Washington, October 1 (ANI): A new study by Cornell Medical College researchers has revealed that attitudes toward smoking influence teenagers’ use of multiple drugs—smoking, drinking and using marijuana in combination—and that this manifested itself differently in boys and girls. (Continue reading)
Washington, October 1 (ANI): A simulation developed by scientists at Washington University in St. Louis has suggested that the atmosphere of COROT-7b, an exoplanet discovered last February by the COROT space telescope, is made up of the ingredients of rocks. (Continue reading)
Washington, October 1 (ANI): Auburn University experts in Alabama say that security on government, commercial, and educational systems can be significantly improved by using a novel system to filter out denial of service attacks on computer networks, including cloud computing systems. Reporting about such a filter in the Int. J. Information and Computer Security, the researchers have pointed out that denial of Service (DoS) and distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks involve an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users. This may simply be for malicious purposes as is often the case when big commercial or famous web sites undergo a DDoS attack, they say. However, according to the researchers, it is also possible to exploit the system's response to such an attack to break system firewalls, access virtual private networks, and to access other private resources. They say that a DoS attack can also be used to affect a complete network or even a whole section of the Internet. (Continue reading)
Washington, October 1 (ANI): Using computational models of the brain, University of Missouri researchers have found new evidence on how the brain reacts to fear, including important findings that could help victims of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). (Continue reading)
Washington, Oct 1(ANI): Singer Robbie Williams is eager to marry his girlfriend of two years Ayda Field, but she refuses to do so, it has emerged. (Continue reading)
Centurion, Sep.30 (ANI): Team India ran out of luck, as Pakistan lost to Australia by two wickets in the crucial match on Wednesday at the Centurion despite a spectacular endeavour till last ball of the final over of the match. With Pakistan’s loss, India moved out of the ongoing Champions’ Trophy as to qualify for the semi-final India needed to beat West Indies with a huge margin on Wednesday in Johannesburg and the Pakistan should beat Australia on the same day in a separate match here. Australia, in a match they were required to win to qualify for the Champions Trophy semi-finals, were cruising at 140 for 2 at one stage, after restricting Pakistan to a paltry 205. However, the Aussies appeared crumbling like a pack of cards after Ricky Ponting's dismissal and the team lost six wickets within 40 runs. However, Brett Lee kept his cool during the final overs, as the asking rate rose and resources grew thin, and secured a thrilling two-wicket victory off the final ball. (Continue reading)
Mumbai, Sep. 30 (ANI): Talks over a proposed partnership between Bharti Airtel and South Africa’s MTN have been called off, with Bharti Airtel saying that the South African government is not ready to "accept the deal in its current form.” In a statement issued on Wednesday, Bharti Airtel said that it says it hopes government will "review its position in future". (Continue reading)
By Hempi D.Henpilen Shillong, Sep.30 (ANI): The Meghalaya government has decided to lease out 422 hectares of land in the West Khasi Hills region for 30 years to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) for pre-project developmental works, a step which is agitating a number of locals. (Continue reading)
kolkata, Sep. 30 (ANI): A Maoist sponsored 48-hour shutdown disrupted normal life in West Bengal on Wednesday. (Continue reading)
Mumbai, Sep. 30 (ANI): Bollywood actor Abhishek Bachchan promoted his upcoming film 'Ravana' at an event in Bangalore on Wednesday. (Continue reading)