Efforts being made to restore Pluto to planet club: Scientists
Six scientists from institutions across the United States argued that Pluto deserves to be a full planet, along with some 110 other bodies in the solar system, including Earth's moon.
Mar 26, 2017, 09:40 AM IST
Scientists identify brain 'switch' that can help improve blood circulation
A new study has discovered a protein "switch" within the tiny wire-like capillaries of the brain that helps in increasing the blood flow which ensures optimal brain function.
Mar 26, 2017, 00:22 AM IST
NASA’s Juno Spacecraft set for its fifth flyby over Jupiter
The US space agency NASA’s Juno spacecraft is all set to make its fifth fly-by over Jupiter’s mysterious cloud tops on Monday, March 27 at 4:52 am EDT.
Mar 25, 2017, 21:42 PM IST
Scientists find new tree-climbing crab species
The new species named Haberma tingkok have been placed in a small genus, which contains merely three members.
Mar 23, 2017, 17:44 PM IST
Ancient quakes may point to sinking risk for part of California coast
The last known major quake on the San Andreas fault occurred in 1857, but three quakes over the last 2,000 years on nearby faults made ground just outside Los Angeles city limits sink as much as three feet, according to a study published Monday in the journal Scientific Reports.
Mar 22, 2017, 08:46 AM IST
Scientists create functional 'beating' human heart muscle
Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) in Australia developed models of human heart tissue in the laboratory so they can study cardiac biology and diseases 'in a dish'.
Mar 20, 2017, 18:51 PM IST
Scientists discover five new sub-atomic particles
The exceptionality of this discovery is that observing five new states all at once is a rather unique event, researchers said.
Mar 19, 2017, 13:52 PM IST
Scientists identify protein linked to obsessive-compulsive disorder
Occurring in all cells of the body, the protein SPRED2 is found in particularly high concentrations in regions of the brain, namely in the basal ganglia and the amygdala.
This new alternative to colonoscopy can be as easy as swallowing a pill
Scientists have developed a new pill which can be a non-invasive alternative to colonoscopies.
Mar 16, 2017, 23:52 PM IST
Scientists find a new way to zoom in on AIDS virus hideout
Scientists have found a way to pinpoint elusive white blood cells which will provide a hideout for the AIDS virus in people taking anti-HIV drugs.
Mar 16, 2017, 00:47 AM IST
Scientists discover huge statue of Egyptian pharaoh
The fragments of the quartzite statue were found by Egyptian and German archaeologists in the heavily populated Ain Shams and Matariya districts.
Mar 10, 2017, 20:43 PM IST
Scientists discover world's oldest, 152 million-years-old crocodile eggs
The eggs, discovered in cliffs in Portugal, were laid by close relatives of "true" crocodiles, a group called crocodylomorphs, which according to palaeontologists, had been two metres long.
Mar 10, 2017, 17:49 PM IST
Scientists develop light, reparable bullet-proof armour
The solidification is reversible and enables damaged armor surfaces to be repaired 'on-the-fly' in the field.
Mar 10, 2017, 13:27 PM IST
Scientists identify 18 new genes linked to autism risk
Scientists have identified 18 new genes variations that may increase the risk of the disorder.
Mar 08, 2017, 23:30 PM IST
High Court asks DAE to provide health guidelines for scientists
A division bench of Chief Justice Manjula Chellur and Justice G S Kulkarni was hearing a public interest litigation filed by RTI activist Chetan Kothari seeking formation of a special investigating team (SIT) to probe the deaths of several nuclear scientists.
Mar 03, 2017, 20:51 PM IST
Scientists create artificial mouse 'embryo' using 3D technology
They have used a 3D scaffold and the body's master stem cells, an advance that may explain why more than two out of three human pregnancies fail.
Mar 03, 2017, 16:23 PM IST
Scientists create highest-resolution 3D maps of dark matter
Scientists believe dark matter - theorised, unseen particles that neither reflect nor absorb light, but are able to exert gravity - may comprise 80 per cent of the matter in the universe.
Mar 02, 2017, 15:46 PM IST
In a rare find, scientists discover large mayan jade pendant with carved inscriptions
The jewel - a jade pendant worn on a king's chest during key religious ceremonies - was first unearthed in 2015, in Nim Li Punit in southern Belize.
Feb 26, 2017, 13:50 PM IST
Mann Ki Baat: India needs more scientists to harness technology, says PM Narendra Modi
India needs more scientists to harness technology for the benefit of the common man, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said today while hailing the scientific community for the record launch of 104 satellites and the successful test-firing of a new missile.
Feb 26, 2017, 13:30 PM IST
Scientists to test 50 coral reefs to seek ways to counter climate change
Last year was the warmest on record the third time in a row, damaging corals from Australia`s Great Barrier Reef to the Caribbean, a loss for fragile species and a threat to coastal economies in the magnitude of billions of dollars.
Feb 24, 2017, 14:17 PM IST
