Science News For The Year 2016 and Month Feb

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Science News For The Year 2016 and Month Feb

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Rare nine crore-year-old coral fossil found in Narmada valley

In a rare discovery, palaeontologists have stumbled upon a nine crore-year-old rare coral fossil similar to that of brain coral in Bagh beds of Narmada valley region.
2016-02-29 04:22:14 Read More

NASA invites India to jointly explore Mars, send astronauts

2016-02-28 17:23:10 Read More

Asteroid 2013 TX68 may impact Earth in 2017: Nasa

2016-02-28 15:34:06 Read More

India to establish lab to study gravitational waves: Narendra Modi

India has decided to establish a Laser Interferometer Gravitational-Wave Observatory (LIGO) where gravitational waves can be studied, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on Sunday. In his monthly radio programme Mann ki Baat, Modi said Indian scientists were also in the research team that studied gravitational waves.
2016-02-28 10:30:40 Read More

Study finds a link between oral bacteria and oesophageal cancer

2016-02-28 07:45:39 Read More

Cigarettes are replacing the traditional bidis, 36% rise in male smokers in India

2016-02-28 05:01:28 Read More

The left half - right half divide in human brains is a myth, scientist says

It is a common belief that left and right halves of brains have opposing skill sets. However, Jeffrey Anderson, a leading scientist from the University of Utah, has conducted research to compare how different sides operate and confirmed that the left-right, creative-logic dichotomy is simply a myth.
2016-02-28 03:25:31 Read More

The wealthier you are, the more you chase well-being, says survey

A recent survey on women’s health across five countries, including India, has confirmed what we’ve known all along: that wealth and well-being go hand in hand.
2016-02-27 22:17:27 Read More

The wealthier you are, the more you chase well-being, says survey

A recent survey on women’s health across five countries, including India, has confirmed what we’ve known all along: that wealth and well-being go hand in hand.
2016-02-27 22:17:27 Read More

Nasa data helps decode interstellar magnetic field

2016-02-27 10:44:08 Read More

Vision impairment of over 100 million people correctable: Study

Nearly 108 million people in the world are suffering from correctable vision impairment, a global study has estimated. Uncorrected refractive error (URE); nearsightedness, farsightedness, and other focusing problems are correctable, according to the study.
2016-02-27 07:51:06 Read More

Why planes dim their lights when landing, according to a pilot

The custom of dimming lights for landing is a security measure which has long perplexed many aeroplane passengers. Many travellers are unclear if it’s meant to force those on board to put down their books or phones and pay attention, or if the lighting is simply a ploy by airline staff to ensure a dramatic finale when they finally touch down.
2016-02-27 07:20:31 Read More

Chinese researchers in South Pole expedition grow vegetables

For the first time, Chinese scientists taking part in a 400-day South Pole research expedition could eat fresh vegetables grown regularly on-site. Wang Zheng, the grower came home last month from Antarctica. It is similar to The Martian, a sci-fi movie, where astronaut goes potatoes on Mars.
2016-02-27 05:59:34 Read More

Bacteria overgrowth could be major cause of stunting in children

A study conducted in neighbouring Bangladesh has shown that excessive growth of bacteria in the small intestine of children could be the reason for stunted growth.
2016-02-27 01:44:36 Read More

Bacteria overgrowth could be major cause of stunting in children

A study conducted in neighbouring Bangladesh has shown that excessive growth of bacteria in the small intestine of children could be the reason for stunted growth.
2016-02-27 01:43:58 Read More

Bacteria overgrowth could be major cause of stunting in children

A study conducted in neighbouring Bangladesh has shown that excessive growth of bacteria in the small intestine of children could be the reason for stunted growth.
2016-02-27 01:43:40 Read More

Bacteria overgrowth could be major cause of stunting in children

A study conducted in neighbouring Bangladesh has shown that excessive growth of bacteria in the small intestine of children could be the reason for stunted growth.
2016-02-27 01:43:33 Read More

Bacteria overgrowth could be major cause of stunting in children

A study conducted in neighbouring Bangladesh has shown that excessive growth of bacteria in the small intestine of children could be the reason for stunted growth.
2016-02-27 01:43:28 Read More

Bottoms up in 2015, say American plastic surgeons

It’s not for traditional favourites like face-lifts and breast augmentations that people line up outside plastic surgeons’ clinics these days, but increasingly for those tiny 'tucks’ and 'nips’.
2016-02-27 01:41:26 Read More

British scientists say depleting enzyme hastens aging

British scientists have identified a key enzyme whose activity levels diminishes with age, triggering wrinkles and drooping of skin. Their study, published online in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology, could pave the way for newer anti-aging therapies.
2016-02-27 01:39:22 Read More

New Penn study links moving more with longer life

Every bit of activity counts. People who walk around, wash dishes or sweep the floor are likely to live longer than people who sit at a desk, concluded a new research at the University of Pennsylvania.
2016-02-27 01:37:48 Read More

Pollinators’ no. falls, to hit global food supply

Study Says Crop Production Worth $577Bn Faces Risk
2016-02-26 23:58:35 Read More

Ray of hope: Doctors perform 1st uterus transplant in US

Surgeons at the Cleveland Clinic have performed the first uterus transplant in the US, the clinic announced on Thursday.
2016-02-26 23:45:18 Read More

Computer tablets, smartphones can empower people with intellectual disabilities, says research

New research from Concordia University in Montreal shows that digital devices such as tablets and smartphones can go a long way in helping people with intellectual disabilities face up to the stigma of their condition.
2016-02-26 17:42:41 Read More

Computer tablets, smartphones can empower people with intellectual disabilities, says research

New research from Concordia University in Montreal shows that digital devices such as tablets and smartphones can go a long way in helping people with intellectual disabilities face up to the stigma of their condition.
2016-02-26 17:42:41 Read More

Single human antibody shows promise against Ebola

A single monoclonal antibody isolated from a human survivor of Ebola virus disease completely protects monkeys from the lethal virus, and promises a potential treatment for infected humans, a new research shows. The antibody mAb114 was effective even when given five days after exposure to the virus.
2016-02-26 10:26:48 Read More

‘As happy for LIGO as I was for my prediction 45 years ago’

Professor CV Vishveshwara, 77, is a quiet man bubbling with potential energy which is only a question away from being converted into kinetic. Physics has kept him active for over five decades now and the announcement made by scientists from the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) project on February 11 has added a new spring to his life.
2016-02-26 10:12:54 Read More

Scott Kelly poised to set NASA record for consecutive days in space

On Tuesday, Scott Kelly is to turn over command of the International Space Station to his fellow NASA astronaut Timothy L Kopra and climb into a Russian Soyuz capsule. A few hours later, he will land in Kazakhstan, ending 340 consecutive days in space — a record for a NASA astronaut.
2016-02-26 09:27:28 Read More

Zika virus linked to stillbirth: Study

According to a recent study, Zika virus could lead stillbirth among other physical and neurological disorders. It is the first report to indicate a possible association of congenital Zika virus and damage to tissues outside the central nervous system, said Yale researchers.
2016-02-26 07:36:36 Read More

Students ready with satellite to study pollution

D V A Raghava Murthy, who retired last month as the head of earth observation systems, Isro, said the engineering model of SB Sat was undergoing tests and is ready for clearance of the flight model.
2016-02-26 06:15:21 Read More

The language you speak does not change how you hear music, study finds

A study on bilingual English and German speakers found that when speaking English, they were more action-orientiated than when speaking German.
2016-02-26 05:30:31 Read More

Fast radio bursts: Scientists hint at source of universe’s most mysterious message

Scientists have found the source of the universe’s most mysterious message, tracing it to two colliding stars far away from us. Scientists have been hunting for years for the source of fast radio bursts — strange messages that come to us from deep in the universe. They sometimes last for less than a millisecond, and scientists have been able to learn very little about why they are happening or where they might be coming from.
2016-02-26 04:50:48 Read More

Ageing skin may become a thing of the past as scientists hail breakthrough in fight against wrinkles

2016-02-26 04:07:14 Read More

A robot that has fun at telemarketers’ expense

By night, Roger Anderson wages battles against evil telemarketers, tweaking and honing a robot that can talk endlessly to telemarketers, wasting their time so they don’t have to waste yours.
2016-02-25 22:52:29 Read More

New bio-inspired material to harvest water from thin air

Harvard scientists have designed a new material inspired by organisms such as cacti, pitcher plants and desert beetles that can effectively harvest water from thin air. The research is the first step towards developing a system that can efficiently collect water and guide it to a reservoir, researchers said.
2016-02-25 22:45:10 Read More

Using thin avatars in gaming can help you stay fit

Gamers who use thin avatars show increased physical activity compared to those who use obese avatars, a new study has found.
2016-02-25 22:24:51 Read More

Moon to eclipse Aldebaran in night sky

The moon will hide star Aldebaran (Rohini Nakshtra) in March in an interesting astronomical phenomenon.The event will take place close to 8pm in India on March 14.
2016-02-25 21:20:06 Read More

Has LIGO proved Indian black hole expert’s 45-yr-old prediction?

LIGO’s finding hasn’t just proved Einstein right, according to Research Collective Gubbi Labs, whose statement has claimed that the finding of gravitational waves has proved an important concept predicted by Bengaluru-based scientist CV Vishveshwara, a black holes experts.
2016-02-25 17:53:00 Read More

Talcum powder and the Big C

This question must have troubled everyone who read the front-page news on Thursday of an American court asking Johnson & Johnson company to pay $72 million of damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based baby powder and Shower to Shower for decades.
2016-02-25 16:22:11 Read More

National Science Festival to showcase 200 projects on 27th

NES International School Mumbai - IB World School in association with South Asian IB Schools Association (SAIBSA) is hosting the NES National Science Festival, A tribute to Nobel Laureate Sir C.V. Raman on his discovery of Raman Effect since last 5 years
2016-02-25 16:21:20 Read More

Huge fireball explodes over Atlantic as meteor strikes

A meteor flew into the atmosphere about 960 km off the coast of Brazil. As it did so, it exploded in the air and unleashed a huge blaze in the Atlantic sky, unleashing the same amount of energy as the first atomic bomb, but nobody was really around to see it.
2016-02-25 15:05:32 Read More

Huge fireball explodes over Atlantic as meteor strikes

A meteor flew into the atmosphere about 960 km off the coast of Brazil. As it did so, it exploded in the air and unleashed a huge blaze in the Atlantic sky, unleashing the same amount of energy as the first atomic bomb, but nobody was really around to see it.
2016-02-25 15:05:32 Read More

Startup puts diagnostic lab on a chip

Bengaluru-based biotech start-up Achira Labs, which boasts of 25 patents for six unique inventions, says has mastered the technique of lab-on-chip with their product -- Acix 100-- which will hit the market mid 2016, while their silk stiprs for diabetes, HIV and other tests is the next in the line scheduled for a year-end launch.
2016-02-25 12:34:23 Read More

30 million-year-old rock found during stadium construction

Rock samples of the 'Dukhan rock' about 20 to 30 million years old have been unearthed under one of the stadiums being built for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar​. The project manager said that this is a remarkable find for a stadium construction site, as usually this type of rock is found in deeper tunneling works.
2016-02-25 11:34:28 Read More

Chinese scientists isolate two Zika virus strains

2016-02-25 10:25:15 Read More

Pancreatic cancer identified as 4 different diseases

2016-02-25 09:05:34 Read More

Dodos were not that dumb, new research finds

The famous extinct bird dodo, popularly thought to be stupid, was actually quite smart, new research shows. Its brain size compared to its body size was on par with pigeons, who are considered to be moderately intelligent, said researchers who analyzed a preserved dodo skull.
2016-02-24 12:05:59 Read More

Dodos were not that dumb, new research finds

The famous extinct bird dodo, popularly thought to be stupid, was actually quite smart, new research shows. Its brain size compared to its body size was on par with pigeons, who are considered to be moderately intelligent, said researchers who analyzed a preserved dodo skull.
2016-02-24 12:05:59 Read More

Sea sponges were the first animals on Earth, scientists discover

According to researchers at the world-famous Massachusetts Institute of Technology, sea sponges pre-date the Cambrian explosion, an evolutionary period that began around 540 million years ago, during which a large number of new animals appeared.
2016-02-24 05:11:35 Read More

Otzi the iceman’s vocal tract to be recreated to hear Stone Age vowels

It has been more than 5,000 years since an unfortunate encounter with another stone-age man armed with a bow and arrow saw Otzi the iceman in South Tyrol meet his maker.
2016-02-23 22:24:22 Read More

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Sea level rising at fastest rate in last 28 centuries

The worsening of tidal flooding in American coastal communities is largely due to greenhouse gases from human activity, and the problem will grow far worse in coming decades, scientists have reported.
2016-02-23 22:19:47 Read More

Nasa releases 'Moon music' heard by astronauts

Nasa has made public the recording of the mysterious 'outer-space music' that Apollo 10 mission astronauts heard as their spacecraft flew around the far side of the Moon in 1969.
2016-02-23 13:18:28 Read More

SHIFTING TIDE - BREAST CANCER No. 1 Killer Of Women

Breast cancer has surpassed cervical cancer as the most common form of cancer In India. Doctors are worried as diagnosis is expensive and challenging. In 2015, the estimated number of cervical cancer patients is 93,000 and for breast cancer the number is 1,34,000.
2016-02-23 11:21:06 Read More

Shifting tide: Breast cancer is number 1 killer of women

Breast cancer has surpassed cervical cancer as the most common form of cancer In India. Doctors are worried as diagnosis is expensive and challenging. In 2015, the estimated number of cervical cancer patients is 93,000 and for breast cancer the number is 1,34,000.
2016-02-23 11:21:06 Read More

Shifting tide: Breast cancer is number 1 killer of women

Breast cancer has surpassed cervical cancer as the most common form of cancer In India. Doctors are worried as diagnosis is expensive and challenging. In 2015, the estimated number of cervical cancer patients is 93,000 and for breast cancer the number is 1,34,000.
2016-02-23 11:21:06 Read More

Soon, a non-invasive, saliva-based diabetes test

In a matter of months, diabetics may no longer have to suffer a painful prick to test sugar levels. DiabetOmics, a global medical diagnostics company, is developing the world’s first patented non-invasive, saliva-based diabetes monitoring test.
2016-02-23 10:25:52 Read More

Take concrete steps to fight antibiotic resistance, turn pledges into action: WHO

World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday sought urgent measures to curb antibiotic resistance, warning that if steps were not taken, even common bacterial infections would become untreatable and fatal.
2016-02-23 10:20:11 Read More

Peanut had its origin in Bolivia: Icrisat scientist part of groundnut gene sequencing

In a scientific breakthrough that promises accelerated gene discovery and development of improved peanut (also known as groundnut) cultivars, researchers have completed high quality sequencing of the ancestral genomes of the crop.
2016-02-23 10:13:26 Read More

Ligo India: Big science project with big benefits

The project of Ligo India will not just help a new generation of physicists, but it will also bring precision engineering to the Indian industry. Prime Minister Modi hints at building a gravitational wave observatory in the country. The Union Cabinet has cleared Rs.1,200 crore for the project.
2016-02-23 07:31:22 Read More

Ligo India: Big science project with big benefits

The project of Ligo India will not just help a new generation of physicists, but it will also bring precision engineering to the Indian industry.
2016-02-23 03:50:28 Read More

Ligo India: Big science project with big benefits

The project of Ligo India will not just help a new generation of physicists, but it will also bring precision engineering to the Indian industry.
2016-02-23 03:50:28 Read More

This app helps improve workplace nutrition, up productivity

A growing number of companies are offering their employees digital tools to help improve their eating habits in hopes of increasing productivity, reducing sick days and cutting healthcare costs.
2016-02-23 01:33:14 Read More

Apollo 10 astronauts heard odd ‘music’ on far side of moon

Apollo 10 astronauts heard an “eerie” and “outer spacey” music as they passed around the dark side of the Moon, it has been revealed in an audio, declassified by Nasa.
2016-02-23 01:30:14 Read More

Apollo 10 astronauts heard 'eerie' music from the dark side of the Moon

Apollo 10 astronauts heard an “eerie” and “outer spacey” music as they passed around the dark side of the Moon, it has been revealed in an audio, declassified by Nasa.
2016-02-23 01:30:14 Read More

Coming, a `smart' window that turns into a TV screen

Imagine a window in your living room that could double as a giant thermostat or a big TV screen. A new glass technology may make it possible.
2016-02-23 01:23:28 Read More

You can soon download films on mobiles in 5 sec

On the outskirts of this sleepy commuter town just south o London, plans are underway to build the fastest cellphone network in the world.
2016-02-23 01:17:31 Read More

Stanford comes with cheap blood test to detect TB

A blood test devised by Stanford University's researchers could emerge as the easiest and cheapest way to diagnose active tuberculosis, which kills 1.5 million people every year. They have identified a gene expression that distinguishes patients with active tuberculosis from those with either latent tuberculosis or other diseases, said a research paper published online in Lancet Respiratory Medicine journal.
2016-02-22 16:43:45 Read More

Urological cancers on the rise in India

While oral cancer is the most common cancer among Indian men, experts at an international symposium held in Mumbai over the weekend pointed out that cases of urological cancers too are on the rise in the country.
2016-02-22 16:40:00 Read More

A portable device that can detect Ebola

Researchers have developed a low-cost and portable diagnostic device that can be used to detect Ebola infection and many other diseases. The device runs on battery and is completely self-sustained. It operates seamlessly with inexpensive microscopes and provides high levels of accuracy.
2016-02-22 13:15:17 Read More

Researchers develop portable device that can detect Ebola, other diseases

Researchers have developed a low-cost and portable diagnostic device that can be used to detect Ebola infection and many other diseases. The device runs on battery and is completely self-sustained. It operates seamlessly with inexpensive microscopes and provides high levels of accuracy.
2016-02-22 13:15:17 Read More

Researchers develop portable device that can detect Ebola, other diseases

Researchers have developed a low-cost and portable diagnostic device that can be used to detect Ebola infection and many other diseases. The device runs on battery and is completely self-sustained. It operates seamlessly with inexpensive microscopes and provides high levels of accuracy.
2016-02-22 13:15:17 Read More

Dengue vaccination starts in the Philippines

French vaccine-maker Sanofi Pasteur on Monday announced that vaccinations with Dengvaxia-the first vaccine approved for the prevention of dengue-- have commenced in the Philippines.
2016-02-22 12:10:49 Read More

Ventilation ‘corridors’ to tackle Beijing smog

Authorities in Beijing plan to develop a network of ventilation “corridors” to help tackle the city’s notorious air pollution, news agency Xinhua reported on Sunday.
2016-02-21 22:20:53 Read More

Exposure to air pollution may up obesity, diabetes risk

Exposure to polluted air may increase the risk of obesity and lead to high cholesterol and more insulin resistance, a precursor of Type 2 diabetes, a new study has warned.
2016-02-21 22:17:00 Read More

A black hole in 5D could spell doom for relativity theory

Scientists have shown how a ring-shaped black hole could cause Einstein’s general theory of relativity, a foundation of modern physics, to break down — assuming the universe contains at least five dimensions.
2016-02-21 22:15:56 Read More

Shape-shifting nanoparticles to deliver drugs

Scientists have designed a set of shape-shifting nanoparticles attached to strands of DNA that can deliver drugs directly to cancer cells, while minimising side effects such as hair loss and skin damage.
2016-02-21 22:10:29 Read More

Diagnosis of liver fibrosis possible through blood test

Now, there is a blood test that can detect liver fibrosis, which is caused due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, providing an option less invasive than the existing ones.
2016-02-21 17:28:09 Read More

Diagnosis of liver fibrosis possible through blood test

Now, there is a blood test that can detect liver fibrosis, which is caused due to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, providing an option less invasive than the existing ones.
2016-02-21 17:28:09 Read More

Our organs too may have sexual identities

The organs in our body may have a sexual identity of their own, according to new research which may shed light on why some cancers are more common in women, and others in men. The idea that our organs could be "male" or "female" raises the possibility that women and men may need different treatments as a result, researchers said.
2016-02-21 14:11:52 Read More

New smart skin may transform medicine, robotics

2016-02-21 07:22:51 Read More

New smart skin may transform medicine, robotics

2016-02-21 07:22:51 Read More

Power suits work, shows study

A recent study found that using brand-name gear can provide a noticeable placebo effect that could boost performance.
2016-02-20 23:17:03 Read More

A record number of people want to get off the planet

NASA has received a record 18,300 resumes from people keen on becoming astronauts.
2016-02-20 23:13:12 Read More

Period pain like a heart attack

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians, period pain affects the lives of around one in five women.
2016-02-20 23:11:09 Read More

Richard Branson unveils spaceship

Richard Branson’s Virgin Galactic venture unveiled a new passenger spacecraft on Friday, nearly 16 months after a fatal accident destroyed its sister ship during a test flight over California’s Mojave Desert.
2016-02-20 22:57:49 Read More

Stars with longest duration stellar eclipse discovered

The newly discovered system, known only by its astronomical catalogue number TYC 2505-672-1, sets a new record for both the longest duration stellar eclipse (3.5 years) and the longest period between eclipses (69 years) in a binary system.
2016-02-20 10:55:24 Read More

Stars with longest duration stellar eclipse discovered

An unnamed binary star system, known only by its astronomical catalogue number TYC 2505-672-1, has set a new record. One, for the longest duration stellar eclipse, which is a near-total eclipse that lasted for three and a half years, along with the longest period between two eclipses, 69 years, in a binary system.
2016-02-20 10:55:24 Read More

China hunts for aliens. And scientists

This week, China announced that it’s relocating 9,110 villagers to make way for a giant telescope that will search for extraterrestrial life.
2016-02-20 09:38:16 Read More

How genes may influence ageing decoded

Previous studies have found that blood levels of the hormone GDF11 decrease over time. Restoration of GDF11 reverses cardiovascular ageing in old mice and leads to muscle and brain rejuvenation, Scientists have now discovered that levels of this hormone are determined by genetics.
2016-02-20 08:33:31 Read More

Homeopathy found to be effective for 0 out of 68 illnesses

A total of 57 systematic reviews, containing the 176 individual studies, focused on 68 different health conditions - and found there to be no evidence homeopathy was more effective than placebo on any.
2016-02-20 07:06:55 Read More

Homeopathy found to be effective for 0 out of 68 illnesses

A total of 57 systematic reviews, containing the 176 individual studies, focused on 68 different health conditions - and found there to be no evidence homeopathy was more effective than placebo on any.
2016-02-20 07:06:55 Read More

Nasa to simulate growing potatoes on Mars

Do Peru’s potatoes have the right stuff ? That’s the question scientists will be asking in Lima next month, when a selection of tubers will begin undergoing tests to determine whether they’re fit to grow on Mars.
2016-02-19 21:13:26 Read More

Poor diet causes more premature deaths than smoking or drinking

Unhealthy eating has been named as the most common cause of premature death around the globe, new data has revealed.
2016-02-19 21:08:58 Read More

Coming: Bat-inspired micro air vehicles

Researchers, led by an Indian-origin scientist, have designed innovative membrane wings inspired by bats, paving the way for a new breed of unmanned micro air vehicles (MAVs) that can fly over long distances and are more economical to run.
2016-02-19 21:03:44 Read More

The biggest cause of early death in the world is not smoking or alcohol - it's what you eat

Unhealthy eating has been named as the most common cause of premature death around the globe, new data has revealed.
2016-02-19 14:32:15 Read More

Vegetarians are 'less healthy and have a lower quality of life than meat-eaters', scientists say

Vegetarians are less healthy than meat-eaters, a controversial study has concluded, despite drinking less, smoking less and being more physically active than their carnivorous counterparts.
2016-02-19 14:27:07 Read More

New Nasa telescope to help unlock secrets of universe

Nasa has started work on a new telescope with a view 100 times bigger than that of Hubble Space Telescope that may help unravel the mysteries of dark matter and advance the search for alien life. The mission is led by Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland.
2016-02-19 09:49:45 Read More

New Nasa telescope to help unlock secrets of universe

Nasa has started work on a new telescope with a view 100 times bigger than that of Hubble Space Telescope that may help unravel the mysteries of dark matter and advance the search for alien life. The mission is led by Nasa's Goddard Space Flight Centre in Maryland.
2016-02-19 09:49:45 Read More

Four shower mistakes you're probably making

If you shower daily and scrub yourself all over with a loofah, you may be doing it wrong.
2016-02-19 04:39:06 Read More

Wearable robot to become musician's third hand

2016-02-19 01:01:00 Read More

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Five ‘hot’ Jupiter-like planets discovered

2016-02-18 23:02:10 Read More

Experience of beauty can be measured, says British neurobiologist

AHMEDABAD: Can experience of beauty be measured? 'Yes' was the answer that Professor of Neurobiologist at University College London, UK, Semir Zeki had to this subjective question.
2016-02-18 17:46:54 Read More

Myopia may affect half by world by 2050

Blame it on increasing computer use or a genetic disposition, but half the world's population - that is, early 5 billion people -- will be short-sighted (myopic) by 2050.
2016-02-18 17:22:09 Read More

Zika virus: Study supports link to microcephaly

In what experts describe as another piece of evidence linking Zika with the risk of birth defects, researchers on Wednesday reported finding the virus in the amniotic fluid of two pregnant women whose foetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly.
2016-02-18 15:40:09 Read More

'Bullying could lead to ADHD in childhood, depression in adulthood'

The medical problem of low birth weight could haunt children right up to their adulthood. A new study from Canada says that low birth babies children born prematurely or with low birth weight could develop mental illness as adult if they are bullied.
2016-02-18 14:41:57 Read More

'Bullying could lead to ADHD in childhood, depression in adulthood'

The medical problem of low birth weight could haunt children right up to their adulthood. A new study from Canada says that low birth babies children born prematurely or with low birth weight could develop mental illness as adult if they are bullied.
2016-02-18 14:41:57 Read More

On this world, a solar eclipse lasts three and a half years

A team of astronomers discovered an astonishing world, currently called TYC 2505-672-1, which sets a new record for both the longest duration stellar eclipse and the longest period between eclipses in a binary system.
2016-02-18 13:21:45 Read More

Take precautions to lower cholesterol with age

With emerging evidence in support of cholesterol, many doctors have started harping on the fact that the fat-like substance is not all evil. Doctors say it is a very important biological molecule and even essential for our body.
2016-02-18 12:59:00 Read More

What happens to your body an hour after eating sugar?

Sugar is an important – and popular – part of our daily diet.
2016-02-18 12:14:00 Read More

5 things that happen when you stop eating meat

Nearly a third of Britons have reduced their meat consumption over the last year, according to the British Social Attitudes survey.
2016-02-18 12:07:17 Read More

What would happen if you only ate potatoes?

In the film The Martian, Matt Damon’s character, Mark Watney, is stranded on the red planet with nothing to eat but spuds. Now, a 36-year-old Australian is following the same diet, voluntarily.
2016-02-18 12:03:02 Read More

In war against Alzheimer's, here's 'ground zero'

With a team of scientists identifying the "ground zero" of Alzheimer's disease in the brain, the battle to beat dementia seems to have beefed up.
2016-02-18 06:46:31 Read More

In war against Alzheimer's, here's 'ground zero'

With a team of scientists identifying the "ground zero" of Alzheimer's disease in the brain, the battle to beat dementia seems to have beefed up.
2016-02-18 06:46:31 Read More

IPR to build world's most powerful gravity-sensing LIGO

The Institute for Plasma Research (IPR), Gandhinagar, is going to build the world's most advanced Laser Interferometer Gravitational Observatory (LIGO-India) to detect gravitational waves.The IPR-built observatory will be the third of its kind in the world.
2016-02-18 03:17:33 Read More

India moves to create own LIGO project to study graviational waves

The government on Wednesday gave an “in-principle approval” for establishing a state-of-the-art LIGO (Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory) project in the country which will bring unprecedented opportunities for scientists to dig deeper into the realm of gravitation wave.
2016-02-18 00:27:23 Read More

Nasa invites ISRO to US for possible collaboration

As American space agency Nasa looks forward to sending astronauts to Mars, it has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) for a possible international collaboration.
2016-02-17 15:29:26 Read More

New way to turn sunlight into hydrogen developed

Inspired by the way plants convert sunlight into energy, Korean scientists have developed a new type of multi-layered photoelectrode that boosts the ability of solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen.
2016-02-17 11:55:04 Read More

New way to turn sunlight into hydrogen developed

Inspired by the way plants convert sunlight into energy, Korean scientists have developed a new type of multi-layered photoelectrode that boosts the ability of solar water-splitting to produce hydrogen.
2016-02-17 11:55:04 Read More

Anti-inflammatory properties of green tea can cure rheumatoid arthritis

Good news for all green tea lovers, a new study has found that green tea can help curing debilitating autoimmune disorder rheumatoid arthritis.
2016-02-17 08:21:00 Read More

Isro orbiter to scan India's air for pollutants

The Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Isro and Space Flight Laboratory (SFL) of University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies are collaborating on developing the `Next Generation Earth Monitoring and Observation and Aerosol Monitoring' (NEMO-AM) satellite. This is among Isro's most important high-performance nano-satellite missions for the country.
2016-02-17 02:22:38 Read More

Socialize after retirement to live long: Study

Joining social groups such as book clubs or church groups after retirement is linked to a longer life, a new study has claimed.
2016-02-16 22:50:54 Read More

New microbes that thrive deep inside Earth discovered

Scientists have discovered a group of microbes that live several kilometres under the surface of Earth, need no light or oxygen and can only be seen in a microscope. They were able to determine how these microbes should be classified and what physiologies they use to thrive under extreme conditions.
2016-02-16 16:03:04 Read More

New microbes that thrive deep inside Earth discovered

Scientists have discovered a group of microbes that live several kilometres under the surface of Earth, need no light or oxygen and can only be seen in a microscope. They were able to determine how these microbes should be classified and what physiologies they use to thrive under extreme conditions.
2016-02-16 16:03:04 Read More

Cancer breakthrough: T-cell therapy offers prospect of lasting cure, say scientists

Patients with advanced blood cancers who were not expected to live beyond five months show complete remission after 18 months. Scientists find ways of commandeering the natural killing capacity of T-cells to identify, memorise and attack tumour cells.
2016-02-16 09:22:52 Read More

Poisonous flower fossil of potato-tomato family found frozen in amber

NA 20-30 million year old flower, preserved in amber, is the ancestor of everything from the potato to tomatoes, tobacco, petunias and our morning cup of coffee, researchers from Oregon State University and Rutgers University have announced.
2016-02-16 06:34:55 Read More

3D 'bioprinters' could soon make organs and human tissue good enough for transplant, researchers say

Human tissue and organs good enough to be used for transplants could soon be made using a custom-designed 3D “bioprinter” that would help solve the problem of donor shortages.
2016-02-16 03:32:44 Read More

Experts develop 3D 'mini-brains' in US lab

2016-02-16 01:41:52 Read More

Virtual reality therapy can help fight depression

A virtual reality therapy could help people with depression be less critical and more compassionate towards themselves, reducing depressive symptoms, a new study has found.
2016-02-16 01:33:58 Read More

Southeast Asia to see total solar eclipse on March 8

Ever witnessed a total solar eclipse? Here's a chance for all the space lovers. Come March 8, 2016, the moon will cast its shadow on earth as it is all set to pass in front of the sun.
2016-02-15 11:35:58 Read More

India is one of the best places for locating another gravitational wave detector: LIGO executive director David Reitze

In his first interaction with any Indian newspaper, physicist and Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Executive Director David Reitze tells TOI’s Chethan Kumar that India is the first choice for the expansion of the project and that they are anxious to have a detector here at the earliest.
2016-02-15 09:30:42 Read More

India is one of the best places for locating another gravitational wave detector: LIGO executive director David Reitze

In his first interaction with any Indian newspaper, physicist and Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) Executive Director David Reitze tells TOI’s Chethan Kumar that India is the first choice for the expansion of the project and that they are anxious to have a detector here at the earliest.
2016-02-15 09:30:42 Read More

Speech disorder can lead to brain disease

Apraxia, a problem with speech programming, can lead to neurodegenerative disease - a condition that affects neurons in the human brain, a study says.
2016-02-15 08:28:31 Read More

2116: Underwater cities, downloadable meals and 3D-printed houses just a century away, report claims

Super skyscrapers, underwater cities and 3D-printed homes will all be a reality in 100 years' time, according to a new report on life in the future.
2016-02-15 07:02:48 Read More

Learning second language can delay ageing of the brain, say scientists

Learning a second language can boost thinking skills, improve mental agility and delay the ageing of the brain, according to scientists who believe that speaking minority languages should be positively encouraged in schools and universities.
2016-02-15 06:47:10 Read More

500-year-old ship is raised from riverbed

A medieval ship has been raised after half a century of resting on a riverbed in the Netherlands.
2016-02-15 02:09:01 Read More

Chinese N-reactor creates plasma at temp 3 times hotter than Sun

A nuclear reactor in China has created plasma at a temperature of 50 million Kelvins (49.999 million degrees Celsius) for 102 seconds.
2016-02-15 01:57:34 Read More

Iceberg grounding in Antarctica kills 150,000 penguins

Some 150,000 penguins died after a massive iceberg grounded near their colony in Antarctica, forcing them to make a lengthy trek to find food, scientists say in a newly-published study.
2016-02-15 01:51:47 Read More

Chinese scientists achieve temperatures three times hotter than the sun

A nuclear reactor in China has created plasma at a temperature of 50 million Kelvins (49.999 million degrees Celsius or 90 million Fahrenheit) for 102 seconds.
2016-02-14 14:22:30 Read More

Chinese scientists achieve temperatures three times hotter than the sun

A nuclear reactor in China has created plasma at a temperature of 50 million Kelvins (49.999 million degrees Celsius or 90 million Fahrenheit) for 102 seconds.
2016-02-14 14:22:30 Read More

New computer model to predict right-size heart valves

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed computer simulations to determine if a pulmonary valve will fit an individual's heart, even before the surgery takes place.
2016-02-14 08:56:26 Read More

Valentine's Day: 5 things you might not know about love and sex

Underneath the gaudy red roses, stuffed teddy bears clutching tacky velvet hearts, and eye-wateringly expensive weekend getaways, Valentine's Day is a wonderful chance to celebrate love.
2016-02-14 02:31:47 Read More

Why some men imagine woman are always sexually eyeing them

If you walk into a bar and think that an attractive woman smiling at you wants to have sex with you, are you gauging her right or is it all in your head?
2016-02-13 20:26:36 Read More

Souping is the new juicing

The appeal of souping, in part, is that it promises an easier detox.
2016-02-13 20:17:29 Read More

Next, digital desire

A tech event in London later this year will explore the booming area of scientific innovation in relationships.
2016-02-13 20:11:14 Read More

Increasing water on land slowing down rising seas

While ice sheets and glaciers continue to melt, climate change over the past decade has caused Earth's continents to soak up and store an extra 3.2 trillion tons of water in soils, lakes and underground aquifers -- temporarily slowing the rate of sea level rise by about 20 percent, scientists have revealed.
2016-02-13 20:04:56 Read More

IVF doctors making impossible possible: Harsh Vardhan

Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday hailed the role of doctors performing In vitro fertilisation (IVF) saying they were making the impossible possible.
2016-02-13 15:54:35 Read More

IVF doctors making impossible possible: Harsh Vardhan

Union minister Harsh Vardhan on Saturday hailed the role of doctors performing In vitro fertilisation (IVF) saying they were making the impossible possible.
2016-02-13 15:54:35 Read More

Prepare for ‘Guerrilla warfare’ with Zika-carrying mosquitoes, experts warn

Nearly a year after the first cases of Zika were diagnosed in Brazil, the virus, which is suspected to cause birth defects and other neurological problems, is bearing down on American shores. It is already in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. There have been more than 50 cases of Americans infected abroad, and most experts believe that by summer, the continental United States will have some of its own homegrown cases, meaning that domestic mosquitoes will have the virus.
2016-02-13 03:32:17 Read More

Prepare for ‘guerrilla warfare’ with Zika-carrying mosquitoes, experts warn

Nearly a year after the first cases of Zika were diagnosed in Brazil, the virus, which is suspected to cause birth defects and other neurological problems, is bearing down on American shores. It is already in Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. There have been more than 50 cases of Americans infected abroad, and most experts believe that by summer, the continental United States will have some of its own homegrown cases, meaning that domestic mosquitoes will have the virus.
2016-02-13 03:32:17 Read More

New-age drugs can prevent strokes

There is evidence to show that popping right dosages of new-age blood thinners can reduce risks of strokes in thousands of Indian patients with irregular heartbeats, said doctors during a discussion at the ongoing heart convention at the India Society of Cardiology in Chennai.
2016-02-12 22:55:21 Read More

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Experts stop calling out to comet lander as hope fades

European scientists said on Friday that they have stopped sending commands to the Philae space probe, which became the first to touch down on a comet more than a year ago.
2016-02-12 22:41:01 Read More

Now we’ll listen to the stars, courtesy gravitational waves

The landmark discovery of the first direct evidence of gravitational waves or ripples in space-time, which Albert Einstein predicted a century ago, will enable mankind to listen to the stars, and not just see them, scientists say.
2016-02-12 22:39:11 Read More

Coming, shoes that can charge smartphones as you walk

Scientists have developed an innovative energy-harvesting technology that can capture the power of human motion to charge mobile electronic devices such as smartphones and laptops.
2016-02-12 22:35:04 Read More

A chip in brain to help paraplegics move prosthetics

Scientists, including one of Indian origin, have developed a smart chip that can be paired with neural implants for efficient wireless transmission of brain signals to help combat Parkinson’s disease or allow paraplegic people to move their prosthetic limbs.
2016-02-12 22:29:05 Read More

Scientists bid farewell to comet lander Philae

It is time to bid final good bye to the Philae lander, a fridge-sized machine that landed on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12, 2014, the European Space Agency announced on Friday. Philae lander is facing conditions on the comet from which it is unlikely to recover.
2016-02-12 11:02:14 Read More

What happens to your body when you stop smoking

The process your body goes through after stopping smoking - in the 20 minutes to 15 years after your last cigarette - has been revealed by CVS health. Around 10 million people in the UK smoke, and about two thirds of them want to stop, according to research from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).
2016-02-12 10:32:19 Read More

What happens to your body when you stop smoking

The process your body goes through after stopping smoking - in the 20 minutes to 15 years after your last cigarette - has been revealed by CVS health. Around 10 million people in the UK smoke, and about two thirds of them want to stop, according to research from Action on Smoking and Health (ASH).
2016-02-12 10:32:19 Read More

Stephen Hawking congratulates gravitational waves discovery team, says we can 'expect many more detections'

Stephen Hawking has congratulated the team behind the detection of gravitational waves - direct evidence for one of Einstein's wildest predictions.
2016-02-11 23:08:20 Read More

Gravitational waves discovery: India’s imprint in landmark LIGO project

Indian groups contributed significantly to the historic search for gravitational waves.
2016-02-11 22:51:11 Read More

‘Find comes exactly 100 years after Einstein’s paper’

It's existed since the beginning of time, when the Universe was created by the Big Bang. Humanity has always accepted it as an immutable force.
2016-02-11 22:46:10 Read More

‘It’s all about extracting wave signal from noise’

he detection of gravitational waves is a big moment and an overwhelming one, said Sanjeev Dhurandhar, one of the key scientists involved in the announcement made at a US National Science Foundation news conference on Thursday.
2016-02-11 22:44:03 Read More

With this find, we’ll be able to see black holes: IUCAA director

“I never thought I would see this detection of gravitational waves happen in my lifetime,” director of Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Somak Raychaudhury, said on Thursday.
2016-02-11 22:33:50 Read More

It’s like a new world opening up for us: Indian scientist

Varun Bhalerao from InterUniversity Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUUCA), who is also a part of the gravitational waves project, has an interesting way of explaining the discovery of gravitational waves to a layman. “Think of a person with a hearing impairment.
2016-02-11 22:30:47 Read More

Education cuts dementia risk

The risk of developing dementia is decreasing for people with at least a high school education, says a new study that suggests that changes in lifestyle and improvements in physical health can help prevent or delay cognitive decline.
2016-02-11 21:16:35 Read More

US hospital to perform 1st HIV+ organ transplants

Johns Hopkins said it was set to perform the first kidney and liver transplants between HIV positive donors and HIV positive patients in the US, a development that advocates said could create a lifesaving pipeline for HIV patients while shortening organ donor waiting lists for all.
2016-02-11 21:15:31 Read More

Drones to trace those lost in forests

Scientists have developed an artificial intelligence software for drones to autonomously recognise and navigate through complex environments, and help rescue people lost in forests and mountain areas.
2016-02-11 21:02:25 Read More

Gravitational waves: Indian institutes pitched in with research

Indian scientists played a crucial role, including in data analysis, in the path-breaking project for the detection of gravitational waves, or ripples in space-time, which Albert Einstein predicted a century ago.
2016-02-11 19:51:43 Read More

Gravitational waves discovery could let scientists build a time machine to look into the universe’s past

The detection of gravitational waves could allow scientists to build something like a time machine to look into the earliest and darkest parts of the universe.
2016-02-11 19:33:05 Read More

Einstein's century old prediction confirmed; Gravitational wave detection: How binary stars turn into tight pairs of massive black holes

The Advanced LIGO team has announced the direct detection of gravitational waves, a major milestone in the history of science that confirms one of Einstein’s predictions and opens a new window into the near and far Universe on Thursday.
2016-02-11 18:52:28 Read More

The world's most sophisticated science machines: LIGO

The machines that gave scientists their first-ever glimpse at gravitational waves are the most advanced detectors ever built for sensing tiny vibrations in the universe.
2016-02-11 17:09:14 Read More

Gravitational waves detected 100 years after Einstein predicted them

The discovery of these waves, created by violent collisions in the universe, excites astronomers because it opens the door to a new way of observing the cosmos. For them, it's like turning a silent movie into a talkie because these waves are the soundtrack of the cosmos.
2016-02-11 16:11:00 Read More

Einstein’s was right, gravitational waves do exist

In 1915, Albert Einstein had said that Isaac Newton, who had unified Galileo Galilei’s theory of falling bodies with German astronomer Johannes Kepler’s laws of planetary motion and published his laws of motion and universal gravitation, was not entirely correct.
2016-02-11 16:01:26 Read More

Scientists announce century's 'biggest discovery': Einstein's gravitational waves detected

Physicists around the world have confirmed that they have detected unambiguous signals of gravitational waves emanating from the collision of two massive black holes 1.5 billion light years away in deep space.
2016-02-11 15:37:03 Read More

Hundreds of galaxies hidden behind Milky Way discovered

Scientists have discovered hundreds of galaxies just 250 million light years away from Earth that had been hidden from view by our Milky Way. This may help explain the mysterious gravitational anomaly — "Great Attractor" — that seems to be pulling hundreds of thousands of other galaxies towards it.
2016-02-11 14:51:58 Read More

Gravitational waves: Groundbreaking discovery could let us hear from the very darkest and strangest parts of space

A group of experts from around the world are gathering to announce that they have direct evidence for one of Einstein’s wildest predictions: the existence of gravitational waves, which ripple through the universe, squeezing and stretching spacetime.
2016-02-11 14:04:18 Read More

High speed cameras catch the physics of sneezing

Why is it absolutely essential to cover your mouth the next time you sneeze? New high-speed videos captured by MIT researchers show that as a person sneezes, they launch a sheet of fluid that balloons, then breaks apart in long threads that finally disperses as a spray of droplets.
2016-02-11 11:37:09 Read More

1900-2000cc cars are in grey zone: CSE

After the Supreme Court ban on luxury segment of engines 2000 cc and above in the National Capital Region of Delhi the category of 1900cc-2000 cc has become the grey zone.
2016-02-11 11:20:50 Read More

Industry hard selling diesel at the cost of public health: CSE

Not only the diesel emissions have been put in the list of class 1 carcinogen for strong link with the lung cancer, several studies now show diesel particles are more dangerous than particles from other sources for triggering ischemic heath disease and other respiratory ailments.
2016-02-11 11:19:07 Read More

Auto industry cannot justify diesel plan projecting Europe as their poster boy: CSE

In a dramatic development in December, 2015, a group of 24 scientists from leading scientific institutions in Europe, supported by scientists from the US, issued an open letter to the European policy-makers, expressing strong concern over impact of diesel cars on air quality of Europe, says NGO Centre for Science and Environment.
2016-02-11 11:16:21 Read More

Removing sugar from diet for just nine days can have 'dramatic results,' new study claims

The study, published by the journal Obesity, substituted the sugar intake of 43 obese children with starch and claims to have demonstrated sugar is dangerous not because of its calories but because of the strain it places on the body’s metabolism.
2016-02-11 10:03:32 Read More

Gravitational waves: Why the fuss?

The physics world is abuzz ahead of a hotly anticipated announcement on Thursday concerning the quest to track down gravitational waves. But what are they, and why should you care?
2016-02-11 04:21:34 Read More

Now, study links Zika virus to eye damage in babies

Infants infected with the Zika virus may be born not only with unusually small heads, but also with eye abnormalities that threaten vision, researchers reported on Tuesday in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology.
2016-02-10 19:51:15 Read More

Artificial Intelligence behind Google car can qualify as driver

US vehicle safety regulators have said the artificial intelligence system piloting a self-driving Google car could be considered the driver under federal law, a major step towards ultimately winning approval for autonomous vehicles on the roads.
2016-02-10 19:48:42 Read More

Smartphones sound the death knell for cameras

Highschooler Nao Noguchi is a perfect illustration of why Japanese camera sales have plunged the past few years — she uses her smartphone for everything and cannot understand why anyone would bother with a separate device for photos.
2016-02-10 19:45:27 Read More

‘Climate change will make transatlantic flights longer’

Flights from Europe to North America will take slightly longer and nudge up airline fuel costs if climate change strengthens high altitude winds as widely expected, a study said on Wednesday.
2016-02-10 19:42:56 Read More

Genes may affect stress fracture injuries: Study

Certain genes can contribute towards a person's susceptibility to stress fracture injuries, according to a new study that may lead to a personalized health approach for this common sports injury.
2016-02-10 16:47:36 Read More

WHO lauds India’s mission to deworm 270 million children in a day

World Health Organization congratulated India for launching one of the largest public health campaigns to deworm 270 million people in the age group of one to 19 years, in a single day across the country. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, WHO regional director for South-East Asia, confirmed on the same.
2016-02-10 14:17:22 Read More

Cutting prison sentences can reduce HIV spread: Study

Reducing the number of men who go to prison could help curb the spread of HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections in a community, says a study.
2016-02-10 09:47:10 Read More

Bacteria can see like human beings

It has taken scientists over 300 years to finally figure out how bacteria "see" their world, and they do it in a remarkably similar way to us.
2016-02-10 09:34:47 Read More

Female shark due for 'virgin birth' at Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre

The white spotted bamboo shark arrived at Great Yarmouth Sea Life Centre in 2013 having been evacuated from the badly flooded sister centre in Hunstanton.
2016-02-10 09:25:34 Read More

Gravitational waves: Scientists might be about to announce detection of 'ripples in the fabric of spacetime'

If Einstein’s prediction is found to be true, the ripples could give us a look at some of the most distant parts of the universe
2016-02-10 09:20:36 Read More

Gravitational waves: Scientists might be about to announce detection of 'ripples in the fabric of spacetime'

If Einstein’s prediction is found to be true, the ripples could give us a look at some of the most distant parts of the universe
2016-02-10 09:20:36 Read More

Over 800 galaxies found hiding behind Milky Way

Hundreds of galaxies hiding on the other side of the Milky Way have been discovered by an international team of scientists. They were able to see through the stars and dust of the Milky Way, into a previously unexplored region of space using the Parkes radio telescope in New South Wales, Australia.
2016-02-10 06:22:13 Read More

Scientists discover hidden galaxies behind Milky Way

A team of international scientists has discovered hundreds of hidden galaxies hidden from view until now by our own galaxy, the Milky Way, some 250 million light years away from the Earth.
2016-02-10 05:35:51 Read More

Scientists discover hidden galaxies behind Milky Way

A team of international scientists has discovered hundreds of hidden galaxies hidden from view until now by our own galaxy, the Milky Way, some 250 million light years away from the Earth.
2016-02-10 05:35:51 Read More

Cotton candy inspires tech to produce organs

Taking a cue from cotton candy machines, scientists have developed a 3D artificial capillary system that can keep living cells viable and functional for more than a week, thus paving the way for making life-sized artificial livers, kidneys, bones and other essential organs.
2016-02-09 19:43:33 Read More

Global warming likely to extend for next 10,000 years, says study

The damaging climate consequences of carbon emissions will grow and persist for millennia without a dramatic new global energy strategy, a new study has warned.
2016-02-09 19:38:28 Read More

Do gravitational waves exist? You’ll know by tomorrow

Scientists are set to make a major announcement Thursday on efforts to pinpoint the existence of gravitational waves, or ripples of space and time that transport energy across the universe.
2016-02-09 19:33:58 Read More

Cockroach-like robots may soon become new heroes in disasters

When buildings collapse in future disasters, the hero helping rescue trapped people may be a robotic cockroach.
2016-02-09 19:32:36 Read More

Subject aircraft to emission norms: UN panel

A UN panel has proposed long-sought greenhouse gas emissions standards for airliners and cargo planes, drawing praise from the White House and criticism from environmentalists who said they would be too weak to actually slow global warming.
2016-02-09 19:30:52 Read More

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A discovery that could change our entire understanding of the universe

Scientists could be about to announce that they have observed gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of spacetime, in a discovery that could completely change our understanding of the universe.
2016-02-09 13:20:26 Read More

Discovery that could change our entire understanding of the universe

Scientists could be about to announce that they have observed gravitational waves, or ripples in the fabric of spacetime, in a discovery that could completely change our understanding of the universe.
2016-02-09 13:20:26 Read More

El Nino will worsen dengue outbreaks this year, experts fear

Climatic scientists fear that the extreme intense El Nino this year will bring about a dengue epidemic in early 2016.
2016-02-09 12:59:38 Read More

Bacteria can 'see' by using their body as lens

A team of British and German researchers claimed to have found that a tiny bacteria can see their world the same way humans see. Bacterial cells act as the equivalent of a microscopic eyeball or the world's oldest and smallest camera eye, the scientists have found.
2016-02-09 10:46:09 Read More

Bacteria can 'see' by using their body as lens

A team of British and German researchers claimed to have found that a tiny bacteria can see their world the same way humans see. Bacterial cells act as the equivalent of a microscopic eyeball or the world's oldest and smallest camera eye, the scientists have found.
2016-02-09 10:46:09 Read More

Planets similar to earth have identical interiors

A new research has suggested that like earth other rocky planets also have a thin outer crust, a thick mantle and a Mars-sized core.
2016-02-09 04:53:29 Read More

Too much or too less: India battles body mass index blues

A staggeringly large number of Indians in 15 states are either overweight or underweight, and suffer from anaemia, according to the latest release of National Family and Health Survey (NFHS 4).
2016-02-08 21:34:14 Read More

46 years on, Beatles still boost Liverpool economy

Money”, the Beatles sang in 1963, was what they wanted. Now, 53 years later, and 46 years after the group split in 1970, their home town of Liverpool is raking in more and more hard cash on the back of the Fab Four.
2016-02-08 20:39:26 Read More

Nasa taps sports balls to decode aerodynamics

Nasascientists, including one of Indianorigin, are studying the aerodynamics involved in sports balls moving through the air in order to learn how to make aircraft more Earth-friendly or help a spacecraft take the most efficient route to Mars.
2016-02-08 20:37:45 Read More

X-rays, nanoparticles can kill cancer

Nanoparticles used in combination with X-rays are a viable method for killing cancer cells deep within the living body, a new study has found.
2016-02-08 20:34:28 Read More

Found: Cold dust grains in ‘Flying Saucer’

An international team has found unexpectedly cold dust grains in a planetforming disc nicknamed the “Flying Saucer”, about 400 light years from Earth.
2016-02-08 20:32:42 Read More

Li batteries with better capacity soon

Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, have developed a new way to use rechargeable lithium metal batteries at room temperature, an advance that may lead to far superior portable energy storage devices to power smartphones and laptops.
2016-02-08 20:32:15 Read More

X-rays and nanoparticles combo can kill cancer: Study

Nanoparticles used in combination with X-rays are a viable method for killing cancer cells deep within the living body, a new study has found.
2016-02-08 12:23:52 Read More

X-rays and nanoparticles combo can kill cancer: Study

Nanoparticles used in combination with X-rays are a viable method for killing cancer cells deep within the living body, a new study has found.
2016-02-08 12:23:52 Read More

Sudden cardiac death may soon be a thing of past

Scientists at a US university have developed a possible treatment to prevent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) - a common cause of sudden death in young athletes - using a study conducted by researchers more than 15 years ago.
2016-02-07 12:53:59 Read More

Sudden cardiac death may soon be a thing of past

Scientists at a US university have developed a possible treatment to prevent hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) - a common cause of sudden death in young athletes - using a study conducted by researchers more than 15 years ago.
2016-02-07 12:53:59 Read More

Mental disorder linked with diabetes: Study

There may be a genetic connection between type 2 diabetes and mental disorders such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and some forms of depression, a new study has found.
2016-02-07 11:33:29 Read More

Psychiatric disorders genetically linked to diabetes

US scientists have found link between psychiatric disorders and type 2 diabetes. According to them, the "DISC1" gene which plays a role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, influences function of pancreatic beta cells which produce insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels.
2016-02-07 06:49:35 Read More

Psychiatric disorders genetically linked to diabetes

US scientists have found link between psychiatric disorders and type 2 diabetes. According to them, the "DISC1" gene which plays a role in schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, influences function of pancreatic beta cells which produce insulin to maintain normal blood glucose levels.
2016-02-07 06:49:35 Read More

Young guys go gray, by choice

On two magazine covers the singer Zayn Malik has graced in the last few months, the former member of the musical group One Direction, peers out of the photographs from beneath a silver mane.
2016-02-06 19:45:22 Read More

Banks fear rise of robo-advisors

Banks are watching wealthy clients flirt with robo-advisers — computer programs to provide investment advice online— and that’s one reason the lenders are racing to release their own versions of the automated investing technology this year, according to a consultant.
2016-02-06 19:41:48 Read More

New tarantula named after Johnny Cash

Scientists scouring the fields of Folsom, California found a new kind of black tarantula which they have named after Johnny Cash, the American music legend.
2016-02-06 19:38:50 Read More

Dinosaur-like features in ancient mammal found

Scientists have discovered that an ancient hoofed mammal had very unusual features similar only to the nasal crests of lambeosaurine hadrosaur dinosaurs, showing a convergent evolution across millions of years between two very distantly related species.
2016-02-06 12:50:52 Read More

Dinosaur-like features in ancient mammal found

Scientists have discovered that an ancient hoofed mammal had very unusual features similar only to the nasal crests of lambeosaurine hadrosaur dinosaurs, showing a convergent evolution across millions of years between two very distantly related species.
2016-02-06 12:50:52 Read More

Nasa craft spots ‘floating hills’ in Pluto’s heart

Nasa’s New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of frozen nitrogen glaciers on Pluto carrying numerous ‘floating’ hills that may be fragments of water ice, giving an insight into the dwarf planet’s fascinating and abundant geological activity.
2016-02-05 22:14:56 Read More

End of road for car side mirrors?

Blind spots likely to go as automakers switch to digital systems.
2016-02-05 21:31:26 Read More

‘Women eye candy, men experts for news sites’

Women are being marginalised by news websites which prefer to use pictures of them while quoting men as sources or experts, a study of more than two million online articles has found.
2016-02-05 21:27:52 Read More

Now, low-cost Ayurvedic drug that fights diabetes

Those who find allopathy drugs used to control diabetes unaffordable can now turn towards BGR-34, a low cost anti-diabetic Ayurvedic drug that was formally launched in the city on Thursday.
2016-02-05 19:10:24 Read More

What's the science behind water skipping spheres

Researchers now reveal why is it so easy to get such impressive water-skipping performance from an elastic ball with only a mediocre launch.
2016-02-05 16:56:23 Read More

Bio-marker for 5 types of cancer found, may make diagnosis easier

A tell-tale marker of five different types of cancer has been discovered by researchers of the US National Institutes of Health, raising the possibility of diagnosing cancer with a simple blood test, without any other clinical symptoms.
2016-02-05 09:05:19 Read More

Nasa spacecraft spots 'floating' hills on Pluto

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of frozen nitrogen glaciers on Pluto carrying numerous 'floating' hills that may be fragments of water ice. These hills individually measure one to several kilometres across.
2016-02-05 07:08:42 Read More

Nasa spacecraft spots 'floating' hills on Pluto

Nasa's New Horizons spacecraft has captured images of frozen nitrogen glaciers on Pluto carrying numerous 'floating' hills that may be fragments of water ice. These hills individually measure one to several kilometres across.
2016-02-05 07:08:42 Read More

Michelangelo defied arthritic hands to create masterpieces

Renowned Italian artist Michelangelo likely suffered from arthritis in his later years, but addiction to work may have extended the use of his hands until he died, a new study suggests.
2016-02-04 21:25:51 Read More

Fixing worn-out cells ups ‘elixir of youth’ hope

Elixir-of-youth treatments that slow ageing could be on the horizon after an experiment on mice in which its lifespan was extended by up to 35%.
2016-02-04 21:21:01 Read More

Best breakfast for children is eggs, claim scientists

Eggs are the best thing to give children for breakfast to stave off hunger for longer, according to new research.
2016-02-04 14:56:46 Read More

Scientists propose new theory about how life came on Earth

Shedding new light on how life began on Earth, scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have proposed a new set of cosmic chemical reactions that could have contributed to the formation of life on our planet.
2016-02-04 12:26:32 Read More

Elixir of youth tested successfully on mice

Elixir-of-youth treatments that slow ageing could be on the horizon after an extraordinary experiment in which the lifespan of mice was extended by up to 35 per cent.
2016-02-04 11:24:03 Read More

Nasa's Juno to complete its six-year journey to Jupiter

Nasa's Jupiter-bound solar-powered Juno spacecraft has successfully executed a manoeuvre to adjust its flight path, setting the stage for its rendezvous with the solar system's largest planet. Juno was launched in 2011, will arrive at Jupiter in July.
2016-02-04 08:45:35 Read More

Mystery of Ice age causing missing CO2 solved

A long standing environmental mystery appears to have been solved – and it may contain lessons for today’s runaway global warming. Scientists have long puzzled over the fact that twenty thousand years ago, carbon dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere fell so low that the earth was enveloped in ice, the era now known as the Ice Age.
2016-02-04 05:47:59 Read More

Test to predict spread of eye cancer to liver

Ophthalmologists don't have to make an educated guess on the survival chances of their cancer patients anymore.Â
2016-02-04 00:14:15 Read More

God, Big Bang and how the two meet

Science and God may appear an incongruous mix -but not when it comes to Henry F Schaefer III, world renowned chemist and proponent of intelligent design.
2016-02-04 00:08:41 Read More

Taller people more prone to cancer, study claims

Tall people have a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, but a higher risk of cancer in comparison to short people, a new study has claimed.
2016-02-03 21:18:19 Read More

Power from nuclear fusion to be reality?

Scientists in north-east Germany have switched on an experiment they hope will advance the quest for nuclear fusion, considered a clean and safe form of nuclear power.
2016-02-03 21:14:32 Read More

Strong policies required to curb cancer-causing habits: WHO

Ahead of the World Cancer Day on February 4, the World Health Organisation has put the spotlight on the need to improve access to cancer treatment and formulating strong policies to reduce tobacco and alcohol use.
2016-02-03 14:28:57 Read More

The 'five second rule' is real, say Nasa engineers

The “five second rule” - the urban food myth, ever-justifying your decision to eat a dropped tasty treat – does exist, according to two Nasa engineers.
2016-02-03 14:12:38 Read More

The 'five second rule' is real, say Nasa engineers

The “five second rule” - the urban food myth, ever-justifying your decision to eat a dropped tasty treat – does exist, according to two Nasa engineers.
2016-02-03 14:12:38 Read More

7 useless body parts we no longer need

It’s taken six million years for humans to evolve from our ancestors to where we are today.
2016-02-03 12:20:47 Read More

CSIR launches first ayurvedic anti-diabetic drug

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) on Wednesday launched BGR-34 -- the country's first anti-diabetic ayurvedic drug designed for Type-2 diabetes mellitus, which has been scientifically validated for its efficacy and safety.
2016-02-03 11:07:56 Read More

Scientists to inject fuel in experimental fusion device

As part of a world-wide effort to harness nuclear fusion, researchers at the Max Planck Institute in Greifswald planned to inject a tiny amount of hydrogen and heat it until it becomes a super-hot gas known as plasma, mimicking conditions inside a sun.
2016-02-03 10:50:37 Read More

Found: Why women can’t shed kilos

Women find it harder to lose weight as compared to men because their brain is wired differently, a new study suggests.
2016-02-02 22:43:37 Read More

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Signs of life found in Earth's mantle

Scientists have collected an unprecedented sequence of rock samples from the shallow mantle of the Atlantic Ocean that bear signs of life, unique carbon cycling, and ocean crust movement.
2016-02-02 22:36:30 Read More

Killing cancer cells: Get them addicted to drugs

Scientists in the UK have found a new way to combat cancer by getting tumour cells addicted to drugs that will kill them in minutes.
2016-02-02 22:20:24 Read More

'Junk' DNA helps in preventing breast cancer: Study

British researchers have identified a piece of non-coding Ribonucleic acid (RNA) that stops cells turning cancerous, reveals a study.
2016-02-02 12:33:46 Read More

What would happen if you only drank fizzy drinks?

Despite warnings about diabetes, obesity and tooth decay, billions of fizzy drinks are sold and consumed each day.
2016-02-02 11:21:19 Read More

Smoking pot may affect verbal memory: Study

Long-term marijuana use may affect a person's verbal memory - the ability to remember certain words, a new study has warned.
2016-02-02 09:14:07 Read More

Centre to set up a research lab to understand earthquake mechanism in Mahrashtra's Koyna region

The ministry of earth science will set up up a research lab - Borehole Geophysics Research Laboratory at Karad in Maharashtra to understand earthquake mechanism in the Koyna region of the state.
2016-02-02 09:05:03 Read More

Earth made up of two planets after 'violent collision' with Theia 4.5bn years ago, UCLA scientists find

A planetary embryo called Theia, thought to be around the size of Mars or Earth, collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago when our planet was just 100 million years old. Scientists also say the event also created the moon.
2016-02-02 06:08:26 Read More

Earth made up of two planets after 'violent collision' with Theia 4.5bn years ago, UCLA scientists find

A planetary embryo called Theia, thought to be around the size of Mars or Earth, collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago when our planet was just 100 million years old. Scientists also say the event also created the moon.
2016-02-02 06:08:26 Read More

Red tape holds up big-ticket science project

 Delays in identifying land and Union cabinet approval have held up a major international science project -the Laser Interferometric Gravitational-wave Observatory (LIGO) -that will check the veracity of Albert Einste in's theory by trying to find gravitational waves.
2016-02-02 01:33:49 Read More

Lab-grown corals help restore critically endangered reefs

Scientists have for the first time successfully raised laboratory-bred colonies of a critically endangered Caribbean coral species to their reproductive age, a step towards sustainable restoration of degraded reefs.
2016-02-01 20:54:53 Read More

New powerful, non-addictive painkiller developed

Scientists have developed a new peptide-based powerful painkiller that is as strong as morphine but has fewer side effects and is not addictive.
2016-02-01 20:50:55 Read More

This software helps find illicit N-weapon tests

Scientists have developed a computer software that can help detect illicit nuclear weapon tests undertaken by terrorist organisations or other non-state actors across the globe.
2016-02-01 20:44:03 Read More

World’s first ‘robot-run’ farm set to open in Japan

A Japanese firm said on Monday it would open the world’s first fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process, from watering seedlings to harvesting crops.
2016-02-01 20:38:42 Read More

Putting servers in ocean could solve overheating issues, save electricity

Taking a page from Jules Verne, researchers at Microsoft believe the future of data cent-res may be under the sea.
2016-02-01 20:25:15 Read More

Scientists give C-section babies healthy germs

Researchers have found a way to give beneficial bacteria to C-section babies. Bacteria in and on the human skin, mouth and gut play a crucial role in digestion, metabolism and immunity. But babies born by caesarean section have different microbes than their peers who travel through the birth canal.
2016-02-01 16:27:06 Read More

Earth is actually made up of two planets, UCLA scientists find

A "violent, head-on collision" created Earth as we know it, ground-breaking new research has revealed. A planetary embryo called Theia, thought to be around the size of Mars or Earth, collided with Earth 4.5 billion years ago when our planet was just 100 million years old.
2016-02-01 15:19:12 Read More

This is what it's like to give up coffee and alcohol

In December last year, Tobias van Schnedier, co-founder of Semplice, had been free of coffee and alcohol for 15 months. In a Medium post, her wrote about his experience and what he'd learned from the experience.
2016-02-01 12:08:54 Read More

World's first 'robot run' farm to open in Japan

A Japanese firm said it would open the world's first fully automated farm with robots handling almost every step of the process, from watering seedlings to harvesting crops. The move would chop personnel costs by about half and knock energy expenses down by nearly one third.
2016-02-01 11:40:59 Read More

Video to 'see' Sun's magnetic field released by Nasa

Nasa has created a video that would pave way for deep space travel by combining real time observations and computer simulations that will analyze how plasma courses through its corona.
2016-02-01 08:15:44 Read More

Video to 'see' Sun's magnetic field released by Nasa

Nasa has created a video that would pave way for deep space travel by combining real time observations and computer simulations that will analyze how plasma courses through its corona.
2016-02-01 08:15:44 Read More

Video to 'see' Sun's magnetic field released by Nasa

Nasa has created a video that would pave way for deep space travel by combining real time observations and computer simulations that will analyze how plasma courses through its corona.
2016-02-01 08:15:44 Read More

New DNA test can diagnose breast cancer risk

DNA analysis of breast tissue can help discover the risk of developing breast cancer, a new study suggests. The research, funded by The Eve Appeal and the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme, shows that DNA changes are already present in the healthy tissue from women with breast cancer.
2016-02-01 07:35:14 Read More

Now, paper and pencil to generate electricity

A small device made from household materials such as paper, pencil and a teflon tape can generate enough electricity to operate a remote control.
2016-02-01 07:16:45 Read More

Schools to train drone pilots on rise in China

Joysticks at their fingertips, the mostly male students packing the classroom lift their virtual helicopters into the air, part of a new cottage industry that's sprung up in China: drone pilot schools.
2016-02-01 01:14:18 Read More

Found: A way to recover and recycle gold from e-waste

Scientists have discovered a new financially viable and environment friendly way to recover and recycle gold from electronic waste, an approach that could revolutionise the industry and be a veritable gold mine.
2016-02-01 01:12:40 Read More

This software can read your mind

Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a computer software that can decode brain signals and read people's thoughts with almost 96% accuracy in real time.
2016-02-01 01:03:29 Read More

Graphene in implants may help control robotic arms in amputees

Scientists have developed graphene electrodes that can be implanted in the brain to control robotic arms n amputees or help restore sensory functions in patients with motor disorders such as Parkinson's disease.
2016-02-01 01:01:04 Read More

Urbanisation, deforestation fuelling spread of Zika: Experts

Environmental destruction both caused the horrific Zika virus to infect humans and is fuelling its explosive spread through the Americas, experts believe.
2016-02-01 00:58:00 Read More

From GM bugs to DDT: It's an all-out war on mosquitoes now

Latest Weapons: infecting insects with bacteria and sterilising them
2016-02-01 00:53:28 Read More

Your dog loves you 5 times more than cat: Study

The study found that the canines release love hormone when they see their owners while the felines barely produce any.
2016-01-31 12:03:01 Read More

New computer programme to instantly read mind

Scientists, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a computer software that can decode brain signals and read people's thoughts with almost 96 per cent accuracy in real time.
2016-01-31 10:39:51 Read More

Vaccine for Zika Virus may be years away, disease experts warn

The search is on to develop a vaccine to halt the disease, which could infect as many as 4 million people by the end of the year. But even as a host of companies have announced plans to develop a vaccine, disease experts say it could be years before an effective product makes its way to the public.
2016-01-31 07:01:06 Read More

New weapon to fight Zika: The mosquito

Mosquitoes, genetically engineered to pass a lethal gene to their offsprings, could become one of the newest weapons in the battle between humans and mosquitoes, which kill hundreds of thousands of people a year by transmitting malaria, dengue fever and other diseases.
2016-01-31 02:52:27 Read More

Reason why children develop food allergies explained

Consumption of a normal diet stimulates cells in the gut that suppress rejection of food by the immune system, scientists have found, explaining why some children are more susceptible to food allergies.
2016-01-30 16:14:07 Read More

Revealed: How this prehistoric bird went extinct

The study is the first to provide direct evidence that these early human inhabitants preyed on the remarkable large animals that once thrived in Australia but disappeared after people got there, University of Colorado geological sciences professor Gifford Miller said.
2016-01-30 09:22:58 Read More

Swan song: humans implicated in huge Australian bird's demise

The study is the first to provide direct evidence that these early human inhabitants preyed on the remarkable large animals that once thrived in Australia but disappeared after people got there, University of Colorado geological sciences professor Gifford Miller said.
2016-01-30 09:22:58 Read More

Not just kids, doctors urge adults to take vaccines too

Vaccines are not just for children. For long, doctors, particularly in the private sector, have recommend that adults get a dose of a wide range of shots including those for flu, typhoid, hepatitis, and pneumonia.
2016-01-29 23:00:27 Read More

Male mice without Y chromosome can father offsprings

Scientists have created male mice without a Y chromosome - a symbol of maleness - that are still able to sire offspring with assisted reproduction.
2016-01-29 22:42:44 Read More

Seen: How a cell becomes cancerous

It was just a tiny speck, a single cell that researchers had marked with a fluorescent green dye. But it was the very first cell of what would grow to be a melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. Never before had researchers captured a cancer so early.
2016-01-29 22:35:36 Read More

Modern astronomy evolved in Babylon?

For people living in the ancient Babylon, Marduk was their patron god, and thus it is not a surprise that Babylonian astronomers took an interest in tracking the comings and goings of the planet Jupiter, which they regarded as a celestial manifestation of Marduk.
2016-01-29 22:30:36 Read More

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