, August 22, 2013, 10:54

Astronomers have developed a new type of camera which is helping them click sharper images of the night sky than ever before.

Warming climate pushing plants up the mountain

Last Updated: Saturday, August 17, 2013, 13:26

Increasingly warmer and drier climate is pushing plant species to higher elevations on a southern Arizona mountain, scientists say.

Barack Obama racially attacked in US

Last Updated: Thursday, August 8, 2013, 11:37

US President Barack Obama has been racially attacked by the protestors singing "Bye-Bye Black Sheep", derogatorily referring to his skin colour.

Arizona bomb suspect faces attempted murder counts

Last Updated: Saturday, July 20, 2013, 10:44

An Iraqi man charged with detonating a homemade explosive device outside a federal office building in Arizona has been indicted on 14 counts of attempted murder.

Climate change taking place 10,000 times faster than evolution

Last Updated: Friday, July 19, 2013, 15:52

Evolution is not being able to keep up pace with climate change, researchers have claimed.

US fire that kills 19 firefighters spread to 8,400 acres

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 10:08

The fast-moving wildfire that killed 19 firefighters is now more than quadruple in size, as crews battle triple-digit heat and erratic winds in an effort to contain the blaze.

Obama says he`s `heartbroken` over Arizona firefighters

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 2, 2013, 00:58

President Barack Obama says the deaths of 19 firefighters who died battling an Arizona wildfire are a heartbreaking reminder that emergency personnel put their lives on the line every day while rushing toward danger.

Deadly Arizona wildfire claims 19 firefighters` lives

Last Updated: Monday, July 1, 2013, 10:27

A fierce wildfire sweeping through Arizona claimed the lives of 19 firefighters near the town of Yarnell on Sunday, officials said.