New York, March 9 (IANS) Offering new insight into how life can adapt to survive and potentially be reinvented, researchers have discovered how a synthetic protein promotes the growth of cells that lack a life-sustaining…
New York, March 9 (IANS) A heart pump using flywheel technology, developed by engineers at NASA’s Glenn Research Centre, has raised hope of a better life for children born with only one heart ventricle, or…
Moscow, March 9 (IANS) A Ukrainian pilot on trial in Russia over the killing of two journalists addressed the court on Wednesday and said she would continue a hunger strike she has been on for…
Sanaa, March 9 (IANS) The Saudi-coalition has reached a peace deal with Yemen’s Shia Houthi rebels to secure the shared borders between the two countries, Yemen’s foreign minister said on Wednesday. “The Saudi government has…
Islamabad, March 9 (IANS) Pakistan has decided not to send its cricket team to the World Twenty20 tournament being held in India until the Indian government gives an assurance of complete security to its players,…
Montreal, March 9 (IANS) What we think is abnormal sexual behaviour or impulse characterised by intense sexual fantasies and urges that keep coming back is actually fairly common among people, including women, reveals new research….
Jerusalem, March 9 (IANS) A civilian was badly injured on Wednesday when two gunmen opened fire in Jerusalem’s Old City. Israeli police spokeswoman Luba Samri said the attackers first opened fire at a bus in…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Japanese researchers have discovered that a species of swallowtail butterfly from Australasia has at least 15 different classes of light-detecting cells comparable to the rods and cones in the human eye….
London, March 9 (IANS) Men who are shorter in height and women who are obese are more likely to be socio-economically deprived with lower levels of education, occupation, and income, suggests new research. “These data…
New York, March 9 (IANS) Domestic violence by husband or ex-husband during pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth, low birth weight (less than 2.5 kg) and small-for-gestational-age babies, finds a study. According to researchers,…
Seoul, March 9 (IANS) A South Korean cable channel news anchor was summoned on Wednesday over unauthorised use of exit polls during the 2014 local election, prosecutors said. Sohn Suk-hee, who heads JTBC’s news reporting…
Washington, March 9 (IANS) The first US mission to collect a sample of an asteroid and return it to Earth in September this year is undergoing a major milestone in its environmental testing. NASA’s Origins,…
Tehran, March 9 (IANS) Iran needs nine atomic power plants in the next 10 years so that it can generate at least 100 thousand megawatts of electricity in 2025, Iran Atomic Energy Organisation spokesman Behrouz…
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) The Catholic Church of Canberra has created a separate body to handle sexual abuse complaints in a transparent manner, after the Vatican’s Finance Minister George Pell admitted paedophilia cases in Australia…
London, March 9 (IANS) Overturning long held views that the origin of vertebrates with legs triggered an increase in the anatomical diversity of their skeletons, new research has found that limbs of the earliest vertebrates,…
Nay Pyi Taw, March 9 (IANS) Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi-led National League for Democracy (NLD) has designated one more spokesperson with regard to the party’s policy, NLD announced on Wednesday. In addition to Aung…
New York, March 9 (IANS) In a new feat, Google-run artificial intelligence (AI) programme “AlphaGo” has defeated legendary player Lee Se-dol in Go — a complex Chinese board game that is considered the “quintessential unsolved…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) Japan on Wednesday defended its 1947 Imperial House Law, which allows only a male to succeed the Chrysanthemum throne, following its criticism in a UN committee report. The law is not…
Tokyo, March 9 (IANS) As many as 2,561 people remain missing five years after a massive earthquake and tsunami devastated northeastern Japan on March 11, the National Police Agency said. Based on data compiled as…
Canberra, March 9 (IANS) A contemporary dance theatre group in southern Australia has revived a lost Aboriginal language by integrating native songs into public workshops and performances, the media reported on Wednesday. Adelaide’s cutting-edge Australian…