Washington, May 3 (ANI): Mutations in a gene that helps regulate copper and oxygen levels in eye tissue are associated with a severe form of nearsightedness, according to a study at Duke Medicine.

London, Apr. 22 (ANI): Archaeologists, excavating near the Royal Borough, have found a 4400-year-old skeleton of an upper class woman, who was almost certainly a member of the local ruling elite.

London, Dec. 13 (ANI): Buddhist monks held rallies across Burma to demand further apologies from the authorities over a crackdown against a copper mine protest last month.

Yangon, Dec. 8 (Xinhua-ANI): Myanmar's Sagaing region police commander Colonel San Yu has apologized to senior monks at a ceremony for wounding some junior monks among protestors in the Nov. 29 disperse action of boycott camps at the Latpadaungtaung copper mining project site, official media the New Light of Myanmar reported Sunday.

Islamabad, Nov. 27 (ANI): A female representative of Syed Balanoshi Noahtani Sadaat tribe, inhibiting the Chaghi district of Balochistan province, has accused former president General Pervez Musharraf of having played havoc with the province's resources by reaching unilateral agreements with foreign companies.

Washington, Nov. 22 (ANI): A 65-year-old man was reportedly shot at a gun shop on Hudson Street in Silver City, USA, but is now in a stable condition.

Kabul, Sept. 25 (ANI): An ancient archeological site in Afghanistan could soon be destroyed by Chinese miners in the name of economic profit.

New York, September 6 (ANI): Merely a day after Michelle Obama sparkled on stage at the Democratic National Convention in a stunning pink and copper Tracy Reese frock, the frenzy to clone her style has spun into overdrive.

London, August 18 (ANI): The use of copper to help ease the pain of arthritis has long been debated.

London, July 9 (ANI): Researchers, including one of Indian origin, have found that urinary tract infection causing bacteria "know" that copper is a potent weapon against them, and hence they steal copper to prevent the metal from being used against them.

Washington, May 30 (ANI): Researchers have developed a new set of flexible, electrically conductive 'nanowires' from thin strands of copper atoms mixed with nickel.

New Delhi, Apr 27(ANI): Four Indian state-owned entities are on a short list to bid for copper and gold projects in Afghanistan.

Washington, Apr 10 (ANI): Researchers have come up with a more efficient and a less expensive way of cooling electronic devices - especially devices that generate a lot of heat, like lasers and power devices.

Gorakhpur, Feb 26 (ANI): The copper industry in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur District is witnessing a dark phase as dearth of craftsmen in the region has resulted in drastic fall in business.

London, Jan 24 (ANI): Graphene, which is the thinnest material known to science, is not only transparent to eye but also water, a new study including Indian origin researcher has revealed.

Washington, Nov 13 (ANI): A team of scientists led by an Indian origin is studying graphene, essentially a single layer of the graphite found commonly in our pencils or the charcoal we burn on our barbeques, to use it as an alternative to copper in creating smaller and faster smart phones, tablet computers and other devises.

Washington, Oct 15 (ANI): An eastern diamond rattlesnake recently gave birth to 19 healthy offspring five years after mating.

Washington, Oct 11 (ANI): Most dietary supplements, including multivitamins, folic acid, iron and copper, among others, appears to be associated with an increased risk of death in older women, according to a new study.

Washington, Sept 29 (ANI): A new study from the University of Granada has for the first time confirmed that low blood levels of copper and zinc in pregnant women may be a factor associated with spontaneous abortion.

New York, August 15 (ANI): Illusionist David Copperfield became the father of a baby girl16 months ago.