Sydney, Feb 11 (IANS) Australian researchers have discovered two new giant bent-toed gecko species in New Guinea. Commonly known as bent-toed or bow-fingered geckos, due to their distinctive slender curved toes, these reptiles belonging…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Boxing great Muhammad Ali famously declared his intent to “float like a butterfly and sting like a bee” but perhaps pugilists should look to another type of insect for inspiration…
London, Feb 11 (IANS) A study of 2,000-year-old skeletons in two Roman cemeteries has revealed that some migrants were likely from outside Roman Empire, possibly from North Africa and the Alps. Kristina Killgrove from the…
Washington, Feb 11 (IANS) Confirming a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s 1915 general theory of relativity, scientists have, for the first time, observed gravitional waves, or ripples in the fabric of spacetime, arriving at Earth…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Alcohol allows gut bacteria to migrate to the liver, promoting alcohol-induced liver diseases, reveals a new study. According to the researchers, natural gut antibiotics are diminished by alcohol and leave…
forbidden flower New York, Feb 11 (IANS) While starting marijuana at the age of 16 or younger may hinder brain development, using marijuana after age 16 can lead to accelerated brain ageing, warns a new…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) You are more likely to skimp on a Valentine Day gift while choosing it for a loved one if it comes with a free gift, finds a new study which…
Chennai, Feb 11 (IANS) The distress in India’s banking system is becoming evident by the day with more of these financing institutions reporting poor results in the third quarter of this fiscal, amid mounting bad…
New Delhi, Feb 11 (IANS) India has seen a 7.5 percent rise in the number of cancer patients due primarily to poor lifestyle choices such as consumption of alcohol, ‘pan masala’ and tobacco, a study…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) Feeding fish oil-based diet for three weeks has been found to slow progression of Alzheimer’s like symptoms in mouse models of the disease, reports a new study, supporting the viability…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) If you feel down and out most of the time, try meditation coupled with aerobic exercises twice a week for just two months to beat the blues forever, finds a…
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Swiss scientists have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) software to teach a drone to autonomously recognise and follow forest trails to help rescue teams accelerate the search for people lost in…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) More and more millennials (those born after 1980) are in no hurry to own a place to call it home and will buy smartphones and cars first when gainfully employed,…
London, Feb 11 (IANS) Social partners can influence the way an adult male chimpanzee establishes grooming interactions — an important social interaction for chimps — with family and community members, new research says. The chimps’…
New York, Feb 11 (IANS) People who are deprived of sleep are more likely to sign false confessions to a wrong they never did, than individuals who are well rested, a new study says. The…
Brasilia, Feb 11 (IANS) Brazilian researchers have developed a molecular test that allows the presence of the Zika virus to be detected in a patient in just five hours, the media reported on Thursday. The…
London, Feb 10 (IANS) It has taken scientists over 300 years to finally figure out how bacteria “see” their world, and they do it in a remarkably similar way to us. The team of British…
London, Feb 10 (IANS) With this new technology, your phone could get an entire week’s battery life on a single charge. “Give us more juice” was the cry from tech enthusiasts at this year’s Consumer…
Toronto, Feb 10 (IANS) From walking to talking to producing music, different people’s movements occur at different speeds but a new study has found that a group can improve its performance by having people with…
New York, Feb 10 (IANS) Reducing the number of men who go to prison could help curb the spread of HIV and other sexually-transmitted infections in a community, says a study. According to researchers at…