Monthly Archives: June 2010

Birth of the Milky Way

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

For the first time, a team of astronomers has succeeded in investigating the earliest phases of the evolutionary history of our home Galaxy, the Milky Way. The scientists, from the Argelander Institute for Astronomy at Bonn University and the Max-Planck … Continue reading →

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Intelligent Technologies Hold Key To Greener Buildings

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

A new debate is a brewing in green-building circles as architects, engineers and designers consider what it means to incorporate intelligent-building elements into sustainable, “green” structures. Since taking off in the early 2000s, the green building movement has made great … Continue reading →

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Whiter Clouds Could Mean Wetter Land

Posted on June 29, 2010 by

One proposed emergency fix to halt global warming is to seed clouds over the ocean to make them more reflective, reducing the solar radiation absorbed by the Earth. But the scheme could also change global rainfall patterns, raising concerns of … Continue reading →

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Rohtang Tunnel

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

Sonia Gandhi  laid the foundation stone for the 8.8-km-long horseshoe-shaped Rohtang tunnel, which would make travel to Leh in Jammu and Kashmir from Manali in Himachal Pradesh possible round the year. At present, the Leh region remains cut-off for six … Continue reading →

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112-Year-Old Shipwreck Found in Lake Michigan

Posted on June 28, 2010 by

A huge wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago was found perfectly preserved at the bottom of Lake Michigan.A huge wooden steamship that sank more than a century ago was found perfectly preserved at the bottom of Lake … Continue reading →

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Bishnoi Tribe in India

Posted on June 27, 2010 by

The Thar desert in India is full of ironies—one of them being the Bishnoi community of Rajasthan. Here, peace is maintained with aggression and robust health rubs shoulders with regular famine. Here penniless women flaunt heavy gold jewelery and wild … Continue reading →

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Methane Emissions Caused by Warming 40,000 Years Ago

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

40,000 years ago rapid warming led to an increase in methane concentration. The culprit for this increase has now been identified. Mainly wetlands in high northern latitudes caused the methane increase, as discovered by a research team from the University … Continue reading →

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Images of Eath Distorted by Earthquakes

Posted on June 25, 2010 by

Earthquakes are often imagined as opening up large gaps in the land, sinking islands and the such. It is much harder in real life to see this change. NASA has recently released the first ever airborne radar images of the … Continue reading →

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