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  Human heart cells behave differently in space: Study

  Science | November 11, 2019 15:47 IST

  Human heart muscle cells show changes in the way they operate in space, although they behave normally within 10 days after returning to the Earth.

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  Man-wild conflict: Humans and Lions share Savannah harmoniously

  World | October 08, 2019 19:19 IST

  Petro is one of more than 50 lion monitors from communities on the Maasai steppe who walk daily patrol routes to help shepherds shield their cattle in the pasture, with support and training from a small, Tanzanian nonprofit called African People & Wildlife. Over the past decade, this group has also helped more than a thousand extended households to build secure modern corrals made of living acacia trees and chain-link fence to protect their livestock at night.

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  Scientists discover how plants breathe and how humans shaped their 'lungs'

  Science | June 28, 2019 16:50 IST

  The new study, led by scientists at the University of Sheffield's Institute for Sustainable Food in the UK, used genetic manipulation techniques to reveal that the more stomata a leaf has, the more airspace it forms.

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  Artificial Intelligence overtakes humans in predicting death, heart attack risk

  Science | May 13, 2019 15:06 IST

  By repeatedly analysing 85 variables in 950 patients with known six-year outcomes, an algorithm "learned" how imaging data interacts. 

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  People trust machines more than humans for sharing data

  Science | May 11, 2019 12:30 IST

  The faith in machines may be triggered because people believe that machines do not gossip, or have unlawful designs on their private information.

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  Environment may affect lifestyle and intelligence genes in humans

  Lifestyle | September 25, 2018 23:04 IST

  Latest lifestyle update: Environment may influence one's lifestyle and intelligence genes in humans.

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  India ranks 131 on Human Development Index

  India | March 22, 2017 18:36 IST

  India came down by one slot and was ranked 131st among 188 countries on Human Development Index (HDI) 2016 released by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). India fell under the "medium human development category"

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  NASA’s Rs 20 lakh ‘Space Poop challenge’ seeks solutions to manage human waste in space

  World | November 24, 2016 16:52 IST

  When nature calls, even the best of space suited astronauts find it tough to negotiate. The problem - they can’t easily rush to the bathroom in space. In an attempt to handle situations such

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  Robots to replace human workers in hospitals, may conduct surgeries

  October 07, 2016 21:29 IST

  In coming years, it will be very frequent to watch robots in hospitals that could complete all the tasks to diminish workload, said a latest research. Robots can imitate human motions as well as

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  Scientists discover relation between human sounds and different languages around the world

  World | September 15, 2016 12:26 IST

  Scientists have found that words with the same meanings in different languages all around the world often seem to share the same sounds, even if the languages are completely unrelated. According to the study, an

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  Dogs can understand what we say, new study finds

  Lifestyle | September 01, 2016 11:22 IST

  Scientists have found evidence to support that dogs can really understand human language. Researchers in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their trainer speaking to determine which parts of the

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  China to perform world's first human gene editing trial for lung cancer

  World | August 02, 2016 16:38 IST

  Scientists in China will be performing the world's first genetic editing trial on humans this month in an attempt to find a cure for lung cancer. A group of oncologists at the West China

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  Watch: ‘Rocky’, the giant ape, that can talk like a human

  Life | July 27, 2016 18:48 IST

  The eight-year-old primate not only copied words but also reproduced them in a tone very similar to humans.

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  This is how humans made ropes 40,000 years ago

  World | July 25, 2016 14:00 IST

  A team of German researchers have discovered the tools that were used for making ropes about 40,000 years ago, the time when modern humans arrived in Europe.

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  At 116, Netaji's driver Col Nizammudin oldest human alive ?

  India | April 18, 2016 12:06 IST

  Lucknow: Col Nizamuddin-a close aide of legendary leader Subhash Chandra Bose and a man who had also played a part in formation of Azad Hind Fauj, has added another feather in his cap. The freedom

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  How human body ages?

  Lifestyle | March 29, 2016 15:19 IST

  Tokyo:Japanese researchers have discovered metabolites that are specifically related to aging and shed light on how the human body ages. Metabolites, substances that are created during metabolism, can provide a wealth of information about an

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  Homo naledi: Scientists discover new human species in South African cave

  World | September 10, 2015 19:10 IST

  Magaliesburg (South Africa): Scientists say they've discovered a new member of the human family tree, revealed by a huge trove of bones in a barely accessible, pitch-dark chamber of a cave in South Africa.The creature

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  Foreigners availing research visa to undergo strict scrutiny

  India | July 05, 2015 15:48 IST

  New Delhi: Foreigners intending to work in NGOs, carry out research work on human rights and environment issues will have to face stricter scrutiny of their visa applications after detection of several incidents of alleged

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  Human H5N6 bird flu case detected in China

  World | December 24, 2014 7:28 IST

  Beijing: A human bird flu case has been detected in the Guangdong province in southern China, the country's health authorities said on Tuesday.The patient, a 58-year-old resident of the provincial capital Guangzhou, was under treatment

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  There's something more emotional about this dog that would leave you with lump throat!

  Lifestyle | November 20, 2014 14:58 IST

  God has given this great virtue to animals that they behave in the same way they feel unlike us humans, who can fake even emotions.Dogs are known to be the most loyal friends of human