Great Nicobar, 11 other sites added to UNESCO's World Biosphere Reserve ...

	Great Nicobar, 11 other sites added to UNESCO's World Biosphere Reserve ... The International Coordinating Council of UNESCO's Man and the Biosphere Programme (MAB), which met in Paris from 27 to 30 May, has added India's Great Nicobar islands and 11 other sites to the World Network of Biosphere Reserves. The additions ...
	Radiation threat to man's Mars mission LONDON: Humans, who travel to Mars, will be blasted with high cosmic radiation equivalent to 50 full body CT scans that would increase the risk of cancer by about 3%, Nasa's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission's measurements have revealed.
	Large asteroid safely zips past Earth, dragging its moon along (CNN) -- The world is OK -- at least this time -- and scientists are psyched. An asteroid dubbed 1998 QE2 whizzed past Earth on Friday, with its own moon in tow. "#asteroidQE2 has sailed harmlessly past Earth," NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory tweeted ...
	Red Centre in Australia may offer clues on Mars: Researchers The similarity of Australia's Red Centre with Mars geologically may help explain why the country holds the world's largest deposits of opal, a gemstone, researches at the University of Sydney have said. Red Centre refers to Uluru, the massive red chunk of ...
	Sorry, Cinderella: Not everyone thinks attractive women must have petite feet The Karo Batak people of North Sumatra might find the story of Cinderella more understandable if its heroine had large, rather than petite, feet. For in that remote Indonesian society, people believe large-footed women are more attractive, according to a study ...
	The moon's mysteriously uneven gravity is explained at last A lunar mystery that has lingered for decades has finally been solved, thanks to data collected by NASA's GRAIL mission and some science detectives here on Earth. Back in 1968, JPL scientists made an irritating discovery while preparing for the Apollo ...
	Novel Material Utilizes Nanometer-Scale Structures to Make Paper Repellent to ... Paper is known for its ability to absorb liquids, making it ideal for products such as paper towels. But by modifying the underlying network of cellulose fibers, etching off surface “fluff” and applying a thin chemical coating, researchers have created a new type of ...
	FAO recommends using jellyfish for food and cosmetics to help falling fish stocks ... The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, warned over-fishing in the Mediterranean was boosting jellyfish, which reduce stocks further and it called for jellyfish to be used in food, medicine and cosmetics. Comment. In a “vicious circle” ...
	Water-rock reaction may supply enough hydrogen 'food' to sustain life in ocean's ... Washington, May 31 (ANI): A new study led by the University of Colorado Boulder has suggested that a chemical reaction between iron-containing minerals and water may produce enough hydrogen "food" to sustain microbial communities living in pores and ...