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  With coming of driverless cars, security the biggest concern: MIT Study

  World | June 28, 2016 9:20 IST

  New York: Driverless cars are now no longer a future idea. They will come sooner or later, but there is an important ethical question regarding safety. According to researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),

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  Hot climate is responsible for higher rates of aggression and violence, shows study

  World | June 26, 2016 8:17 IST

  New York: The combination of high temperature and lack of seasonal variation in temperatures makes people lead 'faster' lifestyles, contributing to more aggression and violence. According to a new model by researchers from Vrije Universiteit

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  Beijing sinking by up to 11cm annually, warns a satellite study

  World | June 25, 2016 14:48 IST

  A new study using satellite imagery has revealed that parts of Beijing, especially its central business district, are sinking by up as much as 11 centimetres, or more than four inches each year.

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  High BP? Choose Mozart over ABBA to reduce hypertension

  Lifestyle | June 23, 2016 14:48 IST

  Bochum: Listening to records of music legend Mozart can not only appease your mind but also helps in tackling high blood pressure as well as steadying the heart rate, new research has found. The Ruhr University, Bochum, performed a study on the effe

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  Nearly 10 million adults in US highly myopic, says study

  Lifestyle | June 23, 2016 8:59 IST

  Washington: An estimated 9.6 million adults in the US are highly myopic, or severely nearsighted, a new large-scale study has claimed. Of those, nearly 820,000 have a degenerative form of the disease and more than

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  Two million Indians living with thyroid disorders, reveals study

  Lifestyle | June 22, 2016 14:42 IST

  New Delhi: Nearly 42 million people in India suffer from thyroid disorders, said a study conducted by SRL Diagnostics, a leading diagnostic chain in India, based on a three-year long survey done across India. According

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  Most antidepressants fail to treat children, teenagers: Study

  Lifestyle | June 09, 2016 17:54 IST

  London: Most of the commonly prescribed antidepressant drugs are ineffective and some may be unsafe for children and teenagers with major depression, according to a study. "The balance of risks and benefits of antidepressants for

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  India says no to US study on pollution in the country

  India | June 09, 2016 8:10 IST

  New Delhi: The central government on Wednesday rejected a study on pollution published in the Geophysical Research Letters Journal of the American Geophysical Union. "We reject the claims made in the so-called research article that

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  India ranks 2nd on GRD index on ease of doing business, jumps 13 places: Study

  June 06, 2016 14:35 IST

  Singapore:According to 2016 Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), India has jumped 13 positions from last year to rank second among 30 developing countries this year on ease of doing business, topped by China. The study

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  Temperatures in MP to surge by 1-1.5 degrees by 2045: Study

  India | June 06, 2016 13:04 IST

  Ahemdabad: Madhya Pradesh is likely to see 1-1.2 degree Celsius rise in temperature by 2045, bringing more droughts that will pose “enormous” pressure on agriculture, water resources, infrastructure and energy sectors, according to a stud

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  Two-thirds of Indian kids don’t get vaccinated timely: American study

  World | June 05, 2016 7:59 IST

  Washington: In spite of India being a leading producer and exporter of vaccines, two-thirds of Indian kids do not get vaccinated timely, and are therefore vulnerable to diseases and untimely deaths, say American researchers. A

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  India is world's 5th largest producer of e-waste: Study

  India | May 25, 2016 19:07 IST

  New Delhi: India, which is has emerged as world's second largest mobile market, is also the fifth largest producer of e-waste, discarding roughly 18.5 lakh metric tons of electronic waste each year, a study says.

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  Selfie-lovers are more likely to overestimate their beauty, study finds

  Lifestyle | May 23, 2016 9:30 IST

  Toronto: Selfie lovers, take note! People who love clicking pictures of themselves regularly tend to overestimate how good looking and likable they are, a new study has found. Researchers led by Daniel Re from University

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  Study reveals 'who' all we follow on Facebook ?

  Lifestyle | May 20, 2016 8:08 IST

  Toronto:According to an interesting study on social media, it has been revealed that we usually follow those on Facebook who are more popular than us and have more friends than we do. The hierarchical nature

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  Cheetah numbers may be half than estimated: study

  India | May 05, 2016 10:45 IST

  London: Current estimates of the number of cheetahs in the wild are 'guesswork', researchers including those from India have found, amid fears that the fastest land mammal is racing to extinction. A new study

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  Smoking cessation drugs may not increase depression risk: Study

  Lifestyle | April 23, 2016 15:56 IST

  New York: Contrary to popular perception, smoking cessation drugs do not increase the risk of serious neuropsychiatric adverse effects such as depression, hostility or suicidal behaviour, says a large study. Researchers have found that compared

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  Kinnaur in Himachal Pradesh has cleanest air in India, Delhi’s condition worst: Study

  India | April 20, 2016 18:09 IST

  New Delhi: Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh has cleanest air in India while the national capital has most polluted air, reveals a study conducted by the Centre for Atmospheric Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT),

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  Humans lived with ‘Siberian Unicorn’, claims American science journal

  World | April 02, 2016 21:03 IST

  New Delhi: A long-extinct animal similar to the long-horned rhinoceros may have lived with human beings on our planet 29,000 years ago, researchers claimed after finding a skull in Kazakhstan. According to the American Journal

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  E-cigarette can directly kill lung cells: Study

  Lifestyle | January 27, 2016 17:18 IST

  New York: A team of US researchers has found that e-cigarettes are toxic and can directly attack lung cells, weakening the immune system and boosting bacterial virulence."The study shows that e-cigarette vapour is not benign

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  India may be third largest economy after 2030: Study

  December 27, 2015 16:36 IST

  London: India could become the world's third largest economy after 2030 and its ascension could see France and Italy kicked out of the exclusive G8 group or its membership increased to 10 to accommodate India