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24 Dec 2018

Shimmering 'super-Earth' in constellation Cassiopeia discovered

This planet dubbed as 'HD219134 b' and has a mass almost five times that of earth, located 21 light years away from us.

01 May 2017

Female dragonflies fake death to avoid unwanted mating

According to Dr Rassim Khelifa, lead author of the study, said it’s the first time scientists have seen dragonflies feigning death as a means of avoiding mating.

14 Dec 2016

Going through trauma? Sleep can help you process your experiences!

People with PTSD experience highly emotional and distressing memories or even flashbacks where they feel as if they were experiencing the trauma all over again.

04 Aug 2016

Birds can sleep in flight, shows study

Measuring the brain activity of frigatebirds, the researchers found that they sleep in flight with either one cerebral hemisphere at a time or both hemispheres simultaneously.

28 Jul 2016

Weight loss surgeries can increase risk of fractures: Study

We're talking about severely obese and overweight people. However, is this really the right route to take?

07 May 2016

Unbelievable: Bacteria sheds light on how birds got wings, learned to fly!

The University of Oxford study, which involved collaboration with researchers from the University of Zurich, showed that acquiring duplicate copies of genes can provide a 'template' allowing organisms to develop new attributes from redundant copies of existing genes.

21 Apr 2016

Scientists develop model to predict Indian monsoon in advance

The new model gives correct predictions for onset in more than 70 percent and for withdrawal in more than 80 percent of the considered years.

15 Mar 2016

Can broccoli exert positive influence on drug efficacy?

A new study has found an ingredient in broccoli that has a positive influence on drug efficacy.

11 Feb 2016

Smart drones can help search for people lost in the wild

However, the researchers warned that much work was still needed before a fully autonomous fleet would be able to swarm forests in search of missing people.

13 Dec 2015

New protein target to help fight flu

Thanks to the comprehensive analysis of these 'OMIC' databases, 20 previously unknown host molecules that promote the growth of influenza A viruses have been discovered.

24 Dec 2014

Smartphone touchscreen use leads to greater brain activity

More touchscreen use in the recent past translates directly into greater brain activity when the thumbs and other fingertips are touched, researchers found.

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