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  Now Earth is more prone to meteor risk, say scientists

  World | November 07, 2013 14:42 IST

  Washington : After a surprise meteor hit Earth at 42,000 mph and exploded over a Russian city Chelyabinsk in February, smashing windows and causing minor injuries, scientists studying the aftermath say the threat of space

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  Scientists find crucial gaps in breast cancer research

  World | October 01, 2013 12:34 IST

  London : Scientists have discovered key gaps in breast cancer research pertaining to understanding of genetic changes in the development of tumour, a study said.In an article in BioMed Central's open access journal Breast Cancer

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  Healthy benefits of wine

  Lifestyle | July 20, 2013 10:07 IST

  Sydney:  Scientists, healthcare professionals and medical practitioners from all over the world Thursday began a three-day conference here to discuss the impact of wine consumption on human health.In all, 27 specialists from 10 countries will

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  Scientists make breakthrough in HIV research

  World | January 22, 2013 16:24 IST

  Washington, Jan 22: The US researchers have cracked a system that renders certain types of immune cells impervious to HIV infection, possibly paving the way to its eradication from the body.The system's two vital components

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  Project Hilsa: Indian scientists seek to save prized fish

  India | January 23, 2013 6:38 IST

  Kolkata, Jan 22: With the population of the hilsa dwindling rapidly in Indian waters, a team of scientists from across the country have embarked on a project to save the fish, considered a delicacy in

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  Nearly 700 scientists quit DRDO in six years, says Govt

  India | December 05, 2012 23:21 IST

  New Delhi, Dec 5: Nearly 700 scientists have resigned from India's premier military research body DRDO in little less than six years from 2007, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Wednesday.In a written reply

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  Mystery of Roma Gypsies cracked, their ancestors were Indian Dalits, say scientists

  India | December 04, 2012 13:23 IST

  New Delhi: A team of international scientists led by Dr Kumarasamy Thangaraj of the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology, has concluded that the aboriginal scheduled tribe and scheduled caste population of north-western India, traditionally

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  Scientists hope to develop cream to treat skin cancer

  Lifestyle | November 21, 2012 6:34 IST

  Melbourne: Australian researchers have created a new chemical that imitates a melanoma-killing virus, a biomedical engineering advance that could lead to developing a cream to treat skin cancer in future.Researchers at Melbourne based RMIT University

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  Scientists discover the source of water on Moon

  World | October 15, 2012 21:16 IST

  Washington, Oct 15: Scientists have discovered that the most likely source of water on Moon is the constant stream of charged particles from the Sun known as the solar wind. The findings by researchers from

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  Scientists claim solving riddle of ball lightning

  World | October 15, 2012 7:57 IST

  Sydney, Oct 15:  Glowing globes of electricity or ball lightning have been around for centuries - but without any scientific explanation for their existence. Scientists in Australia have proposed a new theory -- that ball

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  Scientists hope to develop cream to treat skin cancer

  India | October 08, 2012 11:17 IST

  Melbourne, Oct 8: Australian researchers have created a new chemical that imitates a melanoma-killing virus, a biomedical engineering advance that could lead to developing a cream to treat skin cancer in future.Researchers at Melbourne based

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  Scientists find way of reversing muscle waste

  World | September 28, 2012 16:41 IST

  London, Sep 28: A key factor which slows down muscle repair during ageing can also be reversed, potentially opening the way to their renewal, says a study conducted on mice.Researchers from King's College London, Harvard

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  Top global space meet takes off in Mysore

  India | July 14, 2012 15:53 IST

  Mysore, Jul 14: Scientists from 74 countries gathered here today for a nine-day mega space meet that would deliberate on contemporary topics in the realm of space around the globe.As many as 2,300 delegates, including

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  Eureka! Physicists celebrate evidence of particle

  World | July 04, 2012 16:19 IST

  Geneva, Jul 4: To cheers and standing ovations from scientists, the world's biggest atom smasher claimed the discovery of a new subatomic particle Wednesday, calling it “consistent” with the long-sought Higgs boson—popularly known as the

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  Talking in front of mirror makes one smarter, says Katrina

  Bollywood | June 29, 2012 22:48 IST

  Mumbai: Here is a valuable tip for those who want to look smarter.Katrina Kaif tweeted, “@KatrinaKaif_: Scientists suggest: Talking to yourself in a mirror actually makes you smarter. Did you ever try it? Yes I

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  Scientists See Red On NASA Cuts Of Mars Missions

  World | February 27, 2012 14:49 IST

  Washington, Feb 27: NASA is making a cosmic U-turn on the road to Mars. For the past two decades, the U.S. space agency has been practically obsessed with Mars. It has hardly missed an opportunity

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  Higgs Boson May Have Been Identified, Says Report

  World | December 13, 2011 20:51 IST

  Geneva, Dec 13: Scientists at the CERN physics research centre said on Tuesday they had found signs of - although not yet conclusively discovered -- the Higgs boson, an elementary particle which is the missing

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  Scientists Claim Breakthrough In Treating Parkinson's Disease

  World | November 10, 2011 12:48 IST

  Melbourne, Nov 10: Australian scientists have claimed a breakthrough in the treatment of Parkinson's disease by allowing the body to produce dopamine using stem cells.An ABC report quoted Lachlan Thompson of University of Melbourne saying

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  Three US-Born Scientists Win Nobel Physics Prize

  World | October 04, 2011 16:35 IST

  Stockholm, Oct 4: Three U.S.-born scientists won the Nobel Prize in physics on Tuesday for a study of exploding stars that discovered that the expansion of the universe is accelerating.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences

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  Scientists To Create Artificial Volcano For Climate Change Experiment

  World | September 15, 2011 13:18 IST

  London, Sept 15: A bizarre ''artificial volcano'' experiment taking place at a disused Norfolk airfield next month could help save the planet from global warming. British scientists will attempt to pump water up a hose suspended