Male dolphins too use bling to impress females
Just like men can use fast cars or showy clothes to impress the ladies, male Amazon river dolphins, or botos, carry natural objects such as sticks and rocks, sometimes throwing them or thrashing them against the surface, to lure females, says a new study. ANI
Now, leave your kids with the robot baby sitter!
Parents in Japan who cant find a suitable baby sitter now need only to look towards the local department store for a minder ever ready to take of their kids - a friendly robot. ANI
Terrorism might be motivated more by political freedom than poverty
A new study has suggested that terrorism might be motivated more by political freedom than poverty. ANI
Chimps judge strangers through observation
Chimps make judgments about strangers actions and dispositions by observing their behaviour and interactions in different situations, says a new research. ANI
Anger has an upside too, finds study
Angry outbursts might be considered bad for any sort of situation but such emotions are potentially useful in confrontational tasks, say researchers. ANI
Military action to influence oil-producing nations proven ineffective
An expert on international security and energy has said that military action taken to influence oil-producing nations has been proven largely ineffective. ANI
Americans more concerned about local environment than global warming
Results from a recent survey conducted by a University of Missouri (MU) professor have revealed that the U.S. public, while aware of the deteriorating global environment, is concerned predominantly with local and national environmental issues. ANI
Circumstellar disk with telltale signs of planet formation discovered
Astrophysicists have observed a circumstellar disk around the star AB Aurigae, which displays telltale signs of planet formation. ANI
Scientists detect organic molecule near centre of Milky Way
Scientists have detected for the first time an organic molecule closely related to an amino acid near the centre of our Milky Way. ANI
Theres no such thing as a sweet tooth, claim researchers
Your fondness for ice-creams, cakes and chocolates may have nothing to do with taste buds, say researchers who claim that the human brain senses foods that are high in calories and reward people by releasing hormones that make them feel happier. ANI
Seeds of life detected on Saturns moon
NASAs Cassini spacecraft has found seeds of life in geysers of Saturns moon Enceladus, in the form of water vapor and organic chemicals. ANI
Compulsive gamblers dont learn from their mistakes
Gambling is addictive and those who are hooked on to it, do not learn from their mistakes and thus end up being on the down side of the luck, says a new study. ANI
Deficiency of oxygen and a heavy metal delayed life on Earth by 2 bln yrs
An International team of scientists have discovered that a deficiency of oxygen and the heavy metal molybdenum in the ancient deep ocean may have delayed the evolution of animal life on Earth for nearly 2 billion years. ANI
Compassion meditation can train your brain to be empathetic
Being compassionate is no longer a feeling that is imbibed within you as your attribute, because according to a new research, such feelings can be cultivated in the brain courtesy meditation, which can make a person more empathetic to other peoples mental states. ANI
Worlds First European confirmed to be 1.2 million years old
The analysis of a prehistoric fossil that was found in northern Spain last year, has confirmed that the first settlers in Europe reached the continent 1.2 million years ago. ANI
Male peacocks feathers fail to impress females: Study
For years, people have thought that the male peacocks beautiful plume is mainly to attract females during the mating season. Now however, a new study has found that peahens arent really impressed or excited by the enticing feather train. ANI