New York, Feb 4 (IANS) The widely reported “Jupiter as shield” concept, implying that the planet shields Earth from comet impacts, is incorrect, says a new study. Not only is the “Jupiter as shield” concept…
New York, Feb 4 (IANS) Living near cellphone towers that produce radio-frequency electromagnetic fields can amplify pain in amputees, suggests new research. “Our study provides evidence, for the first time, that subjects exposed to cell…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Loss of ice in Antarctica caused by a warming ocean may result in rising global sea levels by three metres, warns a recent research. Scientists from the University of Edinburgh in…
By Dr. Rajat Arora It may be amply discomforting to know that India is a country with more mobile phones than toilets. Fears have been expressed by some experts who say that radio frequency exposure…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) For the first time, researchers have witnessed a fatal flight among primates in which a female orangutan recruited a male as a hired gun to help her corner and attack another…
New Delhi, Feb 4 (IANS) Over 70 percent of android smartphone users in India do not receive an update to the latest Android operation system (OS) or its latest features at the time of purchase,…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Do you know how the famous Italian sculptor and painter Michelangelo managed to produce some of the greatest work of his life even suffering from degenerative arthritis? Although prolonged hammering and…
New York, Feb 4 (IANS) Shedding new light on how life began on Earth, scientists, including an Indian-origin researcher, have proposed a new set of cosmic chemical reactions that could have contributed to the formation…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Glacial meltwater has been known to contain phosphorus, but as Greenland ice sheet melts, it could be releasing more of phosphorus — a key nutrient that can enrich waters of the…
Washington, Feb 4 (IANS) Set to arrive at Jupiter this year to study the giant planet from an elliptical, polar orbit, NASA’s solar-powered Juno spacecraft successfully executed a maneuver to adjust its flight path on…
London, Feb 4 (IANS) Parkinson’s patients are prone to a higher risk of injurious falls and hip fractures, a study reveals. The disease, which breaks down specific nerve cells and is usually diagnosed at around…
Chiraag Juvekar Researchers have designed an RFID chip that prevents so-called side-channel attacks, which analyze patterns of memory access or fluctuations in power usage when a device is performing a cryptographic operation, in order to…
Canberra, Feb 3 (IANS) Around 40 percent of Australian grandparents believe they should be reimbursed for looking after their grandchildren, said a new survey. The research study, released on Wednesday by the Australian Seniors Insurance…
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology-Bombay (IIT-B) have developed a satellite-based fog monitoring system with the ultimate goal of integrating the fog information to air, rail and vehicular transportation management…
London, Feb 3 (IANS) Do you feel miserable while going to work in the same fashion when you are ill? You are not alone. Most British people are at least happy while at work except…
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Revealing the impact that the burning of fossil fuels have had on the world’s oceans in just 10 years, a new study has found that the North Atlantic absorbed 50…
Credit: AlexanderAlUS/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 3.0 New York, Feb 3 (IANS) An international group of physicists has created an artificial material with a structure comparable to graphene. Discovered in 2004, graphene is a one-atom-thick sheet of graphite….
New York, Feb 3 (IANS) Women may be friendlier than men, but they are more likely to get annoyed at people’s irritating behaviour with whom they interact. A new study has revealed that women are…
Toronto, Feb 3 (IANS) Irrespective of your biological sex, performing traditional gender roles ascribed to women such as managing the household or taking care of children may put you at increased risk of a second…
London, Feb 3 (IANS) Our early ancestors managed to evolve and journey across the earth by exchanging and improving their technology, researchers say after analysing Blombos Cave in South Africa. The team looked closely at…