Intensive farming may actually cut future pandemic risk: Scientists
London-- Scientists have thwarted the idea that intensive livestock farming is causing pandemics, and showed that it could actually reduce the risk of future...
Astronomers discover an Earth-sized “pi planet” with a 3.14-day orbit
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- In a delightful alignment of astronomy and mathematics, scientists at MIT and elsewhere have discovered a “pi Earth” — an Earth-sized planet...
Oversized black hole population discovered in star cluster
London-- An international team of astrophysicists have found an oversized black hole population of more than 100 in the centre of a unique star cluster.
Called...
First large-scale study of ancient DNA in sub-Saharan Africa lifts veil on recent prehistory
By Stephanie Dutchen
Harvard Gazette
The first large-scale study of ancient human DNA from sub-Saharan Africa opens a long-awaited window into the identity of prehistoric populations...
UK scientists grow cells on moving robot skeleton
London-- A team of scientists at the University of Oxford and robotics firm Devanthro have, in a novel research, grown cells on a moving...
NASA successfully extracts oxygen from lunar soil simulant
Washington-- Scientists at NASA have successfully extracted oxygen from simulated lunar soil, even as the space agency works toward sending astronauts to the Moon...
US scientists discover chemical to reverse ageing
New York-- In a groundbreaking study, US researchers have unlocked a new frontier in the fight against ageing and age-related diseases. The study, conducted...
Scientists may need to rework on genes that control ageing: NIH
New York-- Only 30 per cent of human genes, that are traditional hallmarks of ageing, may be directly involved in the process of ageing,...
Eruptions from Sun may have kickstarted life on Earth: Study
Washington-- The first building blocks of life on the Earth may have formed thanks to eruptions from the Sun, finds a new study.
The study,...
New study on Universe expansion: Indian physicist feels vindicated
By K.S. Jayraman
Bengaluru--Indian astrophysicist Abhas Mitra, whose revolutionary theories challenging the existence of "black holes" and "dark matter" remain uncontested till date, again feels...
