Washington, June 20 : By analyzing elements in ancient mineral crystals, scientists have suggested that suggests liquid water existed on Earth as long as 4.3 billion years ago, 100 million years ea

Berlin, June 20 : A new research has determined that the laws of nature are the same in the distant Universe as they are here on Earth.

Washington, June 20 : A Senior Research Fellow in the New Delhi office of the International Food Policy Research Institute says that “cheap food” is not actually cheap for poor countries.

Bart Minten came to this conclusion after studying the food retail revolution in the Africal island nation of Madagascar.

The economist said that supermarket chains, though were praised for bringing low-priced goods to the developing world, had actually failed to attract the poor.

At the heart of the problem is a classic cost-benefit analysis by the consumer, he said.

During the course of study, Minten showed pictures taken of various items (rice, meat, tomatoes) from the newer supermarket chains to a sample of Malagasy shoppers.

Washington, June 20 : A unique desert plant may hold the key for overcoming food shortage because unlike normal plants, it captures most of its carbon dioxide at night when the air is cooler and mo

Washington, June 20 : A team of Australian and American scientists has found several huge active submarine volcanoes, spreading ridges and rift zones, northeast of Fiji.

London, June 20 : Analysing compiled studies on sleep patterns in 83 species of mammals with the help of statistical techniques, scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Ornithology in Starnberg,