New form of El Nino may increase chances of hurricanes making landfall
Washington, July 3 (ANI): A study by climatologists at the Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that a new form of El Nino may be changing potentially causing not only a greater number of hurricanes than in average years, but also a greater chance of hurricanes making landfall..

Scientists use genetic engineering to make virus-resistant grapevines
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Scientists are making certain plants resistant to the "Grapevine fanleaf virus" GFLV by genetic engineering..

Scientists 'reconstruct' giant extinct moa bird using ancient DNA
Adelaide, July 3 (ANI): Scientists have performed the first DNA-based reconstruction of the giant extinct moa bird, using prehistoric feathers recovered from caves and rock shelters in New Zealand..

Pacific Northwest forests hold significant potential to increase carbon storage
Washington, July 3 (ANI): A new study has determined that the forests of the Pacific Northwest hold significant potential to increase carbon storage and help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in the coming years..

Reintroduction of extinct butterfly in Britain a lesson for animal conservationists
Washington, July 3 (ANI): The successful reintroduction of a once extinct butterfly in Britain has led scientists to determine that intelligent countryside management could improve the survival chances of animal and plant species threatened by climate change..

Plants' internal clocks may improve climate change scenarios
Washington, July 3 (ANI): In a new study, scientists have suggested that the internal clock in plants can help make climate change scenarios and CO2 level figures more accurate..

Now, printable batteries that can be integrated into ATM cards, greeting cards
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Have problems remembering that TAN number while doing online transactions? Well, your ATM card could soon tell the code just with a simple touch, all thanks to newly developed printable batteries that could easily be fitted into bankcards..

Natural compound can prevent diabetic retinopathy
Washington, July 3 (ANI): A natural compound can be used to stop diabetic retinopathy, one of the leading causes of blindness around the world, according to researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center..

Land Rover launches 'world's toughest phone'
London, July 3 (ANI): Land Rover has unveiled what it claims to be the world's strongest phone, after the gadget survived being dropped from a tall building, stood on by an elephant, and roasted in an oven..

'Cosmic fireworks display' seen inside Helix Nebula
Washington, July 3 (ANI): A new image, taken with an infrared camera on the Subaru Telescope in Hawaii, has revealed a cosmic fireworks display, in the form of tens of thousands of previously unseen comet-shaped knots inside the Helix Nebula..

NASA's Fermi Telescope discovers 16 pulsars in deep space
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Astronomers have used NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope to discover 16 pulsars..

Three new Aussie dinos discovered
Sydney, July 3 (ANI): In a new research, paleontologists have unveiled three new Australian dinosaur skeletons in outback Queensland, Australia..

What prompts lung cancer to spread
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Researchers from Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Centre claim to have identified a cellular pathway that is involved in spread of lung cancer..

Parkinson's medications may help treat extreme drug-resistant TB
Washington, July 3 (ANI): Two drugs that are commonly used to treat Parkinson's disease have been found to be effective in treating extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis, say researchers at the University of California, San Diego..

It's official: anger does cause a rush of blood to the brain
Washington, July 3 (ANI): A piece of research has shown that anger or mental stress can increase the flow of blood in the brain..