Alarmed by truth decay
Researchers want to use science to combat techniques that can make the true seem false, and the reverse
By Peter Reuell
Harvard Staff Writer/Harvard Gazette
As Americans increasingly...
What if superconductors could work at room temperature?
By Allie Nicodemo
Everything we know in the world is made up of basic materials. Superconductors, which represent one class of these materials, are remarkably...
Exhibit shows the beauty, utility of microscopic universe around us
By Deborah Blackwell
The expressions “Wash your hands” and “Home, sweet home” have more in common than you’d think. A whole universe more.
The value of using...
Drawing inspiration from plants, animals to restore skin tissue
By Leah Burrows
Researchers from the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS) and the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering have developed new wound...
90% bottled water brands contaminated globally
Washington--With a market value of nearly $150 billion per year, bottled water from leading brands, including from India, have been found to be 90...
Triumph of spirit over form: The extraordinary life and career of Stephen Hawking
By Vikas Datta (13:26) Diagnosed with a debilitating condition when barely out of his teens, he was given just two years to live. But Stephen...
Scorpion venom component may boost treatment for rheumatoid arthritis
New York-- Researchers have found that a component in the scorpion venom can reduce the severity of rheumatoid arthritis and lead to improved treatment...
IITKgp Student develops paper battery from bacteria in sewage
Kharagpur, Feb 26 (IANS) A IIT Kharagpur research scholar has developed a disposable and flexible battery made from paper that could generate power from...
Infants can learn abstract rules visually: Study
New York-- Do not underestimate infants as they are capable of learning patterns from simply looking at the world around them, a first of...
Poaching pushes anteaters to near extinction as environment ministry shuts its eye
By Kushagra Dixit
New Delhi-- Though on the verge of extinction, pangolins or scaly anteaters -- among the most traded animals in the world that...