Earth could be 'unrecognizable' by 2050
Washington: A growing, more affluent population competing for ever scarcer resources could make for an 'unrecognizable' world by 2050, researchers have warned at a major US science conference.
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Scientists close to 'kilogram' definition
London: Scientists say they are close to achieving a 200-year-old goal of creating a universal system of measurements based on stable quantities, as they progress towards changing how the kilogram is
The mammoth to be brought back to life
Tokyo: Japanese researchers will launch a project this year to resurrect the long-extinct mammoth by using cloning technology to bring the ancient pachyderm back to life in around five years time, a r
Indian scientists need to think big: PM
Chennai: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday urged Indian scientists to 'think big' and 'out of the box' for scientific advancement and innovations in the country.
"The time has come for Indian s
Massive Antarctic IceCube to help search for dark matter
Wellington: An extraordinary underground observatory for subatomic particles has been completed in a huge cube of ice one kilometre on each side deep under the South Pole, researchers said.
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