Ecstasy users lose their ability to remember tasks
Ecstasy users can lose the their ability to remember basic tasks, suggests a new study. ANI
Advanced magnet alloy to make electric drive motors more efficient and cost-effective
Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energys (DOE) Ames Laboratory have designed a high-performance magnet alloy, which would help to make electric drive motors more efficient and cost-effective. ANI
Radioactive beach led to origins of life on Earth
A leading astrobiologist has added another hypothesis to the existing long and varied list of the theories for the origins of life, by claiming that the basic building blocks of life on Earth began on a radioactive beach. ANI
Brighter LED lights could replace household bulbs
Soon, your household bulbs could be brighter and more energy-efficient, for scientists are on their way to introducing the technology of Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) into households. ANI
What dinosaurs were like deep under the skin
Scientists have been able to get an exceptional glimpse of what dinosaurs were like deep under the skin, thanks to a fossil unearthed in China. ANI
Sensing foam can tell when store shelves need restocking
Researchers in Europe have developed a novel sensing foam that would help in knowing when store shelves need restocking. ANI
Researchers find alarming levels of mercury and arsenic in Chinese lake
A team of researchers has found potentially dangerous levels of mercury and arsenic in Lake Baiyangdian, which is the largest lake in the North China Plain and a source of both food and drinking water for the people who live around it. ANI
Super-hairy plants may help fight global warming
Researchers at the University of California, Irvine say that extra-reflective crops that bounce sunshine back into space may prove very helpful in battling global warming. ANI
Astronomers observe rare phenomenon of black holes emitting X-rays in nearby galaxy
Astronomers have observed a rare phenomenon of X-ray jets originating from a black hole in a star system in the Centaurus A galaxy. ANI
Milky Way galaxy may be host to hundreds of rogue black holes
Computer simulations have suggested that there might be hundreds of rogue black holes roaming around the Milky Way galaxy, which might weigh several thousand times the mass of the sun.he simulation was developed by a supercomputer at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, US, with much of the research done at Penn State University. ANI
Developing 3-D sound cloak theoretically possible
Duke University engineers say that they have a theory on how to develop a three-dimensional sound cloak, which may hide submarines in the ocean from detection by sonar, and even improve the acoustics of a concert hall by effectively flattening a structural beam. ANI
Earliest evolved forms of fungus shed light on how the sexes evolved
Researchers at the Duke University Medical Center have found that some of the earliest evolved forms of fungus contain clues to how the sexes evolved in higher animals, including that distant cousin of fungus, the human. ANI
Siberian jays can assess, communicate about the behaviour of predators
A new research has revealed that Siberian jays can assess and communicate about the behaviour of predators. ANI
Discovery of fossil of ancient slug-like animals solves mystery about their origin
Paleontologists have discovered a fossil specimen in southeastern Morocco, which has solved the mystery about the origin of an extinct group of slug-like animals that existed 305 to 485 million years back. ANI
Parental divorce may widen distance between teens, dads
If you arent close to your father, your relationship with him will be further affected if your parents divorce, says a new study. ANI
Like humans, chimps too have cultural differences among colonies
Its not just humans who have cultural differences, for a new study has suggested that socially learned cultural behaviour is also found among chimpanzees colonies. ANI
Mysterious cloud of antimatter in Milky Way originates from binary stars
Astronomers have traced the source of a mysterious giant cloud of antimatter surrounding the galactic center of the Milky Way galaxy, to binary star systems. ANI
Therapeutic molecule reverses Alzheimers symptoms within minutes
A new study has highlighted the marked improvements in Alzheimers disease within minutes of administration of a therapeutic molecule. ANI
Cholesterol may actually be beneficial for body
Good news for people whore trying really hard to control their high cholesterol levels. A new study has found that the fat-like substance might actually be beneficial for the body. ANI
Therapeutic molecule reverses Alzheimers symptoms within minutes
A new study has highlighted the marked improvements in Alzheimers disease within minutes of administration of a therapeutic molecule. ANI
Astronomers observe second wave of planet formation in two old stars
Astronomers have observed two unusual stars going through a second wave of planet formation, hundreds of millions of years after planets formed around them initially. ANI
Nanostructured films to make solar energy conversion more efficient and cheaper
Researchers have developed a new method of makinganostructured thin films, which might make solar energy conversion more efficient and cost effective in the future. ANI
Global food catastrophe may be impending food shortage
Strategists have warned that the world is seeing the emergence of a new crisis - a global food catastrophe, that will reach further and be more crippling than anything the world has ever seen. ANI