Washington, May 23 : A University of Leicester geographer has come up with a map that shows that about 3.5 to 4.5 million square km of the global vegetation burns every year, an area which is equiv

Washington  - The US state of Georgia commuted the sentence of a convicted murderer less than two and a half hours before he was scheduled to be put to death by legal injection, US news reports sai

Washington, May 23 : A new study has determined that over 50 percent of oceanic shark species are threatened with extinction.

Washington, May 23: NASA’s Phoenix Mars lander is will have onboard two special tools to give scientists their best look at the Red Planet’s true colors, which would help scientists to determine what makes up the terrain of Mars.

About the size of hockey pucks, the two tools, called color-calibration targets, are covered with color chips, designed by University of Central Florida (UCF) Physics and Astronomy Professor Dan Britt and two students.

When Phoenix’s camera takes pictures of the terrain, it will also capture the calibration targets, allowing scientists to compare the colors in each photo and determine the actual hues.

Washington, May 23 : A doctoral student a

Washington, May 23: The secretary accused of breaking up Shania Twain’s 14-year marriage to music producer Mutt Lange has vehemently denied she was the reason for the couple’s split.