Now brown fat may protect you against diabetes
Researchers have found out that brown fat may help to minimise fluctuations in blood sugar concentration in adults.
Mar 12, 2016, 09:25 AM IST
Scientists record mysterious infrared light from space
In a first, researchers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) telescope have detected the faintest and mysterious infrared light ever from space.
Mar 11, 2016, 12:06 PM IST
DNA: Gravitational waves detected, proving Einstein right!
An international collaboration of scientists, the LIGO Scientific Collaboration, has announced the first detection of gravitational waves, ripples in the fabric of space and time that carry informa
Feb 13, 2016, 00:30 AM IST
What are gravitational waves and why should you care?
The physics world is abuzz ahead of a hotly anticipated announcement Thursday concerning the quest to track down gravitational waves. But what are they, and why should you care?
Feb 12, 2016, 05:24 AM IST
Scientists detect first direct evidence of gravitational waves
The phenomenon was observed by two US-based underground detectors, designed to spot tiny vibrations from passing gravitational waves, a project known as the Laser Interferometer Gravitational-wave Observatory, or LIGO.
Feb 11, 2016, 22:08 PM IST
Online shopping may not be as green as we think
Who does not love to sit at home in sweatpants and shop online? But it may not be as environment friendly option as often people think, new research suggests.
Feb 06, 2016, 16:10 PM IST
New low-cost portable device to detect fake pills
Scientists, including those of Indian-origin, are developing a low-cost, portable device to authenticate medicines and supplements in order to prevent incorrectly labelled or fake pills from reaching consumers.
Feb 04, 2016, 00:03 AM IST
Is Alzheimer's transmissible?
Once again, scientists have raised the specter of Alzheimer's as a transmissible disease, theorizing that it can be transmitted from one person to another.
Jan 30, 2016, 16:39 PM IST
Global warming: World's oceans warming at faster rate
Scientists have found that half of the global ocean heat content increase since 1865 has occurred over the past two decades.
Jan 20, 2016, 11:27 AM IST
India tops Asia in sending scientists, engineers to US
India continued its trend of being the top country of birth from Asia for immigrant scientists and engineers in US, with 950,000 out of the continent's total 2.96 million, according to a new report.
Jan 14, 2016, 16:23 PM IST
Dinosaurs did show off sexual display to woo mates
While you must have read about dinosaurs being engaged in “foreplay”, British scientists now reveal that they used large ornamental structures such as horns and head crests in sexual displays and to assert social dominance.
Jan 14, 2016, 12:43 PM IST
India tops in sending scientists and engineers to the US: Report
From 2003 to 2013, the number of scientists and engineers residing in the US rose from 21.6 million to 29 million.
Jan 14, 2016, 11:00 AM IST
Science behind XY and XX chromosomes in human being
A recent study has revealed the evolution of X chromosome and why it contains an unusual mixture of genes.
Jan 13, 2016, 15:00 PM IST
Two new frog species found in Madagascar
A team of European scientists has discovered two new species of very elusive frogs that live in the rainforests of Tsaratanana Massif, the highest mountain in Madagascar.
Jan 13, 2016, 13:43 PM IST
Here comes 'green' coffee for super health benefits
You love green tea for its health benefits but what about having a cup of "green coffee"?
Jan 10, 2016, 19:07 PM IST
All-solid lithium batteries in the offing
A team of Korean scientists has discovered a new way to develop all-solid-state lithium batteries without a risk of conflagration or explosion.
Jan 03, 2016, 14:59 PM IST
Now, novel way to make cleaner fuel cells
An international group of scientists from Russia, France and Germany has developed a novel method to make cleaner fuel cells.
Jan 03, 2016, 13:19 PM IST
Scientists create $100 smartphone-powered 3D printer
A team of scientists in Taiwan has created a $100 smartphone-powered 3D printer that uses visible light emitted from a phone to cure the resin instead of the traditional method of using UV light or lasers, a media report said.
Dec 31, 2015, 15:43 PM IST
Super-Earths harbouring 'forbidden' substances
A team of scientist has found "forbidden substances" on the super-Earths.
Dec 26, 2015, 00:36 AM IST
Cellular sensor helps plants find light: Study
Plants wage wars to absorb sunlight and outgrow each other by using their cellular sensors that can set off an internal alarm when threatened by the shade of other plants, scientists have found. If a plant is shaded by another, it becomes cut off from essential sunlight it needs to survive.
Dec 26, 2015, 00:28 AM IST
