Do you know how many years ago did homo sapiens emerge?
Swedish and South African scientists managed to identify the genetic sequence of the remains of three hunter-gatherer individuals who lived between 2,300 and 1,800 years ago and four peasants who lived between 500 and 300 years ago
Sep 29, 2017, 16:34 PM IST
Pigeons better at multitasking than humans: Study
Researchers performed behavioural experiments to test birds and humans and found that the cause of the slight multitasking advantage in birds is their higher neuronal density.
Sep 27, 2017, 19:47 PM IST
New method could overcome genetic male infertility
Using a stem cell technique for sperm creation, scientists have created healthy offspring from genetically infertile male mice, offering a potential new approach to tackling a common genetic cause of human infertility.
Aug 18, 2017, 23:23 PM IST
Emotions in voices of land animals can be identified by humans, says study
Amphibians, reptiles, mammals - all of them communicate via acoustic signals.
Jul 27, 2017, 13:45 PM IST
Humpback whales learn songs just like humans do: Study
Learning new songs is a form of what is known as 'social learning', where individual animals learn behaviours from each other rather than having them passed on from one generation to another genetically.
Jul 26, 2017, 00:23 AM IST
Humans turning Earth into 'plastic planet', says study
Researchers, including those from the University of Georgia (UGA) in the US, found that by 2015, humans had generated 8.3 billion metric tonnes of plastics, 6.3 billion tonnes of which had already become waste.
Jul 21, 2017, 13:59 PM IST
Humans reached Australia 65,000 years ago: Study
The site was last excavated nearly 30 years ago by a group of archaeologists, who suggested that the site was between 50,000 and 60,000 years old, considered to be one of the first human settlements in Australia.
Jul 20, 2017, 16:25 PM IST
Ravens can plan ahead like humans: Study
Researchers from Lund University in Sweden let ravens solve tasks that they do not encounter in the wild, and hence lack specific adaptations for: tool use, and bartering with humans.
Jul 16, 2017, 16:55 PM IST
Sharks could hold genetic secret to long life
Greenland sharks, the longest living vertebrates on Earth which live for up to 400 years, could hold the secret to long life, geneticists mapping their DNA say.
Jul 08, 2017, 22:01 PM IST
Gene causing arthritis may have helped humans survive Ice Age: Study
The study showed that mutations in the gene called GDF5 resulted in shorter bones that led to a compact body structure while reducing the risk of bone fracture from falling.
Jul 04, 2017, 23:04 PM IST
Wearing this wristband will help you fight stress!
This wearable device delivers heartbeat-like vibrations onto the inside of the wrist can reduce stress.
May 30, 2017, 16:33 PM IST
Humans originated in Europe, not Africa: Study
Researchers have assumed up to now that the lineages diverged five to seven million years ago and that the first pre-humans developed in Africa.
May 24, 2017, 00:19 AM IST
Pufferfish and humans share same genes for teeth formation: Study
The research, led by Gareth Fraser from the University of Sheffields Department of Animal and Plant Sciences found that the pufferfish had a remarkably similar tooth-making programme to other vertebrates, including humans.
May 17, 2017, 21:39 PM IST
NASA not to fly humans on first SLS rocket launch
In February, NASA began an effort looking at the feasibility of putting crew aboard the first launch of the SLS rocket and Orion - for its Exploration Mission-1, or EM-1.
May 13, 2017, 14:25 PM IST
Human sense of smell as good as that of dogs: Study
However, the study published in the journal Science, showed that the human olfactory bulb is quite large and similar in the number of neurons to other mammals.
May 13, 2017, 00:52 AM IST
Homo naledi likely lived alongside modern humans: Study
A new research has revealed that the mysterious and newly discovered human species named Homo naledi, which was first announced just two years ago, likely lived alongside Homo sapiens or modern humans.
May 10, 2017, 00:46 AM IST
Early humans were smarter than previously thought
The researchers believe that the same areas of the brain engaged in modern activities like playing the piano were also used in making stone tools dating from 1.8 million to 100,000 years ago.
May 10, 2017, 00:35 AM IST
How noise pollution interfere animals`survival in the wild
According to a report in the journal Science, sounds were recorded at 492 sites meant as havens for biodiversity across the country.
May 05, 2017, 01:05 AM IST
Humans must leave Earth within next 100 years to survive, warns Stephen Hawking
British physicist Stephen Hawking claims that time is running out for the Earth and humanity will need to leave the planet for its survival.
May 03, 2017, 18:22 PM IST
Bonobos more closely linked to humans than chimps: Study
Scientists believe that modern human and common chimpanzee/bonobo lineages split about eight million years ago with the two great ape species splitting about two million years ago.
Apr 29, 2017, 19:38 PM IST
