Canberra, Dec 19 (IANS) A bizarre case of the black/blue or gold/white dress was among the annual top 10 weirdest science stories chosen by the Australian Science Media Centre. Simply known as “the dress”,…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) A research team from the US has found a technique that not only increases oil recovery from wells but also sequesters more carbon dioxide in the process. A research team…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) Exposure to family violence and lack of affectionate behaviour towards children make them violent, a study reveals. “On occasions adolescents assault their parents because the parents themselves have been violent towards…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) Interpreting social inclusions and exclusions in a self-defeating way could be the main reason why chronically-lonely teens stay lonely, experts say. According to researchers, they consider any social invitation as…
Sydney, Dec 19 (IANS) Little penguins are more likely to work together to hunt schooling prey rather than solitary prey, a new study has found. Group foraging in cooperative animals provides predators with advantages over…
New York, Dec 19 (IANS) The body’s ability to harness heat production by converting white fat cells which store calories into beige (good) fat cells that burn energy, can help fight obesity, a new study…
London, Dec 19 (IANS) It took 100 million years for oxygen in the oceans and atmosphere to increase to the level that allowed the explosion of animal life on the Earth about 600 million years…
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) An ultra-high-resolution technique used for the first time to study polymer fibres that trap uranium in seawater may lead to better methods to harvest this fuel for nuclear reactors, says…
London, Dec 18 (IANS) A researcher from George Washington University is exploring the possibility of using a new technique for human reproduction and its ethical and practical implications. The method can create the possibility…
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) To get a real feel of what was happening during a certain period in history and how people really felt about the issues of the day, take a look…
Beijing, Dec 18 (IANS) As the cold, dry winter rip through China, consumption of edible bird nests has increased and this has boosted the smuggling of the lavish delicacy, a media report said on Friday….
Washington, Dec 18 (IANS) In a first, researchers have recreated in 3D the skull of the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens and the Neanderthals that lays bare open the “virtual fossil” for key evolutionary…
London, Dec 18 (IANS) The thick donut-shaped disks of gas and dust that surround most massive black holes in the universe are ‘clumpy’ rather than smooth as originally thought, says a study co-authored by an…
New York, Dec 18 (IANS) Chronic alcohol use, when combined with repeated binge drinking, causes more damage to the liver than previously thought, says an Indian-origin researcher from University of Missouri-Columbia. Heavy binge drinking by…
London, Dec 18 (IANS) Researchers have discovered a material with special electric properties which might enable the production of better energy storage devices — the basis for smaller, faster and more efficient electronics. Three years…
Sydney, Dec 18 (IANS) A diet high on fat but very low on carbohydrates which is generally favoured by bodybuilders may be effective in treating schizophrenia, new research has found. Schizophrenia is a devastating, chronic…
London, Dec 18 (IANS) A drug currently used to treat patients with osteoporosis can protect stem cells from ageing, a breakthrough study has found. Scientists from the University of Sheffield discovered the drug zoledronate is…
Close up of mid adult woman and her grandmother holding hands New York, Dec 18 (IANS) Gene variants linked to cell senescence or biological ageing, autoimmunity, and Alzheimer’s disease play an important role in determining…
Sydney, Dec 18 (IANS) Scientists have analysed a 14,000-year-old thigh bone in China that resembles some of the most ancient members of the human genus (Homo) despite its young age. It reveals that an ancient…
Tokyo, Dec 18 (IANS) Fish oil may burn fat faster than those fat-burning pills leading to an efficient weight loss in overweight or obese people in their 30s and 40s, Kyoto University researchers report. Fish…