Washington, May 26 : A team of Penn State researchers including an Indian boffin has found that the interactive look and feel of a corporate website could help shape positive perceptions about the

Madrid, May 26 : Archeologists have discovered a piece of stone 44 centimetres high and 34 wide in the Canary Islands, which they have dubbed as a “cosmic clock”.

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Hamburg, Germany  - Birds instinctively choose the fruit which is healthy and shun less health-giving food options, German researchers found.

Kobe, Japan - Japan is hoping for a long-term deal on targets for halving carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by 2050 at the upcoming G8 meeting in July, Environment Minister Ichiro Kamoshita said in Kobe Sunday.

Speaking at a meeting of G8 environment ministers, Kamoshita said he hoped "the target would present a shared vision among the countries participating in the G8 summit."

He also called upon China, the United States and other important CO2 producers to take part in the summit.

Japan, which currently holds the G8 presidency, believes that without the largest producers of CO2, a follow-up agreement to the Kyoto Protocol that runs out in 2012 would be ineffective.