First image of supermassive black hole in centre of Milky Way revealed
New Delhi-- A global team of radio astronomers have on Thursday unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of...
How this all-female fish species continues to thrive
New York-- Bucking the prediction of imminent extinction, a small fish species which does not produce any male offspring, continues to thrive and researchers...
Scientists replicate folding human brain in 3D in lab
CAMBRIDGE, MA-- Researchers at the Harvard University including an Indian-origin scientist have replicated a folding human brain in 3D, revealing for the first time...
How memories shape our perception of the present
By Thea Singer
News at Northeastern
What are memories made of? Do different parts of our brain light up when we perceive an event than when...
Why do the leaves change color in the fall?
By Molly Callahan
News at Northeastern
Ah, fall. The season of apple-picking, cozy fireside gatherings, hearty food, and the sneaking sense that winter’s icy gusts are...
When women, literally, aren’t recognized
By Ekaterina Pesheva
The Harvard Gazette
Our ability to recognize faces is a complex interplay of environment, neurobiology, and contextual cues. Now a study from Harvard...
Plastic pollution could reduce by 80% by 2040: UNEP
New Delhi-- Plastic pollution could reduce by 80 per cent by 2040 if countries and companies make deep policy and market shifts using existing...
Chemistry Nobel awarded for developing new category of ‘green’ catalysts
Stockholm-- Scientists at a German and US institutes were on Wednesday awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2021 for developing an ingenious tool that...
Finding life in outer solar system nearly impossible, say scientists
Toronto-- It is far less likely that space scientists and astronauts will ever find life in the outer solar system, home to the four...
How we tune out distractions
By Anne Trafton
MIT News Office
Imagine trying to focus on a friend’s voice at a noisy party, or blocking out the phone conversation of the...