NASA knows about every eclipse in next 1,000 years
New York, April 30 (IANS) The US space agency has kept a five-millennium catalogue of all the eclipses (both solar and lunar) that have occurred or will occur from 1999 BC to the year AD…
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Ocean-facing house linked to relaxed life, better mental health
New York, April 30 (IANS) Wish to lead a relaxed life with a sea-facing house? Here’s another reason for you to save for a beach-facing house as the sight of water is linked to less…
Earth-forming ancient rock back after deep space sojourn
Artist’s impression of the unique object C/2014 S3 (PANSTARRS). Observations with ESO’s Very Large Telescope, and the Canada France Hawai`i Telescope, show that this is the first object to be discovered that is on a…
Sex once a week best for your relationship
Toronto, April 30 (IANS) Countering a common perception that more sex can improve relationships, a study has found that couples are at their happiest when they hop into bed just once a week. “Although more…
Stress, depression can worsen HPV infection
New York, April 30 (IANS) Beware! Stress and depression can be harmful to women with HPV (human papillomavirus) infection and if it continues for some years beyond the initial infection can lead to cervical cancer,…
Community support can help trauma-stricken kids
New York, April 30 (IANS) Family, social and community strength can have a protective effect against adverse childhood experiences, researchers say. A community support can boost kids to become strong and increase their chances of…
Why women’s tennis not as ‘tight’ as men’s matches
(160129) — MELBOURNE, Jan. 29, 2016 (Xinhua) — Switzerland’s Martina Hingis (L) and India’s Sania Mirza pose at the awarding ceremony after winning the women’s doubles final against Czech Republic’s Andrea Hlavackova/Lucie Hradecka at the…
Aerial pesticide exposure ups autism risk in kids
New York, April 30 (IANS) Aerial spraying of anti-mosquito pesticides may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorder and developmental delays among children born in those areas, a study has warned. According to researchers, health…
Breast milk boosts brain growth of premature babies
New York, April 30 (IANS) Feeding premature babies mostly breast milk – irrespective of whether that came from the babies’ own mothers or donated by other women – during the first month of life appears…
Revealed: How the moon got its tattoos
Washington, April 30 (IANS) New NASA research has given new clues to how the moon got its mysterious “tattoos” — swirling patterns of light and dark found at over a hundred locations across the lunar…
India’s quiet tide Of childhood obesity
By Kamala Thiagarajan Madurai: When 12-year-old Madhu (not his real name) was diagnosed as obese he weighed 98 kg when his ideal weight was 55 kg there were no obvious medical issues, except…
Apt words can fetch double while selling products on eBay: research
London, April 29 (IANS) Words like “gent” instead of “man” and “authentic” for products in place of “genuine” can fetch up to fifty percent more money on eBay, revealed a research conducted by a British…
Maharashtrians at highest risk of developing diabetes: Study
Gurgaon, April 29 (IANS) People in Maharashtra are at the highest risk of developing diabetes, followed by those in Karnataka, New Delhi and West Bengal, says a study by seeDoc, a Haryana-based online medical consultation…
Giant duck-billed dinosaur fossil sets world record
Beijing, April 29 (IANS) A fossilised skeleton of a hadrosaur or duck-billed dinosaur in China’s Shandong province has been recognised by Guinness World Records as the “largest hadrosaurid skeleton on display”. The Zhuchengosaurus maximus skeleton…
Can self-driving cars behave like humans do?
London, April 29 (IANS) The image-recognition technology in a self-driving car can learn to respond to unfamiliar objects on the road akin to the responses of a human driver, say researchers. Imagine heading home in…
Coming, personal cooling units for firefighters
Nanowire array electocaloric fabric placed on flexible substrate is flexible. Credit: Qing Wang, Penn State New York, April 29 (IANS) Firefighters entering burning buildings, athletes competing in the broiling sun and workers in foundries may…
Skin cells turned into heart and brain cells
New York, April 29 (IANS) In a major breakthrough, a team of researchers, including an Indian origin scientist, has transformed skin cells into heart cells and brain cells using a combination of chemicals. The team…
Vitamin that slows ageing of organs
London, April 29 (IANS) Researchers have discovered that vitamin nicotinamide riboside, which is a source of vitamn B3, has the potential to revitalise certain organs that lose the regenerative capacity with age. By administering nicotinamide…
British astronaut to control machine on Earth from ISS
London, April 29 (IANS) British astronaut Tim Peake, currently on the International Space Station, will command a robot to roll around a giant sandpit in Stevenage town that simulates the surface of Mars. The programme…
Hello! We are not alone in space
London, April 29 (IANS) Recent discoveries of exoplanets have rekindled hope for other advanced technological civilisations that may have ever existed near us, researchers have found. A new paper shows that unless the odds of…