Human-Neanderthal relationships may be root of modern allergies
Passionate encounters between ancient humans and their burly cousins- the Neanderthals, may have left modern people more prone to sneezes, itches and other allergies, researchers say.
Jan 08, 2016, 10:20 AM IST
Stroking helps calves grow better relation with humans
A study focused on conventional dairy farming has found that calves can only develop a good relationship with humans if their caretakers have regular and gentle interactions like stroking lower part of their neck.
Jan 03, 2016, 15:14 PM IST
Scientists sequence first ancient Irish human genomes
A team of scientists in Ireland has sequenced the first genomes from ancient Irish humans, which is now being used to answer pivotal questions about the origins of the country's people and their culture.
Jan 02, 2016, 16:12 PM IST
Neural activity of moving animal recorded in 3D
Researchers in Princeton University have developed an instrument that allows three-dimensional recordings of neural activity in nearly the entire brain of a free-moving animal.
Dec 31, 2015, 15:57 PM IST
NASA gets $55 million funding to send humans to Mars
US space agency NASA to spend at least $55 million on a “habitation augmentation module”.
Dec 30, 2015, 13:20 PM IST
Human's ability to perceive melodic pitch isn't unique
Seems like we are not alone in how we perceive a melodic pitch as marmosets have showcased the same talent.
Dec 29, 2015, 11:17 AM IST
Dogs can copy their pal's expressions
In an indication that dogs could possess basic levels of empathy, researchers have found that our canine friends, just like humans, are capable of imitating the expression of their play mates.
Dec 27, 2015, 17:34 PM IST
Crows too know how to make and use tools!
If you thought only humans or primates can forge and use tools, you are wrong. Crows can make, use, and even store for re-use certain tools while foraging for food, a new study shows.
Dec 25, 2015, 00:23 AM IST
Mental time travel a unique human capacity: Study
Humans appear to be the only species who are able to remember events that they had experienced and mentally time travel not only into the past but also the future, suggests new research.
Dec 23, 2015, 18:24 PM IST
Here's how human brain can handle so much data
Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist from Georgia Institute of Technology have discovered how humans can categorise data using less than one percent of the original information
Dec 16, 2015, 16:35 PM IST
Did you hear it? Our vision and hearing is not very reliable
Our vision and hearing are not as reliable as we might think, the study by life scientists at University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA) said.
Dec 11, 2015, 13:16 PM IST
Why Neanderthals' faces are different from humans
New findings, based upon facial growth patterns, indicate that Neanderthals and humans are indeed sufficiently distinct from one another.
Dec 08, 2015, 14:45 PM IST
Mercury level in dolphins linked to exposure in humans
The most toxic form of mercury known as methylmercury builds up in fish, shellfish, and animals that eat fish, and are the main sources of mercury exposure in humans.
Dec 05, 2015, 16:41 PM IST
Check out: Five startling facts about 'death'!
Have you ever wondered what actually death is all about?
Dec 03, 2015, 14:22 PM IST
Eureka! 30 key genes for longer, healthier life identified
After combing through 40,000 potential genes in three animal species, researchers have zeroed in on 30 genes which, if tweaked a bit, can get you eternal youth - without having to search for and drink that elusive elixir of life.
Dec 02, 2015, 17:49 PM IST
Stressed fish too run emotional fever
The experiment with 72 zebrafish has brought this view into question.
Dec 01, 2015, 13:05 PM IST
Seems the Swiss love their horses rather too well
The eight million-strong Swiss also appear to have in their midst horse-lovers of a different kind -- as many as 105 sex acts by humans on horses were registered last year in Switzerland, a media report said here.
Nov 30, 2015, 00:16 AM IST
Human, birds have similar sound systems
With each oscillation the larynx closes and opens, making the airflow stop and start, which creates sound pulses.
Nov 29, 2015, 14:00 PM IST
Betrayals forced early humans to spread across the world
Penny Spikins from the University of York in the UK said that the speed and character of human dispersals changed significantly around 100,000 years ago.
Nov 25, 2015, 15:59 PM IST
New species of anthropoid primate found in Libya
The scientits performed the research at the Zallah Oasis, a promising site for unearthing fossils from the Oligocene period, roughly 30 million years ago.
Nov 24, 2015, 13:43 PM IST
