Latest News from Science Section http://www.ibnlive.com/index.html Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:23:57 +0100 IBNLive.com http://www.ibnlive.com/pix/common/ibnlogo.jpg http://www.ibnlive.com/index.html Feed provided by IBNLive. http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hsbc-green-heroes-doing-their-bit-to-save-earth/71985-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/05_2008/citizens_earth_1758_90.jpg" alt="CITIZENS FOR EARTH: Heat is rising, glaciers are melting and we just have four years to save planet Earth." title="CITIZENS FOR EARTH: Heat is rising, glaciers are melting and we just have four years to save planet Earth." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>As world leaders unite to fight global warming, there are those who are doing their bit for Earth. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/71985/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/teri-creates-oil-zappers-to-cleanup-toxic-sludge/71646-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/08_2008/oil-zapper90.jpg" alt="OIL EATERS: Oil zapper is a cocktail of microbes that transform harmful hydrocarbons to non-toxic compounds." title="OIL EATERS: Oil zapper is a cocktail of microbes that transform harmful hydrocarbons to non-toxic compounds." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Dr Banwari Lal, a scientist at TERI has initiated the creation of oil-eating bugs. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/71646/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/partial-lunar-eclipse-on-sunday/71331-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/08_2008/lunar_eclipse_90.jpg" alt="PARTIAL ECLIPSE: Visible to almost all parts of the world, except the North American region." title="PARTIAL ECLIPSE: Visible to almost all parts of the world, except the North American region." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>A murky red moon will appear on the night sky on Saturday to early Sunday IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/71331/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hsbc-green-heroes-changing-the-world-one-step-at-a-time/71447-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/08_2008/greenherosnew_90.jpg" alt="" title="" border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Let's meet the innovators and inventors fighting climate change. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/71447/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/your-chow-momos-could-be-making-you-obese/71189-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/08_2008/chowmein90a.jpg" alt="SAFE BUT NOT HEALTHY: Most streetside 'Chinese' food have MSG added to it to enhance flavour." title="SAFE BUT NOT HEALTHY: Most streetside 'Chinese' food have MSG added to it to enhance flavour." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>New study links flavour enhancer monosodium glutamate to obesity. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/71189/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/polar-bear-eaten-by-shark-tables-turn-on-predator/70914-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/08_2008/polar-bear2.gif" alt="POLAR BEAR: It was believed the polar bear towered over the shark in the food-chain" title="POLAR BEAR: It was believed the polar bear towered over the shark in the food-chain" border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Polar bear seemed to tower over the shark in the food chain but that is under a cloud now. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/70914/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/bid-to-crack-universe-secrets-in-september/70681-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/08_2008/particle_accelerator_90.jpg" alt="BACK WITH A BANG: Core magnet of one of the five Compact Muon Solenoids which are a part of underground LHC." title="BACK WITH A BANG: Core magnet of one of the five Compact Muon Solenoids which are a part of underground LHC." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Scientists will aim to recreate conditions like just after the Big Bang. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/70681/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-other-side-solar-eclipse-its-history-and-science/70190-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/08_2008/solar90.jpg" alt="MOON RISING: A solar eclipse in 1919 confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity." title="MOON RISING: A solar eclipse in 1919 confirmed Einstein's theory of general relativity." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Next solar eclipse will occur on July 22, 2009; will pass through India. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/70190/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/housing-complex-in-kolkata-runs-on-solar-energy/68556-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/solar-housing-fi90.jpg" alt="SOLAR HOUSING: A housing colony in Kolkata is running entirely on solar energy and it’s a first of its kind." title="SOLAR HOUSING: A housing colony in Kolkata is running entirely on solar energy and it’s a first of its kind." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Rabi Rashmi Abasan is India's first solar housing complex. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68556/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/fuelling-the-future-looks-for-petrol-alternatives/68373-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/60708petrol90.jpg" alt="UP, UP AND AWAY: The price of crude oil is inching closer to the $150-mark." title="UP, UP AND AWAY: The price of crude oil is inching closer to the $150-mark." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Alternatives include battery-operated vehicles, fuel from sugarcane and Jatropha. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68373/11 http://www.ibnlive.com/news/g8-curtainraiser-climate-change-tops-agenda/68398-11-15.html?from=rssfeed <img src="http://static.ibnlive.com/pix/sitepix/07_2008/g8_curtainraiser_90.jpg" alt="NO TO SUMMIT: Police officers block anti-G8 demonstrators in Sapporo on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido." title="NO TO SUMMIT: Police officers block anti-G8 demonstrators in Sapporo on Japan's northern main island of Hokkaido." border="0" width="70" height="50" align="left" hspace="5"/>Mounting political tensions and uncertain world economy are also worries. IBNLive.com editor@ibnonline.com http://www.ibnlive.com/news/68398/11