Rare Himalayan vulture rescued from drowning in Yamuna
Agra-- Thanks to watchful villagers in Sikandra area of Agra, a rare juvenile Himalayan Griffon vulture was rescued from drowning in the Yamuna on...
Team led by Indian American develops trickle-down method to grow graphene
By K.S. Jayaraman
Bengaluru--By making carbon leak (trickle down) through cracks on copper, researchers have developed a new process for "growing" graphene directly on materials...
Gene linked to hair loss may improve cancer treatment
New York-- Scientists have found that a gene associated with autoimmune hair loss disorder may also help improve cancer immunotherapy -- treatment that uses...
Discovery of water on Mars ‘could change the whole game’
By Molly Callahan
News at Northeastern
The search for life on Mars—and the quest to send humans to Mars—just got one step closer. For the first...
Scientists discover first-ever liquid water lake on Mars
Washington-- In a tantalising find, a team of Italian researchers on Wednesday announced they have discovered a large saltwater lake under ice near the...
Moon may have harbored life 4 billion years ago
Washington--While the Moon is presently unsuitable for habitation, there could have been life on its surface about four billion years ago, researchers have suggested.
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As brain extracts meaning from vision, study tracks progression of processing
By David Orenstein
Picower Institute for Learning and Memory
Here’s the neuroscience of a neglected banana (and a lot of other things in daily life): Whenever...
Novel eye drop may treat age-related vision loss
London-- Scientists have been developing an eye drop that can be self-administered, thus revolutionizing treatment for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) -- the leading cause...
Elephants can adapt to human habitation but sirens stress them out
By Neha Jain
Bengaluru,-- As more and more elephant habitats are falling under the ever-growing influence of humans, elephants are often coming into contact...
Scientists develop potential approach to treat dementia, stroke
London-- Stopping blood vessel cells from becoming dysfunctional may reverse the symptoms of small vessel disease (SVD) -- major cause of dementia and stroke...