Washington, May 24: A research team, including two Indian-origin scientists, has discovered that ulcer-causing stomach pathogen, called Helicobacter pylori, enters the stomach’s inhospitable enviro

Washington, May 24: A British Museum skull that appears in Steven Spielberg’s new film ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’, and a larger white quartz skull from the Smithsonian Ins

Washington, May 24: Scientists have announced the top ten new species described in 2007, which include an extinct animal as well.

The announcement was made by the International Institute for Species Exploration at Arizona State University and an international committee of taxonomists, who are scientists responsible for species exploration and classification.

On the list are an ornate sleeper ray dubbed “Electrolux”, a 75-million-year-old giant duck-billed dinosaur; a pink millipede; a rare, off-the-shelf frog; and, one of the most venomous snakes in the world.

Other species on the list include a fruit bat; a mushroom; a jellyfish named after its victim; a life-imitates-art “Dim” rhinoceros beetle; and the “Michelin Man” plant.

Washington, May 24: NASA’s Phoenix Ma

Oslo  - Crown Prince Haakon of Norway, Danish Crown Prince Frederik and Swedish Crown Princess Victoria were slated to visit the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard next month, the Norwegian palace said