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  Humans may have already achieved maximum life expectancy: Researchers

  World | October 06, 2016 19:28 IST

  A study by researchers has concluded that the human lifespan cannot be pushed beyond the ages already attained by the oldest people on record, adding that progress against infectious and chronic diseases may boost average

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  This material can make future computers 100 times more power efficient

  World | October 06, 2016 12:44 IST

  With the aim of making future computers more energy efficient, researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have developed a new material known as a magnetoelectric multiferroic that could solve the power management issues of modern day

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  SEE PIC! Researchers discover world's ‘largest’ dinosaur FOOTPRINT in Mongolia's Gobi Desert

  World | October 03, 2016 13:19 IST

  A team of researchers from Japan and Mongolia claim to have discovered the world’s largest dinosaur footprint belonging to Titanosaur species in Mongolia's Gobi Desert. This is not the first time that such footprints have

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  There is a link between smoking and heart failure, claim researchers

  Lifestyle | September 16, 2016 15:09 IST

  Among number of side-effects, a new study warns that smoking can also cause cardiomegaly or the enlargement of the heart. Smoking is linked with thicker heart walls and reduction in it's pumping ability

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  Elephant seals to measure changing ocean currents, claim Australian-led researchers

  World | August 24, 2016 19:42 IST

  Elephant seals could help in observing changes in the circulation of the world's oceans, findings of latest research has revealed. The international researchers, led by the University of Tasmania's Dr Guy Williams, used sensors

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  Discovered: ‘Second Earth’ close to our planet that could potentially support life

  World | August 17, 2016 14:39 IST

  In an indication of the possible presence of life on an alien planet, scientists have discovered another planet similar to earth that could support life, just outside our solar system. According to reports, the

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  Researchers identified the Brain area that adapts to hearing loss

  Lifestyle | August 07, 2016 7:38 IST

  In a move to revolutionize the treatment of hearing loss, a specific part of the brain that older adults rely on to differentiate speech sounds in background noise has been pinpointed. As people age, their

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  Researchers develop new material that may revolutionise wearable technologies and prosthetics

  World | July 31, 2016 14:25 IST

  A new development by the researchers, they have come up with the new "metamaterials" that could solve problems like ill-fitting joint sockets, contact dermatitis and sebaceous cysts plaguing prosthetic patients for a long time. Metamaterials

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  ‘Veritable wonder’: Scientists develop new material that turns dirty water drinkable

  World | July 28, 2016 13:17 IST

  In what could turn out to be a future game-changer, a team of scientists claim to have come up with a new filter that turns dirty water drinkable. According to the team of researchers

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  This is how aroma of garlic can come from breast milk

  Lifestyle | July 17, 2016 18:15 IST

  A new study has indicated that nursing mothers who ate garlic are likely to have evident aroma of garlic in their breast milk.

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  Egyptian boy king Pharaoh Tutankhamun had ‘Dagger’ that came from space, says researchers

  World | July 14, 2016 19:47 IST

  Cairo (Egypt): In a mind-boggling discovery, researchers have claimed that the Pharaoh Tutankhamun, the boy king who ruled Egypt around 1332-1323 BC, had an object of admiration and mystery which was turned out be made

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  Pluto could have subsurface ocean that still holds alien life, suggest fresh clues obtained by NASA

  World | June 22, 2016 17:21 IST

  Washington: Fresh clues obtained by NASA’s New Horizons reveal that dwarf planet Pluto in the Kuiper belt, which is believed to have once had a liquid ocean on its surface, may still have liquid water

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  New protein can help treat cancer, other diseases, researchers find

  Lifestyle | June 02, 2016 12:04 IST

  Washington: Researchers, including one of Indian-origin, have designed a new protein that can effectively kill cells linked to the development and progression of cancer and a number of other diseases. ProAgio, which is created from

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  Emotional women are rational too

  Lifestyle | April 06, 2015 11:25 IST

   Toronto: Do you think women being more emotional means that they are less rational when it comes to taking moral decisions? You are probably wrong. According to an international team of researchers, although women have a

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  Beware! High-fat diet can alter your behaviour

  Lifestyle | March 27, 2015 13:53 IST

  New York: High-fat diet can affect brain health and promote changes in your behaviour, including increased anxiety, impaired memory, and repetitive behaviour, warns a new study.The findings published in the journal Biological Psychiatry suggest that

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  New Ebola vaccine found safe in early human trials

  World | March 26, 2015 13:17 IST

  Beijing:  A new Ebola vaccine has been found to be safe in the first phase one trial based on the 2014 strain of the virus.The experimental vaccine, developed by the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology and

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  What policy changes can really help reduce obesity

  Lifestyle | March 23, 2015 12:34 IST

  New York: With obesity turning into a growing concern for the state, not just for affected individuals, researchers have reviewed which policy decisions have actually helped reduce obesity over the years.The findings detailed in the

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  Antioxidant that backs up liver during crisis identified

  Lifestyle | March 21, 2015 13:28 IST

  New York: Like a generator kicking in when the power fails, an antioxidant system acts as a back up to help sustain the liver when other systems are missing or compromised, researchers have discovered.The newly

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  Aus researchers among Indian invent key tiny optical antenna

  World | March 05, 2015 10:50 IST

  Melbourne: Three researchers including an Indian student in Australia have invented tiny optical antennas which offer the potential to measure food safety,identify air pollutants and treat deadly diseases like cancer. The new cubic antennas are

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  Researchers design robot with human gait

  December 17, 2014 16:46 IST

  New Delhi: German researchers have succeeded in teaching a uniquely-built robot how to walk like a human.Inspired by a stick insect, this one-of-its-kind robot named Hector possesses elastic joints and an ultra-light exoskeleton.What makes it